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celerate the needed work Of the COM
mission.
President Coolidge Mr.. Culbertson
held, inherited a bad situation.
81 saw President Coolidge at the
White House on September ], 1928,
he said "The President stated he
held the New England view of the
tariff, but that he felt, in the position
OF President, he should look at it from
q national point of view. He said he
wished to discuss the whole tariff sit
uatiOn with me later
When President Harding indicated a
desire 10 confer with the commission
before it ordered Investigations, Mr.
Culberston said, he was approached
by various economic interests
requesting him to stop tariff com
mission Investigations as they We're
disturbing to business
Officers of the United States
Potters' Association called on him and
questioned the advisability Of the com
mission inquiring into the Pottery
industery at that time.
How many other influences, direct
and through political leaders were
brought to bear upon President Hard
inc no one will ever know. "It
seemed as if nothing would be
done. Then, finally the President
acted and investigations were begun
Cites Classic Case.
Reverting to the sugar case, Mr..
Culbertson declared that after Com
missioner Classics right to sit on the
case had been disputed because of his
family's interest in Louisiana sugar
plantation. former Senator McCumber
appeared before the commission and
argued in behalf of Mr. Classic.
After he had concluded, | asked
him whom he represented. He re-
piled he represented Louisiana sugar
interests as attorney. Representatives
Of Hawaii Porto Rico and the beet
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CULBERTSON BACKS
HARDING POLICIES
Tells investigators Late
President Sought Cure
for Difficulties.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
President Harding attempted to the
last to straighten out the situation
in the Tariff Commission, former Com
missioner William s.. CulbertsOn teSti-
fled today before the Senate tariff in
Vestigating committee.
Before leaving for the Western trip,
during which he died. Mr.. Harding,
the witness said, agreed to complete
investigation of the cotton hosiery in
dustry but the results Of the investi-
cation, begun in 1923. have never
emerged from the commission. The
President also agreed to act on the
lemon and citric acid cases, he said.
and issued a statement saying he ap-
proved Of the sugar investigation and
wrote letter saying he would ac-
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as an honest medium Mrs. Fletcher
said: my mother was a natural me-
dium The first things that | remem-
| Der were members of our family talk
| ing about the strange occurrences In
our home. For 35 years L have IN
| yestigated and never came in contact
| with a dishonest medium. Some nave
| less power and some more. IN my
own home | have had circles or some
of the most prominent people, whom
[ will not mention by nane--oificials,
doctors. ministers, world-renoWned
writer's. / have heard them holding
conversations in the sunlight, in elec-
trio light, without cabinet, without
trumpet, except for the presence in
their midst OF the young girl in Il deep
trance.
81 took part in many Of these. l
have made a graphic record OF some
Of those conversations. Much has
| been said about the great wealth ac-
quired by mediums. Mediums usual
| ly have hard time to get along.
| Their work is the giving of a GER
tain vital force"
Magician Denies Cha4ges.
Houdini denied charges that he is
an infidel. He said he has always
believed in the Almighty. To re-
fute a+t0cks he claimed had been
made anon his characted he called
Mrs. Itoudini as a witness, stating
they had been married 32 years and
| have starved and starred together.
Houdini then made the charge that
a local medium took $50. 900 from Il
witness whom he would produce. This
medium advised Mrs. Mcdowell to
state that she herself was the me-
dunn in order to cover her tracks,
he said.
Mrs. Mcdowell told the committee
that she had been tleeced out of the
fortune accumulated by her husbands
family, and she mentioned DIR. Julius
C. Hubbell, who still lives in Rockville,
and named as the medium Julia c.
Wanecke, who. she stated, resembled
Nine Marcia, who has been a witness
at earlier hearings.
Bme. Marcia challenged: do you
imply that l am Mrs. Wanecke?"
Mrs. Mcdowell answered: Il said
you resembed her" Mrs. Mcdowell
said, "My grandfather was Clara
Barton's family physician for many
years" adding that she was defrauded
entirely thro ngh mediumship."
Again Offers Duplication.
Houdini. in what he called his re-
buttal. stated. Mrs. Fletcher is sin
cere, but no human being possesses
divine power. No person can write on
slate which is being held. Every
medium who uses trumpet or writes
on states is a fraud. / will duplicate
any physical demonstration of that
sort"
In refutation of the claim that
spiritual mediums are not selling
lucky charms, Houdini threw on the
table a dozen or more envelopes,
which, he said, contained so-caled
lucky charms that he bought in this
city. Rev Mr.. Strack demanded the
names of the mediums from whom
the charms had been purchased. In
answer Houdini threw upon the table
a report made on Mrs. Strack by
one of his Investigators, and also a
letter which. he said was written by
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II have been an Investigator for
more than % years. | am speaking
today because ! made a pledge many
years ago to help the couse Of spirit
ism at any time and in any place
that ! could. The demonstrations
made by Houdini are no more like
the real demonstrations at n seance
than darkness is like daylight.
No one in this room can produce
a message from my own father. IN
his own handwriting, allowing me
to hold the slate, but such a message
[ have received, while at the same
time four other messages in different
ljnds Of handwriting containing at
least six dozen words We're being
written, these messages coming not
from benjamin Franklin or George
Washington, but from some of my
own dear friends il the invisible
world.
Cites Own Experience.
What is so wicked in the gift OF
prophecy that it should be made un-
lawful? IN this city of Washington
within two wears three prophecies
have been made Tor me by a medium
IN deep trance. That medium did not
know and does not now know what
message she save me. Those three
messages were absolutely fulfilled.
They were OF the deepest significance
ana known only 10 myself. They were
not at all of the ordinary run Of life.
"Why DC not spirit mediums give
tips on the races, on stocks and adj
ventures" i3ecauSc it IS not the intent
of the spirit world to enlarge the size
0f the pici<Utoook. bu. 10 enlarge the
human soul
I'm regard TO charms, | have had
some very dear little friends who be-
long to Il certain denomination and
wore about their neckS medals sacred
ly blessed by the leaders of their faith
and for which donations had been
made to the church. If the clause
in this bill goes through what is to be
done with that practice. l warn you
it might be a very good opening for
an organization known as the *.
X. x.
Found Violin.
What is so wicked about locating
lost articles? A very important lost
article was located for me by direction
of a medium. Forty-five years ago
there came into the possession of my
father very valuable violin. The
boy, s years Of age, who inherited 1t
on the death of his father, left 1t with
my father. Many years lapsed and
we believed this boy had also gone to
the higher life. Several years ago l
got directions from a medium about
this old violin. Through those mes
sages / located that boy. now grown
to manhood, who had been in France,
in Russia and eight times around the
world. He believed that his violin had
been lost in the fire that destroyed
Jacksonville. / found that man and
he found his violin entirely through
Il suggestion I received from a
medium"
Mrs. Fletcher said these messages
came through her father who intend
ed that she should return the violin
20 the boy TO whom it belonged.
Answering a statement made by
Houdini that there is no such thing
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len voice works very much in the same
way an that of human beings a cat :
vocal cords are more like those of man
than those of any other animal, a
through they are capable OF pro
ducing only single note.
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citizen in complaint of Mrs. Strack.
The hearing was adjourned until
tonight at 7:30 o'clock, with a colored
medium standing up demanding that
she be heard.
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Only Man and Cat Sing.

A fact that is not generally realized
is that. except for birds, the only crea-
lures that sing are man and the cat.
The cats purr is q primitive song and
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Oasis Discovered
at Golf Club

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FLINT, Mich, Aug. 13.-Members
and guests of the Flint Country
Club-where an invitational golf
tournament is in progressively
faced possible wholesale service OF
warrants as a result Of a sensational
liquor raid at the club Thursday
night by thirty policemen.
Raid OF the club was conducted
in the presence Of its president,
Frank Buckingham. who supplied
master keys to the various lockers
when the attendants keys could not
be found. 81.
The lockers produced flfty.five
quarts of alleged liquor, while a
closet and a bedroom OF the attend
ant charged with the sale OF the
quart which resulted in the raid
yielded more than forty additional
quarts.
The attendant charged with MAX
ing the sale was not at the club, but
Chief of Police Cole intimated today
that he would be named in n war
rant. Occupants of the club ar .
guests. many from other parts of
the country. were detained while the
raid was in progress. but were re-
leased after it was completed.
Joseph Schiappacrassee. a Detroit
attorney, challenged the search war
rant on the grounds that it bore no
seal. but the police ignored the pro-
test.
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| NJ r | NJ G
TONIGHT
La Barba and Rosenberg in
Ten-Round Bouts at
Cubs Ball Park.
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BD fCntIcd FreSS
CHICAGO, Aug. 13.-Interest in
boxing circles were mounting here
today as the fans prepared to jour
ney to the Cubs park tonight and
watch two worlds champions in ac-
ton. No titles will be at stake,
however, because the boxers will
not weigh in at championship
figures.
Charley PhiD Rosenger, king
Of the bantam division, is slated to
go ten rounds with Joey Sanger of
Milwaukee. In view Of the fact that
the champions next opponent will
probably be Bud Taylor, Terre
Haute, Ind, Rosenberg is anxious
to put the Milwaukee lad away in
quick order. Unless he vanquishes
Sanger in true championship style,
the gate receipts for a Taylor-Ro-
senberg go would be slim.
The other titleholder on tonight
card is Ffdel La Barba, the Pacific
Coast midget wearing the f1yweight
crown. La Barba's rival tonight
will be Emil Paluso. Paluso halls
from Salt Lake City and is regarded
as a dangerous contender,
Leo Wax, welterweight champion
of Australia, will meet Clyde Hull in
a ten-round bout, and "Spug" Myers
of Idaho will clash with Russell Lee
roy of Fargo, N. D., in another ten
rounder
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l.. A M D RI.
PLAY r s
BEAT A. S
Capital City Champs Even
Series-League Baseball
Dance Occurs Tonight.

BY score Of to 8 the Indian.
apolis Light and Heat Company
nine, Capital City League cham
pions, defeated the A. B. C.s of the
Negro National League in lively
game at Washington Park Thurs
day. The work of Braughton, CEN
ter field, and Roberts, right field, for
the Light and Heat team. both in
fielding and hitting, featured. The
winners battery was Reynolds and
Kelly, and for the A. B. C.s, Stevens
and Foreman.
This was the second of series of
three benefit games arranged by the
Indianapolis Amateur Baseball AS
ISOLATION between these two teams,
to raise money for expenses of the
l. A. B. A. trip to Philadelphia. The
A. B. C.s won the first game, the
only defeat administered to the Capt.
tai City League champions this sea-
son. The third game will be played
next week.
The I. L. & II. team will receive
the league pennant at dance to be
given by the Capital City League at
Riverside Park tonight, at which
players Of the six teams in the
league will be present.
Saturday afternoon, at Riverside
Park diamond No. l. the Light and
Heat team and the Seventh Chris
tan players, champions. of the Mar
ion County Sunday School ga er11a
will play an exhibition game.
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PITCHING REFORMS

A dearth of pitching material in
the majors and unfavorable reports
from the scouts as to minor league
material, has caused an agitation for
pitching reforms that VIII help the
twirlers-
The suggestion has been made to
both major leagues that the pitch
ing distance be reduced from the
present length to ffty-ffve feet
The thought Is that the shorter
distance will make the speed and the
curves of the pitchers all the more
pulling
I have discussed this feature with
a number of the best pitchers in the
National and American League and
all Of them are rather 10th to make
the experiment
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Just a Scrap of
Paper
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BIZ United Press
CHICAGO, Aug. 13.-The largest
check ever awarded" the winner of
a horse race. $S9,O5O, sent to Col.
Edward H. Bradley, owner Of Boot
to Boot, winner Of the Chicago Der
by here on July 81, was today en-
route back to Col. Bradley, bearing
the succinct notice: Not sufficient
funds"
The check was signed by Robert
M. Sweitzer, clerk Of Cook County,
and secretary of the Illinois Jockey
Club, which promoted the race.
Although the race promised the
richest purse in horse racing, thor
oughbred owners were strangely re-
luctant to enter their prize steeds.
Except for Col. Bradley, w. r. Coe
and Walter Salmon. every other
member of the racing 400 high that
ted the event.
Only five horses answered the
bugle. OF these Col. Bradley's Boot
to Boot and Display. the Preakness
winner, were the outstanding horses.
Today it was reported that Sweitz-
er and others interested in the pro
motion Of the Washington Park
track were seeking the means to
take the rubber" out of the check,
and 1t was believed that they might
make the bank account and the
check balance today.
Other horse owners who raced at
Washington Park are said to have
amounts varying between 500 and
$1,000 coming them for purses in
the last few days Of the meeting.
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EAS AN .
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BAT 7 J. = s
Tennis Stars From Different
Sections in Annual
Tourney Play.

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FOREST HILLS, N. Y, Aug. 10
The East battled the West here to-
day in the opening matches of the
annual sectional tennis tournament.
Unless upsets occur a team triumph
for the East is expected.
This afternoon in the first singles
clash, A. II. Chaplin Jr., of Spring
field, Mass. was to meet his West
ern opponent, Lionel Ogden, .s@ho
last week at Seabright, beat r. Nor
his Williams. Vincent Richards
plays in the other singles match Of
the day. He meets Edward G.
Chandler, intercollegiate titleholder
the past two years.
William Tilden and Chaplin were
to face Cranston Holman, last years
junior champion and ogden In to-
days doubles match. -
The real tennis of the tournanN
is due tomorrow. big Bill" Tilden
then faces Little Bill" Johnson in
what should be a sparkling tennis
duel.
Dick Williams and Vincent Rich
ards, national champions, will face
Johnson and Chandler.
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NOT KEEN FOR 1T

Recently talked the matter over
with President johnson Of the Amer
lean League and he is not keen for
the reform
Il am afraid the pitcher would be
placed In constant danger from bat
ted balls if working at the 55-foot
distance" explained President John
son. with the lively ball, the
pitcher hasn't much chance to pro-
tect himself on sharp hits that come
directly at him.
The very next day a line drive
broke the right thumb Of Pitcher
Guardianship of the Chicago White
lSox- He will probably be out for
the rest Of the season Pitcher Ted
Lyons, who relieved him, also was
injured in the same game by a
batted ball
fear shortening the distance
would be counting great danger for
the pitchers, with no definite as
surance that it would cut down the
smuggling.
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TILDEN WIN
Bill Downs Norton in New
York Meet.
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OH OHtteQ ITeb6
RYE, N. Y, Aug. 13.-Hastening
his, strokes so the match could be
completed before a thunder storm
broke. William T. Tilden beat Brian
c. Norton, e-1, 6-3. in the southern
New York tennis singles champion
ship, Thursday. The victory ad-
vanced Tilden to the final round.
Should Vincent Richards today
win his two matches, he and the
tennis champion will meet in the
finals Sunday.
Miss Mary X. Browne will meet
either Helen Wills or Mrs. Molla
Mallory in the finals of the New
York State women's championship
unless Miss Wills falters today be-
fore Mrs. Helen Falk.
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PARK TENNIS
DreWes and Mitchell Play for
National Title.
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BIZ United Press
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 13.-Ted
Drewes, st. Louis, for the last two
years national public parks tennis
champion, today was to defend his
title against Dooley Mitchell of
Washington, who entered the final
round by his defeat Of Charles Lee
jock of Chicago, in a five-set strug'
gle Thursday.
Drewes, with his doubles partner,
Harry Schaberg, also will figure in
the doubles final when they clash
on the Fairmont Park courts with
Gus Amsterdam and Gabriel Lavine
Of PHILADELPHIA.
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ALL CHICAGO
AIpert and CIary in Junior
Golf Finals.

BIZ United Press
CHICAGO, Aug. 13.-Two Chicago
boys today met in the final round OF
the western junior golf champion
ships on the Edgewater golf course
here. They were Sam Alpert and
Francis Clary, both high school boys
and both public course players.
The finals were to go thirty-six
holes, eighteen in the morning and
a like number in the afternoon.
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SEMI-FINALS
Bell Eliminated in National
Junior Tennis.
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BIZ United Press
CHICAGO, Aug. 13.-Julius Selig-
son, chunky New York junior tennis
player, who eliminated the ranking
star of the year, Berkeley Bell of
Austin, Texas, Thursday, was to
meet Bobby Seller OF San Francisco,
today in a semi-final match.
Emmett Pare, Chicago, was to
meet John Doeg, Santa Monica, Cal,
in the other half of the draw.
Pare won from Ben Gorchakoff,
Los Angeles, Thursday, while Doeg
beat Dolf Muehleisen, San Diego.
Seller defeated Don Strachan, Phila-
deiphia. in a holly contested match.
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DUNDEE MEETS MGRAW
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BIZ UHIteu PFe88
NEW YORK, Aug. 13.-Johnny
Dundee, ring warrior for seventeen
years, meets Phil McGraw at the
Coney Island stadium tonight. Incl
dentally Dundee will celebrate his
anniversary as a boxer by meeting
McGraw. The bout between the
lightweights will be a twelve-round
affair.
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PIRATES BUY MURPHY
Former A. A. Player Is Obtained By
Pittsburgh Club.
Ell United Pres.

BU UfIteU FTeSS
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 13.-Eddie
Murphy, sensational Rochester out
fielder, will report to the Pirates at
once, the local club management an
nounced today. Terms by which
Murphy was obtained were not dis.
closed
Murphy played with Columbus in
the American Association last year,
He is veteran, but is a consistent
hitter and is very fast on the bases.
His throwing arm bothered him last
season.
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ROGUE TOURNEY CLOSE
Buffum Clings to Lear as Event
Nears Wind-Up.
BIZ Times Special

WARSAW, Ind, Aug. 13.-with
the national rogue tournament end
ing Saturday, A. G.. Buffum, defend
ing champion, was clinging to the
lead today. Hiram Haydn of Cleve-
land was in second place and Lester
Clark of Chicago, third.
James Wood of Chicago is leading
the second division, Roscoe Miller
is undefeated in the third division.
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the Cleveland Indians. Levsen,
next 10 George Uhle, has been the
most dependable gunner on the
Speaker staff. Recently he turned
IN seven straight victories, no
mean feat for a youngster working
MS first season as a regular. Lev
sen Is Highlander, and within
another year or two should rank
with the leading hurlcrs Of the cir.
Tftff
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CHANNEL Is CHOPPY
Sea Runs Heavy and Swimmers
Must Delay Efforts.

BIZ INffcd PrFss
CAPE Girls NEZ, France, Aug.
13.-High winds and heavy seas
swept the English channel today,
making any attempt to swim that
stretch of water improbable for two
or three days, although half a dozen
aspirants, including Lillian Cannon
of Baltimore, are anxious to start.
The cold, unfavorable weather was
expected to continue through Sun
day.
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Amateur Baseball
Saturday
Capital City Learnn

Polk Milk vs.. FIT. Harrison, ut Fl. Har-
Stutz w. Fairbanks-Morse. at Rhodius
Fraternal League
Grotto vs. De Molay, at Brookside
Link-Belt vs.. lockwood Manufacturing,
Pri9ters, VS.. East End Milk. at River
Cooperative League
Thomas Madden vs.. John J. Madden,
az Riverside NO transferred from
:, .. C. Atkins vs.. Dean Bros, at Garfield
Keyloss Lock vs.. Roberts Milk. at
Jamison No. /. 4'
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FAIR BEATS sUGGs

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CLEVELAND. Aug. 1S.-Chick
Suggs, Negro featherweight. lost on
points to Johnny Farr, Cleveland
Thursday. 1t was a twelve-round
bout.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
First Camel

AMERICAN LEAGUE
First Camel
Philadelphia 900 300 OO2--5 10 O
Boston .....::. Dol 900 000-1 5 1
Ehmke; Perkins; Wiltse. Wingheld. Gas
ton, Bischof.
Second Game: Seven Innings; Rain)
Boston y..... 900 coo % 8 /
g. Rommel. Cochrane; zahniser Weller.
Stokes.
Detroit ...... 900 OO2 OOO--2 8 Q
St. Louis ...... 0I2 900 Off 10 o
Stoner. Bassler; Nevers. Schang.
New York ...... OO1 900 OO1-2 9 1
Washington -. 100 010 1915 8 0
Beall. McQuaid. SEVERED: Murray. Tate.
Chicago ..... 900 600 600 Q Q
Faber, Thurston. schalk. Grabowski;
Miller. Sewell.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 49,. 024 Q10 300 "A l
Philadelphia -. 200 900 600 1R
May. Hargrave; Dean. Baecht. HenAne.
Chicago at New York-Rain.
(Only games scheduled.)
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Baseball
Calendar
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
ASfERICAN LEAGUE
Games Today

INDIANAPOLIS at Kansas City.
Toledo At ST. Paul.
Columbus at Minneapolis.
Louisville at Milwaukee,.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Philadelphia at Boston.
New York at Washington.
(Only games scheddled.)
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago at Pittsburgh.
New York at Philadelphia
(Only games scheduied.)
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RAIN PREVENTS RACES
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DU TUIt6 DUtCTuT
GOSHEN, N. Y, Aug. 13.-Rain
prevented the Grand Circuit races
scheduled here Thursday.