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THE MORNIKG OBEGONIAN, SATURDAY, MARCH 1903. FARM OUT PLAYER How. P..N. L -Teams Will Gather in Material. HOW, MUCH IH F1GHTIKG FUND? Miaer Leagues, It Is Said, 'Arc Resdr Pat Up wl Large Shb ol MeBcy Mayhe They "Will. "Where are Grim, Lucas, of Portland, T&conia and Spokane, Hellly of Ixjs An geles, and Bluffer McCloskey. of San Francisco, going to get their players so late in the season?" Fans all over the Northwest have been asking this question ever since the war flag was sent aloft. The answer to the question Is easy- All of the minor leagues, ast, west, south and north, have a big string of young players, too good to be dropped all together, not fast enough for fast company, but good farming material. The National and the American Leagues are m the same fix. Each of these vari ous leagues must keep these ball tossers on their pay roll or lose them, and there Is already danger of their de'elqping into star "players. "What easier thing -than fatsi this army of players to the two or perhaps five clubs that the Pacific North west people claim they are going to put ki the field? It would be like getting money from home, because It would enable the mag nates who are backing the new clubs to get .a full list of players (many of course would be on'the inferior order), without much delay and for very little jnoney. This is what Is meant when It is claimed that -the American Association of Base ball Leagues will help fight the Pacific Coast League. If this Is not sufficient to crush the opponents, then theer will be an assessment levied, upon each club belong-, ing to the various leagues that are shel tered under the protecting arm of the association of baseball leagues. If each club la assessed $100 apiece, $15,000 could be raised. Neither the National nor the American Leagues will contribute to this fend, so It would not take long for a losing proposition to eat up the $45,000 and twice as much more, which Is claimed by the Pacific Northwest League" people will be forthcoming If needed. What Is true of the cheap players is also true of the umpires. They have a bunch of them they would like to, send "West, also. The leagues In the East are more anxious to bring the fight on the Pacific Coast to a war footing. They are wrathy at the way their players have been coaxed to the Coast by the top sala ries which haye been offered always by President Harris. They would like to see the Pacific Coast League marked off the slate, but whether or not, when It comes to forking over the hard-earned coin, their ardor will not dampen remains to be seen. They are in the fight now and of course they will stay, for a time, or at least until the drain on their ex chequer reaches the stage of all going out and nothing coming in. They will be dead willing to furnish players and umpires, but the money well, that's an other question. Another question the fans have been asking Is, "When are they going to build their stands and field?" Like Ban John son, who has kept them guessing in New York for months past, the wise men who are working the new Pacific Northwest deal, have taken the cart before the horse. Not a. bad move. Grounds near street car Jines are not hard to obtain and a gang of carpenters can soon erect a suit able grandstand, blecchers and a diamond. The item of expense is also not so great as that of the players. Street-railway companies can usually bo touched for the fences and lumber with which to do the building. It is even not unusual for street-railway companies sometimes to pay for the lease of the ground, or to buy thorn outright. In Portland Jack Grim Is to have the moral support, and It's not a 100 to 1 bet that he doesn't have -the financial sup port, of a street-railway company. The president of this street railway declared most empathlcally that his company would assist any legitimate business con cern that would start along Its lines. This same street-railway magnate would neith er affirm nor deny that he would person ally lend Jack Grim financial aid. yet a number of the wise ones think he will become the president of Grim's Portland team. This, however, is hardly probable, for his business interests are such that he would hardly have the time to devote to piloting a baseball team. Ever since the city dads closed the streets in the Hawthorne estate and the building permit for the fences, grandstand and bleechers was granted to Dr. Drake, Jack Grim has been as busy as a hen with two dozen duckllns. An architect had the plans drawn. Jack Grim was waiting for the City Council to act and Dr. Drake watting for the granting of the permit Then It rained, rained as It only can in Portland. This did not daunt the "un downable" Grim. He went right along hunting up first one contractor after an other until he found one who would do the work and still keep within the ar chitect's plans and prices. He has found his man and for the past two days Grim and. the contractor have been going over the ground and the actual work of building-will start early next week. Grim ex pects to spend about 53000. His players have "been ordered to report on April L Advices from San Francisco way seem to Indicate that Lucas. McCloskey and Dugdale have treated Hart and Coleman, the two Bay City backers of the new Prisco team, for weakness in the back. They have, or are about to. put up the necessary coin and In a few days ground will be broken and the building started. Here Is what the San Francisco Bulletin of March 11 has to say: Dsrlte Harry Bart's emphatic etateraent yes terday that the opposition baseball duh bad closed In on Its lease on the grounds at Bryant anij Ninth atreeta, there was a lurking rumor Jest night to the contrary. Hints were thrown out that the Invaders were Betting a bad case of chilly feet, and that the backers of the new organization -were chary about putting up the real stuff "When these reports reached their tars McCloskey and Hurt wasted no time deny ing them. McCloskey was seen on the streets this monitor, and he talked more about his work than at any time before or since he has been here.. "We have the grounds." asserted McCloskey, with much posltlveness. "Bet all you can that we will be playing ball at Ninth and Bryant streets next month. The lease was not 'Jill flxd m vf t--tx- Tk. - - i - were lew minor details to be arranged, hut these have all been stralirhttntd nut. .iml v.-- i c . to put up a fine parte Work will be begun to- moi-ipw or ncxi oay. ana mere will be no ces- se-uon. i.iecinc nrnts win be strung around the grounds, and men will work night and day. I have no fear but that h ,-,-.-,.-. a diamond will be completed by April 1, when .dukc was me season cere with San Fran dsco." "Where are you going to get your players vnw jacviosKey was askea. "it seems that n is n.Lr.er me 10 siart to organise & club." -iiave you noticed that some of the clubs in we Jast nave signed au tee way from 25 to 30 n?" returned McCloskey. "Some of those were signed upon my recommendation. Then I did not want to Up my hand off, so I asked some of my friends in the other leagues to take a certain number of players until I got ready to use them, which they did. Ica't hxvc any fr ibont ft nMrrl'r f t'!it Thm t be able to Induce some of Harris men to play itneer say management." winked McCloskey. "I can Afford to mr nrvttv ennA uliH.. The Butte raaoai did not care to talk about patting cauDs in salt xxe city and Oakland .at tale time. He admitted that he had Met' wb aoout enlarging tne league, but asked tx be excused from tipping his "mlh" President Luces has returned from Los An' geles; where he said he found oinple 'TweklB for his club, which will M managed by Charley Kellly. - The Pacific Coast League will change Its schedule so as to have as many coaalctlng dates He possible. In the pat few days Xlr rector-GenersJ Harris has received letters from Portland and Los Angeles urging that the schedule be radically modified. "All our peo ple want a ght to a Rnish." resarked Harris last night. "They don't want the other league to have the benefit of any games in Seattle, Portland. San Francisco and Los Angeles with out a conflict. They want a short end fast fight, and I am with them on this matter. "We might as well have It out from the beginning. But I really don't think there will be aghf. It Is my honest opinion that McCloskey and Lucas won't be able to get men to back them In such a foolish enterprise, for we are certain to beat them end beat them badly." Before Harris sent his men to Palo Alto to train yesterday he questioned them about de serting him. To a man they assured Mm that they would not play with McCloskey under any consideration. Pat Meany went so far as to say that McCloskey could not get him for $1000 a month. XU.MIOE AS A WltESTLEH. Butte Pagiiiat Holds Otto Against iJcnklus in Xcw Yorlc NEW YORK.. March 13. Jack Munroe, the miner-pugilist, of Butte, Mont.,' tc-r night at Madison Square Garden won a handicap catch-as-catch-can wrestling match from Tom Jenkins, of Cleveland. The condition governing the match was. that Jenkins must throw Munroe four times In one hour. He succeeded in downing the miner only three times. Munroe proved to be clever In defensive work, but knew little of the art of .attack. . The advantage Munroe had of height and reach also stood him In good stead. Jen kins secured his first fall In 10 minutes, 51 seconds; the second in 20 minutes, 3 sec onds, and the third In 17 minutes, 1 sec ond. The first and last falls were ot tained through waist-lock and balf-Nel-' sons, and the second through the crush ing down of a bridge. Jenkins weighed 2G0 pounds and Munroe 193. DATES FOR TKXXIS MATCHES. Executive Committee Sets Them antl Accepts Enelli"h Challenge. NEW YORK. March 13. At the meeting of the executive committee of the United States Lawn Tennis Association tonight it was voted that the challenge of the English Lawn Tennis Association for a match be accepted. The following dates for four tournaments were fixed upon: June 24, National championship for - wo men, Philadelphia Cricket Club; June 23,; Pacific Coast States championship, San' Rafael, CaL; -August o. Washington State Championship, Seattle; August 5. Pacific August IS, National championship for men, Newport. R. L; September 2. Pa cific Coast Championship doubles and women's singles, Monterey, Cal. The president and secretary of the com-' mlttee were authorized to make any dates and changes in date necessary. Hnnt Club Ride Today. The members of the Portland Hunt Ciub will participate in a "point to point" race this afternoon. The riders will start at the Intersection of West avenue and the Barr road, riding over a four-mile course. Flags will be placed at different elevated. points, and the riders will be guided In this manner, riding from flag to flag. The. first flag will be a mile and a half dis tant, the second one mile farther, and the third three-quarters of a mile, on the Barr road, where a half-mile run to the starting point will finish the race. The ride between the different points will .be through wooded and lowland country, and in this manner considerable skill will be displayed In picking the best routes. About 30 riders will start, the weather permitting. The club will meet and pre pare the annual programme for the Spring meet in a few days. Vote to Continue FootbalL CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 13. An in teresting canvass has been made amontr Harvard men on the question brought up recently oy .rroiessor iioills, chairman of the committee on athletics, regarding football between Yale and Harvard. Twenty-four students voted in favor of abolishing the annual game between the universities, while SH opposed such ac tion. A large majority Indorsed the opin ion that a change, in the style of play would Improve the game, and that the objectionable features could be eliminated without injuring football as a sport. Walthonr Win Motor Race. JACKSONVILLE. Fla. March iaTn the race here" todav for thf mMiiTn on long distance motor championship of the wono, Deiween Jtsoooy waitnour, bolder oi me rocora, ana narry Caldwell, the race was awarded to Wnlthour on ac count of an accident .to Caldwell's motor, which forced him to retire from the race after a portion of the second heat 'had been run. Western Bowlinsr Records Broken. DENVER. March 13.--.Th a nvr1,n bowling team tonight broke the Western bowline: record for slnele cams n n-oii as three games. The high game was 1109 ana ine total score lor the three games was 8053. The previous Western records were respectively 1034 and 2950. The scores were made in a regular contest DHRdnle as San Franciaco Manager. SEATTLE, March. 13. The Times says today that it seems fairly well assured that D. E. Dugdale will manage the Pa cific Northwest League ball team at San Francisco this season. "y earns for the coast Sabln Will Resign Ofllce. la Chicago to Return West.' CHICAGO. March 13. John I. Sabln, president of the Chicago Telephone & Central Union Telephone Companies, an nounced to the directors of these corpo rations today his unwillingness to remain in Chicago for any longer period than will be required by the company to install his successor. President Sabln indicated his desire to return to his home In San Francisco, saying his business Interests there made it Imperative that the change be maqe. Mr. Sabln came to Chicago to direct the affairs, of the two big corporations about two years ago. He Is prominently con nected with the Pacific States Telephone Company and it was his record in the management of that company's affairs that Impelled the chief stockholders in the Chicago corporation to seek his services. WILL NOT PAY TWO PRICES Owners of Friar Land Aak Taft for .Exorbitant Rates. MANILA. March llThere Is a possibll lty that the negotiations for the purchase of the friar lands by the Government may fall because of the excessive prices asked by the religious orders and corporations Interested with the orders. Some of the estimates of value submitted to Governor Taft and Archbishop Guldl show the prices to be double the figures at which the land was offered at private sales last year. The Government Is anxious to pur chase the lands bnt Is not, willing to pay excessive amounts for them. In Pnrcnlt f Taylor. SAN FRANCISCO, March 13. Wray Taylor, Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry of Hawaii, who is wanted for embezzlement, left San Francisco on Feb ruary 11. ostensibly for Southern Cali fornia, but, as has been ascertained since, he went over the Santa. Fe Route, his baggage being checked to New York. The funds which Taylor handled amounted to Hnwallnn Meney to Be Reeelned. SAN FRANCISCO. March 13. Slxty-fiva thousand dollars of Hawaiian money has "been transferred from the United States Subtreasury to the local mint. This is tot,Brf?f ent,f to be melted and turned into United States money. The work of recolning wiU begin at once, and as soon as the metal bears the stamp of the American eagle another lot of the Island money will be sent to the mint by the local "Government treasurer. There Is still 5200.060 of this money in the Subtreasudy, and from now on until the $1.300,000 point is reached every steamer from Honolulu la expected to bring more of It for recolnage. FEARED HOMICIDAL MANIA Kratiss Warned "Wife to Keep Weap ons Oat of Reach. ST. LOUIS. March 13. August Krauss. the wealthy farmer living near Bellefon talne. St. Louis County, who last night killed his wife and six children with a sledgehammer, died today. After killing his family Krauss cut his throat, but did not Injure himself with the hammer, as first reported. B. P. Andre, postmaster at Bellefon lalne, received a letter Thursday from Mrs. Krauss stating that her husband had -been acting strangely and that she feared violence at his hands. She asked Jn the letter that the local lodge of the Modem Woodmen take steps to protect her. In his more cheerful moments Kraues iftISS CORA PEABODY TO MISS CORA PEABODY. ' - Miss Cora Peabody.la the second fair sponsor chosen fortthe battleship Colorado. Miss Evefyn "Walsh, daughter .of Thomas F. Walsh, was first named r for thft honor. After the election e Governor Pea body, however. It was the sentiment generally that his daughter should.chrlsten the boat. It has Always'" been custom ary that this honor should be accorded tho daughter of the Governor of the state for which the ship Is named. Mr. Walsh herd that the question had been raised, and he Immediately wrote to Senator Teller. Governor Peabody then received word that Mlas. Walsh's name had been withdrawn, and that It was requested that his daughter accept the honor. Governor Peabody replied "that his daughter would act as sponsor. The christening will take place April a. frequently told his wife, neighbors say. to keep all weapons out of his reach as he feared In times of despondency he might use them upon, himself- or mem bers of his "family. Xot Wanted In Butte. SPRINGFIELD. III.. March 13. John Gill and Charles Schley, youths from Butte, Mont., who were acquitted In court Wednesday on the charge of stealing two overcoats, were rearrested on fugitive warrants from Butte, where they were? charged with forgery. They will be re leased tomorrow, however, on. habeas cor pus proceedings. A telegram was received today from tho Butte police officials stat ing that the forgery case- there had been dropped. Cotton Dealers Are Acquitted. NEW ORLEANS. March 13. The trial of Henry Newman and Harris Mann tor embezzlement ended tonight In acquittal. They were for a long time one of the wealthiest and most prominent cotton firms, and ere still doing a large business. Will Welcome Francis In "evr Yorlc. NEW YORK, March 13. G rover Cleve land and two former members of his Cab inet, John G. Carlisle and Daniel Lamont, will attend a distinguished gathering of New Yorkers and Mlsaourlans on Thurs day evening next in honor of the suc cessful mission abroad of David R. Fran cis, who was Mr. Cleveland's Secretary . of the Interior, and who has visited King Edward. Emperor William, President Loubet and King Leopold In the Interest j ,of the St. Louis World's .Fair. A big i delegation of Missourians Is expected to reach New York on a special .train Thurs- j day morning to welcome Mr. Francis home and escort him to St. Louis. A banquet is to be given Mr. Francis at the Waldorf Astoria. Xevr Manngrcr for XTuIon Iron WorUt. LORAIN, O., March 13. The' announce ment was made today that Superintendent Frank D. Jeffrey has resigned as man ager of the local shipyards of the Amer ican Shipbuilding Company to become vice-president and general manager of the Union Iron Works at San Francisco. He will remove there within a few weeks. Announcement Is made' that L. H. Hart has resigned as chief clerk in the auditor's office of the Lorain Steel Company, to be come secretary of the Union Iron Works, at San Francisco. 1 Another Explosion at Oleun. OLEAN. N. Y., March 13. A freight train containing a car of powder and three cars of dynamite collided with a switch engine on the Pennsylvania railroad here today. The powder exploded, blowing the car to pieces. Eight other cars were wrecked, but the dynamite did not ex plode. No one was badly hurt. It was In this city that the dreadful explocion of petroleum In railroad cars occurred a few days ago, killing 14 people and wound ing many others. Will Urins Criminal Snite. BALTIMORE, Md., March 13. According to John Kuckter, senior member of the firm of tho accountants who made the investigation Into the affairs of the Met ropolitan Street Railway Company, of New York, both civil and criminal suits will be brought by the stockholders who Instituted the movement. Mr. Kuckter said: "The company's books will doubtless be asked for by the court, and the entire financial situation explained." " Another Cornell Student Dead. ITHACA. N. Y., March 13. The death list of students -at Cornell from typhoid now numbers 22, the deaths of R. S. Knapp, a sophomore. In Waverly, and H. N. Rockwell, a freshman In Pike, being the last reported. Both these students had been home only a short time. Knapp wan one of the best basket-ball players In tho university and had played on the 'var sity ud to a few weeks ago. Only two new cases have been reported In 24 hours. SXerrlmac Fined DangereRS, BOSTON. March 13. Tho flood situation In the parts of Massachusetts and New Hampshire traversed by the Merrlmac River has again become dangerous. aj 1 V nr ii ATrtlCn I ATCD MAY dl rnAI tntU LailK H'CIIESNEY, THE $30,000 TROTTER. WILL XEET KERXIS.- FaraoH 4-Ycar-Olda Are Set te Race at Once, Imt Cannot Keep Apart Loagv While E. E. Smathers, the' trottlng-horse man. who has bought McCheaney for $30, 000 from Durnell Herz, denies that he purchased Ihe Western champion for the express purpose of matching him against Louis V. Bell's Hcrmls, It is reasonably certain that the two 4-year-olds will come together. Mr. Smathers has the reputation of be ing a man who likes horses for the eake of the sport. No .man in the trotting horse business Is more highly esteemed. His entry Into the. running sport prob ably marks the beginning of the end, of his connection with trotters. Hie friends In New York say that he has always har bored a keen, desire to own and campaign a stable of runners. Mr. Smathers has been a steady visitor to metropolitan BE COLORADO'S SPONSOR tracks these last eeven or -eight years. He took a fancy to Snapper Garrison when Garrison was a Jockey, and often follows his advice In betting matters, sometimes with success and sometimes at a loss. Mr. Smathers 13 a daring bettor wen known In the ring, and he had had enough success to causa tho biggest of the book makers to treat hl$ choices with consid eration. The fact that Mr. Smathers was willing to pay 30,000- for McCheeney seems to confirm the predictions of his friends as to the possibility of his entering the sport on a big scale. He la a smart, shrewd business man, and waa keenly alive to the fact that $30,000 was a big price for a horse of McChesney's class who was not en gaged in the rich Spring handicap. Twenty thousand dollars would have been a big price. Clear-headed Eastern turf folk believe that Smathers will make a mistake If he takes McChesney over the Western circuit this Spring. The horse Is in pretty good condition now and has shown that he possesses an iron constitution, but even the hardest campaigner weakens when compelled to race Winter and Summer. McChesney has been in hard training since last May. He was. It will be remembered, one of the most formidable candidates for the American Derby, which fell to John A. Drake'a Wyeth. Sam Hlldreth had him almost on edge at the time his fall at Chi cago made his withdrawal necessary. The chief objection to a Western cam paign, from the standnnlnt nt ATiVhotmoTo future utility. Is that he towers so loftily over his potential rivals in Western handi caps that he will be compelled to shoulder top weight In all of them and make pro digious concessions to some fleet runners under light burdens. His treatment In the Montgomery handicap, the star attraction of the coming Spring session at Memphis, affords a pretty fair line on the opinion Western handlcappers have of his prowess. One hundred and twenty-nine pounds Is a big burden for a horse to carry In a handicap at. one mile and a sixteenth In a field of 15 or 20. Ornament, a 4-year-old with a much more brilliant 3-year-old record than .McChesney made last season, was unable to carry a like burden. Pat Dunne's Salvable, by Sal vator, a first-class selling plater at his very best, beat him. Mr. Smathers. it is rmtervtnnA roiii vio-n McChesney fill his Montgomery handicap date chiefly because- he has been the Win ter book favorite for the race. and. the trottlng-horse man does not want to act unfairly toward -the Macduff colt's West ern admirers. The spirit which prompts Mr. Smathers to carry out Durnell "& Here's plans with regard to the Mont gomery handicap Is laudable, but he should stop after the Montgomery. If McChesney should win the Montgom ery, or run a good race In it, he would bavo to carry even heavier burdens at Louisville and Chicago. There are no wehtht for ace races on th nmri-nn of the racing plants of the West. West ern turf managers are waiting to see what success attends the efforts of the Eastern associations to revive Interest In the old time classics before doing anything in that direction themselves. McChesney can hardly win enuogh of the Western handicaps to pay himself out, and If he should start In, them all he would not get to Saratoga la condition to meet Hcrmls. Petunia is regarded by the experts at New Orleans as one 6f the best 2-year-olds tho season has so far produced. "She Is a filly, the property of R. W. Walden & Sons, who have In their string a number Of other nromUina- vrnmnfom Petunia has won the majority of hen starts, having captured, among others.. uie.uEuuiaae suiKes, on January ss, and the St. Charles .Hotel stakes two weeks later. She also won a race from a good Held on January 24. In the Debutante Petunia beat out Dick Bernard, and in Che hotel stakes, ouch good ones as Aransas Pass, Becky Rice and May Halladay were In the field that followed her home. Many horsemen believe that Petunia will prove a second Judith Campbell. The announcement-jot the 13th renewal of Kentucky's Futurity iV2jm for foals of 19C3) has created no end of interest among breeders aad borsemea general ly. Although the -renewal of tfejs "Decfey" of harness horse events was positively expected by "every- oae, still its absolute necessity to the prosperity and, welfare -of the "American gentlemen's sport" has been, so firmly established' that each year its conditions excite more and more inter est. It Is hardly probable that the Cleveland Challenge Cup. to be offered la place of the Boston Cup that John A. McKcrron has annexed three times, will be the $5000 gold affair that was first intended. A less expensive cup seems to the commit tee la charge to be much more appropri ate. It Is thought that a $5000 cup would be an expensive luxury and a white ele phant on the hands of the man who woa It, as he would scarcely keep on exhibition a $5000 cup which he would have to sur render at the expiration of a year. The exact date of the race has not yet been chosen. As there is no desire to con flict with Buffalo or Syracuse regular dates, and since August Is. likely to be the month, the most probable dates are Au gust 13 to 26. The 14th renewal of the classic Mer chants' and Manufacturers stake at De troit Is announced, to close for nomina tions March 23, under the customary con ditions, with one exception. The purse remains the same as heretofore, likewise the same class trotters. The Chamber of Commerce stake also remains unchanged. In both these events nonheat winners will be retired after the third heat, the con solation races to be the best two in three. The 20CO events are for 2 03 and 2:20 trot ters. 2:03 and 2:17 pacers, best two in three heats, closing on the, same date as the big purses, with JlO.the first payment, Up to July" 6 nominators to the M. and M. and Chamber of Commerce stakes have the right of substitution, the "substltujed horse to haveTieen eligible at the time of closing. The Los. Angeles Driving' Club recently gave a very successful 'matinee at Agri cultural Park. While no very last time was made, the races were up to the Driv ing Club standard, find a little excitement not on the card was furnished In the sec ond heat of the free-for-all race, when Belle Patcheh, driven by her owner. C F. Nowlin, pulled Into the fence in the drive through the-stretch and rocked the. sulky In such a violent manner that Mr. Nowlin was thrown out. Luckily neither driver, sulky nor .horse -suffered any dam1 age. Belle Patchen " finished the heat on the run. The results were as follows: LOS ANGELES, Feb. 21, No. 1 3:C0 class. John Madison .....Edmonds 1 1 MIssIe McKlnney (Tabor), 2-2; .Johnnie B. (Hagan. 3-3. Time 2:40. 2:13. No. Free-for-all-pace. Sweetheart , ; Earl 13 1 Undine Mosher 2 1 4 Floretta Belle (Hagan) 4-2-2 Belle Patchen (Nowlin). 3-4-3. Time 2:17. 2:19. 2:lStf. . No. 32:26 class pace. Would B Black 2 11 Glen ;BudInger 12 2 Monteclto Boy (Esmonds), 3-3-4; Prince Howard (Mosher), 4-4-3. Time 2:21. 2:201. 2:21. No. 4 2:35 class mixed. Catherine 1 Canfleld 2 11 Tom Thumb Redpath 1 4" 4 Peter Jackson (Garland), 3-2-2: George (Muncy), 4-3-3; Addle R. (Bryson), 5-5-5. Time 212S. 2:24, 2:27. - The Union Park. Driving Club, .at Sag inaw, Mich., has laid out a strong card for their Summer meeting, July 28-31. and makes an early announcement of $1000 stakes for ,2:40 and 2:20 trotters, 2:35 and 2:20 pacers, at straight 5 per cent en trance. Entries close April 15 at 1 per cent, the balance payable in four -payments oCl per cent For the full condi tions address Secretary Dan T. Cutting, at Saginaw. The most Important news of the week in Boston was the change of ownership of the kite track at Old Orchard, Me. The property now belongs to Samuel Jukes, of this city, who obtained possession un der the foreclosure of the mortgage he held. Mr. Jukes will give at least two meetings at the track by the sea during the coming season, probably one In July arid one In August If possible, however, he wants to sell tho whole, or half, or will take a good share 'of stock In a company formed to conduct the plant Plans are now being perfected for a new half-mile track to be built on the south side of the city at Youngstown O. The old track, which has been known "for so many years by horsemen Is now in the hands of George Tod. The land has be come too valuable for use in that man ner, and It Is a question of but a year or so when It will be cut up into building lots. In the most fashionable part of the city, and the new track will be necessary. There Is plenty of capital behind the project and- it will be pushed through successfully. Secretary Hutton, of the Matinee Club, is preparing printed copies of the petition to be presented to the City Council, signed by thousands of taxpayers In Detroit, for a speedway. -- Superintendent Bolger. of the parks and boulevards, has asked for an appropria tion of JS00O to fit up part of the boule vard as a speeding course. This sum Is small in comparison to the cost of speed ways in other cities. It cost over $1,000,000 for the New York path, $200,000 for one in Pittsburg, and $150,000 for one In Cleve land. Eight days from March 11 subscriptions and nominations close to the New Eng land Breeders' stakes at Readvllle, Mass. The purse list in question comprises the $15,000 Massachusetts for 2:12 trotters; the $5000 Blue Hill for 2:30 trotters, and the $5000 Norfolk for 2:24 pacers, and the $3000 ' Neponset for 2:10 pacers, the unnamed purse for 2:16 trotters, and the $2000 for 3-year-old trotters of the 2:25 class. First payment on the $15,000 event is $125, on the $5000 purses $10, on tho $3000 purses $10, and on the $2000 purse the same. Secretary C. A. McCully's programme of early-closing events for the Brighton Beach grand circuit meeting is attracting the attention of horsemen. Mr. McCully always manages to spring something that will make his meeting talked about The first year of the trots at Brighton Beach he had the great race between champion Cresceus, 2:02U. and the champion geld ing. The Abbott 2:03. Last year he evolved the novelty plan, which, although it did not pan out to suit him, served well the purpose of advertising the meeting. This year he has made the Bonner Me morial stake a great feature by raising Its value from $10,000 to $20,000 for 2:12 trotters, to which many of the be3t horses In the country are eligible. Altogether he has scheduled five early-closing events. The next highest stake Is the Brighton, for $10,000. which will attract the 2:10 pacers. The three other stakes are for $5000 each. They are the Hiram Wood ruff, for 2:20 trotters; the John H. Shults, for 4-year-olds eligible to the 2:25 trotting class, and the Metropolitan, for 2:30 pac ers. All of these events will be three In five heats, and the Brighton Beach rule, adopted the first year of the meeting there, sending horses not winning a heat In three to the stable, will be In force. The entries will close -March 7. Horses jnust be named in the Bonner August 10; in the $5000 purses horses must be named when entries close, but three horses may be named from the same stable, the horse selected to start to be named on or before August 10. According to the understand ing at the meeting of the stewards at Boston, hobbles will be barred on non standard performers, which, seems to be a forerunner of the doom of the straps. LOSG SHOTS AGAIX IN FRCXT. Faverite Bolts in -Starting at Oak land, and Gets Left. SAN FRANCISCO. .March 13. Rain fell at Oakland today and the races were run over a very sloppy track. Lonff shots were again In front Pupil won the first race at 20 to L In the last event David S., the "favorite, bolted at the start, and was left Summary: Futurity course, selling Pupil won, Mil dred -Scaultx isecondV Errria third; time. 1:11. Three and one-half furlongs, purse H. L. Frank: won. Tannhauser second, Padua third; time. Seven furlongs, selling El Pilrfto won. Choteau second. Arthur Ray third; time. 130. Six furlongs, handicap Dentschland won. Nlgrette second. Beau Ormond third: time, 1:15. One and three sixteenths miles, selling Bonnie Lissak -won. Filibuster, second, Goldone third; time. 2:05. One and one-sixteenth miles, selling Orlana won. Larry Wilt second, Tulare third; time, 1:52. Races at Xew Orleans. NEW ORLEANS. March 13. Crescent City race results: One mile War Cry won. Safeguard sec ond, Anti-Trust, third: time, 1:54." Four and one-half furlongs Becky Rice won. Bird Pond second, E. C. Runt third; time, 0:554. Five and one-half furlongs Josette wort. Miriam "W. second. Musical Slipper third: time, 1:14. Seven furlongs Censor won. Honolulu, second, Malster third; time, 1:373-5. One and one-eighth miles, selling Lat son won. Irvlnir Mavor sprnnrt nnn Duffy third; time, 2:09 1-5. six. iuriongs veiasquez won. Bummer second,- Kiss Quick third; time, 1:23 3-5. Commissions on California Races Accepted. Portland- Club Cafe, 130 Fifth street Direct wires from tho tracks. CORYALLIS WINS AT BASKET-BALL. Defeats University of Oregon, "by Clove Score of 24 to UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene, March' 13. (Special.) The Oregon Agricul tural College, basket-ball team won frqm the local college men this afternoon by the close score of 24" to 22 In one of the fiercest gpjnes ever played between tho two rival colleges. , The Oregon Agricul- i turai Collegeites were sure and determined that they . should win, while the local players had a score to even with the farmers. The mo3t striking feature of the game was. .to see Oregon's little freshman, Taylor, roll .Pllklnsrton. the Oregon Agri cultural College famous fullback, and yet manage- to toss nve baskets." .Tenth Ronnd at Chess. MONTE CARLO. March 13. In the tenth round of the second half ot-the Interna tional chess tournament today, Marshall beat Moreau, Muzio gambit. In 29 moves; Torrasch beat Mieses. center counter gambit. In 31 moves; Maroczy beat Albln In 20 moves, and the contest between Pills bury and Mason, Queen's gambit declined, was drawn In" 52 moves. The other games were adjourned. In the ninth raund played yesterday Marco beat Mieses, Da nish gambit, .in 42 moves. The praying was resumed this afternoon and Marco 'beat Telchmann; Sicilian de fence, In 32. moves; Reggio beat Tauben hausj.two knights' defense. In 74 moves, and the game between Schlechter and Wolff, Queen's gambit declined, resulted in a draw after 34 moves. Automobile Club's Programme. CHICAGO, March 13. Automobile Club runs for the1 coming season were an nounced by Df. Charles H. Davis, chair man of the runs and tour3 committee of the Chicago Automobile Club, at the meeting of that organization last" night The chief feature of the schedule Is a run down to Mammoth Cave, Ky. The machines wlir start June 25, and the re turn will begin July 7. Already 40 mem bers have signified their Intention of taking part in the event. The club will be entertained along the route by the automobile clubs of South Bend, Indian apolis and Louisville. 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