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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, JULY 29, 1904..
LOSE IN ELEVENTH
Tigers Defeat Browns in a
Long, Busy Game,
TEST OF PITCHERS STRENGTH
Portland Ties Score in Eighth and
Raymond Gets Home In Tenth,
but Graham's Pass Wins
Day for Tacoma. ,
PACIFIC COAST IJSAGUE.
Yesterday's Scores.
Tacome, 3; Portland. 2.
Seattle, 4; Saa Francisco, 1.
Oakland. 4; Los Angeles, 2.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
Pacific Coast League.
"Won. Lost.
Tacoma .. .......... S O
Seattle 3 0
Oakland 2 1
Los Angeles . -. 1 2
Portland 0 3
Ean Francisco 0 3
American League.
"Won. Lost.
Boston ........ .52 31
Chicago ......51 35
New York 47 33
Cleveland 45 34
Philadelphia 46 38
St. Louis -....34 42
Detroit 33 4S
"Washington IT 02
National League.
P. C.
1.000
1.000
.660
.333
.000
.000
P. C.
.027
.593
.5SS
.570
.513
.453
.407
.217
"Won. Lost. P. C.
New York w
Chicago 51
Cincinnati .... ....51
Pittsburg .. 45
St. Louis 48
Brooklyn .... ... 32
Boston - 32
Philadelphia 22
23
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014
503
563
554
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202
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TACOMA, Wash., July 23. (Speclal.)
For 11 innings Fitzgerald and Hastings
divided honors on tho rubber, while tholr
teammates fought for victory. Tacoma
won by the score of 3 to 2. It looked like
a shut-out game for six Innings, when
Eagan scored on his two-bagger, a sac
rifice and an out. Portland tied the score
in the eighth on Shea's double, an error
and a fielder's choice. In the tenth Ray
mond scored on his scratch nit, a base on
balls and Beck's single. Tacoma made
It up when Sheohan tallied on his pass, an
error, two sacrifice hits and a fielder's
choice. Portland could do nothing in the
last, but Tacoma won on Graham's pass
and singles by Fitzgerald and Doyle. The
score:
TACOMA.
AB. R. II. P.O. A. E.
Doyle, Tt. C 0 2 2 0 0
Sbeehan, 3b 3 12 12 0
MoLaughlln, If. 4 0 13 10
Eagan, 86 4 116 4 0
. Lynoh, cf. 4 O 1 2 01
Case), 2b 4 0 2 7 4 0
Hogan. c 5 0 0 2 3 0
Graham, lb 3 1 O 10 1 0
Fitzgerald, p 5 0 10 8 0
Totals SS 3 10 33 18 1
PORTLAND.
Haymnd, j S 1 1 4 C 0
McCreee, rf. 4 0 2 0 0 0
Thlejfcaa, cf. ,5 0 1, 3 0 0
Beat, lb .., 0 3 14 10 0
Naicfcu, If. 4 .0 0 00 0
Steelman. 3b 4 0 0 13 0
Castro. 2b 5 0 14 5 0
Shea, c .... 4 113 12
Hastings, p 3 0 0 2 5 1
Totalfl 33 2 0 31 21 3
One out when winning run was scored.
RUNS AND HITS BY INNINGS.
Tacoma 0 00001000113
Base hits 1 121110100 210
Portland 0 00000010102
Base hits 0 11101120209
SUMMARY.
Struck out By Fitzgerald, 2; by Hastings. 3.
Bases on balls By Fitzgerald, 5; by Hast
ings, 5.
Hit by pitcher Nadeau.
"Wild pitch Hastings.
Stolen bases Caeey, Sheehan.
Two-baee hits Eagan. Castro, Shea.
First base on errors Tacoma, 2.
Earned runs Tacoma, 1.
Sacrifice hits McLaughlin, Eagan. Casey.
Double plajs Eagan to Graham, Hastings to
Raymond.
Left on bases Tacoma. 12; Portland, 0.
Time of game Two hours and 10 minutes.
Umpires O'Connell and McDonald.
SHIELDS OUTPITCHED BARBER
Seals Lose a Light-Hitting Game to
the Sivvashes.
BAN FRANCISCO. July 28. Barber op
posed his former comrade today and put
forth every effort to win, "but Shields
was also on his mettle and pitched a su
perior game. It was a light-hitting con
test, with the visitors putting up better
fielding than the locals. The score:
R.H.E.
Seattle 01000100 24 7 1
San Francisco 0 00 0001001 3 6
Batteries Shields and "Wilson; Barber
and Leahy.
BUCHANAN WAS STEADY.
Wins the Game for Oakland With Los
Angeles.
LOS ANGELES, July 2S. Gray was
touched up for hits "when they were
needed to score, while Buchanan was
steady when men were on bases. This ac
counts for the defeat of the locals. There
were many spectacular plajs by the field
ers of both .sides!. The score:
R.H.S
Los Angeles 000101 0 0 02 7 3
Oakland 2 000 010 014 8 3
Batteries Gray and Eager; Buchanan
and Byrne.
PACIFIC NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Butte 4, Salt Lake 3.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 28
Failure to hit at times when hits were
greatly desired kept victory beyond the
reach of the locals today, and Butte made
It three straight without difficulty. It
was a good game, though unmarked by
sensational incidents. The attendance
was 200. The score:
R.H.E.
Butte 000021101-4 2 3
Salt Lake 00 2 0 0 0001-313 3
Batteries Drlnkwater and Swindells:
Tozer and Hausen. Umpire Davis.
Boise 8, Spokane 7.
SPOKANE, "Wash., July 28. Boise took
an early lead And continued to hold it
throughout a fast game. Features were
Marshall's home run and continual kick
ing by the local team on "Ward's deci
sions. The score:
R.H.E.
Spokane. 01210010 2712 4
Boise 10 4 010 0028 9 2
Batteries Hogg and Stanley; Starkell.
Thompson and Hanson. Umpire "Ward.
QUEENAN USED HIS KNEE.
Fight Given to Opponent, Who Was
Leaning on Him.
SALT LAKE CITY. Utah, July 28. A
special to the Herald from Pocatello,
Idaho, says:
A boring contest between Queenan, of
Seattle, and Christian, of this place, in
a 20-round bout came off here last night.
It was a good and a hard fight up to the
tenth round, "when Christian was givpn
the decision over Queenan on a foul.
It is claimed that there was foul work
all the way through, but in the tenth
round Queenan raised his knee, and the
referee save the fight to Christian. Quee
nan's temper had been aroused by the ac
tion of his opponent in leaning on him
and tiring him out.
A great many of the spectators were of
the opinion that Christian was about
done for when the foul took place. There
is a probability of another contest be
tween the men.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Chicago 8, Cincinnati 2.
CHICAGO, July 28. Long hitting by
both teams was the feature of the day's
game. Chicago easily won "by bunching
their hits. The attendance was 3500. The
score:
R.H.E.J R.H.E.
Chicago 814 0 Cincinnati.... 2 9 2
Batteries-rBriggs and Kllng; Peltz and
Scblel. Umpire Johnstone.
Philadelphia 7-0, Boston 14.
BOSTON, July 28. Boston and Phila
delphia broke even in a double-header to
day. The attendance was 2500. The
score:
First game
R.H.E.I R.H.E.
Philadelphia.. 7 9 OJBoston 15 3
Batteries Fraser and Roth; McNIchols
and "Moran.
Second game
R.H.E.J R.H.E.
Boston 4 6 1 Philadelphia.. 0 3 0
Batteries Fisher and Needham; Cor-
ridon and Roth. Umpires Moran
and
Carpenter.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Philadelphia 4, Detroit 0.
PHIi .x'HIA, July 28. Detroit suf
fered a shut-out today at the hands of
Henley. The attendance was 3100. The
Ecore:
R.H.E. R.H.R
Detroit 0 2 2; Philadelphia.. 4 11 0
Batteries Kittson and Drill; Henley
and Sommers.
Milwaukee Franchise Purchased.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., July 28.
The Milwaukee baseball franchise In
the Western League has been purchased
by D. J. Flnkelsteln, of this city, for $50,
000. The franchise is held In Pueblo,
which next season will have a regularly
organized team In the "Western League
circuit. Flnkelsteln Is organizing tho
Pueblo Athletic Association, of which .he
will be president
STORM SPOILED THE RACES.
Many Entries Were Scratched at
Brighton Beach..
NEW YORK, July 23. A heavy storm
broke over Brighton Beach today and
when the first race was run, the water
on the track was three or four inches
deep. As a result, the programme was
ruined, owners scratching their horses,
as they did not wish to risk them in the
sloppy going. During the storm, light
ning struck the stable occupied by E. L.
Graves and Frank Clarkson at Grave
send, killing two 2-year-olds, Wood Trace
and C. V. R. Dinah Shad was reported
killed, but she was only stunned. Tho
stable was almost completely destroyed.
Summary:
Six furlongs Emergency, won; King
Pepper, second; Dapple Gold, third. Time,
1:16.
Steeple chase, about two miles Maiden,
won: Mystic Shriner, second; Trek,
third. Time, 4:46 2-5.
Six furlongs Invader, won; Torchello,
second; Buttling, third. Time, 1:15 8-5.
Iroquois stakes, mile and a quarter St.
Valentine, won; Gold Saint second;
Knight Errant, third. Time, 1:56 1-5.
Mile and a quarter, handicap Major
Dalngerfield, won; Keynote, second; Lord
Melbourne, third. Time, 2:08 3-5.
Five furiongs Belle Dixon, won; Go To
"Win, second; Bisque, third. Time, 1:03 3-5.
At St. Louis Fair Grounds.
ST. LOUIS. Mo., July 28. The Fair
Grounds. Summary:
Seven furlongs, selling Oma J, won;
Leila Hunter, second; Bessie Bransfleld,
third. Time, 1:05 1-4.
Six furlongs, selling "Whiskers, won;
MIndora, second; Creserton, third. Time,
1:18.
Five furlongs Fru., won; Picture Hat,
second; Monaro Maid, third. Time, 1:18.
Mile and three-eighths Elie, won;
Boaster, second; Goo Goo, third. Time,
2:27.
Five furlongs, selling My Eleanor, won;
Renaissance, second; Franco, third. Time,
1:05.
Mile and a furlong Bugaboo, won;
Athena, second; Hook Seoka, third. Time,
1:49.
On the Grand Circuit.
DETROIT, July 28. The Grand Circuit
summary:
2:17 pace, purse, $2000, three In five heats
Bob Hughes won three straight heats
in 2:10V2, 2:09, 2:10?4. John Burns, Gypsy
Girl, Halfredda, Ashrose, Glad Belle,
Vernon and Bonnie Treasure, also started.
2:24 pace, Chamber of Comrrierce conso
lation purse, $1000, two In three heats
Angus Pointer won two straight heats
In 2;0S, 2:0S&.
2:25 trot, purse $1500, three In five heats
Teta won three straight heats in 2:13,
2:134, 2:14. Silver Ore, Katheryn R,
Sylvester, Florest and Mary Scott also
started.
"2:05 pace, purse, $1500, two In three heats
Frank Yoakum won two straight heats
in 2:05, 2.-06H- Joe Pointer, Little Squaw
and Lucanda also started.
At Hawthorne Track.
CHICAGO, July 28. Hawthorne sum
mary: Five furlongs Tom Shelly, won; Ethel
Day, second; "Waddell n, third. Time,
1:03.
Seven furlongs Orfeo, won; "Water
melon, second; Bill Massle, third. Time,
1:30 3-5.
Competition stakes, five and a half f ur
longs Kurtzman, won; Miss Inez, sec
ond; John Smulski, third. Time, 1:10 1-5.
Mile Apple, won; Sweetie, second; "Wen
rick, third. Time. 1:42 2-5.
Mile and aquarter Major Manslr, won;
Rossmond, second; Valeat, third. Time,
2:1L
Six furlongs Ida Davis, won; Mr.
Farnum, second; Soufriere, third. Time,
1:15 3-5.
At the Seattle Meadows.
SEATTLE, July 28. Results at the
Meadows:
Five furlongs, selling Redmont won,
Alessandro second, Pat Crlmmlns third;
time, 1:01.
Seven furlongs, selling Uppercut won,
Gaucho second, Cracko third; time, 1:29.
Six furlongs, selling Dr. Sherman won,
Prue "Wood second, Amasa third; time,
1:15.
Mile, selling Dora L won, Thaddeus
second. Cinnabar third; time, 1141.
Seven furlongs, selling Cerro Santa
won, El Plloto second, Ail-About third;
time, 1:27.
Mile, selling Mountebank won, Dottrel
second, Gentle Harry third; time, 1:42.
Barred Form Pacific Tracks.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 28. Thomas H.
"Williams, Jr., president of the Pacific
Jockey Club, today received a message
from D. J. Carmody, of St Louis, asking
whether or not horses that had raced at
the Union Jockey Club would be barred
from racing on the tracks of the Pacific
Jockey Club. "Williams replied as fol
lows: "All owners, trainers, jockeys, book
makers and horses that have raced with
you will be barred at all of the tracks
under the jurisdiction of the Paclflo
J Jockey Club." t
ADMIRAL NAMES STAFF
H. C. CAMPBELL APPOINTS
GATTA OFFICERS.
RE-
Annual Astoria Event Arouses Great
Interest irj Portland Local Oars
men and Yachts Will Compete.
Admiral H. C. Campbell, of the Astoria
regatta, has appointed his staff to con
sist of the following officers: B. C, Ball,
Commander-in-Chief of Staff; John D.
Carson, Vlce-Admiral; Captain Charles
Richardson, of the Columbine, Rear Ad
miral; Captain "William Gregory, of the
Heather, Rear Admiral; Captain P.
Byrne, of the Manzanlta, Rear Admiral;
Dr. Clarence Nichols, Surgeon.
This is not all the staff by far, and
merely includes the commanding officers.
Commodores and Lieutenant-Commodores
and other officers are yet to be chosen,
but the giving of these offices is not in the
hands of Admiral Campbell. The Arling
ton Club, the Commercial Club, the Port
land Rowing Club and the Multnomah
Club have a voice In that, and help round
out the Admiral's staff until It will be big
enough to fill a boat. And, for that mat
ter, that Is what the Admiral and his staff
Intend doing, the Bailey Gatzert being the
boat. They have chartered her for the
occasion of the regatta, which Is Au
gust 24, 25 and '26, and will proceed to
Astoria In great splendor.
This Is the tenth annual regatta held
at Astoria, and every year the event
grows more popular with Portland people.
There will be a great many entries
among the yacht-owners, who annually
try the merits of their crafts at this time,
the Astoria Regatta being, In fact, the
official regatta for sailing boats, and the
oarsmen will take part as usual. The
latter will not enter Junior and senior
crews or make any little distinctions of
that kind, but will all go In on their
merits and row their hearts out. The
Victoria oarsmen said at the time they
were here that they would probably send
down one or two crews, so that the sport
ing Interest will not be wanting.
But yachting Is the big thing and boats
with names that look as If they might
have come out of a grab-bag will be there
In fleets. Usually regatta week at Astoria
Is windy and the river is full of white
caps, so that It is real sport racing there,
especially when heading Into a high wind,
bows under and the deck awash.
RYAN'S STABLE SOLD.
Reliable, a 4-Year-OId Sprinter,
Brings the Highest Price.
NEW YORK, July 28. The entire racing
stable, Including horses and parapher
nalia, the properly of J. J. Ryan, were
sold in the paddock before the races at
Brighton Beach today. Horses from oth
er stables were also sold, and good prices
were realized.
The star of the sale was Reliable, the
recognized champion sprinter and weight
carrier. A. Shields, after some spirited
bidding, secured the 4-year-old for $15,000.
He Is a bay colt by Imp. Watercress-Ar-nette.
Eleven horses from Ryan's stable sold
for a total of $26,425. J. J. Ryan Was
present at the sale.
The North Pole of Zoology.
Children who, In the early unsophlstl
catlon of their exceeding youth, fancy
that life can hardly be complete until
one has seen the elephant, will sympa
thize with a recent traveler who literally
crept on all fours for many miles to get
a view of a strange African animal. For
Major James Harrison has Just returned
to England after a prolonged Journey
through the dense forests of Central
Africa, during the course of which he
saw the okapl la Its natural habitat. In
his quest of this animal. Major Harrison
penetrated the Stanley Forest to the
region peopled by the pygmies. His ef-
"Pittsburg Phil"
Greatest Plunger on the American Turf Awaits His End With, the
Same Stoicism That Marked His Eace-Track Career.
New York American.
yarvITTSBURG PHIL" is dying, the
IjF victim of that marvelous repres-
slon that enabled him to hold his
field-glasses upon the horse that brought
him home a fortune without ever Indicat
ing to those who watched him that the
event was of more Importance than the
purchase of a cigar.
The repression of every natural emotion
of excitement, jubilation or depression has
at last brought about the reaction that
has broken his health and sent him to a
retreat near Saranac Lake In the Adlron
dacks, where he Is deeply afflicted with
lung trouble.
George E. Smith, or "Pittsburg Phil," ad
he will always be known, has broken down
as did Michael Dwyer, as have done a
score of others who have failed to realize
that the very quality of impasslveness,
like unto the stoicism of the Indian, which
added to the plcturesqueness of both
Smith and Dwyer as racetrack figures,
Tvasa menace to life Itself that they never
understood. It Is remarked, however, that
Mike Clancy and A. J. Joyner, with their
celebrated yells, are immune.
"Pittsburg Phil" In his days of activity
at the track was the greatest plunger the
American turf has ever known.
At 22 years of-age he was earning $10 a
week as a corkcutter In Pittsburg. Now,
at 38 years of age, he Is said to be worth
more than a million.
Unlike "Plunger" "Walton and many of
his sort who have appeared upon the turf
from time to time, he has never "gone
broke," in the language of the track, and
each season has seen his bank account
larger than It was at the close of the pre
vious racing season.
Reckoned His Life in Odds.
Not since the latter days of the recently
closed Sheepshead Bay meeting has "Pitts
burg Phil" been seen at the track. The
last time he watched the horses run a
number of his friends commented on his
Increasing pallor and weakness, the sure
symptoms of the attack of lung trouble
which was soon after to drive him Into
retreat in the Adirondack Mountains. He
was aware at the time of his condition,
and spoke of It as coolly and with as little
emotion as he displayed In watching a
race on which he had bet a small for
tune. "I think the odds are against me," wag
his only comment.
It was the remark that was to have
been expected of "Pittsburg Phil" by those
who knew him. v
For several seasons past he has been
growing paler and weaker, but ho was un
able to keep away from the scenes of ex
citement and speculation that were re
sponsible for his condition.
One of the best specialists In the coun
try was consulted, and his theory of the
cause of Smith's decline in health was
startling In character. He said:
His Self-Repression Fatal.
"You have destroyed yourself through
your refusal to permit the exhibition of
the emotions that would naturally be
aroused by tho scenes you witness every
day.
"You wager $20,000 or $50,000 on a race.
"When your horse comes into the stretch
your face bears no trace of feeling or ex
citement. "You witness the kaleidoscopic weaving
In and out of the colors of the jockeys
during the battle through the last furlong
as though It were a game of backgammon,
and when the horse on which you have bet
flashes under tho wire a winner by an eye
lash, you drop your glasses into their case
with the bored expression of a man who
has been listening to a fond fathers story
of his little bpy's bright sayings.
"In this you have been defying Nature
to your cost. Your natural impulse has
PLAYERS
INCLUDED
Exceptional Bargains In Piano
Players Along With Good Pi
anos in This Gigantic Slaugh
ter of Used Instruments.
If you have a silent piano now Is a
good time to remedy it. A very nice player
can be secured for little money. Of course
not the Pianola, but for general pur
poses eitner one or. tneee piayers vm
prove exceedingly sausiacwry at me
prices we are now asking.
For thos who have no Instruments at
all, here are some combination prices that
will bo interesting.
AN APOLLO
Cased in mahogany and a fine Wesley
piano that Just matches for only $2So. Or
the player by itself for $130.
SIMPLEX
It also Is cased In mahogany and with
a very sweet-toned Bailey that Just
matches it, the price Is only $320. The
player alone le $145.
Combination Price
on Piano and Pianola
$425.00
Both nearly new and are handsomely
cased In superb specimens of San Domiry
go mahogany. The piano Is one of the ex
cellent Hackley make. The two Instru
ments cost but a short time ago $650.
They have been left with us to be sold
and go for $425.
Easy terms of payment arranged.
Remember this sale closes next week.
Ellers Piano House, 351 "Washington
street. The biggest, the busiest and the
best piano concern on the Coast.
forts In this country however, were not
successful, so he directed his way to
Jabir, and thence into the great forest
of De Melley. This forest Is particularly
dense, the trees being thickly Interwoven
with dense creepers and angled under
growth. In fact, It could only be pene
trated by actually crawling on the hands
and knees, a most difficult and arduous
operation. On the sixth day after he had
entered this forest, his party really did
encounter the spoor of the okapl. This
was followed for several hours, when
suddenly the party came upon the animal.
There it stood, not 15 feet In front of
them.
The beast was startled by their ap
proach, and before the Major could ob
tain his rifle from one of the natives ac
companying him, it had darted Into the
thick undergrowth. Tho view that the
hunter obtained, however, was sufficiently
long to enable him to observe Its general
characteristics. It stood between 10 and
11 feet in height, was of a general tawny
color about its body, and was striped
over the loins. The truth of Major Har
rison's story Is vouched for by the natives
and pygmies who accompanied him on tho
expedition, and they say he is tho first
white man who has seen in its native
wilds this animal, which might be called
the North Polo of Zoology.
Duck in a Deadly Form.
Paris Messenger.
A short time ago, the death was an
nounced of Comte Leon de Laubespln
from tho effects of eating a dish of
duck a la Rouennalse. Duck a la Rou
ennalse is considered very deadly dur
ing the hot season for the following
reasons: In order to prepare the dish
according to tho recognized rules, the
duck must bo killed by suffocation. It
happens, therefore, that the blood coagu
lates in the body of the bird In such
a manner that no amount of cooking
suffices to sterilize It. In hot, stormy
weather, such as wq have had lately,
this coagulated blood would decompose
and contain sufficient poison to kill
anyone eating of the dish. The moral
of the story would appear to be: Don't
have your ducks cooked a la Rouen
nalse. .
Is Dying
been to shout and leap exultantly; to
cheer the horse that carries your bet; to
scream at him as, he dashes down the
track, and to let your emotions have full
play. You have restrained them with a
struggle and with an effort that has cost
you so much of your vitality that you
have broken down under the strain.
"Now, this simple and single pleco of
advice as to your habits:
"Let yourself go at the track. Give na
ture a chance to swing wide. Shout If
you want to. Don't be afraid of ridicule.
Let your exultant feelings have full play,
and swear If you want to when you lose.
If you can't do this, keep away from the
track."
Smith refused to follow thl3 advice. As
always before, he watched the horses
from the third step of the grandstand
steps with Impassive face. Gradually he
grew worse, and this season he has been
able to spend only a little time at the
track. For the first time in 15 years he
has been missing, and the bookmakers
have not regretted his absence.
Since the day, years ago, when his coup
with old Parvenu netted him $100,000,
"Pittsburg Phil" has been a constant
winner of large sums.
As a boy In Pittsburg he first demon
strated his ability to select winners by
betting In the poolrooms, and within a
short time had been barred from them
because of his constant success. There
after he visited the tracks, and never had
a set-back serious enough to cause him
to have to resort to other methods of
making a living.
For four or five years he appeared at
the tracks simply as a better, and then
purchased a string of horses, which ho
turned over to his brother, W. B. Smith,
to train and manage. Since that time he
has been a stable owner and better. It
was he who discovered Jockey "Willie
Shaw at New Orleans and brought him to
New York.
It was "Pittsburg Phil' who first sys
tematized the collection and use of rac
ing Information.
His Judgment Almost Unerring.
Ho not only hired "dockers" to watch
the early morning trials of the horses,
but watched them himself. No one will
ever know how many stable boys and
Jockeys were on his pay roll, furnishing
him every day the information as to the
condition of the racers that made it pos
sible for him to select the winners with
almost unerring judgment.
He knew horses as no man has ever
known them or probably ever will know
them. "Watching them as they paraded
past the grandstand he could tell their
chances, their condition. He made a
study of horses and knew, them better
than anything else.
"With the passing of "Pittsburg Phil"
the Imperial Hotel will lose one of lt3
most familiar figures, as did the Ven
doma when Dan Daly died from consump
tion a few months ago "Whenever there
was racing on the tracks around New
York he was to be seen every night lean
ing against the rail In front of the hotel,
talking with other racing men and dis
cussing the chances of the coming day.
Unlike the typical racetrack follower,
he had none of the ordinary vices. He
did not drink, smoke or gamble, and his
mother received a large percentage of his
winnings."
Gone the Way of "Mike" Dwyer.
That other plungers have broken down
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miliar with the turf. Michael Dwyer,
wrecked In health and fortune, now sits
a helpless Invalid In a carriage at the
side of the tracks on which he was at
ohe time the most famous plunger in the
country, while a number of others have
gonethe same way.
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NIGHT TRAILING IN ROCKIES
Many Difficulties of Travel in a Wild, Unknown Country
NB of the most important things a
topographer or explorer In uninhab
ited regions must learn is the abil
ity to travel and locate himself by night
as well a3 by day. This is to many no
easy matter, says OUn D. "Wheeler in Op
portunity, for the appearance of natural
objects such as streams, canyons, peaks,
headlands, valleys, etc., Is far different In
the night time from what it Is by day
light. Some persons can never learn to
follow a trail at night, while others be
come expert enough to pick their way
through regions where no trails exist.
Some of these night rides which fall to
the lot of explorers. Indeed to the most
of them, have much that Is Interesting
in them to the rider. There Is something
of the unnatural In riding among moun
tains, or across valleys, plains or plateaus
where you know there are none, or at
best but few of your kind save your
own little party, after night, with Its
mysterious hush and Its dark exaggerated
forms, has descended upon the earth.
Our party of five were encamped at
some water pockets on a 'plateau which
extended southward from, the foot of Glen
Canyon of the Colorado River in North
ern Arizona.
These water holes formed tho only wa
ter supply for a distance of from 10 to 50
miles in all directions. This necessitated
our making trips of two or three days'
duration, with the home camp as a cen
ter, the animals doing without water for
that length of time. Then we would re
turn and start again for some other point
with a fresh set of horses and mules.
In one of these expeditions we had gone
some 30 miles from camp and having fin
ished our work, we traced our course and
stopped early In the afternoon of the
secend day out to establish our position
on an overhanging projection of the Ver
milion Cliffs much nearer our permanent
camp.
We completed our labors here just at
twilight, and although we were 10 miles
from our main camp, I Immediately pro
ceeded to pack the mules and started off,
greatly to the surprise of my two com
panions. These men, almost worthless In
every way, had never before engaged In
such work, and I soon discovered from
their remarks that they never expected
to see camp that night. I thought they
would learn a thing or two before many
hours had passed, and they did. They
had ho Idea whatever of locality and
alone could never have reached camp at
night if Indeed they could have done
It In 'daylight.
There was nothing difficult in the reat,
and for one who had had any training In
such lines there was very little credit at
taching to 1L Beforo going many miles
we came to a stretch of plnyon or pine
forest, and I warned the men to keep
close to me with the pack mules and on
no account to lose eight of each other
as wo wound through the dark timber In
single file. As we penetrated deeper Into
the heart of the forest it became darker
and darker, and for a while I watched
closely behind me to see that all was
right, for I was picking my way, there
being no trail at all. I could, from tIAe
to time, catch a few of the remarks made
by the two behind, and they were to the
effect that I was lost and knew nothing
as to where I was going. Coming to a
rough piece of ground among the trees,
I stopped to make sure that all was right,
and in the dim light could discern the
outline of but one man.
I called back for the other one and no
response came, and then It was dlscov
ered that he was not there. Both men
had some time before relapsed into
silence and the foremost supposed the
other to be Immediately behind him. We
now called loudly for him and at first
received no reply, but at length a faint
hall was heard, and after waiting for 10
minutes with continual shouting on both
sides the last man came up.
Cautioning him again, we once more re
sumed our march. When we emerged
from the timber, we entered a long, shal
low valley at right angles to our previ
ous course which ran the wholo length of
the plateau and passed near our camp
Wheeling Into this we plodded on for an
other hour, when, turning to the right, a
distance of a quarter of a mile brought
us1 to our objective point. By simply
knowing the lay of the land and having
It well pictured in my mind, I had done
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mountains. We reached Joe's garden
ranch just'at sundown, and I filled a puir
of shoes on my saddle with radishes. We
were moving parallel to tho mountains
and across a wide sagebrush plain. As
nigh gradually settled down, the appear
ance of everything changed greatly.
Far away to the south the Gate of La
dore, the entrance to tho canyon of the
same name, from a brilliant, flaming gate
way through the main range, changed Into
gloomy portal, while a heavy pall seemed
to settle down over bush and plain.
Heavier and more murky grew the night,
until all was enshrouded In deepest black.
The dogs ceased their gambols and a spirit
of silence possessed each and all of us.
Steadily the horses tramped on, and we
seemed all alone In a vast sea of black
ness. And now, glancing to tho south,
what my heedless companions seemed tu
think entirely impossible.
Many miles to the northeast from
where this experience occurred are the
Interesting cliff villages of the Mokl In
dians. As we approached them from the south,
circumstances conspired to render It ex
pedient to divide my party in order that
I might accomplish any work of conse
quence. Taking with me tvo men and
t e two strongest pack mules, I pushed
ahead, leaving the remaining animals and
supplies in charge of my cook, an ex
perienced campaigner and a trustworthy
man. These Included a horse and mule
so thoroughly used up that they were
abandoned to the Indians two or three
days later. I gave my cook general di
rections as to what to do, expecting to
reunite the party within a week. With
my little force we moved as rapidly as
possible with animals greatly Tvorn down,
and;we did much work en route. Including
a good deal of night riding. We visited
three of the Indians towns where I had
yeara before spent some weeks, and were
cordially received by my old friends.
My work here ended, we started one
morning for the Indian village furthest to
the west and known as Oralbi, a distance
of some 20 miles. Taking a roundabout
route In order to find the trail of those
left behind, we made noon camp on a
mesa half way to our destination and near
one of the second cluster of villages of the
Mokls. Hastening on in the afternoon, we
descended from the plateau to the valley
several hundred feet below, by a trail
which was, in places, worn to two feet or
more in depth in the solid sandstone, For
untold generations these Indians and their
burros had been using this trail until this
result had been attained. Beaching the
plain, we hastened on over a broad, well
traveled trail leading straight to the In
dian pueblo, which we could faintly make
out perched on the low cliffs far ahead.
Night wrapped us In Its sombre folds long
before we reached it, but over such a trail
we could make nearly as good time by
night as in daylight. At length we began
to climb a long, gentle ascent, and so dark
was It that before we knew It we saw
right before us the dim forms of the In
dian houses. The yelping and barking of
a myriad of dog3 announced to the Oral
bis our approach, and I soon saw before
me the dark forms of three Indians.
The Oralbls had a reputation for ugli
ness and general dislike of the whites, and
I was somewhat uncertain as to our re
ception among them and ignorant also as
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to the precise whereabouts of the rest of
my party. Calling to those before me in
as good a mixture of Mexican Indian and
English as I could command, I soon found
that the other men were here md were
conducted to them. Chris, my cook, was
overjoyed to see me, for ho was greatly
concerned as to our fate. I found here
also an old friend who in former days had
acted as Interpreter for me and who, with
the Indian agent, had ridden that day 40
miles to see me. While we were waiting
for supper we learned why there had been
fears for our safety. The next day was
to witness a great religious ceremony in
Oralbi. Chris had reached there early
and had learned that fact.
He ascertained furthor that at sundawn
runners, who had been lent out to the
north, south, east and west, would sprin
kle a line of commeal across every trail
leading Into the town, and that any one
who crossed that line after such sprink
ling would do so under penalty of death.
Through my friend from tho agency he
knew that I expected to reach there that
night, and when darkness and the runners
came and I was still absent, he naturally
felt great fear lest our coming might be
fraught with grave consequences to us.
In the darkness, and Ignorant of these
facts, we had ridden across this cornmeal
deadline, and when we appeared before
him unharmed and under the guidance of
the Indians themselves, his relief can bo
imagined.
Leaving Brow's Peak, Uinta Mountains,
one afternoon, Jack, Mexican Joe, a
ranchman and mountaineer there, and
myself rode away for the pjnnacle bRd
lands on Vermillion Creek, across the
we could trace a film of light, softlj
luminous and gradually expanding as the
moon rose higher over the mountains. But
we were still in shadow.
Wider and wider grows the zone of
moonlight, nearer and nearer It comes,
until we, too, are embraced within its
range. As It draws In toward tho moun
tains the contrast between dark, gloomy,
forest-clad mountain and softly-lighted
plain is perfect.
As the moon peeps above the range wo
watch it rise higher and higher. Slowly
the great red orb rises until it seems to
rest on the mountain's crest. Only for a
moment, and then It swings clear and
sails majestically, high up Into the firma
ment. As it rises, the line of shadow re
treats up the mountain, and the light
chases hard after. Soon the whole moun
tainside shines out ahead of us, and now
we are riding in a sea of limpid light.
We break the silence with song.
Jack Is a famous camp singer, and noyr
the notes of "Beautiful Isle of the Sea"
and "Dublin Bay" are wafted forth upon
the sllenco of the night. Joe also regales
us with some of his Mexican love songs,
and as every one feel3 the spell of tho
moment I Join in with "Way Down Upon
the Suwanee River." When 'the mountains
are reached, how quickly the whole scene
changes!
We enter a lofty canyon, dark and chill
ing, where the moonlight scarcely pene
trates, and Into Its gloomy depths we rldo
once again strangely silent. At last, wheu
the heart of the mountain is reached, wo
halt There was once a green Uucket here,
but now only a clump of blackened,
burned trees, which the Indians have fired,
greet us. But there is water, and wo
take the saddles from the horses, hobble
and turn them. loose to graze, and make
our beds an lie down to sleep In one of
the most gloomy and cheerless of places.'
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please?" "Well, she says Bhe plays the piano
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