Indianapolis Journal, Volume 52, Number 5, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 January 1902 — Page 7

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Howling Averages Sporting News of local and General Interest of Shortridge und I. J. J High Prices That Hate Been As 5 Paid for Fast Horses. 11 JSicyclc Ar'. Sports of All Sorts and Gossip x 1 1 J

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Hundred of Years .ro 1'nney Prlee Wer Not Kmnvn AnioiiK Hie Horsemen of That Period. HIGH STAKES AT HARLEM Mitif; ami simmer meetings or Tili: JOCKKV CLt'IJ. A Rlnvr to the Talent nt ew Orleans A Colt Poisoned Track nnd Stahle. '' Ar:: rican Horse Breeder recently : ; -1 a yt-try showing that the earliest ou;i on record of a notable pi ice for a I - : is in tin; wry ancient Look of I u-e..;V.ir. to which about l.OoO years , : '.. i: the most j rosp rous portion of ' 1 . - rriirn, King ulmiiuii imported one from .i-ypt. for which paid J 50 shekels of s?il- - v r. equivalt nt to about $70.50 of our money. Y.'hon Robert Bonn r, in 1S4, paid JJO.OJO i i . cash fur tl:: champion trotting mare ;!iul S., it v.-as a price which had never I ': -n exceeded for any horse in America, f ; ' 1 the prediction was then quite generally : .do that such a price was not likely to l again paid. Not very long after Bell : ' sold at auction for $51,M-0, and as five - : ic. s wi re reserved that was equivalent p. ?-".'") more, so that actually the famous . '.: brought $5C,300. Unfortunately Bell Boy . : d- troyed by tire after having com- : : I c::!y one season, consequently there an actual loss of thousands of dollars :ii tliat purchase, though had he lived ; . noi:gh to have completed the cn- : . :n ids for his services which had been t :. re I ;Lt the time of his death there v ::;d have been a handsome profit from !.:- purchase, proving that the price paid : r him was, after all, no more than a fair , c oiamercial value. 7 he most sensational sale following that : the Bell Boy was Axtell, almost imrac- . itely after he had mado his wonderful , t hrt e-yeur-old record of 2:12, for $105,000. , L. ii.tr Arion sold for $125,000. There is something more than the element f utility to affect prices of trotting horses. , .:uoiig nearly all nations of the world there a:.- thos who possess a real love of horses, ; i the noble animal Is to such a degree .-ociated with our recreation and araube- ): at, proves such a prominent factor in t' display of wealth, that It is not atrango i: . rivalry for the best should be sharp ;.: 1 the prices correspondingly high. The. : ! lowing famous horses have sold for $25,- " or more: Record Dato wh n of Age when sold. Price.

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sold. "101' V 2:12 2:17 sale. lv. ls:rj lyji lji lSS'J I 02 lvt 1S.S4 IMm) IKil 1S79 lrC7 1J 1SL'2 1S70 Ü70 1ST0 1S72 3 $73 IS S3 i?:2 1SG 1ST 1SS7 1S32 IS! '3 ISM 1$C0 1S7S 1S3 1SS7 iv 1S01 lf2 12 1S35 o u 3 15 17 12 4 20 9 f o 30 5 10 14 1G 5 12 0 9 5 13 16 4 14 S 8 3 9 5 12 i 2 m 4 11 10 11 s 10 10 ' . o 1 13 $125,000 löö.CX) 73,eoo W.O;0 55.0CO 51,000 50.000 50,00 50,000 41.CHO 41,(X0 40,000 40,000 40.000 40,000 SS.OjJ 25,oa) 35, mo

Wilkes Ai.tcr 2:1CU J f : :i Boy 2:Vi B-bert McGr'g'r 2:17V2 ' st.imboul 2:11 i - ilton 2:1:; I Sunol 2:10 Stamboul 2:07i ! 1. cahontas 2:2'J- ' ?.laud S..... 2:0.1

i -Hultan 2:21 A.olvte 2:21 I 1 XriL-v Hanks... 2:0'J J P -xter 2:174 Antevolo 2:11,32 25,0 'O J nductor 2:252 I ? ''.oldsmlth Maid 2:14 I ! 7i.o King 2:20'i I Biackwoud -:öl I i B.'dv Thorn 2:UV'V 1 J.iv Gould '2:':V2 I Smuggler 2:15U 2,0110 31.000 20,0" 30.0' 20,:-l 30,00) co.ci.'o 3.0CO 27.5CO 27.0 0 27,(60 27.CH 26. W I 20.ti.-0 25 AW 25.0 ß) 25.W0 25.1) 25.0U) 25,00.) 25'.f) 2ö,V0 25.000 f i ViincM Wilkes.. 2:ir, M B.ilph Wilkes.. I i '...ncnast j I 'i v. Sprague.. i I r : iron '::stantlne ... I i s iney t I Abbot I i M s.-ot 2:1S 2:2Ki 2:2u2 2:144. 2:1 2:i: 2:t;;i4 2:20M f I . M. Vtchen 2:23- ? ! :i. Brnton 2:342 I 1 . dmont 2:1. 4 ' s J romo FMdv.... i I v. ,.r,.od 2:l: ( M 1 y 2:1.2 -l''cti'"m :.(by Mi'lCoo., ' - ire 2::7i 1 i I l; :on Wilkes... 2:1$ I !!u!i atcs that a half interest was sold at t r.tte given. The reported price which v never properly autct nticated. Athel. Faxtest Ilecord.. for 1IK1. ,!,( faste -st records at different ages for 1 are given as follows: Trotters. .uo-vear-.dd-Colt. Oxford Boy. 2:23: till v. i it.ss. 2:15i; gelding, The Kajah. 2:20-4. ; e- ear-old v'olt, Admiral Dewey, :V. rtl'ly. Hawthorne, 2:13; gelding. Peter :::g. 2:11. (world's record for age.) . 'our-Vfar-dd Colt. Porto Bico. 2:14: filly, .t.i. 2:: gelding. Thomas R., 2:15. . - ar-ld Stallion. Metalles, 2:11; r-.. j t!ii--e. 2:':'i; gliding, Boralma, 2:07 iM's record, i : st stallion Cresceus, 2:024 (world's rd ar.d time rfcinli; marr. Dolly Dil- . ' "7: gflding. Lord Drby. 2:. rl-Tner Stallion, Col. Cochrane, :': mare. Kleata. 2:"n-4 (world's record); .ding. Captor, 2 :'''. Pacers. Twn-vi ar-d d Fillv, Miss McClintock, ',')!, , ir-.a.!..!! Silver P.iin "-Ifi":i S I f.l.y. 2.1 ;. ! ! 'oi:r-Vi : r-o! ) y t (l';in i!.it'hi-n l!nv ;; ni.itv, Louise 2:0$ 2 ; gelding. John B. r-nts. 2:11'. I'ivc-y. !.i-Stal!ion. Dan Patch. 2:0tU; : r.. Martin Hells. L':i : gelding. Carmine, , i 'ästest -Stafio-a. Dan Patch. 2:0IU; mare, ? zttt'-. 2:".', i world's race recor.li; geM- . Prince A!t. rt. 2:"Vi. laorlil's r.iro r eI ' i I 'av pcrtorm. r-Stallion. Shadow Chimes, f 1 - ': rr.are. i'ambri t Mai.!. 2:os11; gelding, i 1 ier. 2:'.'7c t j To Wagon. !.:.:! Boy, 2:1 I1-., 'world's record and t. , :; i'.s time n eor-i. WW. MAKI.S AT IIARLCM. 'ro gramme f Cine Sport Proinlnetl on the IIlK Chieaxo Trnek. ' illL'ACO, Jan. 4. Twelve stakes for the : . :-g and sumna-r meetings of the Harlem ::y 'iub were announced by Secretary tl.ir.-fon to-day. They are all on the h y.se:n, and th add d money ranges :a $.:. to 55,"0 each. Entries for these ; .aes will lose on Monday, Feb. 10. The V. :n; th Century handicap, worth $7.5'A', r ...tins the b-ader, and the M. Invis Clark i....k" is r't;iin-d. This is thc annual tryc: for the great American Derby, being r-u a one week before the Washington Park c f.t. The stake list follows: i'or Three-year-olds and Upward. Twen- - h Century hnndicap. C3." added. 1 3-18 -' : s; Harlem handicap, added. Vg - s; Chicago stakes. S2.000 added, o ie . ; Austin selling stakes. $1.5-X) added, I mias; Oardcn City handicap, $2.000 !. ss ." furlongs. t or Three-ytar-oldc. M. Lewis Clark

strikes, 12 000 added. 1 mile; Riverside selling stakes, l,50 added, one m'le For TYvo-year-olds.-lYtit stakes, for flllies $1.;.- added, four furlongs; Graduate 'takes for colts and geldings. Jl.rj added. Hc tunongs; oung-tr stakes. $l.5'j) added, live furlongs; Proviso selling stakes. II.omj addtd. live and a half furlongs; Junior handicap. JU00 added, six furlongs. Additional stakes for the midsummer and fall meetings will close in July. A grass course for Mat racing will be one of Harlem s innovations for this year. The steeplechase course has been reconstructed cottages for horsemen have been built and twenty acres adjoining the track have been acquired for paddocks and pasture ground. J ho Harlfm season will be one of fortvthree days, and the distribution of $2wKC0 in stakes and purses is promised. o I1LOW TO THE TALENT.

TnyonVi Defeat In the Amlnhon Hnndicap ut ph Orleans. NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 4.-Tayon's defeat in the Audubon handicap, worth $1,230 to the winner, was a blow to the talent today. The horse was a heavy favorite in the betting and off in the lead made all of the running. There was a desperate drive in the stretch and when the pinch came Alard nosed the favorite out. .Amlgari and elma Clark were the other beaten favorites. John W. Schorr has signed Jockey Bucius Dyne to ride for the coming season, l he weather was cool and clear and the track fast. Winners and odds: Sevey, 3 to ;,; Sir Florian. 4 to 5; Marie Bell, to 1; Alard, ; to 1; Piedtrich, pj to 5; W. B. Gates, even. Colt PoNonod nt Oakland. SAX FRANCISCO, Jan. 4.-A sensation was caused at Oakland to-day by the discovery that The Giver, who it was expected would win the fourth race, evidently had been poisoned during the night. He was frothing at the mouth this morning and was in such a condition that it was found necessary to scratch him. The officials are making an investigation and a veterinary surgeon was instructed to make a thorough examination of the colt. The Giver is owned by Charles Boots. Water Scratch was the only favorite to win to-day and he was quoted at 1 to 6. There was an upset in the first race, when Plead, at 6 to 1. beat Kitty Kelly and Malaise. Winners and odds: Plead, 6 to 1; Finch. 10 to 1; Thaddeus. 12 to 1; Water Scratch, 1 to 6; Constellator, 7 to 1; Duckoy, C to 1. Injnnctiou In n Poolroom Case. ST. LOUTS, Jan. 4. A temporary writ of Injunction was issued by Judse Ryan today restraining the police department from raiding the offices of the Southern Telegraph and Money Order Company, which, It is charged, is runnlrtg a poolroom contrary to law. The writ will remain in force until a final decision shall be rendered in the case, which probably will be within thirty days. In hl3 decision Judge Ryan Faid that if, upon the final hearing, the police shall prove that the company Is opcrating a gambling establishment, the injunction will be dissolved. Kentucky Derby Date Changed. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Jan. 4. The date of the Kentucky Derby has been changed by the New Louisville Jockey Club from Thursday, May 1, to Saturday, May 3, the club having decided to give Nashville two days assigned to this city. From Track nnd Stable. The Kentucky Futurity for foals of 1D02 will be for a purse of $21,000. Belle Kuser, 2:11. Is said to be the fastest trotting mare bred in Maryland. The majority of the New Orleans bookmakers are ahead of the racing game In that city. Sphinx, 2:20H at eighteen years of age, is the sire of eighty-seven that have taken records in standard time. Many horsemen believe that there Is truth in the report that George II. Ketcharn refused $125,000 for Cresceus. Mocking Bird, 2:164. that C. J. Hamlin once declined to sell for $25.000, if report is correct, recently sold for $1X. Shorter races will be one of the subjects discussed at the Feburary congress of the National Trotting Association. It is said that ten mares with marks of 2:10 or better are owned by the millionaire New York horseman, John 11. Shults. Enoch Wishard, representing J. W. Drake, of Chicago, is making a Southern trip with $100,000 to buy valuable horses. John Huggins. who trains for W. C. Whitney and Richard Croker, is said to be a very sick man and has been ordered to Hot Springs to recuperate. Horsemen at New Orleans say George Arnold is the best horse down there. No impost seems too heavy and a long distance appears to be his long suit. The physician attending John Splan, the Chicago horseman who has been in the hospital at Terre Haute, Ind., for a week, ill with pneumonia, says Splan will be able to return to Chicago before Jan. 15. George Ketcharn has leased the California stallion Silver Bow. 2:16. by Robert McGregor, and will bring him East when he returns with Cresceus. Cresceus made a record for the first day of January by trotting a mile in 2:07U n the Dallas track. Cresceus will reach Toledo Feb. 2 and will be placed immediately in the stud. It Is reported from New Orleans that M. H. TIchenoi and Louis Newgass, of Chicago, who are going in for thoroughbred racing on a large scale and have given G. W. l'oole carte blanche to replenish their stable, have secured an option on Jockey O'Brien, who rode last summer at St. Louis for Fizer & Co., and is still attached to that stable. Daughters of Nutwood, 2:1$"VJ. are proving far superior to those of any other sire as producers of standard performers. Not les3 than twenty-two of the newcomers to the stud list the past: season were mares got by Nutwood. He now has a good lead over all other stallions as a brood mare sire. This does not indicate that the near thoroughbred cross in his dam was detrimental to trotting speed. 1 1 A V A X A - S A T I A i i O It AI LAV AY. I'roKresM of the Work on It nnd Nature of the Venture. New Orleans Times-Democrat. "All the ties used in the construction of the railroad from Santiago to Santa Clara, in Cuba, come from the Southern States," said Alfred Mitchell, ono of the contractors engaged on that work. "These ties are shipped to us either from New Orleans or Mobile. We are using many of them just now, as work is proceeding very rapidly on the Cuban railroad." Mr. Mitchell Is an old-time railroad man in the southern countries. He has helped to build railroads in Guatemala, Peru and Honduras. He has been engaged on railroad and other construction work in Cuba for three years. He states that the new line the Americans are having built out of Santiago is well under way, but that he doubts whether the work projected will be completed the first of next June, as Is now expected. "The work of construc tion." he added, "is being done in five different localities, 5A) men being engaged on the job. Thirty-nine miles of track have already been laid, while thirty-five miles more have been graded. Sir William Van Ilorne, of the Canadian Pacific, and William C. Whitney, of New York, are two of the heaviest stockholders in the new venture. The name of the new line is the 'Railroads of the Cuban Company,' although it is commonly referred to as the 'Cuban Central.' The latter name is an error, as that is tho name of an old branch road extending from Santa Clara to Santo Domingo. The American line includes this branch in its projected extension through the Island. "Work on the Cuban Railroad has been conducted under difficulties the last fewmonths. The rainy season began in June and did not end until November, so that the construction during the wet weather was neither pleasant nor expeditious. The weather the last month, however, has been delightful and the work is no harder than It would be if the enterprise were undertaken in the United States. "The laborers on the road are mostly Cubans and Spaniards, with a few Americans, who were sent over to help out. Just before I left Santiago a shipload of Spanish laborers arrived in port for employment on the new line. The track layers receive $1.50 a day and the grademen $1, American money. In Santiago province $00,000 is betas: spent each month for wages by the Amer-

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ALLEN lean company. It has been necessary to string a multitude of bridges thus far in the construction of the road. One of the longest of these structures is 620 feet, while another is 615 feet in length. Fifteen thousand tons of steel rails are on the way to Cuba, and with the continuation of favorable weather conditions the work of track laying will be prosecuted at a lively rate from now on. "The company building the railroad out of Santiago, which will ultimately connect with the United Railroads of Havana, has had to purchase outright every foot of the highway the line will traverse. According to the provisions of the Foraker bill there is no such thing as a concession being granted a corporation. Before free rights of way are accorded there must be an established Cuban government. "The Santiago road penetrates a magnificent country in Cuba. The soil is of the rich black 'gumbo' variety and cane thrives handsomely on it. No timber lands have been arrived at as yet, but these lands of cedar and mahogany will be penetrated toward the Havana end of the Island. "Although extraordinary methods are being made to finish the line by the middle of next year, it is doubtful whether this will be accomplished. The number of men necessarv to have on the work in order to have it completed in June are not available." VICTORY TOR S. H. S. (CONCLUDED FROM SIXTH PAGE.) the llrst half, and in the second half it was a procession of scoring for the crack team. Ovid Butler broke the monotony twice by tossing two goals from mldfield, the two prettiest plays made on the court during the evening. The Butler team was badly crippled and showed its lack of training since the last game. Y. M. C. A. had little trouble in forming plays and carrying them out successfully. Nearly all the Y. M. C. A. team made a field goal, while Ryse and Pritchard led In this work. Line-up: Y. M. C. A. Tositlon. Butler. Fleming Forward Murray and Ryse and Duffin Pritchard Forward Huggins Harden and McGaughey Center Longley and Bates and Huggins Gavin Guard Mehring Hester Guard Butler Summary: Y. M. C. A. Goals from field: Fleming, 2; Ryse, 3; Harden, 1; Hester, 2; McGaughey, 2; Pritchard. 4. Goals from foul: Fleming, 1; Pritchard, 4. Missed goals from foul: Pritchard, 2; Fleming, 3; Ryse, 1: Harden. 2. Fouls committed: Fleming, 3; Ryse. 1; Harden, 2. Butler Goals from field: Murray, 1; Butler, 2. Goals from foul: Huggins. 4. Missed goals from foul: Murray, 1; Huggins, 4. Fouls committed: Murray, 1; Huggins, 4; Longley, 3; Mehring. 2; Butler, 3; Duffln, 1. SECOND Y. 31. C. A. TEAM. Games AVill lie Arranged trifli Butler nml IliRli-Scliool Ten ins. The second Y. M. C. A. basketball team (illustrated in these columns) is composed of players who are not quite old enough to make the first team, excepting: Captain Bauman. He has played on the first team. This five Is probably the second best team In the city, as it has made the best showing against the strong Y. M. C. A. team. Its clever team work is Its strongest point. "While the players have been together two or three years, this is the first season it has had a recognized standing and has been permitted to 'arrange match games. The team will play preliminary games when the first Y. M. C A. team meets strong outside fives. The second team will probably arrange games with Shortridge, M. T. H. S.t Butler and the five from the German House; Several games may also be secured with outside teams. The team is composed of the following players: M. Rominger, II. Rauch, R. Bauman (captain), C. Dyer, XV. Geckler, R. Fogarty, F. Nichols and XV. Rominger. - Western Reserve Defeated by Yale. CLEVELAND, Jan. 4. Yale basketball team defeated Western Reserve University, 25 to 14, to-night. Yale wbn in consequence of the far superior team work, while not being as accurate in throwing baskets as the Clevclanders. Captain Prendergast'3 inability to throw goals from the foul line cost Reserve eight points. Purdue Deuten hy Cincinnati. CINCINNATI, Jan. 4. The Cincinnati T. M. C. A. basketball team to-night defeated the Purdue University five by a score of 40 to 31. Purdue's trip through the South has been a disastrous one, as they lost three out of- the eight sranies.

CITY CHUB'S BUFFALO TEAM.

GARDNER LEE IS NOW IN THE LEAD DEPOSED COOI'EIl AS LEADER OF INDIANAPOLIS. Two 3Inrion Dowlers Are Close Up in the Race Fraternal League Meets To-Day Averages. The Marion bowlers, who have occupied the first place in the average list for several weeks, were forced back a few notches la3t week by Lee, of the Washingtons, climbing to the top. Cooper and Brown, of the Marions, occupy second and third places. Indianapolis Bowling Leagne. Lee, Washington 182 Cooper, Marion 1S1 Brown. Marion IcO G. Kirkhoff, Washington ISO Bryson, Marion 17'J Carter, Marion 1"3 Burton. Ko-We-Ba 173 Olds. Washington 177 Comstock, Capital City 177 Bogardus, Marlon '177 Leap, Marion 1"G Matlock, Marlon 176 Knox, Marion 175 Spahr, Marion 175 Root. Pastime 174 Smith, Ko-Ve-Ba 174 Brinkmeycr, Washington 173 Paxton, Capital City 173 Havelick, Capital City 173 F. Garstang. Capital City 173 M. Levey, Capital City 172 Williams, Marion 172 Mueller, Washington 172 Evans, North Side 172 Vinson, Capital City 171 G. Mueller, Ko-We-Ba in Wiley, Washington 171 Buddenbaum, Washington 171 Talbtrt, Pastime 171 Potter, Ko-We-Ba 171 Quill, Marion 173 Bauer, Ko-We-Ba 13 Kahlo, Capital City 170 Rice. Marion Iw McElwaine. Washington 16S P. Levey. Capital City ICS F. Sample, Capital City ICS F. Mueller, Ko-We-Ba 1C8 Gay, Ko-We-Ba 167 Meinsinger, Ko-We-Ba lt Wands, Ko-We-Ba G. Mannfeld. I. B. C lt7 Popp, I. B. C li Pollard, North Side 1& Judav, North Side 165 E. H. Meyer, Crescent 1& Schlake, Ko-We-Ba 154 Von Hake. Ko-We-Ba 1C4 Rothe, Ko-We-Ba J54 Dollman. Capital City 164 Hardie, Washington 104 Weise, Washin.ston 14 Hurrle, Crescent 163 Weber, Crescent 13 Peacock, North Side 1C2 Simpson, North Side 162 Hopkins. North Side ltt Kotteman. I. B. C 161 Taylor, Pastime 161 C. Kirkhoff. Washington 161 Hunter, North Side 1C0 Roberts, National 160 m i SHOIlTniDGE AVERAGES. Randall, of Delectables, First and Fallen Seeond. James Randall won the Individual championship in the Shortridge Bowling League, the season ending last week. Failey was second. Randall and Herbert Waffner are endeavoring to organize another league among Shortridge students and suitable prizes will be offered. The averages for the league arc as follows: Randall. Delectables ....lSS Failey, Mayers 153 Appel, Delectables v...143 Vonnegut. Trentons 133 Donnan. Trentons 137 Holdson, Delectables 125 Griffith. Delectables 134 Wagner, Delectables 134 Patton, Hoot Mon3 134 Kearney, Hoot Möns 134 Ketcharn, Mayers 133 Ralston, Hoot Möns 132 Posev, Delectables 132 Nlcoil. Mayers 119 Connor, Hoot Möns 119 Jones, Mayers US Pritchard, Trentons 116

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GRAFF Benson. Hoot Möns 112 De War, Hoot Möns Ill Dunn, Trentons 105 Mayer, Hoot Möns 103 Brown, Hoot Möns 104 Adams, Hoot Möns 104 Trent, Trentons 103 Williams, Mayers &7 Ferguson, Hoot Möns 73 Final standing of Shortridge Bowling League: Won. Lost. Pet. Delectables .'. 21 6 .776 Mayers 17 10 .628 Hoot Mens 13 14 .4SI Trentons 3 24 .111 Fraternal League Meets To-Dny. A meeting of the Fraternal Bowling League will be held in Room 4, Phoenix building, this afternoon at 2:30. Those who have been interested in forming the league have not as yet induced the Masons to place a team In the field, but a team from the Maccabees has entered. If the Masons, decide to Join a second Odd Fellows' team will be formed so as to make an eight-club league. Tlie schedule and alley committees will report at to-day's meeting. It is hoped to have the league in operation within a week or ten days. Central Club Trlie Winners. The ladles of the Central Bowling Club gave their annual bowling party last week at the Germania House. The decorations were of holly and the favors were sprigs of holly tied with red ribbon, with little silver bells attached. The prizes were won as follows: Mrs. Charles Off, Mrs. Sig. Armstrong, Mrs. Theodore Hatfield, Mrs. C. Picl, Mr. Frank Brandt, Mr. Rapp, Mr. C. Koelling, Mr. F. Kotteman, Mr. Charles Off and Mr. Charles Field. CASCOS IX THE PHILIPPINES. Native Boats That AVill Soon Be Replaced by Modern Lighters. Manila Critic. The casco is a craft for coast and river commerce, and is the home of its crew and petron, the former living fore and the latter aft. It is a boat-like structure, hooded with bamboo and is the handiwork of the Filipino water rat. Its functions on water are the functions of the caraboa on land. It is slow and cumbersome and will soon be a fancy of the past, for lighters are to take its place. The casco has had a unique field for ages. Manila is not a city of great wharves, such as the traveler may see in Liverpool, New York and In inland Chicago. Manila bay is not a deep-water har,bor, hence, when great ships or transports anchor, means must be at hand to convey their people and cargoes into port, and the casco has been and is the chief "beast of burden" employed to do it. There are cascos and casquitos, both hooded and covered, and both are built on like principles. The former has a tonnage of twenty to one hundred tons and the latter eight to twenty, so ability to carry gives the dignity of name. The casco is from seventy to ninety feet in length, has a beam of ten to twelve feet and draws from two and one-half to three feet of water when loaded. It is built of light, tough wood, grown in the province of Bataan, greatly resembles teak, and it will last for centuries on land or in water. The casquito, the child of the casco, is from twenty to sixty feet in length and has a proportionate beam. Cascos and casquitos are usually propelled by a bamboo pole eighteen or twenty feet in length, in the hands of husky Fill pino river men. The poles are spiked an padded, so that the crew may place them against their shoulders and give force to their pushs as they move up or down stream and out and into the bay. Running boards of bamboo are attached to each side of the casco, touching the water, and upon these the crew prod their craft whither they will, aided, of course, by a rudder. The crew of a casco numbers from five to ten men, and their families live, as hitherto mentioned, fore and aft. The casco man is cradled In a casco and is the water rat of the Philippines. Food is cooked in earthern pots fed from the flames of fagots: plates are the leaves of the palm; flngers.forks.and teeth, knives. Rice, flah, oysters, clams and shrimps are the staff of life of the casco family. The bow and stern of the craft provide the home and its center the place for the cargo. The pay of the crew is one peso per day and that of the petrons one peso media. Rentals run from fifteen to forty pesos per day. Less than a year ago fun tonnage cascos brought 100 pesos per day, while under Spanish rule the maximum price was thirteen pesos. The rental transitions of the casco has been quite marked, yet it furnishes the water-loving Filipino a cradle for his babes, a means of revenue and

a place to die. When the hour for plumber comes the bow and stern are cleared, the floor is spread with pain mats and they all lie down In a heterogeneous ma5s, a dozen or more together, sometimes like sardines in a box. The casco crew are certainly a primitive people and they live in primitive style. The casco made a number of Americans rich during the last three years men who came to Manila as soldiers of fortune In '9$ and early in men who had not a dollar in the world above the necessity of living. They took the situation in, sav at a glance that means must be provided for unloading and landing cargoes and soldiery and the vast stores of everything necessary to sustain life during a period of war. The casco was seized upon, cornered at a very low wage, and In a trice rentals shot up like a meteor and the government in its emergency had to pay the price. There was nothing else to do. Soldiers and civilians had to be fed, arms and ammunition had to be supplied to the men in the field, and, in consequence, the carpetbagger won a point, and the snake-like casco was his medium. The casco has long been the home of a class of the ladrone element a retreat for thugs and thieves and robbers. It is to them what the great wharves of America and European ports are to the water rats and lawless element there and it has always been regarded as a safe place to secrete plunder. The man of the Paslg could hide it forever in the event of a hot chase by officers of the law and no one knows how to do it so well as the criminal who lives his life on the river a habitue of the casco, hitherto an important factor in local commerce, but soon to be replaced by modern lighters. AERIAL TOURNAMENT.

Flylnj? Machines to Compete for Prle nt the St. Louis Exposition. ST. LOUIS, Jan. 4. It has been determined that one of the great features of the world's fair in St. Louis in 1D03 shall be an aerial tournament. At a meeting of the executive committee to-day It was decided to offer liberal prizes for exhibitions of aerial navigation, and a magnificent sum for the successful operation of a dirigible balloon. Negotiations looking to the appointment of some famous aeronaut or distinguished patron of aerostatics, who will be placed in charge of the entire undertaking, will begin at once. Group 77 In the department of transportation will be devoted entirely to exhibits of aerial nevigation. It will embrace four classes, as follows: Class 481 Balloon construction; fabrics, varnishes, cars, valves, netting, cordage; appliances for stopping balloons, anchois. grapnels; generation of hydrogen and of other light gases; captive balloons. Class 4S2 Aerial voyages; use of balloons for the study of the atmosphere, air currents, clouds, temperature at great height, optical phenomena, etc.; drawings, maps of Journeys, diagrams, photographs. Class 4S3 Military ballooning; military captive balloons and their accessories; winding drums, transports, wagons; apparatus for inilation. Class 4S4 Aerial navigation; dirigible balloons and guiding apparatus; flying machines; screw propellers; aero-plancs and parachutes. It is expected that cash prizes aggregatingbetween $150.000 and $200.000 will be awarded to the exhibitors in this group. At the Louisiana purchase exposition the Travelers' Protective Association will erect the first building ever constructed for the use of traveling organizations at a world's fair. The building will cost In the neighborhood of $100,000, and is intended to be the special headquarters of all commercial travelers of the United States and the world. THE CALIFORNIA "WAY. Strangers Get Flowers, Fruit and Somebody Else's Sent. New York Times. A woman who has traveled much was commenting on California hospitality the other day. She said: "I have never seen people who treat strangers as the Califarnians do in any othi r portion of the world. "Sacramento was the first city of the State which my daughter and 1 entered. Having a few hours to wait before taking a train, we strolled out and encountered a little girl with an armful of magnificent roses. It was the middle of winter, and I remarked on the eight to my daughter. The girl heard me and exclaimed: " 'Oh, you can have them.' I said that I would take one, but she forced the whole armful upon me. " 'I was just taking them to school,' she insisted; T can get plenty more at home.' "After lunch we walked out again and stopped at a residence to look over the fence at the roses in the garden. The lady of the house saw us from the window, came out and picked a great bunch for us. We were fairly abashed at such treatment. We had come from the East, and we didn't know what to make of it. "Later we were at Pasadena one day riding in one of the trolley cars that run out into the surrounding country. The road was lined with beautiful pepper trees, with great bunches of scarlet peppers among the glossy green leaves. I made the remark that I wished I had a bunch to dry and take home with me. "I'll get you a bunch," said the conductor, "and he actually stopped the car and got me a bunch of those peppers! A lady on the car asked us if we were going to the rose carnival. I told her I knew nothing about it. She explained about it, and said: " 'Every one who attends is expected to bring a bunch of roses. When we get off the car I will take you to my home and give you roses to carry, and show you where the opera house is. She did so, and, armed with beautiful bunches of roses, we entered the opera house. Every seat was sold and we bought standing room. The entertainment was a sort of spectacular affair, in which the young girls of the city were dressed to represent different roses. Every inch of the woodwork of the building was concealed by massed roses, every person in the house carried roses, and at the close of the programme, by some sort of mechanical arrangement overhead, a shower of rose leaves fell upon the audience. It was the prettiest thing I ever saw. But the most astonishing thing about it was that two gentlemen left their seats and forced us to take them. "We said, 'Why, we cannot take your seats; you have paid for them, and we have bought standing room.' They replied. 'Oh, you are strangers, and we can't allow company to stand up in California.' And they gave up their seats to us, after raying $2 apiece for them. How they knew we were strangers I don't know, but they always 'spot you' in California, and do something nice for you before they let you go. "My brother went to a convention in San Francisco, and when his delegation had reached the headquarters they had chn.-f n they found a perfect bower of golden California poppies and great baskets of fresh fruit, nestling in its own leaves, on every hand. And each day the faded flowers and old fruit were removed and fre?h put in their places. At all the other delegation headquarters it was the same. It's a little way they have in California." Texas Solving a Problem. Omaha Be. Texas is to settle the convict labor problem by purchasing a big plantation and putting the prisoners to work growing cane and making sugar. If convict labor must compete wUh some one it is probably better that it should be in some line like this where the productive capacity of the country is unequal to the demand. What's the Use, Anyway? Brooklyn Eagle. A new trouble Is that when your men go on strike you must pay "waiting wages" to those who were forced out of work. What's the use of working, anyhow, when you can Just as well draw wages for not doing it? The Premature 11111. Atchison Globe. Mrs. B. P. Waggener bought her husband a Morris easy chair for a Christmas present and she surrounded the affair with much secrecy. But the bill, which went to Mr. Waggener, arrived ahead of the chair. Pleasant Hope. Chicago Record-Herald. St. Louis has again broken ground for her exposition. Let us hope the ground may be the only thing SL Louis will brtak , in this connection.

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DISGRACEFUL SCENE AT CLOSE Or SIX-DAY IIICYCLi: RACE. Final Sprint Followed by n PiiuillMlc Exhibition nnd Almost a General Riot. M'FARLAND AND MAYA WON WITH LEAMJER AM) RITZ SECOND, FREEMAN AND ML'N ROE THIRD. Row Alleued to Have Been Caused by the Ilreaklnc of n Combination Between the Leaders. BOSTON, Jan. 4. The six-day Wcycl race at Park-square Garden ended to-night in a fist fight which became general for i few minutes. McFarland and Maya wrro the winners of the race. The six leading teams were on even terms in the dlstanco traveled during the week, the wini.Inj places being taken in the last sprint. The battle for first money started on the last mile. Until the fifth lap the ordtr was McFarland, Freeman, Gougoltz, Leander, McLean and King. Then Leander, in a burst of speed, went ahead of tho field. He was going very fast and McLean was after him. While roundir. the bank into the back stretch Goug.dtz and McLean came together and w nt down, the others running away from them. Gougoltz was the lirs-t on his machine and away he went. Leander still h 1 J the h ading position until the opening of the lat lap, when McFarland Jumped and won iir.-t with Leander second. Fret man third. Kir.g fourth, Gougoltz fifth, McLean sixth. Chevalier and FIfcIut captured i-cvmtli prize and Krebs and Keegan eighth. Müller and Jaak, who remained in the race until the finish, got ninth position, but were outside the prize money. The final scoria were: Miles. Lap?. McFarland and Maya l,r.'3 5 Leander and Rutz 5 Freeman and Munroe 1.1 tt! 3 King and SamueUon 5 Gougoltz and Simar l,ll3 ü McLean and Butler '.1,1. ;J ." Fischer and Chevalier l,l:.1 - Krebs and Keegan l.ll'.l 0 Muller and Jaak , 1,1 7 Trouble began almost an instant after tho men were over the tape. McFarland, who had only won first place by inches, jumped off his wheel and dashed at Le-ander. Other riders and trainers made a grab for thj men and got Leander out of the way. Frt eman next went after Leander and Ftrut k him full in the face. Thereupon riders, trainers and spectators took a hand, and for a few minutes the affair looked like an incipient riot. Police ofilcers jumped into the mass of men and straightened out matters, but the txctiement was intense. The tight had been brewing all day. It grew out of Leander's sprinting in tin afternoon, which threatened to break up a supposed combination between McFarland, McLean and Freeman to take the race i:i that order. Leander's sprint broke up tbt alleged combination, as it proved hard fur the three men said to be in it to keep tho places in the bunch which would havj given them the advantage at night. Then, to add to the friction. Leander started tha final Fprint, and it was sooner than McFarland had figured on. It led to the spill and mado the race anybody's. Referee Kelsey, who is the New England member of the board of control, said aft r the race that it was probable the N. C. A. would investigate tho affair, which he called one of the mot disgraceful on th track. Afterward Freeman went to Mr. Kelsey to protest against Ieander. While trying to break the three-mile record Will Stlnnon's front tire collapsed and he was thrown to the ground. He received many bruises and was unconscious for some time, but no bones were broken. Seores of the Walkers. ST. LOUIS, Jan. 4. There has been very little change in the positions of the pedestrians at the West End Coliseum during the last twenty-four hour?. Sheiton, Tracey, Cartwrisht and Noremac are m.n miles to the front of the other men. Tracey appears to be the stronger of the four leaders, and a bitter struggle between him and Sheiton is anticipated during the next twenty-four hours of the race. In the three-mile heel-and-toe walking match tonlgh't William Hoagland beat M. Donovan. Time, 22:14. At 12 o'clock the scores were: Sheiton, 304.7; Tracey. 204: Cartwrlght. 2M.r; No remac, 2J.5; Hart, 267.14; Loeslein. 2.7. 5; lb gelman, 213.9; Cavanaugh. 2:7.1; Richardson, 2U0.12; Kid West, 1M.11; Fleming, 1S1.7; Guerrero, 10C.7. May nulld Another Cup Defender. BRISTOL, R. I., Jan. 4. Anticipating another international yacht race. Captain Nat HerrcshOff, it is understood, has plans well under way for a ninety-footer to dele nd the America's cup againft Sir Thomas Upton's proposed Shamrock III. No order has b.-ea given, nor has it been decided as yet that the Columbia and Constitution s-hall be cet aside in favor of a new tdoop. but Mr. llerreshoft is looking to the future as Lj did in rj. Richmond Wins nt Polo. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. RICHMOND, Ind., Jan. i.-Rkhmord won from Anderson at roller polo to-n!M by the score of 6 to 3. Ri hmnnd n,v. leads in the State championship series. General Sporting .Notes. Sam Murbarger and Ed Steinnutz will meet in a wrestling match at Tonilii..- n Hall Tuesday evening. Northwestern University has ma le an offer to the Purdue trainer. W. J. HishlanJ. to take charge of the athletes. Five thousand owners of automo! !! i have applied for permits since the i. w speed law was put in force in Paris. The net receipts of the IIarvard-Ya football game at Crambri.'jre last Nov- mber. which were s-hared with Yale, w re S4S.51S. The New York cyclists celebrated the a 1vent of the new year by holding a c. ntury run at midnight. The affair proved a gu.it success. According to a well-known golf authority, there are at present 'J'l golf clubs i i this country. Ten years ago there vr but two. T am glad to Fee that Jrnkin is talk I : business," says Dan McLeol. "I'll wr. h:m in any neutral city, wlurever I wid stand a good chance." Tom Jenkins promises to be a busy rr?.n thl coming year. His manager anj.our.ee that five matches have already be-n arranged, and there are several more to follow. It is stated upon good authority that Harry Hodge, the former end of the University of Pennsylvania football team, will probably return to the university next summer and will be a enndidate for the levrn. The Ann Arbor business men have takrn. great interest in the University of Michigan football team, and in the absemv of the student body will see that the squad is given a cordial welcome on thilr return tomorrow. A committee of two went th rounds and collected a fund for a band, fireworks and red fire. The business ir.cn will meet the team at the depot and cort the idaxers iu town.

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