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FREAK AUTO WRECKED.
UABRIOTT FACES DEATH.
'Car Turns Over and Over While
Racing at Frightful Speed.
J ; try T«larr*»t to fas Trlb-jae.l
Orcnoad. Pis.. Jan. 25. — Fred Marriott faced
Instant death In the automobile speed carnival
on th* beach hey* to-day. He was driving the
otanley ste*jn*r, called "the bug," In an effort
to break Mm own world's record of 28 1-5 seo
fends tor en* mil*, and was fairly flying over the
«and course at a rat* of speed of more than two
miles a mlmxte, when the car met a slight bump
in the beach and was hurled into the air and
p&attered to fragmenTs when It fell and hurtjed
isJonc the course. Marriott was seriously bur
Knot fatally Injured.
i That Marriott escaped with his life Is re-
j carded as llttl* short of miraculous. ll© was
■«bsolut*ly helpless after the car struck th*
obstruction and sprang Into th* air. Hl* «*■
i torts to bring It under control when It rtruck
th* beach after a tremendous leap had no *f-
Psot whatm^r, and It wabbled and plunged, and
finally turned completely over.
Marriott was pinned into the machine as It
(•was burled along, rolling over and over by Its
|*>wn fearful momentum, until it finally was
•shattered almost to splinters. He ultimately was
(■Va*4. and hit tmconsciotis form slid along for
.'yards before ft cam* to a stop. The boiler of
I the engine reCed down the beach a great dls
♦tance.
Marriott regained oonsclousness quickly, but
It was «e«n that he had sufOml severe ln-
Jurtes. He was picked up quickly by wlllinff
hands and carried to the cluhhous?. where a
cursory examination of Ills Injuries was made.
Humors that his right eye was probably lost
w«r* quickly contradlctea. and a further exam
ination showed that no bones w*Jr« broken, al
■ though th* hair -was scraped from his scalp.
The scalp, face and hands and arms were gashed
.and torn, and Internal Injuries may develop, al-
: though he Is believed to be out of danger.
It Is believed that Marriot; owes his escape
from Instant death to the fact that the fuse
ping In the boiler "blew out at the moment of
,lhs accident and permitted the steam to *.scape.
. After Marriott had regained consciousness he
[i txx>aln*d brokenly that the car had been
IdsfßWß In the air by an uneven spot in the
ht&ch. He said:
I was running at the rate of 12.". miles an
hour, and must surely have covered the mile
{In twenijvflve seconds fiat, when the car
seemed to leap over a Flight gully and was
tossed In th* air. It landed on two wheels, and
jet count at that epeod you can't go far on two
; wnasls. I may have leaned a little to one side.
also, and that threw the car over completely.
flmi steam pipes snapped off and the car and
X rolled over two or three times, I imagine, or
until Char* was no more car to turn over. I
Jcrgot after that.
Tbo conditions were no favorable for (speeding
that Marriott was confident he could make a
r.*w world's record for one ml!e. He failed.
f**wev*r, In two attempts, although In one trial
I be thundered over the sand course m 29 3-3 sec
•nds. wtlch was only one and two-flftts seconds
• -behind th* mark. The accident happened while
•whins; his third trial, some five or six see
cods after the start.
Th* other races to-day furnished some good
•port The big event outside the record trials
was the twelve-mile match race between Dr.
Stlnaon's CO-horsepower Franklin and Captain
Button's 20-horsepower Rolls-Royce. The start
and finish were at the clubhouse In Daytona,
with a turn at Ormond, six miles away. The
Rolls-Royce had a cracked cylinder, but this
proved no handicap, and Captain Hutton earned
t » lead of almost a mile to the turn and won
«&sl2y in 18 minutes 122-5 seconds.
In a special -mile race between Bond and
I<anghlln in two Cleveland runabouts Laughlin
- wea-oy a few feet In a stirring finish. Tho time
was 7 minute* 853-5 seconds.
The Elx-mlle handicap for amateurs was won
by Laughlin In a W4sMfjapawer gasolene car
In 8 minutes 8 2-5 seconds actual running time,
lAughlin had a handicap of 1 minute *5 seconds
■William Rax, of Brooklyn, mart* a new mile
reoord for two-cylinder motorcycles. His time
was 2-5 seconds.
yEW FORM OF SCOOTER.
iceboat Buns at Bate of Seventy
five Miles an Hour.
Z&T T*Je«TBS)h to The Tribune.]
Dastport, X. T.. Jan. — A new form of
sjoooter, which promises to mark a departure
to loe competitions, has been Invented by Na
thaalel Roe, In this village, who expieeses con
fld*sc* In the craft attaining a *p*aC eTc*««d
lng on* hundred miles an hour. He easily ran
It at th* rat* of seventy- miles an hour
yesterday.
An ordinary 14-foot scooter is furniehed with
*} powrful motor, -which last year served for
• •lrlrlng a firing machine. The rudder, which is
„ r— mi nl ve to the hand.'lng of the operator, is
• AC Ingenious affair, specially devised for the
' bent It is Intended to exhibit It at the sports
t imu'i chow next month.
TO INCREASE VALUE OF STAKES.
fixtures for Bennin^ and Belmont Park to
Close on February 23.
Th* W«*tch*«ter Racing Association has decided
to Increase the value of the Toboggan Handicap
and the Jockey Club Weight-for-age ra<vs, which
wfll be run at th* first and second spring meeting
at Belmont Park this rear. Th* Toboggan Han
i Sr°*L. W ? 1 hare J4 - (l00 8<1 ' I'd1 ' d nnd th« »•©*•» Club
• W*lgtot-for-aire race J3.500 added. Kntrles for the
• various fixtures will closo on or about ivbiuary 23
I Th* fixed events to be run .i rine th« ei.rlne
nje*tlne of th* Washington Jockey «finb at ten?
assa 5$ ,V £• tT ? m Won "»V. March IT., to Haturdly.
April 18. have been swim in. . as follows: l".. two
year-olc r s-The Dinner Stakes. Washington N'lirserr
Jessie Brxmn up: '2r2 r three- 8 and wer
--The First and Beootkl Bprlng-' handicaps. The
Steeplechases will probably in clue the Ch.-vy Chase
Pink Coat, the Easter Monday Belling. S-'rinT
Handicap, the Southern Pink Coat Handicnp and
**?. I ?P I 2» ¥»**""• Steeplechaee, the conditions of
j-hlch wlfl 3 ? 1 " 3r ' ' I ™»<' m th* next Issue of the
"atacjng Calendar." to close on Saturday Febru-
ARRANGE FOE TARGET MEETING.
Arrangement a for the triennial meeting of th*
. National Bchuetsenbund. to be held at Charleston,
, m. C. from May C to 14. were made yesterday at
I th* Hotel Astor by a social committee appointed
Cram that city. The last national meeting was
held In New Tork three years ago, and at that
time It we* decided to hold the next on£at Chariii
tfß. si UkS *amest Invitation of the delegates^m
that city, and In pursuance with that dot«rmfn?
BILLY GILBERT TO COACH COLUMBIA.
BUly OObert, formerly second baseman of the
New Tork National League baseball team, and
who was released recently to captain the Newark
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MXH> HARRIOTT IX THE STAOTiHrr BTSJAaiEB. WHICH WAS •WRECKED ON THB
FLORIDA BEACH YESTERDAY.
FOOTBsILL RULERS MEET.
Amalgamation of the Old and New
Committees Effected.
The football rules committee appointed by the
Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United
States, made up of LieaitentuJt Charles D. Daley.
West Point; Professor W. L. Dudley. Bouthsra col
leges; Dr. James A. Babbitt. Haverford; C. M.
Savage. Oberlln; Profeeaor John T. Lee*. Univer
sity of Nebraska, and Dr. Harry L. Williams. Unl
varsity of Minnesota, met with the old football
rules committee, made up of Professor L,. M. Den
nis. Cornell; Professor J. B. Fine. Princeton; Wal
ter Camp. Tale; William T. Reid. Jr.. Harvard;
John a Bell. Pennsylvania; Alonso A. Btagg. Uni
versity of Chicago, and Lieutenant Paul J.
£>aabiel. Annapolis, at the Murray Hill Hotel, In
this city, last night and effected on amalgamation,
as was the case vast year.
The combined committee, with the exception of
Profeusor W. I* Dudley. Is the same that revised
the rule* last year and practically saved the game
as an Intercollegiate sport. The full committee
win meet to-day at the same place to adopt the
new changeß suggested.
William H. Cor bin, of Hartford, Corn., an old
Talo osntr*. aoted as th« representative of the
New Haven oollefcre in place of Walter Camp, who
is 111 with ptomaine poisoning. It was the first
time that Mr. Camp ha* missed a meeting since
the football rules committee was first organized, a
number of years ago. The other members of the
committee wer« predont.
Professor L. M 7 Dennis, of Cornell, was re-elected
chairman, and E. K. Hall, of Dartmouth, was
elected secretary in placo of W. T. Betd, Jr., or
Harvard.
After organization was effected the rules were
gone over and a number of amendments and
ch&siraa dlscußned. The formal announcement or
the proposed changes will not be made until to
day, but it was said that the playing time would
be Increased from thirty to forty minutes, and that
some modifications would undoubtedly be made In
the forward paes. In scoring and in the ten-yard
rule when within the fifteen-yard line.
Modl3cat!or.B will alec be made in the rule pro
hibiting tackling below the knee, while better pro
tection -will be furnished the man catching a punt
and a division of duties will be fixed for the um
pires and referee.
OX THE GOLF LINKS.
New Course Planned for Wee Burn
< Clvb — Various Notes.
The Wee Burn Golf Club, near Noroton. Conn.,
is to have a new course. Although it Is the tpoond
oldest golfing organization in Connecticut, the Wee
Burn club has b«*-n handicapped because of the
shortness of the links, -which covered a playing
length of About 2,700 yards. This was not so bad
la tho early days, but with the advent of th« rub
ber covered balls th* members quickly saw the
need for more room.
The Wee Burn course was laid out In th* spring
of 1838 by G«org4 Ft rath, who acted as profes
sional there for noveral years. It was at We« Burn
that Mrs. C. T. Stout, then Miss Genevleve Hooker,
first began to play golf. Under Strath's instruction
che improved rapidly, and it is a matter of history
how this remarkable, player won the women's na
tional championship twice and the metropolitan
title four times. Strath Is also credited with bring
ing out Chart— K. BftSly whoso country borne Is
scarcely an iron shot from one of tho we* Burn
green*. B*srjr, in addition to winning the metro
politan championship at Tax Hill* In ISO 6, was
thrice returned a winner of th* Connecticut title.
According to present plann. the n«w course will
he r*«<iy for ;.lay by next fall. It will extend over
«W eanio country now i:«" 1, creasing the burn sev
ere! times. The drive trom the eighth tee will be
over a pond, and tho t'.tnl length of the nine-hole
circuit willl'e closo to 8,200 ruble yards, as follows:
«.:10, ttt, 223. IN, 175. BMt 483, 183. 468. Total. I.IW.
Walter J. Travis, three times winner of the ama
teur championship and one* of the title In Great
Britain, has decided to frlve- up th« advertising
liusineex. On February 1 he will connect himself
with a Stock Exchange- house, and have the man
agoment of an uptown office.
.1. 8 Marvin defeated 1... W. normally in the final
round for the chief cup in the midwinter tourna
ment of the NRtlonal Freight Trafflo Oolf Associa
tion at Palm Keach on Wednesday. " Marvin won
by 3 up and 2 to play. Both are members of tha
Pox Hills Golf Club. C. L. Smith won the Royal
Tolnoiana cup.
TO ENCOTJEAGE
:00LB0Y OARSMEN.
American Rowing Association Will Refund
Fees to Crews That Start
Philadelphia, Jan. 23— The stewards of th* Amer
ican Rowing Association, whose fifth annual re
gatta will be held on May X. are planning not
only to give every Impetus to college rowing, but
likewise to lnterscholastlc rowing, which, they
think, has been sadly neglected by the various
rowing bodies of this country. From Its Inception
the association has been working along this line,
and each regatta has been of more Interest to tho
schoolboys.
This year the race for schoolboy eights will be
second in importance only to the junior college
race. Although It Is still too early to make definite
announc*xn«!ii concerning the entries. It Is almost
certain t iiiit there will be at least four school
rrewn entered, and there Is some likelihood that
this number may b« doubled. In order to encour
age scholastic towing the stewards have reduced
the entry f«e to «v. and this amount will be re
funded to all crews which start.
The stewards also purpose to encourage elurht
oaxed scull racing by arranirlng for another raos,
open to college* and clubs alike. Last year the
vnlverslty of Pennsylvania developed such a orew,
urid Waul, tho coach, was so well pleased with
the results obtulned that he wllldev*lop another.
In addition to having Cornell, Harvard, Tale and
Pennsylvania represented with junior eights, it Is
now almost oertaln that Georgetown and Columbia
will enter crews, and Syracuse mar also *nt*r.
XKW-YOEK DATLT TRTBFKE. SATUBPAY. JAXFAET 26. lf>OT.
CHESS MASTERS READY.
Lasicer and Marshall Will Begin
Match for Title To-day.
Dr. Eiuanuel Lasker and Flunk 3. Marshall
will meet to-day In the first game of their
matrti for the world's chess championship. The
gam* will bejrtn at 3 o'clock In the alsembly
hall of the Thomas Jefferson Building:. No. 4
Court Square. Brooklyn. Because of the fact
that Dr. L«asker. holder of th* championship,
has not been called upon to defend his title tn
more than ten years, there is a widespread In
terest In the encounter.
The masters have received communications
requesting; the detailed wo res of their games
from all parts of America and Europe, and from
such far distant points as Jerusalem, the Trans
vaaJ. China and Australia. In fact, the chess
world is on the tiptoe of expectation and Is
prepared for a feast.
Both men yesterday declared themselves to b*
In fine fettle. Dr. Lasker. somewhat burdened
•with business connected with publishing his
books, anserted. without wishing to make light
of hla adversary, that ho l<x>kod forward to tne
contest .-is a holiday, when he could coat aside
everything that would In the l«aat tend to dis
tract liis attention from the matter lv hand, and
devote his whole energy to defending his title
and winning the match.
Marshall, srbilfl not inclined to be boastful,
has no lack of confidence in his ability to make
matters Interesting for the champion He has
many frteuds who believe he can win. The scries
will be open to the public, not being under club
management. Tho playing sessions am from
8 r- m. to 8P- ln -» an< l from 8 p. in. to 11 p. m.
E. W Llbaire, of Columbia, will be Marshall's
second.
TIMELY AUTO TOPICS.
Boston-New York Highway Planned
— Fuel Testing Run.
The Now York and Boston Automobile BouJe
\*ar<l Company has petitioned some of the legis
latures of the Htates through whlcli the road
way will b« bui!t for aii act to inoorporate its
boulevard, and the remaining legislatures will
he patftfcMksd within a few days for necessary
legislation to carry out its plans. This boule
vard 1b to start In the suburbs of Boston and run
through Massachusetts, a part of Rhode Island.
Connecticut and a part of the Btat* of New
York to a tormlnus in the suburbs of New York.
There will be two roadways, on* for cars go-
Ing west and the other for oars going east
Gates will !»«» established every six or seven
miles on the north and on the south, so that all
the cities and towns can gain access to th*
boulevard, buying a ticket at the gat« they en
ter, to any point they may want to go, giving up
the coupon at tho gate they leave. A mileage
fare will be charged for each mile run, probably
about five rents a mile for large touring cars
and ab"ut three cents a mile for the smaller
cars. There will be no grade crossings on high
ways- or Kteam or electric rallrouds. All rivers
will be crossed by special bridges.
The surface of tho road will be so constructed
that there will be no dust, and the material will
be of such a character that the cars will not
tear the road up so that it will become rough, as
in the. case of the ordinary macadam highways.
There will be no speed limit, but the travelling
publlo will be expected to use Judgment in oper-
Rtlng their cars. There will b« a number of
garagos along thn boulevard where motorists
can purchase supplies when required. There
will also be established first class cafes at Im
portant point*, so that everything required by
tho motorists travelling between these cities
will be supplied. The distance between New
York and Boston over this boulevard will be
much shorter than the routes taken at the pres
emt time, and the trip can be accomplished in
from five to seven hours without difficulty.
At 8 o'clock this morning the three Maxwell
fuel tenting cars will start from the garage at
No. 317 West 69th street t»r Boston. Tho
denatured alcohol car Will be driven by H.
A. Grant, who is conducting the test. S. Y.
Beach will aot as guide. The rout* to be fol
lowed lies through Bridgeport, New Haven,
Merlden and Hartford. Gonn., and Springfield
and Worcester, Mass. If good weather prevails, it
is thought that the cars will reach Boston lat«
to-night. Secretary Butler of the Automobile
Club of America said yesterday that H. B. Saw
yer had been appointed by th* olub to act as
observer. "The Automobile Club of America la
extremely interested in this run." said Mr. But
ler, "because of the denatured alcohol contest
which it has planned for the spring. 1 think
H. A. Grant is doing a good thing, and I heart
ily lndorsa It"
The use of three 20-horsepower stock touring
cars, unchanged structurally or mechanically,
will increase the importance of whatever good
may result from tho tabulation of cost and
quantity of the three, hydro-carbons, gasolene,
kerosene and denatured alcohol, to be used as
fuel. Th* cars are provided with motors of
low compression, so that whatever efficiency
may be secured through th* us* of alcohol and
kerosene will b* suspectlbl* of Increase, since
these fuels require higher compression than
does gasolene for the best results. The carbu
retter with which the car* are equipped makes
It possible to use various fuels by Ita peculiar
construction.
Worcester, Mass., Jan. 26.— 1t was definitely
announced to-day by Frederick N. Prescott, of
Boston, that Worcester would hold Its first au
tomobile show during th* week of February 18.
All th* other New Hingland shows follow in
March. Mr. Prescott further stated that on ac
count of the difficulty that would be met In set
ting the big automobiles Into Mechanics.' Hall
he had abandoned that building as a show place,
and Worcester's first exhibition would be hill
In the state armory.
NATIONAL RIFLE MATCH OUT WEST.
Washington, Jan. 26.— At a meeting hex* to-day
of the National Rifle Board It practically was de
cided to hold th* neat national match on a new
range opposite Put-In Bay. about twelve miles
(Tram Bandusky. Ohio.
After much discussion the board determined that
th* rifle to be used In th« eUtion aJiaU be the
JCrap-Joxa-ensen model of !■:* aiM that de am
munition mar be selected from any kind manu*
facturo^ In the United States that baa been ap
.-■ by th* ordnance bureau of the ■ war D-
SEBRICK'S FAST MILE
BEATS SITEPPAKD EASILY.
Dartmouth Smothers Columbia in
Two-Mile Relay Race.
Fart time was the rule at the annual Inter
collegiate, lnterscholastlc and open athletic
meet, held under tha auspices of the Columbia
University Track Athletic Association at Mad
ison Square Garden last night.
The feature of the meet was the defeat of M.
W. Bheppard by P. Nebrlck In the one-mile In
vitation race for the Martinique Cup. In the J
capital time of 4:24 2-5. William C. Frank was j
th* only other starter. Xebrick represented the '
New York Athletic Club, While the two others
ran in the colors of the Irish-American Athletic
Club.
At the crack of th* pistol Nebrlck Jumped
away in th* lead, closely followed by Fhoppard.
The former set a killing pace, and before a
quarter of a mile had been covered Sheppard
began to lose ground. At the half Frank was
at his heels, but Sheppard . then let out a little
and promptly shook off his clubmate. He
found It Impossible to get near Neb rick, how
ever. The Mercury Foot runner entered the
last lap twenty yards In front, and won by i
about the same distance. Frank finished a ,
bad third. Th* Indoor record for the distance
Is 4 minutes 22 seconds, held by Sheppard.
The two-mile Intercollegiate championship
relay race brought out two entries, Dartmouth
and Columbia. Each team was made up of \
four men. Marsh gained fifteen yards for Co
lumbia In th* first relay, his opponent being
Prichord. In th* nut relay Evans picked up
five yards more for the Blue and White at the
expense of Hetherlngton. The third relay prac
tically decided the race when Shipley, of Dart
mouth, ran away from Sanders, and not only
regained the lost ground, but earned a lead of
twenty yards for his team. In the last relay
Zink. for Columbia, could not gain on Jennings.
of Dartmouth, and finished about thirty yards
back. Dartmouth's time was 3 minutes 9 2-3
seconds. . , „
The one-mils Intercollegiate championship
brought out two teams. University of Pennsyl
vania find Fordham. On the first relay Whit
man, of Pennsylvania, gained fully twenty yards
on his man. an advantage which was main
tained In the next two relays. This made the
last section a mere romp for Taylor. Pennsyl
vania's remarkable Negro runner, and the lons
striding champion won as he pleased. ,
In the special one-mile relay race between
Brown and Wesleyan the former won handily. ;
The race remained in doubt until the last pair j
started, but then Prout, of Brown, opened up a j
bis rap on McCormack.
Ellery Clark, of th» Boston Athletic Associa- j
tion, the former Rll-round champion, made his
first appearance In local games since last winter !
and did well, winning th« running high Jump
and finishing third In the shot put. He also had !
a try at the sixty-yard dash handicap, but
failed to qualify.
O. I'.onip. who finished second !n the final of
th«< i>ix-hun<lred-yard novice nice, is one of
Tale's versatile athletes. In addition to being a ;
good wrestler, Borup Is one of the best golfers j
In college.
A good sfa*d crowd was In attendance, many j
of tho boxes being filled with handsomely
gowned women. Enthusiasm prevailed through- i
out and the "rooters" on the floor and In tho ;
gallery kept up such a <11n that It was next to
Impossible to hear anything the announcer had
to say. James E. Sullivan, president of the
Amateur Athletic Union, was referee, and Bain
Bee did the starting. The summaries follow:
TRACK EVENTS.
Blitr-jrard r.ovtoeCft&aJ h»at) — by B. Coln«h*n.
Fonlham; Char!** Baft. Forfiham. »«oon.1: J. J. l*>v«.l.
Twonty-thtTii Btraat Young- Mac* Christian Association,
third Tim*. 0:04*. _
Plity-yani »as:; <h*n<l!cap, final h*at}— Won by CV F.
L«r.ean. I. R. A. C. (18 fe*f); A. C. Johnaao. »vr Y-rjc
Athletics '".ub (1« fe*t). •»ood- I* B. B»>SB4, PssCtSM
Ath.etlo Club (13 f*«t). third Time. 0:O«H. .^^
Sp^olal o*e-oil« r»!»y rao* (Brown vs. **+»+—_* nrl
by Brown J. ltoyh«w J.Ji:?h H«jtS«. H. H TWlbw.
jr. and W P. ProutN; Wveleyaa (T. C. FmJth. 1- B.
Hray. R. w*. Baoon and C V. McObrm»ck). mcmuL lira*
8 "is v »
aiK-S-indr*d t*t« novlc« (final h*»n— 'Won hy f». ll<»yn*
Ctolumtia; J. tUnaer. Ormni* Tosaf M«a'» ChrtV-lan As
«ocl»t!oi;. p^cond; O. IV>rup, T*l». third. Time. 1:«-
Sun Jay R«:hool \:hl«tlo L«Mru« r«'.ay r»c« <thro«--niaiv
ter» of » nt»— Won by r»r.trnl r---'t -'«.-. R ft (I.
Kupf«r, J W«o<st. P. Furr-f. anil J. Martin*; V«lhMI»»
Kpl»ccpal a B. iritmrmt. Kelly. Oiey«tei>a >■■■•'■ \V»tter»l).
■MOodi St. Peter*! Club (31mm». QllllSsTl. <"■* and Mo-
Adam). third. Tim*. B*3
Ha!f-mtle tmblk) »ohool reUy ra.-a — won by Pub.M
Bohool 2* 'W..-Imaiv O'Hura. Kelly and I* I.ntia>: rtilw
Ho School 77 (Knobb». GroMniAr*. Alh«r» «M Starac-),
Moond rubito Pchool 1«M 'B. >t. CJark. Ktt!in*r 0r.4
Twiner), third. Time, I:S7V _
On«-ml'» tnt«ro<M!«»l*t<» chanvplnsMp »«l»v riv-«— won
by UfclT»r«;ty of P«nn»ylTanU fWhttnuin. r»»oth«re, Hay
<lr-c* and Taylort: r.ftihain fft»b«nnan. Colustwn. 'is
■a»»a (iii) 0ou«an). Moond. T\tr.». 3 ■'■•*** _
H«.^-mIU p-.ibllo hlirh »obon| jViiy mc« (tntfl^tav— TVoo
by Manual TraJnlmt H. 8. ill. llobby. C. Belr '!- Mo-
Brl<U sad H. Efttes>l ituyvesßßl H. S. ■ •"• » foam
(HMnhart. Trav«re. Hutchln*^*. rmrrtnrtpn »" I Hamnils).
nemrA; TH Witt Clinton H. «. (HarTti Wolf, fuwwiw
and Mllllmat) third; II!«rh iehaol of Cnmm-rta (lUrr*;t.
Hyatt. l>a:i» and Brown), fourth Time, I^o%. *
C>n*-tb'iuiiand yar.i run fhandlc*|.> Wen by D. T\irrt~
hfttmer. Boys' dub i'l«s yard»>: J. W. Whwl'vk. «.olum-
Ma (55 yard*). a«3cnd: J. Iterßhalniar. Bore" Club i«J
yards), third. Tlxn«». t:2L
FV>urt»«v-hur.dr«<l-*l.d-«!t»t-y»r i ! rrlvaU •ohool r«lar
no*- on by C«nt«nary Ooll^iriat* Initltutj VO.J. ltt»
t>atrlcu. M. F At«-M»on. P. H. Valdan and H. W. Fur
rm/.T>; St. Paul* Bohool (J. U S^ott. H. C. Packard. H.
W. Hala«r and J. Thotnaa) atoond . Pratt Inrtltut* (IX
It Drown. D. C, Dunham. T. C. (lower and J. SharerO.
third. Tlm». 3.81.
Two-mil* military athl«tlo l»n«ru« handicap r«i»Tr»M-
Won by 18th Re«i>r»nt <T8 yarda) (X W hn. W Var.
Thun J. J. Fannall and 11. HUlmAn); 234 Regti (7*
T«rflrf> (U. It Vttl»nf.i:». C I«« on H. ■ dl< y and K.
Bqu!r«a), ««oord: S3d I(»g!ni»-iit ICniclncnr* i.M yards) <!*.
If lU««ra. O. J. Clark. J. i:i!ln«wo«...l and J. auiilvaii).
ttlrd Tlm», ":Bn^.
Ona-mll* ln»lt«Uon rao« — "Won by F. Ncbrtok. N*w
Toilc A. C. M. W. 8h«PP»r»l Irlih-Amatican A. C.
•»cond: William CV Frank. Xiiah-Am«rl. -an A C.. third.
Time 4:24 H.
Two-nil* IntamoUeslate championshtp ralar race — ,
Won by Dartmouth (it. P. PrJchard. W. I». Kvara. O.
Phtplay and W. Jennins'*): Columbia (R, Marsh. V. 8.
Heth«rin«ton. B. Sandart and A. Sink), ••oond. Part
mouth'a time. 1:08%; Colarobla'a time. IllT*.
YIKU> BVENTi
PuttlnS' the eUt»«n -pound ahot (handicap t— by
H. U. DtMall. unattacß*d ft feet). IT ft. » In.; C. Stll.
■on. PMttma Ath'.atlo Club (» feat). 16 ft. 7 la., aeaond:
X H. Clark. Boston AthUtlo AaaooUUon (7 feet), ST
feet third.
Running hlg1» lump (bandloap) — by 12. 11.
Clark. Boston Athletlo Asaoolatlon (3 tncnae), I ft. 11
in. i 6. Cdnfleld. Bt. Paol'a echool (1 lnche«J. 8 Ft. I
In., saoondi Gnarlas K. Parry. Brooklyn Youp* Man's
Christian Association (5 Inch is). B ft. 7 In., third.
YALE BEATS TESTS AT BASKET BALL.
Philadelphia. Jan. My— ln an tnteroollesiat* basket
ball cam* marked by Its rougnness, the Tale five
defeated Pennsylvania here to-nUht by a score of
10 to IS. Tale is now tied with Harvard, wit* two
victories each.
MADDEN BOYS BUY VICE-COMMODORE.
[By Telegraph to The Tribune. J
Lexington, Ky.. Jan. £&— Edward and Joseph
Madden, sons of John E. Madden, havo purchased
of Andy Welch, of Hartford, Conn., the six-year
old bay stallion Vice-Commodore, by Blngen.
MIL at private terras.
*
NEW ORLEANS ENTRIES TO-BAY.
FIRST RACK Balling; MOO. Hlx furious*.
Nam*. wt Name. -Rt.
Nervator JOT Bt. Noel aoo
Dappl* Gold ._ JOg Lady Carol .;. 6$
rtilnrtaln 106 Maasla Mackar t>.%
jerry C ..103 Oold Bearer 06
Major Carpeaur 109 Verlbest <n
Happy Jack 103 Oaalnek* o«
Deuxtempa 101 .
SECOND IIACEJ— two-rear-old«; 1100. Four fnrluiin.
Blue JUaa }J8 Poem ......Joe
Leo cratt $10 Lulu B-........,... M ....iQS
Em Fry ........113 Convenient ioj
Workaday ...<<«•».. ....112 I.ute Foater .100
B<!bel Queen. 11* Ida May v>4
Flselda HO Montbert loi
THIRD RAC33— Por»» $600 Fire and a halt furlong*.
Keator .^..llTj Tudor " 03
Boaodale «• lid wpaet to Baa ...» . &3
Lady IVavarre... 114 Little Gaorva. _. fit
bartln • "0 Blackburn ....'.......„ m
Lucullus JW Zanllae as
Ensley Orac* Oeorfr*. 03
Penrhyn lOT I
FOURTH RACK— MERCHANTS' HANDICAP] $1,260
added. One mile. ■ •
Jusster HURL*" 1111 * —„...104
Serrano* Ili D«wut % ..~.7?»... .1(4
Jame« luidfck 100 De Oro ! ..."I. fl
OulM 106|llortlboy 3
ivru RAOX— Parse 9MO. One mil* end seventy yards.
line Bird IIS Judge 8urr00ca5. ........ so
Urarakla IP Camp«4jrn«r ©3
ifyacinuT -• 110 Mortlboy 1. ..1.! 03
(•n't Ask He.- 110 Flaidwlok .... t .1.. 83
>r. Tow lOT -~''
IXTK RAXTD— \U*\ BU furlongs.
na!b«rt »15 Dromlo .......... M .iOS
Matador '.I!!n"»m"'|jl KtyT. ...•,..£21*21355
Gold Proof 110 Plnstlokar I.!Tm5
J. W. CN«U .....110 Airship "I! 101
atlalnwood 103 Tlchlmlnro ...I . H
Granada 106 Orltne ... .!!!!!!!! JJJ
UVWTI RACE— *100. One mil* and tw.aty
y«.rC».
I>ady Elll»on. 112 iCatl* P0i»«Ta........;...i0e
Torohallo 110 Vlr«rln« I."-«1I 103
TooilightM Farcrlte. lUB odJTBL::::::;::::::;n:ia
For.lyner 10« Tinker *...tl!l . 8^
Gauto ....! .lM;Hal«n Luoai""!I""!" 8
Pff'llß: ............. .105 fig!* l £•*»•• •..;.... V>i
£o!4 001a«... v . v ...,.J06 Zlolc Abraras.. «•■..-. U0
: ' mobiles.
Jr-. EXHIBITION
A FEW
LANDAULETS AND LIMOUSINE CARS
FOR IMMEDIATE USE
Broadway and 56th Street,
SOLE AMERICAN AGENTS, Licensed Importers under Selden Putac*.
Agencies : HARRY FOSDICK CO.. Boston.
DALLEY & BARROWS, Philadelphia. h. Q. .MINER, san Franctsco,
WRIGHTS SEE BELMONT.
Try to Interest Financier in Flying
Machine, It Is Said.
On. Hie and Orcutt Wright.- the two Americans
who say they hay* perfected the first self-pro
pelled "heavier than air" flying machln*. left
this city yesterday after seeking to Interest Au
gust Behnont and several other w*althy men m
their aeroplane. When they went away they did
not disclose the success which had attended their
negotiations, continuing their policy of secrecy
In regard to their machine, but Mr. Belmont is
said to have been favorably Impressed.
Neither man Is wealthy, and both are bending
their efforts to make their invention a commer
cial success, which explains the mystery which
has surrounded their work for years. Their ma
chine was described to some extent ta The Trib
une lost spring, and no more has been made pub
llo sine* than.
As soon as they came to town they met Cort
landt Field Bishop. Alan R. Hawley. Israel L*id
low and other m*mbers of th* Aero Club here.
The brothers w*r* entertained at luncheon y*s
t-srday afternoon by Mr. Bishop, and then took an
afternoon train back to Ohio. In the morning
it Is said that they met Mr. Belmont at his home
In 34th street and disclosed as much of the se
cret of their Invention as possible, seeking his
backing. Several other wealthy men ar* said
to have been present at the conference.
The Wrights said before they went away that
every piece of their machine was made by dif
ferent workmen, and that no one had erer seen
the parts assembled at close rang* excepting
themselves. Bo careful are they that their secret
shall not become known that no plan of the
cumplet© machine fc&s ever been drawn, and only
ih» most essential details have ever been put on
pupor. When this has been necessary the plan
has never been out of the possession of one of
the brother* and has been destroyed as soon as
used.
"N'othlns would please me or my brother more
than to make a publlo asoenslon here," said Or
vllle Wright yesterday, "but sltuaied as we are
It Is Impossible for us to do so at present.
Should some great power decide to take our
neroplann. its value would be greatly enhanced
by the fact that its construction and motive
power was secret. We are not wealthy men, and
ws have spent year* on this Invention, and we
believe that we hay* succeeded finally in solvw
COIiONIAL IIAIX^ JAMAICA. LOXO MsUaITA
Which was practically destroyed by fir* yesterday.
Ing the* problem of aerial navigation. Th* pub
lic can call us fakers or crazy. We don't oar*.
We know what wo have, and enough others do.
too. to offset that sort of public opinion,"
SHORT WINTER AIR TRIP.
Aeronauts Find Temperature of
£5° Below Zero at SJSOO Feet.
C By T«le>nruph to Th* Tribune.)
Plttsfleld. Mass.. Jan. 25.— A. Leo Stevens, profes
sional aeronaut of th» Aero Club of America, and
Captain T. T. Lovelace, formerly of the United
States navy, made a balloon ascension In a slight
snowstorm bare to-day, with the thermometer only
fourteen degrees above aero. They landed at Col
llnsvtlle, only two miles away, half an hour later.
Captain Lovelace Is soon to start on a several
yearn? yachting cruise around the world, la chars*
of the yacht Taormlna, owned by Ralph Branded,
son of th« late R. A. Brandeth. the pill manu
facturer. Several balloon trips are contemplated
during the cruise. tain Lovelace and Stevens
came here yesterday.
The balloon Eagle, with a capacity of 13.009 eublo
feet, was used. Gas was turned Into It at lifts
o'clock. Intense cold rendered the Inflation difficult
and slow, the fabric being likely to crook In til*
low temperature* The balloon was released at 8:1%
Quickly reaching an altitude of 8.800 feet
Neither aeronaut wore extra clothing, and they
soon b«gan to suffer from the Intense cold. The
temperature was twenty-five below tero when they
started to descend. After travelling to the north
east a landing was made safely at S&> o'clock near
the government mill at Colllnsville. close to the
Dalton Una. several Ice cutters aiding la the
descent.
The men were so paralysed by the ©old at the
high altitude that they were unable to write notes)
to send back by the carrier pigeons taken with
them. One bird was liberated, and dropped Ilk* a
stone, paralyzed by the cold. It reached Its coop
at the Hotel Wendell, but died soon afterward.
Stevens was greatly pleased with the flight, and
thinks that U will result In many aerial winter
trips. Captain Lovelaoe said that ho enjoyed the
trip, and could not say too much in praise of
Stevens'* handling of the balloon.
NO aIND FOR THE ICE YACHTS.
Two Edoes Will Be Sailed To-day, One in
Morning aid One in Afternoon.
[ By T«UtT*»h to The Tribune. 1
Long Branch. N. J.. Jan. X.— The te* yaohu w,™
ready to sail this afternoon over tho tisiirr Point
cours* of fifteen mile*, but a ttght — thwu*t«riy
wind waa not strong enough to mak* anything
more than a drifting *""Mirh and bo rao* was salted.
The South Shrewsbury dub baa relsKl a rao* for
to-morrow moraine; at la o'clock. It wfll be ov*r
the Shallow Point course for the oommodor**s pen
nant. The starters, will be the JC t; N. C.. th*
Automobiles.
RACING AT NEIV O RLE ASS.
Five Favorites Win in the Mad at
the Fair Grounds.
New Orleans. Jan. — Form was it a pre
mium at the Fair Grounds to-day. In ago* ef
th* fact that the track was deep In mud Are
favorites won In Matttce. Refined, MorOboj; Qa
mara and Boserlan. Dele Strom** at IB to i.
was the other winner.
Gamara showed startllns; tmpi moment Mas
his last race. This was foreshadowed te the
betting, and I to 6 was the best price eflsssd,
He made all the running; and won driving by
a length. R. F. Williams, heavily played from
8 to 1 to 8 to 1. cot off badly, and oould ns*w
Improve his position.
The original fourth race was declared oft on
account of the large number of scratches. Tn*
summaries follow:
First rue- (three fnrlirsgs) VTttriL 109 CX. LaeX XT to,
in won- Paw of Pawn 108 (M. Wood). 9to I. sssssjt
StfkT WV*. M (Brady). • to 1. third. Ttrae» oi«b.
Flamey. Antotna. Qolaatfrtae. Many Dink. Boatharn
■■*|** Annie Irlnh and Bitter Fair alao ran.
Saaoßd race ( i lx fcr!on ♦& i — 3. 10* (ZJojx!), T to B.
won; Irapartloanca. 103 (Van Doaao). IS to 5. saoseA;
Bartmont. 107 (Buatts). 11 to B. thirt. Ttrao. 1 13*4.
tan'.laa. Taunt. Doric, Elactad, Bhlnuaar anil ▲Mssjass
also ras. .
Third reoe (one mile an<l a sUtaenflo— Mortlbor. M (M.
Lowa>. 8 t> S. won: Grar.ala, 103 IGoir), T to J. ssssss:
tllclc«7. ICS (Furrow). 21 to 3. third. Time, 1:90. Tarsna.
Jaoomo and Ohlyaaa also ran.
Fourth race (one ir.Ua aa<t a stxtaeoth) — Qasnaasv 113
CJ- Martin). 7 to 3. woo: D«lpb!a. US (B. Powers). IS to
J. saoon*; Mahosany. 113 (Mitchell), 80 to 1. third Ttraa,
1:325. Jack Lorr. Canyon. Ratnland. BaU da Cat. R.
F. Williams. HoUoway and Saul aiao ran.
Fifth race iflva and one-half rtuloosvi — Boeartan, 106
(ATibmchon). 0 to 10. won; Monar*. 109 CFarrow), 13 to 1.
sacord; VoMn« 103 (R. Law*.. 13 to 1. tWri Time.
I.OAH. Tres Joii. Nancy, Oraea Larseo. Imam Mart*
and Nellie Raclna also ran.
— t th race (one «aße aal aer^ntr — Dele Btroma.
•7 (Swats). It to 1. won: Tame Rod. 10T QBtlao\ • to 1.
second; Ornefraln. 112 (J. Mania. 8 to 1. third. Time.
1:«%. R«sM». r«r*!«a«r. Sophia Orter. relmor* Marry
Ball*. Benerul ar.4 Scalplock also ran.
JAMAICA LANDMARK DESTROYED
Fire in Colonial Hall Drives Boarders Out in
Pajamas.
Colonial Ilall. on* of th* landmarks of Jamaica,
was destroyed by fir* early yesterday morning, and
th* ruin* of th* building, which is said to have
been built about two hundred years ago. will have
to be rased. A number of men wer« asleep wttart
the Ore was discovered by a Tniikma^ at 4:80
o'clock, and they were glad to get out la their
pajamas, which were soaked with water from *%■
firemen's hose as their wearers scurried for safety.
On Thursday evening th* Clinton Tennis Club, of
Jamaica, gave a ball In th* hall. Th* members
danoed until well into Friday morning. Some of
the dancers sroelled smoke, but they were Tsnsjfi
at when they mentioned th* matter. Shortly sjssw
the last dancers had left th* hail smoke act! Castes
were seen pouring oat. and an alarm was s*nt In.
The loss to former Sheriff Baker, th* owner of
the building. Is about 05.0C0, mostly covered by in
surance. Emit Oerber, a musician, who had a.
studio In th* buUdlag. will los* «XMOt th* Tamaana
Wheelmen about HUM la furniture, and a Mm Bls-
Colonlai Hall was purchased and remodelled by
Mr. Baker ten years ago. It wa* formerly a girls'
school. The remodelling of the building gave Ja
maica th* me«t!n? rooms and club rooms It needed,
and th* building was well patronised. Early la th*
year Mrs. Blsaell leased th* building from Mr.
Baker, and was about to turn It into a boarding
house.
TROTTIN* ■• .ING- FOR. LZXDTOTOX.
Horace WOwn Denies That the Usual Fixt»
tires Will Not Be Held.
Lejdngtosv Ky.. Jaa 35 (Special). -Horse* Wil
son, of this city, secretary of th* Kentucky Trot
ting Hers* Breeder* Association, dented th* re
port last night that no fall trotting meeting weald
be held her* this year. He said:
I am at a less to understand how *uch a report
could have become circulated. A* matters bow
stand, the last week of th* Lexington meeting, In
October will conflict with th* Memphis ■ssflw.
because of «»• date* allotted to t he latter asso
ciation by th* steward* of th* Oranvl Circuit. I
feel sure, however, that if Memphis deckies to
give a meetlnsr the officers would be glad to ex
tend a courtesy to th* Lexington association anil
mow back to th* week followtmjL
It has been the custom of the Kssituoky associa
tion for more than a quarter of a century to be
gin tit* annual fan trotting mssrtnsj en th* first
Tuesday following th* first Monday In October,
and this will fall on October 3 this year, thereby
throwing the opening day on* week later than In
IJOJ. Tha confilctlna- Cates were errantly over
looktd by th* Grand Circuit swward*. I am sura
that no troublo w»U bs experi*2c«d. In *»tra* ta*
matter »ati»Jacti?ruy arra^g-«d.
TO STOP BETTING IN TENNESSEE
[By ralagrapb to Th* Tries**]
Nashville. Tenu.. Jan. ».— Cfc« Mil to prohibit
batting: on racecourses wu pas»«d by the Sen*i«
to-day. :-- vota waa SO to 1. By a tl* rota a:.
amendment t» m&ko ta* law effective on Ju3«:»,,
lost. The bill will go to tha H»u*« nest week.
and In all livelihood •will bo passed.
HOCKEY GAME ENDS IN A TEE.
The Boys' H!»h Bohool of Brooklyn and Steven*
Institute, of Hobokeo, played a tie gTun« at hooker
at the Saratoga open air rink Ajt nljjht Tn»
■core -was l'ta X. Xeither «ida scored In the first
period/ but In the second half Taylor scored for
Boys" High . and Frank for gtevans. - In an ex tra
varied «i ore BitutMU* tl* «hUbmm fcioken.