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NOVEL EXDOAXCE RUN « UABD TEST FOE CARS. T<&rnty-four Hour Contest Calls for Close Adherence to Schedules. "T>e Bay State Automobile Association has an nounced a novel twenty-four hour endurance con tiir frorr. Boston to Bretton Woods. N. H.. on Sep ■■■■ber 23. The rules framed for the route of 375 j-ilcs mapped out. over which the cars will travel, is -gre to offer a true test for reliability and touring MBTPOS**- O _.esting cars are to leave Boston at 10 a. m. ■ September 23. and will be run for twenty-four hears not including the time allowed for stops for mm \g Motor? cannot be stopped without penaliza jjon except at these points, and durlnc the stops no 5 irork on cars will be permitted. Changes of drivers ,rfll t>e allowed at controls if two drivers are desig nate by the entrant. ■ It If required that observers appointed shall be _rartlcal drivers of cars* themselves, and not ama tears lacking knowledge of motors, as was the case with a few of the Gltdden tour observers. Xbe cars will be In two divisions: Class A to isdnde all touring cars and Class B the runabouts jjid roadsters. For every minute or fraction there of gpert In making adjustments, repairs or re placements a penalty of one point will be inflicted. jfo car -shall be penalized for work of any kind £{in on tires and tire chains provided the engine js kept running — in case of a steamer the pilot jlgr.t maj be extinguished while the gasolene sup ■tv is being replenished — but the time so spent shall sot be deducted from the running time allowed be tsre'-n •"■■" various controls. Contestant* will be allowed, without penalization, to fill with water, gasolene and lubricant, to turn HP prea.o? cups and to oil the machinery, but every thiriP *ise done on the car aside from the normal operations of starting and of operating shall involve penalties a* above stated. For every minute or fr*rt:-T- thereof during which a motor is stopped, except at Bretton Woods and luncheon points, there ■wCI be a penalty of one point. Besides a. penalty for replacements or. a time basis, there will also be m pmalty of a point for each dollar of the catalogue prlc* of the new part. The observers are also ex pected to make not*- of other competing car? which iaay be stopped along the road. ■ From start to finish every machine must run on a schedule, with penalties for arriving at controls xhead of or behind time. The schedule will allow ar average speed of between fifteen and sixteen miies ,- hour. Cars which lose time at one control can jjc- Baata it up going to the next, but must drop • beck In the line and keep to tfccJr scheduled speed. A suitable certificate will be awarded to each car ♦hat ntahea with a perfect score. In the event cf a «•-.?> car finishing the run with less penaliza tion than amj other car In its class It will be twarv - a silver trophy. A special prize, to be known as the "observers' award." will be given to the operator who, in the opinion of the majority of the observers, makes the isosi consistent performance, the prize being a gold watch, suitably engraved. Observers will report their choice Immediately upon their arrival at the Cnal control. PKI a meeting r>* the New York Automobile Trade sociation ■■t week it was resolved that a two day nechanical efficiency motor car test and run around Ixrr-g Island, from New York via Bay Ridge to Mantauk Point and return, be held on "Wednesday arrc Thursday, September 16 and 17. under the auspices of the association, with \V. J Morgan as r=ar.ager of tht- affair. The technical committee of ♦;.„ assoel-mon will have entire chare* of the exarr. l-:-r of HK cars mechanically before ar.d after the nrr.. Great enthusiasm and interest were mani fested by the members present over the run. com ing, if it does, at the ope-ine of the fall season and at t time when the new models for the coming yt>ar are just being placed on the market. 'It li expected that mere than one 'hundred cars vir. participate In the run. owing to the fact that the e:?r!-t price classes are ■■Mtviaed according to the passtnger carrying capacity of the cars and because both amateur and professional drivers will eater the compet!tiorr Fep.irate!y. The novel features of the run appeal strongly to the big men of the trad*:, ar.d many of them will £r:v« their own cars* in the run. President Eveland eaid tbat I •-- would drive his family In his big Ste venß-Duryea. and Sidney Bowman says he wi'l drive eithtr an Apperson or a Clement -Bayard with his pa'ty Ernest F. P?.rtHdge. of Wyckoff. Church ■ Partridge., will be seen behind th» steer .fc? wfaee: of his big Steams, and George W. Ben nett, of the White company, will handle his famous White runabout, while Hal Sheridan, their great §■!■■■ wffl drive a White in the professional class. The run will not be an endurance run for men. bat a test of mechanical eff.riercy of the cars. K»r.rr the two hour noonday rtop for a clambake for the entire party at Captain BUI Graham's Ye Ar.chorage Inn. Blue Point. Long Island, and the gr»3t roast ox barbecue, band concert ani tented fieid accommodations and canmflme at Montauk Point will apj^al to not only the fcest element in the trcde fc'Jt to amateur owners and drivers as well. The N<?w York Mil— lllllll Trade Association has dw-J-d to hold -under its auspices dust trials. eraokUess exhaust trials and brake trials for auto mobiles on Wednesday •-.: Thursday. September 23 and zi. under the management of W. J. Morgan. The Txi.--.ls will be faeU probab'.y in Central Park, or on one of the Park Department driveways, un der the sanction of the Park I>er.artm«-nt and the Police Department, both of these departments at present being largely lnt-r^sted in the suppression cf tht dust and smoke exhaust nuisances and the Quick stopping problem in congested traffic It *? a singular thing that, although abroad these tr.als have been verr popular and interesting not only to the motoring bat to the general public and jrablic officials, no one has ever suggested having cue -■-■". and hence some interesting and novel re »- - are predicted. CHISS ITEWS AND NOTES Nir.»ty-*-ij?ht p'.ayers are taking part in the an nual tournament of the British Chess Federation «t T'jnbrtdge Welis. these being distributed among rig ' classes of twelve each, excepting the B di •vision of Class 3. which has fourteen entries. Of chief importance is the championship event for the tttle h*ld by H B. Atkins, who is competing a*- -•.- Altogether, eight of the experts who have plav^ri against America in the cable matches flg- Bre in th*- championship contest. In addition to Atlcinr there are J H. Blackbume. I. G-jnsberg and F. J. \^h. the professionals: W. Ward. R. P- UlcheO. J. N. Blake, the Rev. w. C- Palmer. E. C. Eerjreant, A. J Mackenzie. H. W. Shoosmlth and R. F. Lean. After five rounds Atkins was in the lead, having won from Blackbume. Mackenzie and Lean and drawn with Sergeant and Shoossmith. G-jr.*b*rp was in second place. Ar. ■act will be made to rr!ni» together some cf -'.. b*-st of the American experts in a tourna ment at the next meeting of the New York State <*«■• Assr,<-iction. to b» held at Bath Beach. W. E. Napier, A P. Hodges. J. Finn. G. H. Woll hrerht. If. Bmlth and C. Curt are among the prob abl*- entries for this contest. Three times liave American and British chess IfJay-rs clashed this year— first in the Newnefi tropny viable match, again in the Intercollegiate catch, and lastly In the match between Oxford ar.i th- Unlvf*:ty of Pennsylvania. lr. each ln- Hawse tIM Stars ami Stripes emerged triumphant. The irixteen i | yers wh<» took part *n the tour temout of the Cerman Chess Association at Dus •eidorf were Marshall, cbe winner; KIeMS. Wolf. Eptelmanzi, Salve. Fritz. Bardelcben. Swiderski, Johner. Przoplorka. K. Treybai. ■ -htlnc. Yon Cwschall. Er<»dy, Jakot> ar..i Jchr. There were seven prii* winners in t!-.e c.ntmu oue tournament of me Brooklyn CbW Club un *<r the »tm regulations t\l.!.-h recently went into «3ect- -T-hf- special prize fell to Charles Curt, v:\uj telsbe ; with x percentage ,f .TT and also' ih«*e tfc* best ,-,r. apamst the othir prize winners. Tht three crocMa^e winners were W. Provo, .€7«. B. T. S«m .€l6. -: C. H. Cochrane, -<SJ- TI; winners with tut highest aggregate* of games won •"ere J. ■L*-«eU. Bi; Dr. J H. Taber. ISI. anu P. Fari*;. . gs. Charles Blake, winner « f Om Winnipeg ches-s <"haa:pionsr;lp. is lookeil on us th? favorite in the Csnadian rhamplonship tournament to b^ held fn Toronto next month. Magnus Smith, present hold *f Wt the t:«,,. is now champion of th»s Brooklyn #V "'*« Cluu, and will not compete at Toronto. WOMEN SWTM HUDSON Miss Elaine Golding Beats Miss ■ Clara Hurst in Close Eace. ' Strong and smiling.' Miss' Elaine Golding. of Bath Beach, champion woman swimmer of the I ntted States, won the race acros- the Hudson from Irvlngton to Plertnont yesterday, in the rec ord time ot 1 hour anil 28 minutes. Miss Clara Hurst, of Staten Island, was second, only two minutes behind Miss Golding. while Miss Ethel Due. of Brooklyn, was third, but did not finish for more . than half an hour after the winner Mis? Elsie Thlel. the only other starter, became exhausted, befor- the first mile was completed and had to be lifted into her guide boat. Miss Thiel held the lead for the first few hundred yards, but when the swimmers settled down to the powerful swinging stroke of the long grind she gradually dropped behind, and when she gave up was far behind the leaders ":~;j " The start wa« made from the Irvlngton dock, where thousand? of spectator* had gathered. Farmers came in from the surrounding country, and the little village was wrought up to a high state of excitement. The race \va«= scheduled to start at 3:30. but it was not until an hour later that the first launch" came across the river bear ing the contestants, followed by another towing the guide boats. The river was thronged with small pleasure craft of all descriptions, canoes and launches predominating in number. Just at 4:30 the boats poked their noses against the end of the dock and the women stood poised waiting for the gun. Miss Thiel got a good start, and with her trudgeon stroke opened up a big gap on Miss Golding, who was in second place. Miss Due and Miss Hurst were fighting along close together a few yards in the rear. The Staten Island girl was swimming strong with her fast stroke, and it began to look as if she wtre going to have a walkaway Miss Golding vsjs moving along smoothly with an overhand stroke which apparently required little energy Miss Hurst began to creep awny from Miss Due. who seemed to have got into difficulties, and was alternating with an overhand and slow side stroke. It was soon seen, however, that the first thr-e swimmers had been caught in a strong cross cur rent which was caused by the deflection of the ris ing tide by the Irvington dock, and were being car ried out into the middle of the stream at a rapid »ate. Miss Due had started furthest upstream and did not get the benefit of this cross current, but was carried up the river. When about In the mid dle of the river Miss Thlel had dropped back to third place and was making no headway. She sig nalled that she was going to give up and was pulled into her boat. Then It was a heart breaking struggle between the champion, who has never yet met defeat, and Miss Hurst. With only fifty yards between them they fought on. stroke for stroke, but the Bath Beach girl always kept her lead. Right into the shore she successfully resisted every challenge made by the girl who did so well in the Brooklyn Bridge- Coney Island swim last Sunday, and when she climbed up on to the float on the Plermont <=lde siie f as greeted with z. deafening salute from the beats gathered there to welcome. Miss Hurst finished just two minutes later In 1 hour and 26 minut«, and she was met by a hearty handclasp from Miss Golding. Miss Due was still more than a mWe from shore and mete than a mile up the river, where she had been caj-ried by the tide, when the other two women finished, but she kept on. and finally got to the float more than half an hour later. No little excitement was caused at the end of the race when three young men in a canoe became so enthusiastic that their boat overturned. One of the men could not swim, and he was struggling desperately when he was dragged out of the water. The two others swam ashore and all three were taken up to the hotel, where their clothes were dried. They refused to give their names, and went home in the direction of Xyack. REILLY WINS SWIMMING RACE. Philadelphia. Aug. 22. — The feature of the Mid*dl*> Atlantic swimming championships held in the Schuylkill River at Lafayette to-day was the 100 yard race for the Sackett Cup. James H. Reilly. of the Townsend Harris Hal! School, New Tork City, the eighteen-year-old boy who a week ago wen the metropolitan quarter-mile championship. was the winner. George South, of the New Tork Athletic Club, being a close second. RUXXERS RACE IX MUD. C. M. BaJ-:er Wins Point Trophy for Xavier A. A. The Junior Order of United Mechanics held its annual set of athletic games at Ulmer Park yester day, despite the morning rain. The athletes who competed had to rur in mud up to their ankles. There were eleven events on the programme, six open and five closed, and although the rain kept many of the entrants away, the contests were well balanced. The one mile run handicap way the feature event, and was won by G. Obermeyer. of the National Athletic Club, with a handicap of 96 yards, while H. Jensen, of the Pastime Athletic Club, the scratch man. finished second. Th<= runners had to plough through the heavy track, almost covered ■with water, and after they had circled it twice they were smeared ■with mud. Jensen started with a burst of speed, and had almost caught up with t"h° limit men at the half mile post. He was fifty yards back of Obermeyer at the three-quarter post and finished fifteen yards back of Obermeyer in the slow time of 5 minutes 30 seconds. The 100-yard dash resulted in a close finish. J. R. Reed, of the Gordon Athletic Association, defeat ing E. M. Baker, of the Xavier Athletic Associa tion, by a scant foot. The time, 10 3-5 seconds, was exceptionally good, considering the track condi tions. C. M. Baker, of the Xavier Athletic Association, wen the point trophy for his club by taking second place in the 100 and 300 yard dashes. The summaries follow: On—hundred yard da*i (handicap)— Wen by J R. Reed, Gordon \thl»ti>- AFsociation 9 yardM; EX M. 8 "*- . XiLvi"' Athletic Association (» yards), *>ran<i . B. TerMP. Wmt 6M* Vnunr Men's Christian Association (acratdU. '"u-hu'nd^yard run ,novir«.,-Won by J Opcnsha*. ~..t«Ah»,i \V All»n unattached, second. W O. Mur „, V.rthw.^m Athletic Club, third. Time. 1.4.^. YounT Mm ;•» .-hristtan Ai^coiatlon <3 yard?., third. £"*£«£ BuWwi^ <>nt-a! Sunday School ■« jrt.): W^ ' - ■ , _ it Andrew* Fundav School (0 yards i. aec rHrlr H rl ? ? R rarlil/ EdWood ReAHMd 'Tiurch no yards). *&£££&?? rsssse fc-« ,v EIR A^r Un A r fi^.n'^oonJ; X H. Jeffrie,. tbM. *on. £~nd:S TTIIUa. thlrd.^ Time. 0:08. EACES "FOR BTJSnreSS MEN. The Commercial Athletic Association has set apart the afternoon and evening of August 29 for its grand carnival and athletic K ames. which are to be confined wholly to the members of the houses . j «„ the baseball league. The houses ?^mWv Vm ". and 57 White street. Jamoa H %BSsskssk * »2ajSBS! nommench & Co.. No. 57 Greene street: the Stro- SS'lsssrsJiyr Broadway: the Un- Herwocd Typewriter Company. No. 32j nroadway; i» T Wil«on & Son. nth street anJ Fifth avenue; Finsteln. Wolff & Co.. No 441 Broadway: Cowoa. rlbers & Prankard. No. I 7» Broome street, and Hr^L-n Durrell & Co.. No. 11 West 19th street. B The Ithletir caralvaJ is to be held lit Ulmer P.irk .-a>ino The programme will consist of a bas«ball earn" netwee-i James B Dunham & Co.. leaders of the Commercial Athletic Association l>-.ig i<\ anil the Underwood Typewriter club. The track events will include v lnVyanl dash, a 220-yard dash, a 443-yard run. an SSO-yard run and a oTic-mile relay race Th« flflJd events will be a running high jump, h «t«.ndtnv hljrh Jump, running and utandtnsr broad •fuinos jind running and standing hop, «u-p and j'.n.i-. NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, SUNDAY, AUGUST 23. 190& Auto JVetva for Otvners and "Buyers HARLEM 01RSMEN RACE interest in Settlement of Fight Engrosses The racing situation, with Its. manifold complica tions, engrosses the attention of the trade Just at present. Declarations by the Autcmoblle Club of America, though long expected, have come earlier than most manufacturers .believed they would. The issue is now clear cut in the fight against the American Automobile Association's control of rac ing, and the close or*the year should see the settlement of the strife. With the majority of motorists Including many of the members of the traJe an.l industry, whatever their sympathies, the paramount wish is that the fight may be over as soon as possible. At present there are race meets sanctioned by one or the other of the contending bodies, and race meets sanctioned by both, and race. meets sanctioned by neither. -Whether or not .the racing mlx-up has had an °fr»ct on trade, cor.ditions, the fact remains that thtr sale of tars both to agents and at. retail is now exceedingly light. The early fall, depression. heightened by election dtilness. has fallen on the industry, in almost every case manufacturers and dealers were prepared for this, so that it is looked upon as a necessary condition, and no one is worrying much. Registrations are light all over the country. . - ':■• -~t- '. There is. however, a heavier amount of touring than ha* been the case during any year of auto moblling. The roads are full of touring parties abrond and throughout the United States. Acces sory dealers.. possibly for this reason, do not share in the general depression. . .. , . . • Barney Oldfle.ld is touring the country with his four and six cylinder cars, giving exhibitions at various meets. Among; the recent announcements haw beer, a match racf- between Oldfleld ar.d John J. Ryan, cf Cincinnati, who also owns a Steams car. It is said that agreements have been signed, and that each has posted $4<>i for a match to take place September 13. the bfst three heats out of five, on a five-mile course, either at Latonia. on a Cleveland track, or in Detroit. Ryan is a daring driver, and Oldfield says: -'If Ryan tries any trick he had better be careful, for I know a few my self." Those who know Oldfleld agree with this statement. It is also said that Harvey Meyers and his as sodatea, Congressman Joseph Rhinock, president of the Latonia Jockey Club, and John J. Ryan, the Steams enthusiast, plan to build a track one ar.d five-eighths miles around, near Cincinnati, the oval to be banked at the turns, so that cars can negotiate them at full speed. Regular automobile meets of considerable length will be conducted, purses to be offered the same as in horseracing. Every Indication points tc an early meeting be tween Oldfield. with his Steams, and Louis Strang. dnvinjj a Stod.lard Dayton, the match to be pulled off by the San Antonio Automobile Club. A. C Halff, ""hairman of the racing committee, when seen recently, said: "We are going to spare no ex pense to mike iur meet a success, and as these two men are the biggest drawing cards in the country, we ar? going to have them if it Is a pos sible thing." In the recent Chicago hill climb a six-cylinder Steams car in the free for all class lowered the record to 2P 2-5 seconds. After extensive experiments lasting for nearly two years. Germany has decided that automobiles may be made to render Important service in con nection with the army. The budget comrrisrion of the German government has decided to report fa vorably on a bill to authorize a fund of about $500,000 to provide for the organization of an auto mobile transport corps to be Incorporated ln the army. Judging from the many inquiries being received at the headquarters of the American Motor Car Manufacturers' Association, under whose auspices the Ninth Internationa! Automobile Show wHI be conducted at the Grand Central Palace, New York, December 31 to January 7. the first show of 1909 will be a record breaker in the number of exhibits. A feature of the show will be thr» appearance of not only the standard manufacturers of the Amer ican Motor Car Manufacturers' Association, but scores of new concerns, both makers of automo biles and accessories, who have expressed their de termination to exhibit their new models for the first time in the Palace show As usual, there wfH be a private view of the ex hibits on the afternoon of December ?1 by public LEAGUE TITLE DECIDED. Columbia Oval Team Wins Metro politan Championship. On account ot the heavy rain only two cricket games were played on the local grounds yesterday. Chief of those was the Metropolitan League cham pionship game at Ulmer Park, where the Benson hurst team met the Columbia Oval eleven and Buffered defeat by a score of 72 to 80 fo.- one wickc-t. giving the Columbia team the victory by a margin of B runs "with nine wickets to spare. By winning this pan'- Columbia Oval secures the champion ship of the Metropolitan District Cricket League for the season of 1908. having run through the sea son without once suffering defeat. Its record is: Games played. 10; won, 6; lost. 0; drawn. 4: average. 1.000. D. G. Birkett and A. Hoskings had everything their own way with the ball, the former taking three wickets for 6 runs, while the latter secured five for 41. F. 8. Franklyn and G. Delvalle were the only players to make dcuble figures for P^r.sun hurst, the former with 28 not out, while the latter added IT. For Columbia Oval J. N. Escobal made 34 not out and A. H Dovey, 27. The score follows: BENSONHURST. j m Christie, c Shaw, b Birkett 2 \ H Walrond b Birkett • " F B. Franklyr.. not out ■» F X Sarjeant. c Dovey. b Birkett * W Huppins. c Dovey. b Hosklngs 0 J O P Humphreys, b Hoskings.., - G LK>!val!e. b Hoskings " j ' McAteer, b Hosklnps. . . . . " F Harding, c Rnttb. b Hosklr^s Extras ■ Total ' 2 ("01-fMBIA OVAL. 4 H Dorey. c sub., b Humphreys 27 j ' N Escobal. not out 3 * D. G. Birk"tt. not out » Extras : ,"-' " £*"s.S& "r k^,th; a. ■ HcskiW^Y -^unock. £ WUllamsoo. A Bourn.. G. Browne and A Reid d.d not "The Brooklvns scored a victory over th£.Zin earis at Prospect Park by a margin of 6 wickets wUh 4 runs to spare. The Zingaris went first to The bat. ami aided by fine batting on the part of I 1 Pover and A. S. Durrant ran up a total of Mactlv 100 Pover was in splendid form and ea^llv put up C.l before he retired, while Durrant wS esoeciallv good on the'lcie Bide in compiling ar innCcf 23. The bowling honors were shared 5v H Itushton and G Macpherson. each taking four wickets at a cost of 20 and 26 runs. rC T^e C Brooklrns started well. H. Pover and W. F Jnrkeon runntac up -10 before a wicket fell Jack son w£s V"en bowled for an invaluable innings f,f 19 and afterward R. Macpherson and HA. rrie contributed 20 and 10. respectively. Hal pSvVr*B hPtting was the feature of the Inning Tnd he carried his bat for 50. included in which were nine boundary hits Massiah l.urrant. Chlflenser and Corbin each succeeded in htttin* the stumps or.cc. The winners made 104 for 4 wickets ZINGARI. J. 1. Poyer. r^ttr^d °^ S B. Standfast, b Rushton " A I.ovell. b Rushton .•-. - \. S Durrant. b G Macpherson -«» F A. Corbin. b G. Macnherson ■ „ E O. Challenger, run out » A paii.r. b Roahton • '' •«• Maxsiah. c Laorte, b •; Jtacpherson. O E. OreenrlJge. c G. Macphersor.. b Tvishton 1 C. Smith, b Macpherson •» n. Puck-rin. not out " Extras Total 10 ° BItOOKLTX. W. F. Jackson, b Masslah 10 H. Por«r. not out -. •••■ •»JJ Q Macpherson. b Corbin....: - R Macpher»on. b Durrant -<• H A. l.aurlc. b Challenper Xt Extras •* ' Total (four wk;k*tsj_ I<H G C» Fr»ne<". A. L. Gresham. G. Flt» Gibbon. 13 RobitMOD H. Itushton and A. Tyrril! .lid not bat. MONTCLAIR GOLF CLUB. Sev»n members took part in the elghteen-hole Otab handicap on the links of the" Mcntclalr Golf Club to-day, but ra:u marred tne game, and only two cards were turn*',! in— those of the winners of tht- a and B events. The former waji won by R. L Wiiaey, while E. W. Johnson won the latter. Between Club a.r\d Associa-tiorv the Tra.de. official?, members of the Automobile Club of Amer ica and the Long Island Autcmobile Club, officials of the American Autcmobile Association and their guests The private view wi!l be ft -m 3 to 6 o'clock, and the public will be admitted aft«r 6 p. m. on New Years Eve. No exhibits wtli be re ceived after that hour While there will be no free list, any recognized automobile manufacturer. Brent or dealer will be admitted without charge between the hours of 10 a. m. and 1 p. m. daily by registering and present ing proper credentials. Those who have seen ihe Oldsmobile "baby ton neau" seem to be much '.mpressed with its make up. The steering column is long and raklshly in clined. Back of the dash is where the difference frcm the otiier Oldsmobile types takes place. The power plant and wheel base are identical with the popular Oldsmobile touring car and roadster types. There is nothing babyish about the construction of the new model between the dash and the front seats. Frilly eight inches more room Is provided than in any otti<?r model, which permits of a leg stretch and control by the driver hitherto un thought of. . 'W. W. Burke, manager of the Mora Motor Car Company in this city, will scon be in position to make official announcement of what Mora will place on the market for the coming semson. Burke is all smiles these day«. and well he may be. for his first year as manager of the Mora interests has been a most successful one from every point of view, and has laid a foundation of Mora prestige which will bear good fruit for 1909. Few more of the sixes are left. In all probability the Mora inter est? will be represented in this years Yanderbilt Cup race by one of their regular dx-cyßader Apropos of the present racing conditions. Louis Strang. the Briarcliff winner, remarked the other day that he was Investing in a nu.nber of wigs, false beards and muftaches ar.fl sevral costumes for the purpose of disguising himself against the possibility of disqualification He said it would not be safe to drive in a race pretty soon unless it was sanctioned by the American Automobile Associa tion, the Automobile Club ot America, the Knights of Pythias, the Daughters o. Rebecca and the Con catenated Order of Hoo-Hoos. E B Gallaher. of the Maja company's Ameii can branch, is much interested in the racing situa tion of to-day, and says he believes that the fight for the control of racing in America will result In a purification of the atmosphere. "There have been a number of mistakes in the conduct of racing, and some abuses." said Mr. Galiaher recently, in discussing the situation. "Not the least of these was the fact that we were out of touch with the European authorities, and were running counter to the accepted methods in vogue abroad While th- manner of bringing the Ameri can racing authorities to their senses and effecting a broader view of the situation may be a little harsh, and may result in some temporary confu sion I am convinced that in the long run the sport in the United States will be bettered in every par ticular by the cleaning up which will eventually follow." . . °At a meeting of .the contest committee of the Automobile Club of America It was decided to offer $8,000 in cash prizes for the Automobile Club of America's grand prize race at Savannah on Thankgiving Day. and to disqualify any one com peting in an international race in this countrj un less the event is sanctioned by the Automobile Club Of Robe 3 rt C Lee Morrell. chairman of the committee. presided at the meeting, the others present belnj, Henry Sanderson, first vice-president of the c ub K. C. Pierson, Massachusetts Automobile Uub ; Henry Souther, chairrr.at, of the Ajomobde Club America technical committee, and E. Rand Hol lander. Harry S. Houpt and Henry Ji Law. of the contest committee. The $8,000 offered tor the club s Trand prize race is to be divided into five prizes, as follows: $4,000. $2,000, $1,000, *750 and $250. Charles \ Wright, secretary and treasurer Of the Wi'ke-Barre Automobile Club, and Charles cap- Ji president of the board of directors, are here ot a v«t to the former's brother. Henry bright. a^Maspeth. Long Island. They made the tnp from Wilkes-Barre. Perm., in a Mathewson car. BEITISH EACIXG VIEW. Incorrect Eeport of Keene-Belmont Plans Inspires Comment. The following remarks by "Rapier/- the fa mous racing writer of "The Illustrated Sport lr* and Dramatic News." reflect a stupid British view cf the racing situation here: Messrs. Belmont and J. R. Keene 'Propose to re move themselves and their howe ? from the Juris diction of Governor Hughes , of N« J^r ?oota owner'S Norman 111 a wish to worry and injure h?m which induced Hughes to take up his . pre^ ent attitude. There seems no doubt that a \er> Serious blow has been struck at the prosperity of racing In the States. Doubtless it will come right again in course of time, and it is said that long oads would be laid against Hughes's re-elec tion to the Governorship: but meanwhile the value of bloodstock has enormously diminished, and a -multitude of men find their means of liveli hood taken from them or in grave jeopardj . What eeems chiefly surprising in the matter is the attitude of the American sporting rabbit, who takes it lying down, and the want of ingenuity he d'isplavs in failing to counteract tne move ment "against him. He is a poor creature We ove- here are not supposed to be clever and adaptive, but if a collection of Hugheses ap peared to be getting the upper hand in England. I cannot help thinking— literally sure in fact— hat members of the ordinarily law-abiding class, bent on circumventing the law. would manage to do so. Our masters must treat us with reason. FLICKER WINS IN OYSTEE BAY. There was not wind enough yesterday afternoon at Oyster Bay for the yachts in the 15-foot class of the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club to sail the regular series races, but there was a good con test in the morning between E. C. Henderson's Flicker and George Nichol's Hen. These two sailed off a tie for the Leland Corinthian Chal lenge Cup. in a moderate breeze from the south east and a driving rain. The Flicker won by a margin of 2 minutes 2S seconds. ' The summary follows: SEVWAXHAKA 13-FOOT CLAS&— START, 11:15. ' ' Elapsed Finish. time. Yacht and owner. H.M.S. H.M.S Flicker E.C.Henderson 12:JT:4<> 1:12:40 Hen. George Nichols 12:3O:OS 1:15:08 The fourth race of the second series for this class will be sailed next Saturday, and the annual open regatta of the club on September 5. DR. TARRASCH BEATS LASKER. Dusseldorf. Aug. — Dr. Tarrasch, the Nurem berg master, scored his first victory In the chess match for the championship of the world against Dr. Emanurl Lasker. of New Tork. by a brilliant victory in the third game to-night after forty-five movfs. Play was exciting throughout. Dr. Lasker opened with a Ruy Lopez and soon sacrificed a king's pawn, which, apparently, ho could easily have avenged. but Dr. Tarrasch succeeded in preventing this by a strong centre game. Then I artu made a danger ous attack on the king's side, which threatened to [ndOM his opponent, who, however, carefully staved o!T all onslaughts. Tarrasch replied with a sharp double castle attack and succeeded in capturing- a pawn in passing. Interest in "the gams lasted until Lasker realSßed on the forty-fifth move. Dr. Laskor has won two games In the match. WYKAGYL COUNTRY CLUB. Match play in four divisions proved the attraction at the ■tf'ykagyl Country Club >esterday. The semi f.nal round results were as follows: Ola*s A— T. V Bt-rminifham beat C. W. Harmon. 6 up ami r, to pea] . \V F. Stevenson beat C. R. UlKett, 3 up and '- to play- Class .> (bcateo eisrnti — H V. Games beat T. S. Napier hv default. J..H Turner fcent C. M De Mott. by de fauli. i 'la** B— X> G. Luckett baal C H Crabbs. 2 up «nl 1 to play: F V. Fmlth b»at L. Undt-nniever. 2 up. <'lass B (beaten eight) -V. H. Delnore beat A. P. O'Brien. 4 up and 3 to play; A. Tajl.r b«at J. F. Tot- UT. br Jer*uil. (Jub BegaUa. Produces Close Fin ishes in Ail Events. By winning the eight-oared shell race Crew No. 2 carried off the houors of . the sixteenth annual re gatta of the Harlem Rowing Club, held ' yesterday afternoon on the Speedway course. There were four crews in this race, and It resulted in a dead heat between Crew No t and Crew No. 1. although many were inclined to think that the former crew had about four inches the better of its rival. How ever, it was decided to , row the race over; and In one of the most spirited contests of the day the . winner Just got up at the finish, and received the i verdict by a scant quarter of a length. i In the row-over the crews got off , to a good start and kept together until about seventy-five yards from the finish. Here •it seemed if Crew No. 1 would have a waik-over. but Its t opponent waa evidently taking a second breath, j Dipping their oars Into the water like professionals, the men came on with a fine- burst of speed- But the lead ers were not beaten yet. They increased their stroke, and a desperate fight was on. Crew No. 2 came on with a rush and v.-on. Both crews were cheered lustily as they paddled back to ttv finish- In the original race Crew No. 4. which finished third, put up a fine race and sras beaten off by less than a length. ■ Fred Fuessel, who two years ago was one of the best oarsmen in local waters, but had to abandon rowing because of Illness, was again jin j evidence yesterday, winning the single «hell handicap event as he pleased.'. There were nine starters, and the handicaps ranged ail the way from eight to thirty seconds. Wj ' McCullen. with a handicap of ten seconds, who would easily make two Fuessels if size were .onsidcred. tried hard to win the hon ors, but he had to be satisfied with second place, a little over a length back. J. D. V. Breen. with eight seconds, came in third. AnctlTer interesting event was the four-oared gig race, and it was won after a close finish by Crew No. 4. Following a good start, five crew? caught the water together and were well aligned up to the quarter-mile mark. At this point Crews No. 4 and No. 5 Jumped away, and after a hard fought contest the former crew came in the winner by a scant half length. Crew No. l was third. All the races were at a half mile, the starting point being at the beginning of the Speedway course and the finish off the clubhouse float. The boat house was decorated with American flags, and it was estimated that nearly one thousand persons were present. Oidtime members said it was one of the best regattas the club had held in many years. The summaries follow: Junior single gi — Won by R. L. Phillips: F.O Con nor, second; R. J. Van Warner, third. Time. 2.20H JuniJr single Kin— Won by W. J. Manly. L. W. Graley. second; F. A. Bannon. third. Time. 2:SM» „.,„, Intermediate single gir— by H Evans; wllllara Barters, second: Frank J. Nelson, third. Time. 2:29. Double g! B (final beat>— Won by Fred Fueasei. bow; A. F. Fuerst, stroke; Charles W. Wase. bow. Loula W. Graley. stroke, second; J. D. V. Bre«n, bow; J.. A_ Schwartz. stroke, third. Time. 2:13. Four-oared gig— by No. 3 cr»«- <J. A. Schwartz, bow; M. J. Davis. 2; J. OBrl»n. 3: H Nonenba«-!w. «roke: J. R. Van Wagner, coxswain*; No. 5 cr»w. secccd (C. «• Mai>e, bow; A. Meyer. 2; F- Bannon. 3: J. E- £ a « le stroke: J. Fuessel. coxswain): No 1 crew, third <T. Bra.j . Jr. bow; H Barteis. 2; S. Hlmch. 3: J. D. B. Breea. stroke: James Byrnes, coxswain). Time. 2:08. ■=ir= » shell (handicap) — Won by Fred Fuessel (scratch); ■William McCullen <IO seconds), second. J. D. V. .Breen (8 seconds), third. Time. 2:55 H. „.*>_. £ieht-o*red shell— Won by crew No. 1 «J. O Brien. bow; F J. Nelson. 2: S. Htrsch. 3: F. Brady. 4; F. Heath. S; R L. PMUiDS. 6; C. F Blrdsall. 7; C. Cor coran, stroke: P. Vallance. coxswain); No. 2 crew, sec ond <J. E. Nagle. bow; C. Schofteld 2: H F. Manley. o W Scannell. 4; L. W. Graley. 5; Jocn O Conner. 6; J. Fuessel, 7 F E. Conniff. stroke: M. G. Davis, coxswain); No. 4 crew, third <J. D. V. Breen. bow; V. Fltzpatrtck. 2; B A. Wood. 3; J. A. SchwarU. 4. H. Evar.s. 5: O. Nlckly. 8: George Devoe. 7: James J. Lyons. stroke: J. Byrnes, coxswain). Time. 2:02. RESTING AT CAMP PEEEY. Riflemen Are Ready for Important ■ Team Matches This Week. Camp Perry. Ohio. Aug. 22— With the final prac tice for the national matches closed, the flfty United States service and national guard rine teams which are encamped here for the sixth annual com petitions of the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle practice are resting on their arms to-night. The last day of preparation was a strenuous one. Early the teams went to the 1,000-yard range for final shots at long range bull's-eyes. This after noon skirmish firing was the general order. All the teams got one run. and some of them two. Lieutenant Colonel R. K. Evans. V. S. A., the executive officer of the meet, called the attention of all team captains to-day to the mandatory regulatlon that each team must have a representa tive in the pit during the contests or be barred from them. He also warned all riflemen from firing their guns on the grounds except from th«» firing point and at the target. Steps were taken to-day at a meeting of former members and officers of American International rifle teams to form an association of American riflemen. General Bird W. Spencer, of New Jersey. presided. TRAVIS BEATS WILDER. Wins Manchester Tournament and Play-off for Gold Medal. Manchester. Mass.. Aug. 22,-Walter J. Travis, of Garden City, won the honors at the Essex County Golf Club to-day, taking the final match in the open golf tournament, and also winning in the medal play. He defeated H. N. Wilder, of the Ves per Country Club, of Lowell, 2 up in the match play this afternoon. Before the 9nal match began Travis and Wilder, who had been tied for first place in the medal play last Thursday, played off the tie, Travis winning with a score of 77. The cards of the two players In the final match of the tournament follow: W. J. Travis, Garden City: m ...... -__.., . Out S * 4 4 5 4 6 8 3—3 — fn .;;;;;;; 3 4444452 e— 3s— n H H. Wilder, Vesrer: Out 3 4 3 4 5 4 4 4 — 38 ln .;..;;. S 4-454553 — »1— YOUNTAKAH COUNTRY CLUB. Members of the Yountakah competed in an elgh teen-hole medal play handicap yesterday for a cup presented by A. L. Clark.' The trophy was won by L. P. Goodspeed with a 72 net. The best scores were : Gros*. Handicap. Net I, P. Goodspeed ?» *» •, ." g W. G. Phillip g I g G. B. MarUn *£ "■* -Z C. A. Godspeed w . » g &.\J^.::::::i:::n:rr:.-:- 1 S S S W. Adams *> « « T E Mann »} 10 **• ! EMPIRE CITY ENTRIES FOR MONDAY. ■ FIRST RACE— Selling, for mares three years old and i unward- »500 added Six furlongs. '..■.. Nam* ' * Wl. | Name. Wt. Comedienne "3 Sara Rasquln 104 BeUc Strome 113 Adriana 1£ Dainty ia.re .-H3 Almee V. 104 i Trouveur ... -I" Miss Delaney 1M ! Boema - 1 104 • Lady Karma U>S jj aca c D :::::... 104 *^a L*af W iane airtft lU4 «Bl»kra .. »» I Ills* Cassie 10*1 i SECOND RACE — For two-year-olds. ncn-wlr.ners at th!» m'eetinK or of $1,500. or of four r»ce« since July 1: SJOO added. Five anU a half furlongs. Trance llfllCampeon l"*- Personal U2 AdeU C..' - •■ »£ i Boj-al Captive '.otytto - JW I Sandpiper llli Arondaci 0» ! Tom Hayward 107,Gar!and 00 • Waponcci lOSiKrllclna 99 Hammock Boy 102 ; ! THIRD- RACE— Handicap; s«!:in«. for thrte-year-olds i and upward; $«»>»> added. One mile. 1 R,bert Cooper llljAlauda M , Woodcraft UljMombaasa. IM QMtnG Hall l«»s I> Ai-fcle ''"» I nitae imi| Campaigner 10») Aster dOr lOs;Okenlte MJ Molesey HMjSan Fire »> Cymbal HMiEastou w> | AlfO Blßl^radyß lBl^rady ll 2i ßi. k ra , . -__ I Jam** B Brady .... 112; Biskra I<*> , FUIRTH RACE— THE WHIRL STAKES; for thr« ye*r-oM»; J2.500 added. One ml'.e. i Golden i"earl 121|Rlalio J« Magazine U7jThe Squirt 1«3 j Frliette lOSiMombassa 101 Hes»ian <lrt • C' FIFTH RACE — rtelUng; for maliiens three year* oM and : upward: 1300 addtJ. One ar. 1 one-sixteenth nn>< J.-hn E. McMillan Ul(Sate7*a Son 101 •ijrace Cameron I<M ] A.abarni » ! Batsman HH «Tende» and True \H I SIXTH RACE— Selling; for ear-olds anil upward. j non-winners ai this meeting; $ouu added. One and on«-quarter miles. I-ally ..? 112! 'J.ihn E. McMillan \"2 Sir Toddmgton 1«* •Ktlllecrankls Oh Fltmnap i* 'Tippirn »s Molesey los|Crack shot 97 Lor.j Staahop 105jO!<?onda »7 [ -Alter dOr 103»*Tra»h ...IK t •....r«)Uc« allowano*. YACHTS OFF OS r RriSE FOURTEEN MAKE STAET. Srcenty Manhasset Tars Begin m Seventy Mi ! e Race. "With scarcely wlcd enough to gire ill— ■»—■—» way, fourteen yachts, rcacned by serecty amatasjr tars, started yesterday afternoon la th« imnul cruising race of the Manhaaset Bay Tacht Clnb frcm Port Washington to and around Stratta* Shoal Lagnt and return., a distance of Missit* nautical miles. The race, which was open to cabta or daetMi >acht.- up to thiry-three feet raclcg nMMorwaMrt. ia being sailed under the rules of the Tacht Ra«t— Association of Long Island Sound, and thm first prixe — a silver punch bowl, offered by Howard Gould— valued at roo. There is a 160 loving enp tor the second and a S3S cup for the third boat. The competitors Include seven yachts of the handi cap class, three of the Xew Tork Yacht On* 30-footers. two Q class boats, one of the P claaa. and a new ketch-rigged craft, the Patience. boUt . and owned by L. D. Huntlngton. jr. After a postponement of an hour, waiting for m breeze, the regatta committee — Rear Commodore Lee. Clarkson Cowl and E. M ilacLellan— th* preparatory signal from A. H. Aikei-s steam yacht. the Florence, at 5:20. the yachts crossing the start- Ing line, off the Manhasset Bay Yacht Club hoo— > after the next signal, at a 2U in this order: Tacht and owner. Time ailu ■■»••. Sally IX. A. E. Black 1:303 a Juanlta. S. C. Hunter ...; .............. — — Quest. F. C: Vults , Tanya. G. P. Grsnbery ..................... 3T:J» Phryr.*. J F. O'Rourke 3«>-.^ Al-ra. A. H. « J. W. AJker 30-J» Mupsta. SulJlTao Brothers 2fl* Mink. Howard W!:;ets 3(*2& Mist. H A. Jackson. Jr 1^O:.V« Ai-rt. E. A. Slerek Allows Bobtail. R. A. Monks - Naia<l. John Brano ; 48:20 Patience, L. D. H'int:n»ton. jr — - — Bu»y Bee. R. L» Cuthbert The leader at 6 JO p. m. was the Mist. At that time 'there was a light breexe from the southeast, and the yachts, with spinnakers set to port. round ed the Plum Point Buoy in this order: Mist. Qnest. Phryne. Alera. Minx. Tanya. Sally IX. Alert. Jna nita. Mopsa. Naiad. Bobta.:. Busy Bee and Pa» tler.ee. It is estimated that. If the yachts have a leading wtad of any strength, the winner will be able t» cover the course in twelve hours. They are to leav» Stratford Shoal Light on the starboard hand ta turning. There will be first and second prizes for the winners in the hand:cap cUsses. In the recent cruising race of the New Roche".!- and Brooklyn Yacht clubs the Tanya and Sal'.y IX tied wltii IS points each- They are sailing ofT the tie In tblS) race. PLAXS FOE EACE WEEK Atlantic Yacht Club Completes Ar rangements for Its Contests. From September 1 until Labor Day the attention of yachtsmen will largely be centred upon the pro gramme of competitions arranged by the Atlantic Yacht Club at Sea Gate for its annual "race week." From Wednesday. September 2. until the finish oJ the annual regatta on September 7— excepting Sun day, September >i — there will be a continuous per formance for the lovers of the sport. Cups value* at more than $2,300 have been offered for thi* rac ing carnival, and the entries Include some of th« best known yachts in these waters. . Features of ! the week will include a series ot races, o£en to yachts in trie Q. or 22-foot, class, for the first leg on a cup presented by Captain Frederic Thompson : also an ocean race of on» hundred miles from Sea Gate around Fire Island Lightship and return, for a trophy, from the same donor. Th* ocean race is open to schoone % sloops and yawls of not over sixty feet rating measure ment, and the indications are that it will attract quite as large a fleet of competitors as did the Cap* May race, started from Gravesend Bay on th« Fourth of July. .".'„. AH of the contestants will sal! as one mixed claaa. in cruising trim and on regular time allowance, and in addition to the trophies which form the general prizes for the ocean race a cup is offered by Cap tain F. D. L'nderwood. president of the Erie Ra.il road, for schooners exclusively, sailing over the) sam^ course, irrespective of size.* This will afford a competition for boats of sixty feet and under rating measurement, in which the smaller craft will have a good chance under average weather condi tions, and at the same time make It worth while) for the larger schooners to enter for the special cup. Captain Underwood- also offers a ctrp to th« winner in the division of sloops and yawls in th« same race. ' ;..-' The series of races for the Thompson cup for Q class yachts, which will . be sailed on Wednesday. Thursday and Friday, will, it is said, bring to gether the finest fleet of ' Q boats ever gathered, for the entries already received include about all the yachts la this class along the Atlantic Coast. The yachtsmen of Massachusetts Bay have sent in two entries, the Little Rhody and the Achilles, and from Bridgeport F. T. Bedford, jr.. will brin his Dorothy Q.. which gave a good account of her self last year in the Jamestown races. C. 9. Hoyf« Capsicum. Robert Jacob's new Chaperone and the) Princess, formerly the Dorothy, of Baltimore. will come from the Sound- W. A. Barstow's 3oya. Hen don Chubb's Spider. W H. Chllds's Joy and Georgt H. Church's Saetta. from Gravesend Bay. will make, all told, a clai?i= of some ten boats front which splendid racfng may be expected. For tha winner of this year's series of races for the Thomp son Q class cup the crub also presents a trophy. On Monday. Labor Day. the forty-second annual regatta of the Atlantic Yacht Club will be sailed. Entertainments have been planned to please tha ffecing men. consisting of a mess dinner, trips to Coney Island and Brighton Beach, water sports off the clubhouse at Sea Gate, a baseball game and •> concert by the Old Guard Band. SAIK BALKS OLYMPIC STAES. Many athletic followers who travelled to Olj :u jla Park. Newark, yesterday afternoon to get a> glimpse of some of the Olympic stars In competition in the annual athletic games of the Knights of Co lumbus were sadly disappointed, as the rain in the) morning had transformed la grounds into a Q.aa#> mire and the games committee decided to postpoaM the contests until September 12. The committee e»j» pects to add more- Olympic men on that date. Automobiles. j.,1. D«»(¥«!nn WE ARE PREPARING Auto Bargains t ° receive new HUIU LJQIgUUIO SHIPMENTS. AND TO MAKE ROOM ARE OFFERING RIGHT NOW POSITIVELY THE BE3T VALUE OF THE TEAR. r XEW — Waltham Motor j Cars 1.000: Wiithua IDe Luxe cars. Jl.liM; NEW AN"D {Queens. $1.ISO; Dr»«on*. 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Ihlmxo I'.mnrh. 1333. 1334 .Mlrhlma \t« To the Readers of IV Xew Y^rk Trtbas**: ',' there is bo ...i'...... 1908 h2h 24 p NORTHERN Is your Reijrhbor^ocd. w« want on* ther«. V.'« will naki a bis reduction t,> th« first purc&aaer In • rur locatltr. THIS SAMK 3*«» DEI. WIIO, T.E COSTINtTEO AN'T> MAMTACTI'RED FOR 15V». Xk« <sr ltst»at «I.«Ml Is one of th. t>e»: family- tourln< car» built. Can or tef~ phone for our first-car proposition. it • a \mtm "G** ,n • betore your, neighbor ar.J sav«^noney. >ORTHERX AGE>CY. l«7 . BJMMaDWAX. •Paone US Columbua. 9