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; THE SUN, TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 1890. 5 1 m TUG BUMPS INTO SHAMROCK CVP ClIAI.I.KSitEK BT.ianTVT ISJVHEn AFTER 1.EAT1SG IIER CRAltt.n. Altlinuih tlir Rap Was a Oftntln Onr, l I'lnte on tlitt fori Hide Ahntt tlir fltrm WnaDriitrd A Distinguished Tarty l'res nt at the I.nnnrlilng -The Christening t'rremiiiijr Wna 'rrormi'il bj I.ndr Itus ell (ienernj Looks of tlir New Vncht. ISp'ctat Culilt Di'paU to Tlie 8tm. London, June i!fl. Blr Thomas Ltpton's raoliiK cutler Hliamroolc, which win bitllt tii anil nc.'iinst thu Columbia for tlio America'. Cuii next full, was launched tin- pfiniuu.in nt Samudn's yard, Mill wall Th event vim conducted with tho utmost prlvai-j. only a few of Blr Thomas Lliton' friends being invited to be pres ent Tho rurty assembled nt tho Hotel Savoy, where lunolieon wa onten. after wh r'h Hear Admiral Lord Charlrg Berei , f"rd drnw thorn to tha wharf in hie conoli. r Th gtioats Included the Mantuls of DulTtirln, Cotnn.o.lote f tho lloynl I'Utor Vaoht Club, tli mull winch thn challenge (or the con-(i-kt mi" -n' to tho Vniv Yolk Yacht Chi i. Hi.- ' ,irl .mil I ountws of I'lnn wliiiam, Lord Charles Hereford, Lady l:tixll of K'l iiwun, wife of thu Iord Chief Jur- t i' !tu:Winl:th.. Hon. Lillian Huhtnll, Hon. Hrliornliera McDonnell, SlrO K. I'hllllp. Her bert I Ha Istone. V. . McArthur. M. 1' : W If. Hliartiiun-Crawfoitl. II M. MeOlldonney. tlie Ilnn.W. Walsh, Sir Thomas Ulbson-Cnrmlohael. II 1', and lr. Armstrong Thn rarty was welcomed at th wharf by Sir Thomas I.lpton, Will Fife, the deidcner of tho Minminek tlia lion Charles Itumsll and Sir, Thnriivoioft. and shown over the new boat, niter -vhloh l.ady ltiifisell monntod a platMrm which ttoo 1 level with th" vessel' bow, and with a bottle of chnm paaneshe chriiteiipil the yacht as it becan to mnn tm.nrd thn water, nt the same time e.'tyni: "Hod bless ou, nnd good luck to you. May you In lite luck the cup." Cheers w eru given as the boat glided Into tho we'er. After tho launching the party as remblcd In the tent in the mrd, where ten was served Mr. Olndstone toar-ted the yacht nnd wished her luck Sir Thomas I.lpton, he said, hnd earnod tho gt itlttide of "every man and woman In the United Kingdom by his spirited action in chal let.ging for tlie cup. Sir Thomns responded He complimented Messrs l'lfe nnd Thornyeroft and the work men who hnd been employed in the con ftiiii'tlnn of thn Shamrock. He said that V ever) body realized I lie Krent Intent nnd skill of their cousins across the wnter, nnd if fortune decided against the Sham rock tlie Hrltlsh would bo the first to congratulate them upon possesses the belter bont, nnd therefoie entitled to Y all credit for thoir victory, Kevertholeas, he hoped that the cup would return to '" "J England this time. In which case he knew tlv vei vbody horo would Klve ns good and as h er' i icceptlon to the Americans coming to ti . iceovur It as he anticipated from them now The work of Inuuchlng the yacht was begun by knocking the blocks awny at 3:20 o'clock. When this wns done thore was some delay In t arlng clown the sides of the house which cov ered her. so thatshe could pass freely At3:40 o'clock the Shamrock slid Into the water In her cradle, which she cleared about thirty yards from the shore. The tug Kxcelslor In going up to take the Bh.tmrock's tnwllne ran Into the yacht, making a deep dent In her port side. The now boat flew Sir Thomas Llpton's Mac green, with a gold square bearing a green shamrock in the centre at her low, nnd ' ' the royal ensign floated aft. The Shamrock was towed across the river to the South Dock, where sle will ship her steel mast. There was gi eat cheering as tho boatalld Into the water. ge&a Sir Thomas I.lpton came to the yard on "fcV board a tug whloh was gay with bunting and streamers. The boats whloh were In the vi cinity wore mostly occupied by reporters and e i photographer, with a low public spectators. As tho boat was launched a small pleasure bont In the river capsized, but Its occupants were all picked up and landod safely. Some years ago Thomas Clnphamof Roslyn, Long Island, showed, or rather handed, a model of one of his yacht to John Herreshoff, , the blind boatbullder of Bristol, Rhode Island. , It Is well known to most yachtsmen I thnt Clnnham has produced very fast boats, J and that his theory of design has been based J on the skimming of a boat over the top of the MLu water rather than ploughing through It by H brute force. When John Herreshoff had han- ' died Clnpham's model he handed It back with till remark: "If you will just hang a lump of lead well down from your model, Tom. you will be on the right track " This little Incident shows clearly how Herre hofT hnd mnde up his mind concerning the canoe body with n lump of lead hanging down underneath mnny years before Edward I Burgess of Boston came Into prominence. It also shows that If yachtsmen had ordered thoir racing boats from Bristol Instead of Boston they would have got the Columbia type of yacht Instcndof the Puritan, Mnvflowerand Volunteer tpee The first time the Horreshofls had a real opening they produced the Oloriana and the Urusilla. which beat -10 and even 50-footera as far bnek ns 1H01 orlWi'-'. Another point worth mentioning In connec- ' tlon with th launch of the Shamrock to-day Is tho coming Into the field of ex pert hulldors of torpedo boats as yaaht builders. The nerroshoCf theory of (design is nccepted, and chief among those who accept it Is the designer of the Shnmrock. Will Fife, who has boldly taken his type from the Oloriana, and It is snfe to say that he has shown no origi nality that will mark a new departure in design. Whatever extraordinary fea tures the Shamrock mny possess In the way of eonstructlon are not yet Known, but If nny such features exist, which Is doubtful, they nro mntters thnt will clvo to American yachts men no uneasiness. To those who appreciate 5 the battle In eonstructlon between the Thorny- crofts nnd the Ilerreslioffs, however, this phase of the coming struggle for the America's Cup Is Interesting. As a Pas teur will reveal startling truths to physicians nnd completely reform medical trcnlmontof disease so will a Thornyeroft or a Herreshoff apply sclentlllc manipulation of the metals to increase the speed of a racing yacht. The maximum length of a single sticker to oompete for the America's Cup Is fixed nt ninety feet by the deed of gift. This is tlie starting iolnt. The next thing to settle Is the amount of canvas to be used. It is possible , In a ninety-footer to go to suoh an extreme in "fj oanvas that the yacht would be practically use- ' less owing to physical Inability to handle the enormous sails, together with the difficulty of , 1 getting spars to stand the strain and at the same time hold their rigidity It being de olded how fnr It is snfe to go with the canvas, the designer models his hull to fit his sail sp- sad. Hnd then comes the scientific and ma thematical problem of cuttlug off weight In construction, at which same both the Herres hoffs and Thornyeroft are masters. In considering the Shamrock, It must be " temomherod that neither her construction not her under-WHter body Is as yet known to the public. Many statements hnvo been cabled to tho United Slates on both these subjects, but they have been wild guesses Some of them mny be right and attain they mnv tie wrong The correspondent of Tub Sf does not pro!, ml to offer positive laMs In relation n i-ltlier. The yacht was launched with canvns covering her lines except her piollles, nnd nobod bus made nn) stuteinont about the . , features thnt her owner wishes cone -'ed that Is worth anything. That her topsldea are I made of soft metal would seem to be shown by the dent In tho bow given to her by tha tus that towed her across ths dock Just after tho launching. Tho tug but her a very gentle rap. yet It dented In the port bow about two feet abaft the stem Inaolean dent about six Inches long. It seemed as though shn was made of tin, so easily did the bow yield to the jar of the tug. Below the waterllne the yacht Is bright col ored nnd her platen look like bronze. Whatever It Is, It Is surely n beautiful lob of plating, the work being ns smooth as glass. Her topsldos are palntod n light green, with a narrow gilt stripe n foot below tho dock. Below tha water llne she shines like a new penny. As n matter of fnct, thn material that forms tho plating Is not ns Important as the construc tion and shape of tho keel. There must be somn special reason for all thn secrecy thnt has been onforoed concern ing tho keel. Them can scarcely be a 'loubt that hero Fife has Introduced somo featuro which, while not necessarily original, ha Is especially anxious to conceal as long as possible A person In no way connected with Blr Thomas I.lpton or Messrs, 11 fo and Thorny eroft hnppenoil to get a position to the side and very near to tho Bhnmrockasshonlld down thn railway Into the water. He describes tho yacht ns cut away more than any boat of hor slro heretofore. Her stern post surely inkes more than the Columbia's, and shn must have considerably less lateral plnno above the water As sho now rests above her linos sho looks to be nil beam. Shu positively looks fat, Thu design is certainly that of the Ulorlann, without (llorlnna's refinement. The Shamrock's beam Is not less than twenty-five feet, and may go six or eight Inches over thnt, F.ven twonty-slx feet would not be surprising after the deck was looked at from above. Her greatest beam Is just abaft of amidships, and goes nft to n wide stem and forward to a full bow. When she settles down to her designed lines her freeboard will bo four feet. Her sides am straight nud do not tumble home, ns has been reported. The sheor is nearly straight ns well, and when ono is far enough away to take her in and the beam cannot be seen the shear Is pleasing. Tho stern starts downward with a sharp In curve and then slightly reverses and curves outward ns It goos toward thn keel. Tho bows aie ugly and will spank nnd splash the water like nn exaggerated Oloriana. Thov are full, and, as she now rests above her lines, they need only a big mouth to make them resemble a huge shark. The nfter body Is also full. It looks like the after end of a duck, and If a duck had long tall feathers cut off a trifle rounding at the ends the comparison would not be altogether out of the way. The after body sems to sn.uat In the water, but notwithstanding this tho run Is olean and tho counter pleasing to thn eye, although not so finely moulded ns the Columbia's, as would appear from photographs of the latter when she was launched. The Shamrock will come just under 00 feet on the wnter line. Sho Is 130 feet over all. with 'Jl feet overhang aft and about 10 feet for ward. Her bowsprit Is In plnce and Is 33 feet outboard nnd nbout 8 feet on deck. The mast will be stepped about 30 feet from ths forward end of the water lino. The hollow steel, or, as It Is reported, aluminum, mast lies alongside on the wharf, and Is 75 feet from deck to hounds, with 10 feot of masthead. It Is three-sixteenths of nn Inch thick. It in safe to say that tho Shamrock's'kee! will be shorter than thn Columbia's and will not weigh as much. Fife seoms to have preferred beam and a fairly hard bilge for stability In stead of lead or other metal In the keel. . The draught of the Columbia and Shamroek nppenrs to be about the some. Fife has fol lowed the same channel as Herreshoff In giv ing to the Shamrock a flat floor, and hasprob ably gone one better with more hollow In the turn from the floor toward the keel. In a general way the difference between the Shamrock and Columbia seems to be that while Fife has hung his lead from a dingy, Herreshoff has hung his from n canoe. In this, of course. Herreshoff Is only cnrrylng nearer to perfection his theory of a fin-keel type, while Fife Is trying to do the same thing with more boat abovo the water than the fln-keel type actually sug gests. In rig it looks as though Herreshoff would have a larger mainsail and less headsall than Fife, and there Is scarcely any douht that the Columbia will have to glvo the Shamrock a comfortable allowance of time, according to the rules of the New York Yacht Club. In saving his time allowance Fife has always been cleverln Amer ican waters, but It has been with smaller boats. Yachtsmen will remember that noted declaration of Gen. Paine, that it was contrary to the laws of nature for the Minerva to win In thn 40-foot class, yet the laws went on going to the contra ry nnd remained contrary until Herreshoff hung his little lump of lead from his canoe. If experience this year shows that the practical limit of sail spread on a ninety footer has about been reached, the races for the America's Cup will become mors and more a question of actual sailing nnd handling the boats. No mat ter what special material may have been used In the construction of tho Sham rock It can safely be said that the cutting of weights has about reached Its limit. Possibly ovents mny demonstrate that they have been cut too much already. In whloh case there will be a reaetion In fnvor of the safe side. Now thnt the Shamrock has como out Into view, however, It certainly seoms. In view of her probably smaller sail nrea than tha Columbia, that her excessive beam Is against her being as truly a repre sentative of what have proved the fastest types of racing yacht as the Columbia One looks 1m van nt the Shnmrock to see his Ideal of a 00-foot fin keel. The sleek, refined, graceful lines are wanting. As you view the boat from the end of her bowsprit along the deck she looks reasonably well, but when you bo alongside and examine her carefully she appears to be too fat. No other word describes It. Of course, her fulness and beam would have no special significance to American yachtsmen if it was not believed that Nat Herreshoff Is on the right trnck In speed and has set up definite standards by which to judge. After Burgess had been trying for years to drive bulky hulls through the water by brute force, Nat Herreshoff came tothe front to show how to apply the same amount of canvas to a hull thnt Is to a Burgess yacht like a greyhound to a setter. Ho no one can be blamed for emresslng disappointment In the Shamrock when he has seen tho creations of Herreshoff. It was believed until now that Flfo would be in form to come nearer the goal to whloh Herreshoff is making However, there will be more lleht on the Shamrock when shn tries her legs, although ev en then her performances will meaa little until she runs up against her real antagonist. When sho meets tho Columbia It will bo seen whether a Clapham bouncer type of a pumpklnsead, with her mysterious ballast, will get away from a true type of tho fin keel, rttimnre About Shamrock. Somn of the best Informed members of the New York Yacht Club were discussing the Shamrock yeHterday In the clubhouse, nnd they thought from tumors that had been heard of the boat's construction thnt thn ehnllenuer for the cup wis possibly a eentrebonrdfr. It seemed to bo very genernlly believed that the hull wns very shoal draught and the keel of the fin type, but It was also thought that the new boat would hae a centrnbonrd, which would make her very much like the Jubilee, It Is known that William Flfo has been opposed to suoh deep keels as have been built in thn last few years and that he has probably compromised on the deep drought by putting in n board One jachtsman who Is a great admirer of the cciitrelHisrd said "I shall not be at all sur prised If thu Shnmrock hns n board, but I am iry much in doubt about thu ability of the I'nclish to hang one right and to use it pioperly If they have one. If the Shamrock has uot a board I can't understand why there should be so much secrecy about her model. If she has a board and they use it properly we shall have a close call for the cup." COLUMBIA IN COMMISSION. a or.irtsn ihet.in notsxa nm rES- SAST OS THE XE1T TACIIT. She Anchors Among thn YFarsliIpe at New port nnd Will ltnen the Defender Over an Outside Course To-Iny llemly to Hall for thn Speclnl Cup on Monday. NKwronT. H, I Juno 20. Columbia Is booked for a morn extonded trial to-morrow with Do fender than thn little brush of Sundny, nnd a lively raco Is expected over an outMda course off this port. Columbia was formally turned oertoC Oliver Iselln by tho Horreshoffs lata this afternoon nt Bristol, nnd was then towed to this port by the St. Mlchnule. She In In com mission, fully rigged and equipped, and looks fit for nny racing thnt mny como her way. On Wodnesday morning she will leave for New London, whore Mr. Iselln will soo tho Harvard-Yale rnces, nnd then tnko the yacht to Now York for thn first formal racethero. To-night she In nnchorcd with tho warships outside of Goat Island, nnd Is ready to sail ns early ns need bn to-morrow. Tho morning nnd early afternoon In Bristol harbor, whero Columbia swuni: at nnchor, wns spent by hor crew In sottlnc sails under tho direction of N. O. HeriosholT. Tho mainsail was htretched out more nnd was Improved n llltlo In looks over Its really flno fit during Sunday's nail. Hnllmaker Hathaway aUo watched It cntefully Ho says with truth thnt It Uthe finest snil bo ever turned oat. A little cuil In tho leech that was arpnrent Sunday hns disappeared, nnd Mr. Hathaway bolleves that the sail will set well onouch without the need of battens, although thorn are pooknts for five of them In the leech. Tho sail shows three rows of reef points, although the pennants hnvo not been tied In. The first reef will be n smnll one llko those In thn mainsails of tho two Valkyries, showing that tho lesson of 'Ofi. whan Vnlkyrle'a small reef sorved her better than Vlgllant'a larsor one, hns not been forgotten. Speclnl nttentlon was paid to the set ting of the two club topsails and to stretching them Into shape so far as could be done nt nnchor The Inrger one I scorned to set very well, but the smaller lookod decidedly baggy In tlie leech In the meantlmo a few Herreshoff workmon were putting finishing touches to deck and In terior fittings. Mr. Iselln was a close observer of all that wns going on, nnd wns aboard tho Columbia much of the time. The scene In Bristol harbor whon Columbia for the first time flow hor owners' pennant wns worth putting on canvns. The last bright sunlight of a porfect Juno afternoon was shining full on Columbia, brlnglag "out every detail of her perfect hull, taut i rigging nnd nent sails, while as a background was the lovely Bristol shore, with its grand old trees and half-hidden houses. Flnlkhlna bits of color were gleu hv the sig nals, that began with the lowering of the Hei reshoff blue whip nnd thu llnal sending up of the New York hurree and the blue abonco tine ns Mr. Iselln and his party left the yacht Just before 0 o'clock thn Inst Herreshoff workman had climbed down Columbia's side and irono ahore. The yacht was then boarded by Mr Iselln and his trio of racing friends, lie was also accompanied by N U Herre shoff, representing the builders of the boat Tho formal transfer was n simple mat ter. "The bont Is yours." said Mr. Herreshoff, and hardly were tho words out of his mouth before the little blue raclog whip that had been fluttering at Columbia's topmast bend wns hauled down and was replaced by Mr. Iseiin's private signal of rod and black. At the same time n brnnd new ynclit ensign woe unfurled from the stnff at the stern, and the yaoht wns fully In commission. Knrly In tho afternoon Mr. Iselln was called upon by tho nowsnaper men, and announced Ills programme ns follows: " Wo snail race with tho Defender to-morrow outside, off Newport, and expect to leave for Now London Wednesdny morning and see the Harvard-Tale races "The Columbia will then sail for New Bo chello and will be ready to race for that $2.10 cup whenever the New York Yacht Club's He gatta Committee says the word I am ready to race Monday. July 3, if the committee fix upon that date " .... In response to an expression of satisfaction at the speed shown by Columbia yesterday, Mr. Iselln said: " Yos. shn wus Bolnc fast yestor day. It Is true, but we shall get her going fnster before we are through." Mr. Iselln seemed thoroughly satlsfled with the way things aro now'golng on the Colum bia, and looks as though all tho trouble and disappointment nt delays had been forgotten In satisfaction at getting his boat nnd finding her so speedy. Later in thn afternoon Mr Iselln received the papers containing the story if the accident to the Shamrock at her launching, and expressed his regret nt the unfortunate event Tho trip down the bay wan uneventful, The Colnmblnwas tnken safely out of Bristol hat- , bor under tho pilotage of Mr Ilerreshoff, and brought alone at fair speed toher anchorage, ' which wns reached just before H o'clock Mr. I Herreshoff will be on board her In the race to morrow. i Defender was out for a sail this afternoon w4th club topsail up She went outside nt llrst. but later went up tho bay ns If looking for Columbia, and then returned to her anchor age. Naxnhoedld not go nut to-day, ns a new suit of sails wns being bent on hor. Sho may be seen In the " scrnp to-morrow. (Or.ViiniA'.l FIRST RACK Will Prohnbly Ue Soiled On" Sandy nook July O. S, Nicholson Kane, Chairman of the Itegattn Committee of tho New York Yncht Club, wns at Newport yostcrdny trying to nrrango for the first race between Columbia and Defender Tills taeewasto have been sailed off Handy Hook next Saturday, but the many delays that have occurred havo made It almost Impossible for the two boats to meet on thn day set C Oliver Iselln on Sunday said that the two yachts would come here to race for the speclnl $250 cup next Monday Tills plan does not suit the members of the club, who saythat rac lng on Monday will Interfere with their holi day nlans. Monday is a holldaT on tho Stock Kxchanue and.manv of the clubmen will go out of town next Friday or Saturday and remain awny over the Fourth The clubs will probr.hlv hnve a steamer for the use of members who wish to witness the race, anil it is thought that their convenience should be considered. It was said last night thnt the first race would probablv- be set for Thursday. July il. Secretary J S Oddle wns nt tho elubhouse until a late hour last night waiting for a despatch from Mr Kane, but it did not onme. and tho official announcement will not be made until to-day, A cunrnnATios with a soul. Uot a Judge to Free a Illthonest Employee and Onvn Him Work Acnln. Richard Mitchell, who for eighteen years was In the employ of the Brooklyn Heights Rail road Company, plended guilty In the County Court. In Brooklyn, yestorday to an Indictment charging him with stealing $24.1 from the com pany, "It has often been snld thnt corporntlons hnve no souls," said Judge Asplnnll, "nnd nro hardened to Instincts of mercy In your case, Mitchell, It has proved different, fnr the Brook lyn Heights Railroad Company, which you robbed, taking into consideration your long and faithful services, has been most strenuous In seeking a suspension of sentence nnd has Sromlsod to take you bnek into its employ, entencn is suspended, and you cun go." lintel Thief nets Four Vnnrs. George Brune, who the police say Is one of the worst hotel thieves In thn country, wns ar raigned in Pnrt I. of tho Onnernl Sessions yes terday to plead to five separate Indictments charging him with grand larceny, Under promise that Judge Newburger would suspend sentence on four of the Indictments Bruno plesdnd gulltv to one charging him with steal ing $200 worth of jewelry on May 11 from Daniel WoodhoiiHo. a guest at the Hotel I'.ndl cott. For this ho was Hentenced to four ycais in State prison mong those who suffered by Uruno st hefts wns Olssloliftus, the actress. I)r I.rx Snlle Institute Commencement, Th commencement cn "rcises of De I.a Kalln Instltuto were held yosterday afternoon In the Star Theatre. Thern wore eight graduates from tho academic department and nine from the commercial department. Tho Rev. Michael J, Lavelle presided and delivered an address tothe graduating elnssen F.ss ivs were read by Fram Is J Barry. John A McKenna nnd Joseph M Dowllng The Institute dramatic club presented ' Hamnn and Pythian." A War Trophy for Newark. Tho Spanish gun Marques de Ustnrls. one of euveral which guarded thn entrance to San tiago's hnrlior. nud whloh has been loaned to the city of Newark by the War Department, arrived there yesterday Tho gun will be placed In Military Park on July 4. sruEhviut ii'v.s ;.s i unit: Ziegler So Wnli In Seventh Ilnund Thnt Hie Hpniign Is Thrown t'p. The twenty-round bout betweun Owon Zlcg ler nnd Charley McKoevor, two well-known Philadelphia pugilists, came to an nbrupt end In tho seventh round at the Coney Island ' Sporting Club last night. Zleglor was In bad straits, and rather than seo him get knocked , out, one of his seoonda threw up the spongo. I Tho llrst appenrnnce of ex-Champion Bob l'itzsliumons since lie was dethroned by Jim j Jeffries proved quite a tnncni t. Fltz got a lousing reception. Dnn Illckeynctedns referee "Crocker" Boylo of Philadelphia faced Tommv Moran of Brooklyn In tho first pre- ' llmlnary bout of ten l minds nt 12H pounds. The decision was n drnw. Jerry Marshall, tho colored Australian, took thu place of Obllu Lenny of Philadelphia In thu next tilt of ten rounds. He faced Frank Patterson of Brookln, and the pnlr clashed nt catch weights The decision, which wns a drnw, wns hissed. After n lull of ten minutes ex-Champion Bob Fltzslminons and Dnn Hlckey entered the ring. "Lankv Bob" was a trifle fnt, but this did not nppnrently handicap him, for h. inoM.d about with considerable speed. Of I course ho could not show his reni form 1 nBaiiit llickey. who wns slow and cumbersome McKeev er and Zli'gler were In the ring at ex actly 11 o'clock McKeover's seconds wure Jim Filgerald. Joe Duncan nnd Steve I'lnnngnn Zlngler's handlers were Andy Walsh, John I.awson and Jake Stem. Thoy fought at i catch weights. Zleuler was said to bo IMl iiounds and McKeever 1 13 pounds. They , agreed to break clean witli no bitting In the ' clinches. No tune, was lost In Idle sparring. MoKeever forced matters, driving Zleg- ' lur to the ropes, Owen escaped a lot I of poworful swings Ziegler's speed eldently left him In the fourth. He wns tired nnd hnd nil lie could do fo hold bl hands up. McKeever wns strong ami shot out the left. Ininlltig with material effect Zlegler directed his nttiek to Mne's stomach In tlm fifth. McKeever tried tlie nmi thing and was mom successful 7lcgler did not relish the smashes, fur hn clinched vtilllnglv They played for each other's wind In the sixth McKeever used a left uppercut. nud it struck Owon Invnriably near the solnr plexus Although tired. Zlecler came back with ponderous swings, which near ly put .MoK.-ever down. Mcheever swung the left on Ziegler's eve In the seventh Ziceler returned nnd made an effort to mix It up His steam was all spent and a few good wallops In the stomach weakened him At the next effort McKeever sailed In. He caught Ziecler with nil his might in the pit of the stomach, and botli went to tho floor with McKeever on top At this stnge of the light Andy Wnlsh, one oT Zlegler'H seconds, threw n towel In thu ring. Zlegler did not notlco this, and nroso In a dazed way As McKeever was about to walk ncross the ring to his chair Zlegler suddenly stood up nnd smashed Mac on thu jaw, stag gering his rlvnl. F.verybodv grew ex cited then, nnd when it seemed as If a free-for-nll fight would ensue Police Cnpt Kennv nnd two policemen ordered thu men from thu ring ratnnr fired the nr.viwfre Preninture I'mirth of July Gives Spuyten lluvvll a Shnke-t'ii. Freddy Menke. 10 years old, who lhei nl Sidney nnd Trov streets, Spuvten Duvvil, wns shooting firecrackers with his 7-yexr-old sister, Hilda, yestorday Contractor Clmrles W Col lins ba heen doing a good deal of blasting up there In the last three enrs. euttlnc Knppock avenuo through from Spujten'Duyvil Tarkway . to Johnson avenue. The new avenue Is high up on the hl'l between KlnBslitidco nnd Spuy i ten Duyvil. Last of the Parkway Collins liad'a storeof dynamitein nllttlekennel-llko liut.four fset high It was about eventy-flve feet from the home'of .T.'Frederlck Menke. father of Freddy Mr. Menke Is in Chicago nnd Mrs. Menke was downtown yesterday afternoon. Freddv nnd Hilda had the' dynamite nnd flre orackers and plenty of punk and matches all to themsehe. O M Roden. station pgent nt Spuvlen Duy vil. wns knocked off hs chair to the tloor when these elements Bot together nt 4-4." o'clock. He jumpod into a Imibbv nnd got up the bill In about three minute-. There wasn't nnv dyna mite stornce but. and the houses nnd Imiih round nhrut looked as though they had been In the wars. Meuku's fence wns down, Freddv was Inside the gale lvinir on his lace, stunned He enme nround ill rlBht Hilda wns In the house under a bed. The children said they Irtd set the grass a II re. V. ben Fredy enw the lire he thnuulu'of the dynamite nnd'tnok the little clrl bv the hind! to run nnd get under that bed . Shn seems to have got aheid of him. Tho Mviike'burn'wns all but wrecked and the cell i Inge nnd chandeliers In Ihc house were dam aged The former home of Henry Steers was dn maged There arc four Johnson inniilles In the neigh borhood, (illbert A. James V Arthur i. and i Isaac It., all interested In a foundry nt Kings bridge. In their cottages windows were In iken and ceilings loosened. Others whose prupertv suffered nre (1. M. Roden, John Tiet ien, W. H (lenerlch. Walter Cox. A V. Schlaet, 11. ale. Mitonln Cnracclll, a policeman In Brooklyn: Wllllnni Wallace. Charles Wolfro.n, Orleans l.ooBnere. Robert Stevenson and Alex I nndcr Leslie The extent of the damage I rungs from a few pnues of broken gluss to . il.mxi In loosened maeonry and shattered walls. Police Captain Sehmlttbereer conclndod to srreit Freddy for violating the corporation or- j dlnance prohibiting the exploding of Are- I crackers within tho cltv limits. John Tletjen I ballod him out and took clmrizo of him until , his mother came home. At the stutlou house 'he Serirenut did nut know whether nr not Col. Hum had a permit to store dynnmlto wherever i he pleased between Spuy'en Duyvil and Klacs- brldge. Tim MEX HELD FOR 4 H'O.tf .4 .V'.S 7)17.4 TII Sin. Lnyton Was Found Iend nn the Floor by Her i lilldren. Fukf.iioi p. N. J.. Juno 2(1, -Mrs. Mary Ann Lnyton, who lived In the Pine region, near Bmlthburg, wns found dead at her homo on fiaturdny morning. It hns been shown that her death was duo to violeneo, and William Hendrlckson nnd Oeorge Taylor, both of the same district, who were with her Hie day nnd oveulng tiefore, were arrested nud locked up In thn county jail for eomplielH In the crime Mrs La) ton was a widow with three lit t lo children On Fiiday she wsnt huckloberrylng. Ac- . cording in the testimony of her oldest boy she i brought Hendrlckson and Taylor home with I her 'I he boy sins that when he went to bed only one of thn men was them, and that , his motliei sat with lilui on the f tout I porch. In the morning the children f- nnd , their nii.ilier dead upon ihc lloor of 1 the sitting room Her bodv was almost nude They rtn In tell tho neighbors ami a plusli'un was summoned Horn this ' place, llfs examination hhowed thai an as- siull bad cnu-cil t h. u.niiaii - death Hcu- di leksnn rind Ta lor both acknowledged being I nt .Mrs l.nvton'B house on I'rld-iy nlglit j I'olsoneil lluihnnd nets Well. j Notwithstanding the predictions that he would novnr recove., mnde by numerous phy- ; siclnns who examined him ilur.ng II. long i sickness, Anton Probltskv, the Pole who wis I'likoneil almost tun vear ago bj his wife, 1 Milium 1'rebltsky, nnd liei i.irnmniirK, Inhn and ilniu llojnnckl, lids become cunvalescent. , laterda) lorenoon lis left the Hudson County I Almshouso at Snake Hill to return lo his home In the foreign colony at Constable Hook, Jiuyonne Tlie llojnnckl brothers nnd thn woman nre now serving terms iu the Statu prison at Trenton, ' y' VHI.V SOT USE SEir tUIEI.I, Harvard Coach Thinks Time Too Short Work of the Itlvals on Tlinmes. Oai.k'h F'Ennr, June 20. All the crows at Rtondview nnd Red Top were out on the rivor nt an early hour this morning. T ho water was very cnlm and scarcely any wind pre vailed. Yale's 'varsity crew started up the rivor nt II o'clock, Coachers Oallaudot, Cowles and Bolton following In the launch. Short stretches wero taken and somo advice was given by Coach Uallaudet on blade work. The row ing wns very satlsfnctory, tho eight stalwnrt onrsmen leaning forward and catching tho water with rhythmic precision. The cedar wash boards were put on nil the Ynlo shells by John Kennedy this morning, so that the men would be nccustomed to them by Tbursdny. Ynle's freshman crow nnd the 'varsity four spent some tlmo off the boat house, tho latter receiving instruotions from Dr. Bolton. Cross and Greenway. who wore replaced by Patterson and Cameron, gave up training this morning nnd left by train for New Haven. The Yile four nro rowing fairly well, but It Is doubtful If any ono oon be found nbout tho quarters to back them iu tho two-mile contest with the crack Crimson four. The lat ter were on tho river at 10 o'clock and rowed two miles on time, covering tho distance In 12 minutes 40 seconds, according to their own statement. Coxswain Howe, in speaking of this crew, said thnt It was not rowing in the lino form It showed last week, nnd that it would hnvo to brace up If It expected to win the sec ond evont on Thursday. Coach Jim Rodgnrs. who trained the Yale freshmen crew which bent Harvard nnd Cornell Inst year on the Thames, wan asked by a Sun reporter to-night what chances his present crew had of winning. "Well," he replied, "tho freshmen this vear are rowing remnrknbly well, nnd I consider tliera ns Hue a crew ns nnv ever sent from Yalo. Although last yenr's freshman crew won by a close mnrgln this eight Is far superior In Its watermanship The erew last year did not get tngutber until the i last day, In fact thu last minute In the race, and j surprised uvory one. Payne Whitney, who wnsenptain of Inst year's 1 'varsity eight and who Is nsslstingt'oach Dodg ers In getting tho fresh men In shape, also stated I ton Si's reporter to-niclit that he had great con- " ucu in the youngsters. Thoy pull evenly and clean and gnt considerable tpoed out of thnlrbout The shell to be used by tho fresh nion Is tliu Clasper crnft built for the 'varsity erew Inst j ear, but never Used in the contest with Harvard and Cornell on account of the crew Pelng too heavy lor her. During the morning practice of tlie Harvard 'varsity crew Coach (lallaudet and Cnpt Allen of Yale weio Interested spectators on tho launch Frank Tboiupsou, having gouu down to seo the crew on ("apt. Hlegln- sun's Invitation The Crimson crew gave an inhibition of f'ist row Inu, anil tho New Haven I experts said nflerthev camo ashore that Hai- vaid has certainly got together a lino sot of oarsmen and that Thur-d.iy's race ought to be I n very close contest i Harvard's 'varsitv crew gave another trial i tothe uck Davis skiff this morning, Broker I Smith and the Davis brothers having spent i nearly all the time since tho trial lain jester i day ulternomi In putting tho craft in condition After n few stretches had been 1 pulled upand down the river, the men found . tti.it thev were not resting comfortnbly In tho i shell A note wns made of their respective l complaints, and thn builders tackled the rig ging again The Crimson freshmen weie sent nbove ale's qnnrters for their morning prac- tiee, but did not appear to have their usual snap. . 1 Ids afternoon Coach J J Storrow arrived I from Boston and nt tl o'clock he enteied tho I launch with L. (' storrow, (I. S. Muinford and "Pat" Donovan It was the Intention to have I the two eights row a friendly brush over a half mile and the freshmen weru tho llrst to puddle over to the sterling stake, i the 'varsity appearing a few minutes later. While the freshmen wern walling Coach Slnrrovv had them practice starts, and the buys were 111 good trim w hen tlm 'varsity crew ranged alongsido. Mr. Slot row asked. "Are )ou ready'' 'nud an instant later gave tho word "Go"' i Both eights caught the water sharply and I hung together until the hnlf-mlln ling drew 1 neat, when the 'varsity spurted nnd led tho . freshmen by half n boat's Hengtli at the stake. The seniors wero rowing In their new Cam bridge shell. After the hnlf-mllo brush tho Dav Is shell was ordered out for another trial, and the oarsmen said the alterations made wero a great Im provement nnd that they could work with more Ireedom " How do you find the craft, ('apt Hlggins?" asked Coach Storrow through tlie megaphone. " It runs very hiuoothly," replied thueaptuin. " Well, line up off the hoathouse and have another go at the freshmen down stream ror half a mile " The boats were stxrted evenly and both TIIE EXCELLENCE OF SYRUP OF FIGS is due not only to the originality nnd simplicity of tlio combination, but also to tlie care nnd skill with which it is manufactured by hcientillu processes known to the Cai.ifohnia Fio Syiiup Co. only, nnd we wish to impress upon all tlie Importance of purehiibiufr the true and original remedy. As tlie genuine Syrup of Figs is manufactured by tlio Califounia Fio Srnui Co. only, n knowledge of that fact will nssist one in avoiding tho worthless imitations manufactured by other par ties. The hih standing of the Cam FortMA Fio Syiiup Co. with tho medi cal profession, and the i.atisfaction which the genuine Syrup of Figs has given to millions of families, makes the name of the Company a guaranty of the excellence of its remedy. It is far in advance of all other luxutlres, as it acts on tho kidneys, liver and bowels without irrltutin;? or weaken ing them, nnd it does not gripe nor nauseate. In order to get its beneficial effects, please remember the name of the Company CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. AN Fit A.N CISCO. CI. LOUISVILLE. Kj. NtVV TOME. H.T. crews pulled for nil they wero worth. The 'vnrsltv men splashed considerably and the boat rocked at tho start, but it soon set tled down and the orovv npparently rowed as smootlih as they did in thu Davy shell. This tlmo tlio froshmen held the 'vnrslty until the half mile was covered and also kept on a line with the new shell on a brush baek to thn bouthouie The coaches detected nervousness In tho movements of the 'varsity eluht and thought this had a great deal to do with their foiluroto forgo ahead of the fresiimnn boat Had tha inun been no eu.stonud to tho new craft they belloveil the murgln between the crews In the half mile would hnve been lncrened considerably more than it was when tlie Davy shell was used earlier The conchers stnted to-night, nfter the crewe hnd llnlshed thelrprnetlco, that in nil probabil ity tlie now Davis shell would not be used In the 'varsity raco Thursday nfternoon. The boat Is believed to bo n very fast one, but the time Is too short for the crew to tnke the chances of rowing n race In It. Tho crnft stood up well to-night, running along evenly.nnrl only a slight drop could be noticed when the crew was rowing at full speed. Thu failure to usu thu boat will undoubtedly bo n great disappointment to Mr. Hlnklu and ths syndicate who contributed toward building It and also to Broker Smith and tho builders who hnve lost many hours' sleep in attempting to have the shell ready for the ciew. The Iwal will probably receive a thorough test next rem" Harvard's 'varsity crew went to Yale's quar ters tills afternoon for tho annual visit. To morrow afternoon the Yaln oarsmen will be at Bed Top, having been invited to listen to the reiioits by wire of tho alo-Harvard basoball gnme at New Haven The races pn Thursday nre to be rowed as announced a week ago, with thu exception of the freshmen event, which will not start until nbout 10:10 o'clock, to lot the passengers arriving from Boston nnd New ,ork at 10 o'clock have a chance to witness the contest. Tho courso of thn freshmen race has also been changed, the Hags having been moved flftyynrds toward thu eastern shore to allow both crews the benefit of tlie current In the ohannol. srAi.nisn for PRuaiDBST. t This Is the Onioin! Announcement of the Cycle Trust. The subjoined statement concerning the affairs of tho "Cycle Trust" wns made public yesterday at A O. Spalding's offices in tho Vnnderbllt building. II Is tho first offlclnl an nouncement of the proceedings of the com bine, nnd It eonllrms in detnll the facts glenned from various sources that wero published in The Srv of list Saturday. Tho prognostica tion of Spalding's election to tho Presidency Is shown to have been correct by tho selection of his name, given to tlio underwriters. The names published iu Tlir. Sun were cor rect iu eveiy particular Tho offlol.il list appended shows only nn nddition of twelve new names, which are mostlv those of bicycle concerns, but include also a tiro plant und some hnddlemnkers. The accounts that the I trust would take in only a few at the start nnd 1 would not mnkechingesof revolutionary cliar- ncter also nre cormborntod by this official . presentation The stntement In full Is: "A meeting of tlm cycle trnde which Is to i form the nucleus of the American Bicycle Com I pany was held at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York city. Juno 'Jl. 'J'.', nnd lill. The fol 1 lowing concerns were represented: " Amos rrcit Co .Cldcazo, American Riddle Co., Cbvelin.l Af-nip Mfir Co Heading, l'a Harass Cycle On . Mlaiuao Mack Mftr. Co., Krle, Pa., Buf falo C'r. In Mfif Co., lnitlalo. II A. Clultty A: t'.i , New V rk ciij Crawford Mfg Co., HairrrHtown.iMil . Oillun Cyrle Co , Cnliiiuliua Ulcjcle Co., Cleveland Mai hlti Screw Co. Kanle Illrycle Mfg Co., 'I erring tun Culin , Panning Cycle Co . Cliltatfo; A. Feather- Hono A C Chlcduu, Ia Mfe Cu.Flvria 0..llor miillv Jerfrrv i u . L'ldiauo. Urand ltaplda Cycle , Co., (Irnnrt Hupidi. Ot neva Cjcle Co., oeneva, )., llarlferd Cj.ln Co. Hartfnrd. Hartford Hub- i tier v.nra, Hartford Hart Cooler Mfr. Co.: Indiana Utol c. . Indianapolis. Indianapolis Itulditr Ce Imlianapclip, Indiana Novcltr Mfg. I Cu Inillaiiajiclii Chain and 6tainplng Co., Indian- ' np. lis. II A I.nlir A Co., Cleveland, I.anib 11 fK'. Co , Clilriipee Fall. Mass. A. I) Meiailbach. Cbl- . airo. Monarch l y. lo Mfg. Co., Chicago, Milwaukee Kmririeerii g C.i Milwaukic Milwaukee, Mfg. Co. Milwaukee, Suttall Mfg. Co.; North llulfaln wheel Co , l'llffalii. l'npc Mlir Co.. Hartford, Teoria Rule i l.er and Mfg. C.i , lvorla. Stalling Cycle Works. , Kenosha. Wis Hhrlliy Cycle Mfg. Co., Sbelliv, O : I Stover Hti-i e-l MrV Ci Fn-eport. Ill , C. J Smith I Siiiih C., Milwaukee, I' t Stearns a Co , syra- ciirt. Syracuic Cvcle Co .Syracuse. O L. Thonitmon Mfi: C.i. Chicago, Viking SIfir Co , Toledo. Wqat- era Wluel W.irks, Chtiago, Will to Sosiug Machine C.i , Clov eland "A tomporaryorgnnlratlon wnseffectod with A. tl. Spnldlng ns chairman and C. W. Dicker sou ns Secretary Mr. Spalding made a very complete report of his work in connection with I tills matter from Its Inception up to the present time, explaining in detail the various steps that had been taken and the obstacles that had been mot nnd overcome, which was enthusi astically received nnd indorsed by thn meeting, ns Indicated by the following resolution, which was unanimously passed and duly signed by ' the representatives present: ' " H'tulvfd. Tbatallwhoaiepieaent at this meeting, for themselves and the corporations or nrma which thev ri j.resent, desire to eiprcss to Mr. Albert O. 1 Hpalilliur their apjireclatlon of the ability and fair I nee exhibited by him ill formlne this combination I of blocle manufacturers And. farther, appreciat ing the tmim one amount nf labor lnvelv lng ptralst. i nt and unremitting . Aorta for many continuous m. mil", in i congratulate Mm that his initial labors trc kuoceiafiilly completed, I "Ml Spalding expressed himself as highly plensad witli this indorsement of his efforts, nud wns especially gratified to feel that his I part of thn work had beon completed and that ! he would now be relieved of his Individual and person n I responsibility In this matter, and could turn It over to the manufacturers, who Irom n. iw on he would represent to tho best of hlhnbllltv nnd act as their Chairman. "Mr Spalding reported thnt It had been nec.nsni y to proceed w ith the concerns nlready closed with, ns indicated nbove, ns It was an Impossibility to consider tlie other options now Iu his hands until the orgnnlratlon of the now company was completed I "tommittees on organbntlon, manufnetur Iiik. domestlo sains and foreign trade wero ap ' minted at tills meeting to prepare plans for the future work of the com puny Kach com mittee inu. In reports betnro adjournment cov ' erlng the vnrioiiH subjects, nnd these reports will be auiplillud by further consideration and will be presented to the officials ot tlio new I company vvIihii elected, and will probably form the basis fnr future nctlon for the newcompnny. "The Committee on Domestic Sales recom 1 mended to thu meeting tlie concentration of I branch stores in different cities and tli.ilrabnn I ilonment ns fast as practicable from thn retail I Meld, leaving llils business, of thn company to be conducted by the regular retail agents and dealers. This committee also stmnciy recom mended that all agents thnmgnout the coun I try who have been Identified with tho trade I and some particular wheel be letained, j and In lact everything possible bo done that will be to the advantage of the agents 1 mid make their handling of the goods man , ufatturi'it heretofore by the different con cerns Hint will form part of this organlra tion as satlsfnctory nud prolltnble as possl 1 bio, the general Idea of the report being that forth.' turning yeai ns little change as possible i lie made in the pros, nt method of distributing 1 tho goods This will doubtless bo i. assuring news l.i tlio trade at large, as there had been I Hume nppielicnsiou that the new combination would 'iiidertiike to -M Its wheels direct lothe rider, thus tlir. wing out of business a large i niimoei ..f agents vvhn hnvo pushed the sale of thu brands niaiiu'aciuiu.l and rained forthem selves a livelihood "The bankets who have undertaken to llnaice tins company, and who will have the selection of the .illlcem lrirtliellrstvear.de sited nn express- hi from Hie maiiiitacturers as whom the) would recommend for the iilli. n of President and ten directors, and at tli.i ieiiieat a scii'ed vote was taken, w hli'h tended in practically the unanimous choice of A (i spal ling for President 1 hu vote for il.r.'ct. rs had not been canvassed nnd wns not announced. " The meeting adjourned In the best of spir its subjoct tu the call of the Chair "t. DujtxHsoK, Secretary." i I FORSYTHE'S XA Price Sale OK SILK WAISTS A GREAT SUCCESS. 2,400 Silk Waists, our flneit productions and latest novelties, ' This It the most Important sale of the season and affords ladles an opportunity to complete their summer outfits at half the usual cost. Fancy Silk Waists, ali styles and colon sites 32 to 42, never before sold less than $25.00, Reduced to . . 812.50 : $20.00 Waists Reduced to 810.00 515.00 Waists Reduced to S7.50 ", $10.00 Waists Reduced to $0.75 $6.00 Waists Reduced to 84.00 J SPECIAL FOR TUESDAY. 300 FRENCH (AVIIITE) COItDKI) SIMv WAISTS $15.00 reduced to $7.50 Theso are decidedly the jirontest bargains) wo have ever offered. Do not miss thorn. JOHN FORSYTHE, Hr BROADWAY, i Iletwren 17th and lHth ls. iRDYSPEr&COWAjTScfipn r "Gained is povtKft of good, f firm, healthy lUth" la tho story Y I of tbe result of one slrl'a use of B Bomatose Biscuit. This was done In two months wltb Somatoee Biscuit. SOMATOSE BISCUIT 1 li i dallcacy and medicine combined. It a tsmpts the appetite. Dainty and palatabls. I Uore atrenctbfiilng than tonics. Un equalled u a flesh producer end tissue JO V builder. M v For Sale by f . All Doalor. i Kodaks For Steamer Day And every other day. Ours is an Eastman Agency Cameras and Photo goods. No trouble to snap pictures of what you see almost no expense. Barrels of fun in It. And much serious interest. What would you give to-day for such realistic reminders of the trip you took ten years ago perhaps with friends and loved ones now widely scattered ? J'w'4 Mhn 0pUeluu, -- j X)XX$()() I Dyspeptic Si Question W EASY when yotrtiy js ffi JOHNSON'S DIQESTfVBa! TABLETS. ft () IN BLUC BOTTLIS. (2& (XXXXXX?)()()() "SHAKEMTO YOUrTsHOES"" Allon's Foot-Knso, n powder. It cures pain ful, Hnimtlnjr, norvotm feot nnd injrrovf IriK nnlls, nnd iiiMuntly takes tho stinp out of corns nnd bunion1.. It's tlio greatest t'Oinfort discovery of the ne, Allen's Foot KnHo iiinkos tljilit or now hIiocs feci easy. It is a ccrlnlii run1 for hWciitinjr. callous mill hot, tiled, nchlnjr feet Try it to-day. Sold by all ilrujrirlMs und phno stores. By in ti il for I'fie. in stumps. Trial nncknga Fltr.i:. Address, Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy. X. Y. CARPET T.M. STEWART 326 7th Ave: CLEANSING ?ShigJ.Bg Taterson's Turn llnll lliiriirtl, I'ATKitHoy, N. .1 . June iM - Turn Hall, the central building of the local turn-verulns. wmj burnedoutat en early hour thin morning The top floor was oocuiduii by t liamH Mnliler and his fatnllr. who nr rof.'tii.l !y flifiiien. Womrtn f II'-' Killed liy n Train. St. Jons, X II, .funo '.'il -Vrs. Tliomae Murrd nf this city, H'J nar. old, w.ih run over and initantl) Willed It tlm ln-1 mind I'roderlc ton eiiirrssof tn ('Mnadian l'.icnie road thus murium:. hmmn pills! 9 Ouro Sour Stomach, 9 t Constipation, etcm U lO rente nnd 93 rents, sit druir etoree. y