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B ' faith. In " Larchmont luok" mads even tho
B nautical pessimist fuel brlihter. He find
B . hi sanguine fellow Corinthians saw, with tho
B istarry eyes of faith, the best sort of
K i; yachting weather coming tip out of tho south-
j " wost The saying, which has grown almost to
B a jiroverb In Larchmont, In that when Hid tltlo
B U flood, the wind flat find a hnzo Is over tho
B Bound, good breeze from the- southwest, or
E thereabouts, Is flue to come out of Cow Dor
B whin the tldeobbsor sets to tho eastward up
B -the Bound.
M TIIK STAKT roSTPONIH.
B Tho race wns scheduled to start at 11:30 A.
B it That hour came and the Regatta Com-
H mlttee announced that tho start would bo post-
H " ponad an hour, or until that breeze from Cow
B Bar camo alone. Meanwhile visitors from
B 'Manhattan nndleas Important places wanderod
B about the oluhhouse and looked at tho mnny
H beautiful, historic and curious things on tho
B walls. Thare wan tho steam whistle from the de-
B stroyed battleship Maine, a Plata from tho lndl-
B ana, through which n six-Inch shell hail bored
H Its wr, the bell of the old eorvotto Kearsarge,
B wreaked on lloncador neef, and relics from tho
HC Spanish cruisers Oquondo and Vlroaya; also
E there were samples of tho art of manydlstln-
K ajulshed Americans who love to paint sea
H picture.
fl At noon the nlr began to cltar n bit and
B the Regatta Committee, John F. I.oiejor.
R Howard W.Coates and Frank Hardy, marohod
B down to the float. Tlier hnd seen the be-
H sinning of the fulfilment of Ous Mon-
B ron's confldent prophecy coming up out of
B Cow liar. They signalled to a naphtha
m Inunch, which came alongside tho llont. With
1 the chroniclers of tho race thuy boardod tho
B launch and went skimming out to the ocean
B tug Iewls Pulver. As they got outsldo the
K cove they saw tha treat single stlokers down
H Dear New Rochclloieudlng toward thelstnrtlng
H point under malnanlls. Jibs and club topsails.
B They had been moored aver night about a mile
H (TO Oliver Isalln's residence, ' All View," on
H Fremlum Point Tho Defender's sails bd-
H parently fitted better than thoy did In her nre-
K vloua race with the Columbia Tho altnra-
t tlons made tho day before had Improved
H them. It wns noted that the leech of tho
B Columbia's olub topsail had throe battens In It.
H This great triangle of oonvns had been trrniu-
H Jousat the leech In the race off Handy Hook.
B and tho battens, it was observed Inter, took tho
m tremors out of It. The committee and tho re-
B porters boarded the Pulver, which Immediately
B steamed out to tbn starting line, marked by
B two barges, from the gaff of which dangled
K two bluo-and-whlto " balloons." or canvas
B tpherei.
B The work of the Itpgatta Commltttee was
B eharncterlflticfllly swift. A big square of whlte-
H( painted metal, with the figure 1 on It In black.
B was hoisted on a horlrontnl signal line on tho
B Pulvor. Indicating that the course would be
B "No. 1 " That wan described as follows In the
K typewritten olreulnrs posted on tho clubhouse
B bulletin board and sent to the maunger of each
B THE COtlBSK BEI.KCTItD.
BJ "Fron starting lino to (in J arouna a red
Hi dory, with bluo and white ball thereon, an
B chnred In tha middle of Long Island Bound,
B distant about eight nautical mllua: course,
H east tlirvc-'iunrters north, leaving same on
Bj! etarboard hand: tlienco to and around white
Hi spar buoy uith letter I, In black painted there
Hl on In Hempstead harbor, off Fro-pect Point.
HI dlstanco eight nautical miles; course, south
Hi west by west, leaving same on starboard hand ;
HI thence to and around tho houthwest stake
Hi boat, distance three nautical miles; oourse.
Bf j north -northwrtiit, loavlng same on starboard
H band. 10 be sailed twice around."
H, Mr. Lojoyalgalld to the tug's skipper at
H 12-:tOo'clook and along blast of tho Pulver'a
HI whlstlo wainod sailing masters to got ready
BJ! forthe buttle. The yaobts enmn down toward
Hi the linn with booms to port and a gentlo
H ' breeze, freshening erory minute, on the etar
H board quarter. To the north tho sky looked
H , gruesome and one muffled thundorpeal started
H folks skeptical of Larohmont luck to saying
things portending a bad day of It after all. But
B the Lurohmont optimists merely smilod. Thoy
H knew,
H The yachts had jlbtopsalls In ntops. There
H was a little manceuvrlng for the weather
H berth, and tho "squaro heads," or Xorwoglan
H lallor.-, en tho Petendor. who are apparontly n
H Irlllo more familiar wlUi their craft than tho
H Deer Islanders are with the Columbia, were
H mighty iiulok in their work. Tho Defender got
H to windward of the now yacht. Ilotli broke
B out jlbtonsalls when the starting whlstlo
B ounilod at 12:41). It was seen thut the Colum-
tola's jthtopriAll was somewhat largor than that
B of her rival.
B The wind at that time had froshonod to a
B nice club topsail breozo blowing from tho
B south-southwest. They wore coming down
B ! for the line with bones In their teeth, and the
B r sceno was an Inspiring one. Tho crows were
B ' working like beavers. The flcandlnnvlan
H I seemed to bo detnrmlnod to show that thny
B , eoulil do better than their rivals on the Col urn -
B nla.andthe Dear Island sailors on theColumbla
H i wero trying to redeem themselves. Capt. Iiarr
H was at the wheel of the Defender and Capt.
' lihoniles ocoupleu a similar position on the
H Oilumbla.
H When tho whistle blew the yachts were op-
H proaehlng the lino on tho Btarbonrd taek.
H r.nch had calculated the time nell and both
B were near the southwestern atakeboat. Each
m boat was moving through tho wator fast, but
B the Defendor, as In the race en Thursday, had
B the best of It It was expected that the Colum-
B bin would do woll over the Larchmont course
B because Capt. Ilarr has sailed Commodore
B C'lareni-o A Postley's Hchooner Colonla thero
B eonllen that he Is thoroughly familiar with tho
B eourso, but Capt. lthondes wns too smnrt
for him. nnd tho old champion dashed
across the line at l'':40:-tl. or just
forty-one seconds after the signal had
t been given. A ooupl of dozen sailors were at
the main sheet, and as the yacht wentoer
. Mato Miller yelled to them to 'trim In, and they
' pulled with a vim that Is rarely seen on a
i ynoht in those water;. Tho stately looking
, craft heelod In the breeze and sped through
the water, throwing spray on each hand. The
Columbia was just astern of the Dofender,
only separated by twelvo seoonds and right In
herwnke. The crew of this yacht were haul
ing at the main sheet as she passed.
orr for the rmsT i.eo.
Doth boats were luffed sharply to got all sheets
trimmed properly and thonthey were off. Capt,
Rhoades reallzod that tho Columbia would try to
get on his weathor and he pinched his boat to
keep hor well to windward rather than on the
course, which wa sat as east three-quarters
north. Capt. Ilarr luffed sharply and tried to pass
the Defender te windward. Ha may have had an
Idea that this could easily bo dono with the new
, boat, but If he did ho miscalculated. Capt.
Rhoades was looking for just suoh a move, and
be, too, luffed and still held his position. Thon
the Columbia wns luffed again with tho same re
I suit. Theyluffed nnd luffed, and Instead of snll-
I log to the eastward were heading toward Hemp-
I stead, so that some of the judges thought that
the yachtsmen on tho two boats hud mistaken
theslgnnlfortheeourse. The Columbia's blgoer
I Jib topsail, with the additional length on the
water line, gave quite an advantage to hor, but
In spite of this the oldor boat was holding her
I i own, and try as he would, Capt, JlHrr could not
I get theColumbla past her rival. Thlsjoikoy-
f i Ing was kept up until the two yachts had sailed
hrUf wuy across the Sound and the Columbia
tried a new tactlu.
Capt. Ilarr gave up attempting to pats tha
B older yacht to windward, and boro off with the
K Idea of drawing through her lea. This raovo
was at onco met by those In charge of tho
t Defendor, and the two boats hoaded more to
' , 'the eastward. The Defender had the weather
position, with the wind coming over the port
beam. The Columbia passed under tho stern
of the Defender, and then tried to draw ahead
by pMng to leeward. Would she b able to
dolt? wa tho question asked on the commit
tee boat, and evory ono watched breathlessly
tOBfto the result
The wind at this time had got a little frosher.
and many thought that, with her larger sail-
spread, aad with liar club topsail towering
i above that of tha Defender, the Columbia
would get an additional pressure of wind that
would gradually send her ahead ondoventually
land her In tho windward position. The De
fendor eased off her main hlieet Just a trifle
and. getting thu wind moio aft, sailed through
the wator at a speed thut sho has rarely
shown Inch by Ineli thu Columbia drew
up. FIrit tho tip of her bowsprit was
even with tho end of the Defender's boom.
Thon It gradually came up so that It lapped
over the counter of tho older boat. Then It
e-emed to creep ahcitd until It wns even with
tho must, and i-oon It reached to tho stem of
the Defender. Thero It stopped. The new
boat had gained as long ns sho had the wind
free, but as soon as sho got to a position whero
tho Dofender got tho wind first she slowed
and hor head sails began to shnko. Thoy wero
sailing a course oast, ono-hnlf north, nnd the
wind was south southwost. Tor a few mlnutos
the two boats wero overlapped. Then the
Columbia was luffed shnrnly, and the Dofender
met the luff, and again the racers woro sailing
eemral points off their course. The jockeying
began again, thoso on the Columbia having
evidently dotermlnod that to nttempt to draw
through their rival's lee would bo futllo.
The change in tactics again made the two
boats hoad for tho Long Island shore. The
Dofender was leading, with the Columbia sail
ing In her wako. Mstlnnlcock Point was ahead,
and between the racors nnd the landwasn long
tow of coal barges. Thero woio four barges
and n tug, and they wero sepnrated by about
'MO fathoms of hawser. To jmm this t.iw us
Impossible, and eioiy ono was Interested to
see what would Imppon when the ynclite
roaehed It. The Defender etood on until
It seemed ns though hor bowsprit would
touch ono of the barges and thon sho boro off
and sailed along by tho side of tho boats mak
ing thetow. Tho wnvosworeplllngupnlongthe
racer's sides and bohlud her was n long seeth
ing line of foam. In this tho Columbia was
racing nnd sho threw a wave that must hare
causod some discomfort to those on the barges
as the water dashed against the ungainly hulks
audthe spray wns blown over those who wore
on board watching tho race. Tho barge men
seomed to be as much Interestod In the rnco as
tho yachtsmen and they cheered each boat ns It
passed. Tho Defender hugged the lino of
bargen as closely as possible, and at '2-." sho
reached tho tugboat, and, hiding sharplv,
crossed tho bow of thatxessel and stood still
further in toward tho beach. TheColumbla
followod suit and again tho race began In
earnebt.
Whon clear of the tow both headed In toward
Matlnnecock. and thoy had tho wind abeam.
Those on the Columbia ovldently made up their
minds that it was uscloss to try and pass the
Defender to windward, and again the now bunt
gavo way and triad to p.iss the Defendor to
leeward Again she crawled up on tho
Defender's lee. and again the bowsprit
poked further end further ahead. I'lrst
It cotoreil tho end of tho boom, then,
still creeping up, it lapped the sido of
tli" yacht Then It reuched the mnst, but
alter going a few feet further stopped, and the
head sills of tho yacht fluttered as the De
fender broke the wind. Again theColumbla
tried to take the windward position, lulling up
underthe Defendor's stein until tho two boats
wuro sailing in u lino. The suchtsmen on tho
committee and other boats glow enthusiastic.
Lunch bad been prepurod, but no ono would
iiils any part of the race, and tho lunch waited.
"We don't often seo a race llko this." re
marked one enthusiast, "and we want all wo
cun boo of it. Luncheons can bo hud any day."
T11E DEFENDER U0I.DS HICK ADVANTAGE.
And so It went. The Defender had main
tained the ndvnntag sho had gulned through
good judgment at tho start, and sho seemed
likely to hold it to the outer mark at least.
Reaching was always a good point with
tho Defender In her races with tho Val
kyrie and Vigilant in 1805. and tho
old boat had lost none of her speed,
apparontly. on this point of sailing. At
1:01! o'clock the Columbia made another nt
tempt to got through luir rival's lee. but
again failed and then settled down tc follow
the Defendor along tho Long Island shore.
When well underthe land tho Defender Deemed
to get a little bettor slant of wind and for a few
mlnutos drow ahead and openod quite a space.
At this time a mark boat was seen out In tho
middle of tho Hound. It looked In the dlstanco
something llko the mark boat that theaklppers
had boon Instructed to turn. It wns seen first
from tho Columbia and she boro'off for It. Hor
boom was eased off, nnd with the wind almost
free she stnrted to run for this mark. Tho
Defender followed the example of the Co
lumbia, and the yachtsmen wondered what new
move was going to bo sprung on them. They
could seo the proper mark away out to the
eastward. It was a dory with a blue and white
ball on It, nnd the mark which the two boats
wore heading for was n small yacht with red
and bluo disks oh It. It was tho mnrk boat tor
the regatta of tho Itiversldo (Conn ) Yacht
Club.
The Riverside Club hnd Invited tho owners
of big boats to race them over tho club's tri
angular course yesterday for a cup of $."o0.
and Mr. Iselln had agreed, provisionally, to
accept the Invitation. The provision was that
' Larchmont should havo a race first. The post
ponement of Larehmont's race knocked out
tho prospects of the Riverside yachtsmen, but
they unintentionally won the partial glory
of halng the racers round the mark at tho
western end of their eourso.
Doth yachts had their sheets easod well off
and were going for the mark abreast, with the
Defender on tho Columbia's starboard beam.
Their hradsnlls were flat and only their main
sails wero drawing. For a few moments tho
two boats sailed abeam, and tho Columbia
crowd tried a trick on tho Dofondor that for n
few minutes looked as If It would be success
ful. The main sheot was trimmed In, Capt.
Dorr gavo his boat a luff, and answering
quickly she forereached on the Dofondor, nnd
for a short tlmo took tho lead. This wns at
1 00 o'clock. To offset this movo tho sailors
on the Defender ran up their small jib topsail,
both yaobts hating had these sails taken In
when they squared off for tho mark, Capt.
Rhoades had tho main sheet of the Defender
trimmed a little and she drow up even with
the Columbia, and by olevor handling
kept her oourse so that she was be
tween tho mark and the new boat. It
was evident that the talent on both yachts had
determined to turn this mark and all the
whistling of the Regatta Committee tug could
not make them change their purpose. Tho
Defsndor forced tho Columbia to give hor
room, and. reaching tho mark, luffed around
It at 1 18 o'clock, the Columbia turning at
1 18:10. On this leg of the course tho elapsed
tlmo and tho gains nro shown as follows:
F.lapltd Time. Gain.
. . tfv.
Colnmbla 7 IT 2
DofcutUr 87 10
The mark that the yaehta turned was only
about six miles from the starting line. With
nil their jockeying they had sailed that dis
tance In thlrty-ieten minutes and the Colum
bia had gained only two seconds. So far It was
a raco worth witnessing. Tho Dofender hnd
shown that sho could hold the new boat and
the orew won more glory by tho way tho yacht
had been handled.
Tho Dofender made n benutlfnl turn, and as
she rounded the mark Capt llhoadesgavo hern
sharp luff, while the crew trimmed sheets flat
for the beat back to the Hempstead mark Tho
Columbia turned poorly. Instead of coming
around on tho weather of the Defender, sho
shot in between the mark boat and the old boat
and was pinned under tho lattor's leo. Iloth
wero on the port tack, and in the still Increas
ing wind they heeled considerably.
THE rOIUMniA TAKES THE LEAD.
TheColumbla appeared to bo the more ten
der of tho two Sheets were enxed a bit aboard
hT and she drew ahead, while tho Defender
Mill held her windward position. After holding
the rt taek fornbout ten minutes tho Colam
blntaoked to starboaid nnd einssed astern of
the Defender, hhn held this taek until able to
lay her eourte to tho next turning mark Tho
ehsiign in the eourso made the second
leg southwest one-half south, which was
almost dead to windward. The tide
waa running to tha eastward hnd when
on the port tack the yachts had It on the lee
bow. This taok of the Columbia's gavo quite a
lift to hor. Bhe got In undortho shore, out
of tho tide, and, footing fast, drew ahead so
that when thu Defender taeked to starboard at
1 :42 she passed astern of the Columbia qulto n
little dlstanco. This tack was held by tho De
fender for n few minutes nnd then she tnckod
again to port and stood for the mark.
On the wind tho Columbia sliowod her su
periority, footing fast and holding hor wind
ward position. After passing Red Spring Point
the yachts got a still fresher wind thnt drew
out of Hempstead Harbor. Tho Columbia
heelnd considerably under tho additional pros
sure, whllo tho Defondor stood upas stiff os
tho proverbial church steeple, and soemed to
be gaining a little on tho other boat,
waters on the Hound wore more ruffled thnn
they had been at any other time In tho race.
Tiny whltecaps made their appearance nnd
dancod gayly around tho Ueot of achts that
wero following tho racers. Tho big Bloops
seemed to fairly flv through tho water.
The Columbia had her rail down to tho
water's edge and as tho long dolphln-shapf-d
bow pounded tho seas it tossed spray Into tho
nlr that fell on the dock and drenched thoso
who woro salllngthe yacht. Tho waterseemod
to boll under hor leo. It swept along her sides
seething and hissing, drew up undor her long
eountorand then swlrlod and slashed about
nstern as If angry nt being so suddenly dis
turbed. Astern of tho Columbia the Defender was
sailing easily and well Hor rail was not nearly
down to the water and erv little spray was
being blown on tho deck. Kvery man on board
was doing nil In his power to help tho boat. To
windward tho sailors woro llng flat on the
deck, making a lino plcturo In tholr
red and black' piratical-looking toques.
To loownrd a few men were tend
ing to the head sails. When an order rune
out tho mon moved with a zest and thero
was not a slip or a blunder inado during the
rnco. The Columbia had to pinch somow hat to
fetch the mark, which w.is a dory moored off
Prospect Point, nnd sho turned nt 1T4-U8.
'1 he Defender's time taken in she turned was
1 .'id 00 The elapsed time and gain on this
bunt aio ns follows.
I'laiil'il Time. (7am,
rolumMi ai m s'oa
l'tfeniter 88 00
As the two bonis turned, sheets wero cased
off for thu run to tho finish. The course was
north-northwest and the distnr.oo three mlls.
Kplunnkor poles were lowered to port nnd tho
crows on both yachts hustled to get tho big
Piece of canvss up as quickly ns possible. The
Columbia got her pule out about a minute alter
turning, while the Defender did tetter and
lowere t It ns oou ns lii-r main sheet had been
oaed off 'I he spinunkcirs were hoisted in
stops, hauled outboard and then broken. The
Columbia's wns broken at 1 :,pH:3r and the De
fender's at 1:!7 (V, so thnt In handling this
bag sail the Defender h.id beaten the Columbia
handily.
Smothered In osmns. everv Inch of which
wns diuwlug, the two big I oats sailed across
the Sound to the stakeboit that marked tho
end of the flist round. This tlmo the crows
mi bcth boats wero gathered lift. The spin
linkers were trimmed well forward ami bellied
out in the wind The huge big mainsails eased
well off to port, caught eoiy oui ee of wind
that blew Into them, nnd quick tlmo was l mlu
for the three-mile run. The Itcgatta Currmlt
leehinl boon put In rnther n quandary and did
not know what to dn. Tho y.n'hu had not
sailed the course ei for them, but as both had
turned the sime mnrk. ntid neither had gained
an) important advantage by so doing. It was us
lair for one boat us for the other
It was quick1) decided tint Sir Contes should
go to the stakeboat, mound which the two
yachts were to turn, and shout instructions to
them to turn the p.opur mark on the soeond
round He roaehed there In time, and ns tho
boats pnssed he called the attention of Mr.
Isehn and Mr Duncan to tho inistHko that had
been made. Those on the yachts waved their
hands In answer, and It was hoped that on tho
second round tho proper eourso would bo
sailed.
The Colnmbln's ulnnakerwas taken In at
J 04 and stowed awny nnd the sailors cot hold
of the main sheet to trim It In forthegybo
around the stukebont Tho Defender's spin
naker was carrle I for tbreo mlnutos longer
and then tho big sail was lowered. As they ap
proached tho stakeboat the main sheets were
hauled on by tho sailors and tho booms wero
trimmed In flat. Iloth yachts gybed at the
mark. The Columbia turned at 'J'0.V0tJ and
the Defender nt 2:07:03. The elapsed times
and gain onthis leg woro as follows:
F.lapud Time, Gain.
u. n. see.
Columbia 10 r,s s
DrftnJer '. . ..11 OS
The time In crossing tho Souud was remark
ably fast, as the figures show. The yachts at
the end of tho round had sailed fifteen miles,
and fle of these had been to windward. The
time of the Columbia was 1 hour 'J-4 minutes
and lit seconds, und she had beaten the De
fender 1! minutes and li seconds.
FAST WORK OV SECOND BOUND.
The wind to the next mnrk was about on the
port beam. Small jib topsails weiesent up, and,
with nhents well trimmer! In, th two yachts
went the fastest trlpthey have made yot. The
Defender began to gain at once, this way of
sailing being her strong point. Her sails set
like boards and drew much better thnn those
of the Columbia, whoso mainsail Is baggy and
cannot be trimmed ns flat ns It should
be Tho Dofender held a more southerly
course. It evidently being the Inten
tion of thoo in charge of her to
run up on the Columbia's weather and blanket
her. Mr Duncan probably had In mind the
extra two miles thnt the yachts wero to nnll If
they went on the proper course, but when tho
(' ilumbla reached the old mark of the Hltr
sldiiClubshn luffed around, Mr. Iselln seem
ing to be satisfied with the short course. Tho
C.iliiinbla turned this mark nl'J.KliliO and tho
Defender at '.' i.'U :'JI) The elapsed tlmo for the
reach and tho gain" follow:
EZaplrd tim. Gain.
m. v. m. .
Columbia 28 24
Defender 7 17 1 07
This leg had been snlled nt tho rate of n little
moro than twelve nautlcnl miles an hour, nnd
gave a good Idea of tho ability of the two yachts.
Alter passing the mark tho Columbia luffed
sharplv, sheets wore trimmed Hat. and then
she went about on tho starboard tack, head
ing In shore. As she tacked the ciew took
another pull on the main shfet. end attor
holding this taek for about a minute she camo
about again nnd with tho wind on tho port
bnw stood for the mnrk in nempstead harbor
The Delender luffed mound the mark, and for
about half njnilnute she hung, und every one
von hired what was tho matter One ynr hu
man remarked that there might be a differ
ence of opinion on board as to which
was tho best tnek to take and that the
yacht was hung up until the mattorwns de
cided The Defender then filled nwayon tho
port taek. and as the wind had backed a trllle
more to the south und thoslrimgobb tide w.n
setting tho boats up they were able to lay their
oourses to the mark,
On this leg the Columbia did not Bet her Jib
topsail. The Defender had up n small one.
Even with this extra sail tho Defender Btood
ud the stlffer of tho two. The wind was still
freshening and the Columbia appeared to
have nil the sails she could stagger under.
When crossing Hempstead Hay she seemed to
bo lugging her club topsail, whllethe Defender
was carrying nil her oanvns porfectly. The
Columbia was able to lay her course well, but
tho Defender had to pinch a little and finally
took In her Jib topsail In order to fetch the
A squall seemed to bo gathering In the north
and If It broke before the yachtB llnlsned there
might hae been n lively time. The water was
falily boiling under the leo of both yachts and
t hey presented a glorious picture. Huge clouds
hung In tho sky to tho north A little rain be
gan to fnll. White caps danced on the waters
of the Sound nnd hern and there sunshine
glimmered through the gloom, making the
white sails of tho yachts standout like cameos.
A Ileutof stuiimoiiilt keptcompnny with the
rucers, und the swift Vamoose stemmed along
in the wnko of theColumbla, thsoldllerresholl
wonder apparently encouraging tb new won
der built to keep the cup In this counti y. Tho
Hteamboat rthlnnecoek went through the fleet
and greeted each racer with three shrill blasts.
Her passengars waved their hats und handker
chiefs to the boats. The enthusiasm was al
most ns great as nt an International race.
Jowberry 1). Lnwton. who was watching tho
duel from the club uoamcr. remarked that he
hoped the race with the Bhamrock would be as
clean.
As the yachts nrproaehed the mnrk prepara
tions wer inado fur their run home. Tho
splnnakors.whleh had been used on the Inst leg
of the Hi st lound, had been put In slops again
anil weie ruaiy for hoisting, and spinnaker
pules wero ready to be lowered nway The
Columbia turned the mark of Prosinct Point
MtM H l'Jsnd the Defender at'! 1 1.15. Tho
elapsed times and gain for (his leg wero:
f'tained lime. Gain.
M. . m
roliinibls 8t 4'.' 2 i.i
Drfrader 8H6'. .. .
It took the crow of tho Columbia threo min
utes and twenty-four seconds to get the BPin
nikcr up and broken, while tho crew of the
Defender got hers out In one minute nnd
thlrty-lhe seconds, anothor victory for tho
" Square Heads "
TKorni e with the cor.L'Mnu'3 hnvs ikfr.
The Columbia's spinnaker had beer, stopped
badly nnd would not break out It was iwisted
about a quintet r.f thewa down from th head,
and pull "ii it as they would tin- eurd would
lot Ohm I; Then the sheet gut away an 1 tho
big sail was carried over the stay and or a mo
ment things looked gloomy fur the leading
boat The sheet, however, hart ouly slipped,
and the big sail was hauled down again, but
, the vtT tit had been handled was lubberly.
The Defonder s spinnaker was pulling like a
team of horses, nnd unless something was done.
on the Columbia thero was danger of the De
fender running up on hor anil putting the re
sult of the race In doubt The Columbia's
small Jlhtopsnll was set to c.ateh tho wind that
spilled ovor tho part of tho spinnaker that was
not broken, and In this wny shu crossed tho
Bound.
Ihn run homo was nut us f.ist as It was on
the. first round. The Columbia crossed thn
finishing line nt :irU HO. nnd was saluted by
nil tho vessels that bad gathered thereto wit
ness tho race, The Defender crossed at
J'-'tlo, beaten by Just three minutes
nnd thirteen seconds. At the tltilsh
Jng lino tint Columbia's spinnaker wns
lowered In rather n bungling wa, whllo
that of the Dofender was lowered aim stowo.l
In quick time. The elapsed tlmos und gain on
the threo-mllo run homo wero:
Klanrd time, o'nin,
. M. li. Ml,
roliinihln in s;
Defender in Tii 2
The following table givts tho story of tho
rnco at n glance:
fVumWfl, Gain. Dff'niUr. Gatn.
it. v. s. us, li. M. . M B.
Btart 13 4li CI . 12 41)41
1 Imt nuiik .. . . 1 is 10 0 0J 1 li 00
1-e.i'niiil mark , I M os 02 1 r.e. oo
Third msrs s oi 01 0 no 2 07 01
l'mirtU mark 2 n.i ;io 2 rn Su 1 07
fifth mirk a ns 12 2 13 lilt 15
Tmlib b 24 on .127 10 0 02
JUlpteil tlllld a 4.1 Hi 2 40 2U
Columbia won by 'J minutes 1!) seconds.
Rourke Cockian saw the race fiom tho tug
Albert II. Kills, which had a largo partyuboard.
Among the attending fleet were Henry Wnltoi's
steniu yacht Narada, li. 11. Ladew's steam
y.iulit Oiieu'a, Messrs, CarsU.n's Bteain
yacht Albatross, William Murray's stenin
yacht Jessie, Henry N'oyes's steam yncht
Kntrlnu, 0. A. Gould's steam jacbt Ncali.i, II.
( . Ueiiodlut's Oneida, Miss llreeze's steam
vnnht Hn,.iiul thcstiMm nel,iM .tathnle. Ad
miral Osceola, Diiqtivsiiv, ltiwil. liuraeouta.
Lowelto. nnd lrnn.i.
C.ipt lthondes nt the Defender says that ho
bellcues the line old erafl Is midnrspnrred. He
thinks that she could stand n higgei mams.ill
with four feel more hoist, and th.it this would
liupiovo her wondeifuliy. it Is likely thnt
Cant, llhoades'snggcstlntis mav be considered.
'lhe Columbia, with her now steel mast,
which will be read) Id be stepp-d on July l..
will be lightened, It Is eonjectiiiod, by nearly a
ton. and will bo thus made somewhat faster.
ACJT.VP.S AT Tit It L.tllVIIMOyT HOVSK.
"Itocklng Clinlr l'lret" In I-vltlenre Dur
ing thn Yuclit It.'iep,
There nrrlod )esterday morning at the
Larehmont ncht Club house. In duo course of
tline,.100 men, of whom twenty were very dolo-ful-looklrg
photographers. The fog was
thick, there was no wind to speak of nnd the
prospects of another trial of speed between
tho vachts Columbia and Defender did not
seem too rosy. Nevertheless, every one np
psared to be happy except the photoeraphors.
This delecatlon of professional art purveyors
thought the elements had combined to rob
them of a glorious day's work. When, how
ever, the sun molted the milt and the breezes
began to blow thero was joy In theirenmpand
they prepared to snap everything visible to the
naked eye.
(if the -W men who were not photographers
i!."U had come to follow ;ho race on tug or
steam )noht. They weie riggod out us be
Itted thu oe.Mslun In white duck trousers, blue
coats and jaohtlng caps. All carried marine
glaises. Tho other thirty remained in the
clubhouio all day, and of these this story has
mostly to deal, llefore the departure of the
real jachtemen the bai did a laud office busi
ness. Ihe weather at that time was enough
to drhe men to drink. One could hardly seo
halt a mile In the fog. the sun was nowhiro In
view and thare wns not any wiml. The Re
gatta Committee met In Its room and thumbed
charts, while inquWitlVH members noked their
note thtouuh the door and iLqUlred about tho
outlook for a race, llsaily at noon tho
weather cleared and the ommlttee, arising
from Its deliberations, made for the little dock
In fiont of th club, instantly theie was a
wild scramble ou the part of 'J70 men In the
same direction This left tho faithful thirty
ou the clubhouse perches. Held classes In hand,
pienarod to vluw tho race us beet they could.
It whs expected tha' a coodly number of wo
men would giace the home of the Larchmont
Club, but whether from feur that I ho morning
promised HI for a iacu or whether from other
causes, not.one was on hand during tho prog
ress of the contest. Hut while the two racing
yachts were lally sweeping up Hud down the
sound preparatory lu the sunt, thero appeared
& solitary member of the fair sex. HbccbubC a
secluded corner of the grounds and whlnplug
out her marine glasses levelled them on the
ruchts.
"I nm so glad. Harry." she remarked, "that
we are no; on thut horrid old Opticus to-day.
Hay what you will, there's nothing like seeing
it acht racn from the shore. 1 see the Colum
bia is outline the waves lightly with her tall
rail and I think she will sural) win."
Her escort agreed perfectly with bar opinion
und for the rest st the alleinoon they were lot
to view under the.ProUctiou of a brilliant red
parasol.
In the menntlme the noted "Rocking Chair
Fleet" had drawn chairs to the du of the
trout porch. lheo hard-,' old salts pooh
poohed the Idea of going but ou tha Sound to
get a view of the race. '1 hev preferred, ac
cording to .time-honored outtoj), to kail the
contest from the comfortable uiinchnlr hard
by the eleetrlo bullous. Thero were "Tom"
ind "Dan" and "John 'and "Ou"nnd "Harry"
nnd a score of other well-known growlers In
thoparty.iand.oncnlfalilyUettled in their eh lire,
they begun tohnul iselln, HeueshulT, .Morgan,
Uarr. hhodas nnd ever-body else connected
lth the Defendei nnd Coiiisibin over the ejale.
What they said shout the handling of Ihn
yachts would not an; ear well in print, but It
was easy 10 see that they weie uot bandltd to
their liking
"Tom." suld Dan, "what's the course to
day';" "Six times three's olghtecn and one for his
nobs," replleil 'nm. ' Wlnt'll louhavo.'"
What Dan had i neither here nor there,
fib ,rtlv nfter this Tom proposed a came of
sliuilleboard to D.in, and tbn two repaired to
Ihe end of the clablioust, tied from that time
on the yacht race b id no eiurms for thm.
Ono could not see er much trom the club
house only tho stmt, the end of the tint lound
ann tho finish. When the ynchts appeared at
the end of the first round there was wild ex
citement In the ranks of the "Itocklng Chair
I'leet," No ono knew for sure w bleh boat hud
the If ml. There wore all kinds of cocktails and
seltzersandhorsjs necks vrugcred on the ques
tion, and tney wero consumed, pending tho ar
rival of the llegatta Committee. MW the
yaehta disappeared again theie nras nothing
to do but talk of previous races and resume the
"roasting" of the yachts nnd eorvbody con
nectei with them.
l'lnnllv the race r niled. the naphtha launches
returned, loaded to the guards with reporters
nnd guests of tho c'ul. from the tugp, cnrrlnges
called and all hands returned to the city.
Tlio photographers were In hlirh elee. They
had secured good plates ol the Columbia and
counted the day a grand success, as did every
body else.
IH THE DEED OF fllfT rSFAIItT
London Tie Id Rays Thnt the American llont
llai n Great Adt auttice,
Lngllshmon seem to be finding fault with tho
terms of the deed of gift, nnd It would seem us
though they were making exouses for a pos
sible defeat In the fall. The Field In Its latest
Ishuo to hand says'
"Tho contests for the America's Cup, per
sistently misnamed tho Queen's Cup, are re
garded by yachtsmen as somewhat of an
absurdity. Tho yachts uro built for tho contest
nt a great cost, and oieof the stipulations Is
that tho challenger must cross tho Atlantic on
her own bottom, which means a strongly con
structed vessel, wheieas the cup defender
can be built of tho most flimsy material lu
America, just sufficiently strong to enable
her to sail from Rhode Island to New
York, and then, at the risk of a bieuk
down, moot the Urltlsh craft on what Is termed
an outldo course, from Snudy Honk to tho
Scotland Lightship. The conditions are most
unfair to the challenger, and were never con
templated bv tbeoiigiiiiil donors of thellmnl
Yanht Squadron Cup, the principal, Mr htovons,
beint one of the llnest sportsmen ol any gen
eration, and his letter of lilft to tin- New Virk
Ynehi I .i'i. which bill been s.. nidiy mauled by
th" surviving donor, piovesthis
' '1 lie present chnlleiigei, Shamrock, built for
Sir Thmnas I li 'on bv Messis Tlmirueni't,
was launched a tew dn sago, but as no pnrtic-
'For the Sake of Fun
Mischief is Done."
A vast amount of mischief is done, too,
because people neglect to keep their blood
pure. It appears in eruptions, dyspepsia,
indigestion, nervousness, kidney diseases,
and other eilments. Hood's Sarsaparilia
ewes all diseases p'o-noled by impure
blood or low state of ihe system,
""ise'sajBUiaajsUu
I ulars of her form or construction have been
given by her designer, Mr. W. Fife, all that hns
i been said about her is conjecture. Itean.how
i ever, safely be stated th.it she Is a vessel with
i an old-fnshloiied itlfty yesrs ago) typo of bot
tom, with n deep 'tin koel heavily loaded with
lend. Her sail spread, It Is statod. will exceed
I thatof Valkyrie 111 nnd of Defonder, hut tho
nrea has not been revealed.
. The Columbia, which Is to defend theeup.
I Is ot much thn same form as tho shamrock,
I but her beam, apparently, Is Bllghtlv greater.
I and It Is quite possible that her null area may
nlso bo greater, .Her diaught of wsUtIsmIiI
' to lie 121 feet 0 Inches, nnd that of the Sham-
I roek 1'i! feot. but ns tho "tape" will not go
undor them In the manner of the llrltlsh rule,
the actual draught of water will not bo ascer-
tnllieil. fur tho present at least. .
'Columbia hns been tried with Defender,
which defeated Volkvrle III., and. from the re
l ports, sailed clean awny from hor, which Is
' hopeful for tho New York Yncht Club. The
I Shamrock. It Is stated, will hnvo n trial with
i the Ilritatiniii on the Solent, and no doubt she
will pro)e an easy winner, hut, good nnd con
sistent purlormer nsthelJrltantiln Is.the result
will not proie that tho Shamrock Is even as
good ns Defondor.
"What llrltishors wnnt to seels tho Ameri
can vnohts cross the Atlantic tho same as tho
Nuviilmound Vigllantdld, and challenge for the
Hoynl letorln neht Club Gold Cup. now held
by the Prlnco of Wales: but the fear l that If
nn American yacht won the cup would uever
bo recovered."
SIlAMltOCK VtWRR SAIL.
Dora Not MnUe a Favorable Impression
An Kngllsli Cnptalu'e Opinion.
.Vr'nat Cabl4 ltvate)ii$ la Tux Bos.
London, Julys The Shamrock made a trip
this morning for tho purpose of stretching her
canvas. Tho spin was made In a light north
wt st breeze nnd a calm sea. She carried main
sail, small topsail, jib topsail, jib and staysail,
Tho breeze wan just what It was exp&dod would
suit her, but still sho did not create a favorablo
Impression among those along shore.
Though she was quick In stays the boat did
not move onsilv. She made lots of smoke for
ward and dragged aft. It wns said that she was
loggy. which well describes her. Tho wind
shifted frequently, but was never strong
enough to inako her hoel any. Tho Werna nnd
the Corsair were out cruising nt the same time,
but cither accidentally or designedly they did
not recelvo nn opportunity to test their relative
speed. The Shamrock returned to Southamp
ton, accompanied by tho steam ynoht Erin, with
Sir Thomas Upton and a party of friends on
board She will start In tho Royal Ulster Yacht
Club regnita at Rangor on July 14.
Tho mystery surrounding everything con
nected with the challenger Is ridiculed and
unfavorably commented upon here, and tho
general opinion is that the laugh will be the
greater at tho flnlsh If she does not win. One
of tho most experienced yacht captains In
Knglnnd says It Is foolish to have n trial raoe.
Should tho result he the some as whan tho
Rrltnnnla defoated tho Valkyrlo in the Clyde
it would dishearten the crew of the Shamrock,
which would be half beaten bofore the start.
It would be far bettor, he thinks, to have a
qulot trlnl alone In a good broeze and then.
judge of her fitness to start. Tho Captain says
if tho Shamrock cannot beat the Britannia
thirty minutes In a race over a thlrty-mllo
course It Is useless to start her In a race forthe
America's Cup. This opinion, he says. Is
formed from reading the reports of the Colum
bia's trials.
It Is said that Emperor William, who Is now
on a yachting cruise In Norwegian waters, will
visit Cowes next week to inspect tho Shamrock.
Cow es, July 8. The work of rocopporine the
cutter Rrltnnnla Is about finished, and she
will leave her dock on Monday. Her now enlls
will bo completed probably on Thursday, and
she will have a trial spin with the Shamrock on
Saturday. This Is likely to be the only trial
except tho one which will be made on July 18
with the Prince ot Wales on board.
TnKATJtlCAL tlOTF.S.
I'Jsarles Frnhmnn Serure More Plays Snnsa
Cnnilval nt Manhaitnn Uracil.
Charles 1'rohman Is still buying plays in Lon
don and Tnrls As already announced, he has
secured "The Qlrl from Jfaxlm's" for Josephine
Hall. "The Tyranny of Tears" for John Drew,
n new piece by J M. Harrie for Maude Adams
and one by Sydney Grundy for Annie
Russell. "My Mother-ln-Law," from the
Trench, will bo seen here at tho Madison
Square. "Wheels Within Wheels" lit tho
Lyceum and "Sherlock Holmes" nt the Gar
rick. Tho fact that ho will bring Henry Irving
and Ellen Torry to this country In "Robes
p'erre." tho Kendals In "The Eldor Miss
RlOf-som." nnd John Hare In "Tho Gay Lord
ijuex" Is known nlso. And still thoy cornel
He has signed n contract with Jerome K.
Jeiomo to produce a new play of his written
on an American subject, lie has arranged
with John Davidson to make an English ver
sion ot " La Itelne Elauiette," which wns acted
with great success at the OiUon In Paris last
winter It is said that Julia Murlowe will pluy
In it here.
Cissle Loftus will take a much-needed rest
the week niter next. She has been acting
steadily for some time and is worn nut. The
heat tins nlTci ted her, and she has to wait until
iiliii.ist 12 o'clock every evening before it Is
time to do her net on tho New York roof Miss
Loffis will spend her brief vacation with Muy
Irwin nt the com 'dlenno's summer homo In
the Thousand Islands
The translation of 1'mlle Rergerat's "Moro
Than (Jueni. ' which Julia Arthur will play
here net season, will bo made by Charles
Trederle Nlrdllnger und C H. Meltzer. Miss
Arthur will plnv,oeiiine, acted In Paris by
.l.ine Hading, but the actor tur .Vajioftnn has
not been sen eted Coquelln was the original
lu this part In the French production.
Marie Dressier was out of tho cast of "The
Man in tho Moon" yesterday afternoon and
evening. Louise Hnrlnwo Is playing Viaua in
plnee ot Christie MneDonald.
Jefferson Do Aneolls In "The Jolly Mus
keteer" will follow Primrose nnd Docketndcr
nl tho Slnnhnttan Reach Theatre, beginning
July L'4, and attor this a Patriotic 8oua carni
val will be proluoed It will be a big show
Willi lots of lings nnd cannon, a patriotic
P.tgeniit. Including the "Trooping of the
Colors," nnd possibly the employment of the
chord societies of New York Sand Urooklyn In
King festival The manneement are working
hnnt to innko tills n big affair, Thu carnival 1b
unuouueed to lust lor one week.
oiiirvjRT.
Dr. Nathaniel Groene died at Mlddletown. R.
I . yesterday, at the advnured age of 01 years.
He wns born on Cumberland Island, Ga , nnd
was the son of Nathaniel Rny Groene and
grandson ot Major-Oen. Nathaniel Grreno of
Revolutionary famo. Ho reoelvod an education
nt East Greenwich Academy, Amherst College
and Rrown University. In 1842 Dr. Oreene
commanded a company of volunteers In tho
Dorr revolution, and later a company of cav
nliy, rauklng as Colonel, In 1878 Dr. Oreene
wns elected President ot the Rhode Island So
ciety of the Cincinnati, which ofllee ho held to
the time of his death. He leaves no family, his
wife having died several yeara ago.
Mis. Honor K. Woolley. 80 years old. died at
her homo. SiU Lexington nvenue, on Thurs-
1 dny. of henrt failure. Mrs Woolley was tho
widow of Gilbert N Woolley, who died on the
i same date forty-live years ago. Mr Woolley
was the agent of the People's line of steamers,
Mrs, Woolley, who wns a Mls Carpenter, was
I born In Albany in 1810. She was a cousin of
Stephen A Douglas. Two daughters survive
her
David J. Cartwrlght, a member of tho Trad
uce Exchange, died on Friday at his home. 1114
I nfnyettu avenue, Rrookl)n, In bis sixtieth
year Ho had been In tho employment ot tho
Decker Ml'llng Company for thirty years and
recently wns a travelling salesman forthe llrm
of Truesdnle .t Shaw. Ho leaves a widow and
throe sons
John WtiHlU'wskl, 48 years old, a prominent
nnd wealthy Russian Pole, who had lived In
I Jersey Citr for twenty yearn, died on Friday
night at his home, .'l.til'i I'lltli street. He was
a leading member nt several societies cou
iii eted with Si nthony's Polish Church and
i f seeialci cnml military organizations.
Major Samuel A Waiuwrlght. a veteran of
the civil war, died In Washington Saturduy at
tho ago of 71
National llnnk In Nllct, 91 It li.. Closed.
Nii.es, Mich , July 8 Tho doors of the Citi
zens' National Rank ot Nlles wero closed to
day by National Rank Examiner Joseph W.
bidden, who was appointed temporary reoelver
of the bank by ihe Comptrollers the Curroncy,
The failure was caused by poor loans, to meet
which the Comptroller levied an assessment
I upon the capital rtoek nt the bank. The stuck
i holdt rs failed to meet this assesimect and tho
i receiier wns appointed Tip' last statement of
I the hunk showed loans mid diccmrnis nmount
1 iiur to $l)ii.5UD; surplus, flO.iji.il; capital,
SOO.OliO.
I In CnnilileriiiE the AdiUnhllity
of advnrtlilDK. something you lasy ncr titteilona
! heretofore, uelect nuch mediums si will kUo tbe
iK-nt rctullt without debty. A HUM reader decides
promptly and is able to pay (or wan lie requires.
Ad,
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WAYS TO PUT BRYAN DOWN.
aOJtMAN OIT TO tlOSTOXCOSFKH
rXCK tOJi.VH AT SAnATOH.1.
A Voice from Mlisnurl for Van IVyck (Ous.)
nnd the Old Alliance of the Houth with
New York, Indiana and Connecticut.
Tho Hon. Arthur Puo Gorman started for
Roston yestorday to confer with tho Hon
Joilah yulney. Mayor of tho Pork nnd BonnB
elty. and Incidentally to dlsouas with other
leading Democrats of Now England on ways
and moans to defeat tho Bryanttes not only
at the forthcoming meeting of tho Demo
cratlo National Commltteo to be held In
Chicago on July 20. but also In the Democratic
Notional Convention next year. The Hon.
Francis Dublgnon. Democratic Btate Chair
man of Georgia, doparted for Long Branch,
and by the 1st of August most of the
Democrats who nre Interested In throwing
down Bryan and 10 to 1 are expected to
turn up In Saratoga. New sohemes and new
Jobs by that time will be In the works. Home
thine was said In Thk Bun yesterday
about Brother Ous taking a Southern trip.
It was ascertained last night that he
may defer his trip until after a visit
to Missouri, where he Is to meet ex
Oov. William J. Stone. Mr. Stone, by the way.
Is for expansion. Mr. Bryan la an antl-expnn-Blonlst.
and Insists with nil his heart on the
reaffirmation of the Chicago platform of 1800.
The Demoorats who do not believe In
Bryan's renomlnatlon went on to Bay last night
that they want a man who can go bacjt to
the old Demoeratlo linns and be strong
enough to carry Indiana, New York
nnd Connecticut. Mr. Dublgnon, before
ho left for Long Branch, said that
Georgia Democrats seemed to favor any prop
osition that would advance tho anti-trust Issue
as tho chief ono for the Democrats to tlo up to.
ne did not apparently favor tho W Issue of 10
to 1. In this matter he takes direct Issue with
Col. Ilryan. There Is uo doubt that tho
Democrats east ot the Missouri River are try
ing In every wayto abolish many of the radical
foaturestot tho Chicago platform of 1800, and,
according to Mr. Dublgnon. It Is not
apparent at this tlmo that Col. Rrynn
will have ovon n majority of tho South
ern delegates In tho Demoeratlo National
Convention next year. Naturally the Rryan
Ites dispute this statement straight from tho
shoulder. Eastorn Democrats, however, havo
many guns on their side, ns they must furnish
the funds with which to conduot the Demo
oratio Presidential bnttle.
Tho meeting of tho Demoeratlo National
Commltteo to be held In Chlcngolsoxpected
to develop many Intorostlng features. It la to
be largely attended.
Judge Ralph Walker of Missouri, who was
forthree torrns Mayor of Springfield, In that
Stute. Is visiting some friends at the Hoffman
House. He gave the Vnn Wyok (Ous) boom a
shove along yosterday. following the same
lines as Wlllett of Alabama. Honald: "There
are a great many Democrats who believe that
the first duty ot the patty la to get together
and win the next election. They think that as
the Ronate will have so largo a Republican ma
jority nothing can be acoompliBhed for Blx
years for silver, and that trusts should be made
the prluclpal lssuo. They also believe that
with this issue the Democracy of the South
should go back to tbe old alllanoo of New
York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and In
diana. They believe In making the party
na national ns possible and presenting
n hold front to tho Republican party.
They think there should bo something more
than pure sentiment something tangible In
results Is what thoy want These Democrats
huve discussed Judge Augustus Van Wyok's
availability as n candidate. Bo far as I have
heard Ids name spoken ot the sentiment is
very faTorablc to him His race for Governor
of New York was certainly phenomenal, taking
into acoouut the circumstances surrounding
Roosevelt. The record of Judge Van Wyck as
a Domojjrat Is entirely satisfactory to the Mis
souri Democracy, nnd his present views as con
tained in his great speech on trusts before tho
Democratic Club is accopted as wise and sound
Demoeratlo doctrine.
"However. Bryan Is certainly the Idol ot the
Damooraoy of my State, and as It now appears
tho delegates from then' to the next national
convention will probably be forhlm. Of course,
this will be the case so long as Ex-Gov Stone
Is a supporter of 31r. Bryan. Those, llko my
self, who enjoy Mr. Bryan's acquaintance
admire and respoot him for his sterling worth
and great Integrity."
"How about tho sentiment on tho qnestlon
of expansion in Missouri ?"
" Our last State Convention adopted a plank
In their platform rathor favornble to expan
sion. Bythoway.lt was the first State Con
vention ot any party to take this stand. I do
not think thnt I can give a more correct an
swerto this thnn to recall tha views promul
gated in a recent Interview given out by ex
Gov. Stone, tho acting Chairman of the Nation
al Committee. He lays particular stress on the
trust Issue, while his expression on tho expan
sion question Is conservative, and In mv judg
ment wise and far seeing, ns are his views gen
erally on political questions. The time hns
not nrrlveafora positive position on the mattor
of expansion, hut I don't mean by this that the
time has not arrived to criticise the conduct of
the war In tha Philippines on account of with
holding reinforcements until this late day.
The Administration Is deserving of criticism
for not having prosecuted the war vigorously."
AT.COnOLIC PAT1BXT F.SCAVK8.
nice riiinged Over the Sea TVnll nt nolle
vue Itegeued by the Nnradn's Crew.
Philip Rice, a diamond setter, whoso homo Is
nt 100 First avenue, escaped from tho alcoholic
ward In Bellevne Hospital yesterday, and. run
ning to the sea wall at the end of the hospital
yard, jumped Into the river. Ho could not
swim, and the current carlod him away from
tho shore.
Tho crew of tho steam yacht Naradn, be
longing to Honry Walters of Baltimore, were
engaged nearby In lowering the tender when
they saw Rice floating toward them. They got
out gaff hooks and rowed toward him. As the
man woro no clothes, thny could not ute the
books, bo they seized him by tho arms and
hatr and dragued him Into tho tendor. He was
taken to the hospital, and there the doctors
pumped a gallon ot wator out ot him.
Warden O'Rourke. believing that careless
ness on tho part ot the hospital nurses was re
sponsible for Rloe's escape, started an investi
gation He loarned that the door lending from
the alcoholic ward had boen left open on ac
count of the heat, mid that It wus generally
supposed Hint there were novlolent patients In
the ward at Ihe time Rice escaped
Rico wa admitted to tho hospital on Thurs
day. On Wednesday ho had been discharged
from tho ward for the care of the Insane.
It is something be
sides bad air that
makes a woman faint
in a olose theatre. A
well woman wouldn't faint. The woman
who easily grows faint and dizzy who
has palpitation of the heart a "stuffy"
feelinf hot flushes nervous troubles,
better look for the cause in her digestive
system or in the distinctly -riv
feminine organism maybe T?-
Women who are not quite jDl. I
well and don't know just ffS, H&
what is the matter, and jJEgB JEs '
women who are really sick ( 'fcafiK
and don't know exactly xfBwJwaV
what is the S(aSemla
matter should irEjSBI
write at once to Ov "1 "JJKS3
Dr R. V Pierce, 0Vm irasj
at Buffalo, XT, 7 JtfZM 2
stating their r wi3ESf ft
symptoms in de- ATjMSJpjfyRr
he a d v 1 a e d by "xg&sr iffffli
Dr. Pierce with- f ISl'V
and for over s
thirty years has been, chief consulting
physician in the world.rcnonned Invalids'
Hotel and Surgical Institute, Buffalo, N Y.
He has treat id and cured more suffering
women than any other physician in the
world, and more of his "Favorite .Prescrip
tion." for the correction and cure of all dls.
orders and diseases of the feminine organs,
except cancer, has been sold than of all
other similar medicines.
Write to Dr. Pierce If bis medicines are
what you need he will tell you fo, if they are
not what you need he will honeMly say so
and will tell you what to do Dr. Pierce's
position is a sufficient guarantee that his
advice will not be biased by the hope of
selling you a few littles of medicine.
If vou wish to st idv up your own case
Dr Pirrce will send vnn Jrrf cf all cost,
n paper-bound copv of bis great loco page
book, the ''Common Pense Medical Ad
viser," of which over 7'jo ono were sold at
f I 50 a copy AJ1 that I)r Pieice asks is
that you send 21 one-tent stamps, to pay
tbe coit of mailing oiy If you prefer the
book in fine French cloth send stamps,
AddreM Dn JU v. Wcrce. Buffalo N. ", J
CRITICAMPERIODS J
In Woman's Lifo Are Mado Danger-
ous by Folvio Gatnrrh.
Mrs. Mathlldo Richter. I
Mrs. Mathllde IUchtcr, Doniphan, Nelx, 1
BftVS jI
1 suffered from catarrh for many years,
but alnce I have been talcing Po-ru-na I fepl
BtronK and woll. I would ndviso nil pnophj jfl
to try Pe-ru-nn. As I used Po-ru-na unit t
Mnn-n-lln whllo I wna passing through Ihn I
chanco of llfo, I am positively convinced
Four oonoflolal romedlea havo rollevoa mo I
rnin all my ills." , I
Pe-ru-na liau raiaotl moro woraon from,
beds of sickness und tu't tlictn to work 1
again thnn any other retuodv. Pclvld. I
cntarrh Is the bano of womnnklnd. Pos 1
ru-nn Is tho bnno of catarrh In all forma 1
and Btagcs. Mrs. Col. Hamilton, (Jorums' 1
bus, 0., says: "I recommend Po-ru-na tor
wonion, believing It to bo especially bone-
noinl to tlieui." ,
Send for a f reo book written by Dr. Harts)
man, entitled "Hoalth and Uenuty." AM
dross Dr. Hurtman, Columbus, O.
Itemomber that cholera morbus,
cholera Infantum, summer complaint,
bilious colic, diarrhoea nnd dysentery
aro each und all catarrh of tho bowels.
Catarrh is tho only correct name for
these affections. Po-ru-na Is an abso
lute specific- for these ailments, which
aro so common in summer. Dr. Hart
man, in a prncticn of ovor forty years,
nover lost a singlo caso of cholora In
fantum, dysentery, diarrhoea, or oholera
morbus, und his only remedy was
Pe-ru-na. Thoso desiring further par
ticulars should send for n free copy of
"Summer Catarrh." Address Dr. Hart
man, Columbus. O. ldtt.
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XIFO FJIXXC1I3IEX UOXOIUin.
Blnaer nnd Fonrrnn Itecelve the Gold Med
als of the Itoynl Oeiurraohlml Society.
The Royal OeoKranhlcal Society of London,
has juat given the Founder's Medal to Cant.
Ringer for the explorations he made within
tbe treat ben of thn Niger River, and tha
Patron's Medal to Mr. Foureau for hie con
tlnuoua explorations in the Bahara durlnc tha r
last twelve rears. These are the highest) I
honors that the Royal Geographical Society I
confers. Z. IS
Few explorations have had greater results
than those ot Ringer In 1RU7-88. when he was
the first white man to cross the weatorn Sou
dan from Frenoh Senegambla to the ooast ot
the Quit of Guinea. Ills work resulted In x
tendlnir thn French uossoasions many thou
sands of square miles, from the forts on the)
middle Niger to tha Oulf of Guinea. While he
was achieving this political result he was also
making tha interesting discoveries that th
Paris Geographical Koeioty recognized In I BIO
when it presented lta gold medal to the cullaut
young man who had pioneered the way
through an utterly unknown ration without
carrylmc an arsenal. lie had In his party only
one rifle, a fowllnc piece and two reolvers
He made his war throuuh a hotbed of Moham
medan fanaticism by unfalllnK tact and good
mture and the lavish distribution ot handsome
.ireseutJ. of whlnh the French Government had
slven him a larae supply.
it was on this journey that Dinger wiped tho
Kona Mountains off the maps. They had been
shown for many vears strerchfnir ncrois tha
country for 2UU miles parallel with the Gulf ot
Guinea. Muneo Pnrk. I'alllK and Ilowdlteli
were the authorities for the belief In their ex
istence. Nona of them had seen 'he inoun
tsltie, but had heard of them throuuh the na
tlrea, and the mans alwars showed them very
blnek and prominent,
Lous before Rluirer arrived at the city ot
Kolc ho wa convinced thut the Konic Moun
tains ware a myth. Thoy had aliravs been
reiuesented as the water-partlnu between
rivers llowiiiE north to the N'lirer and other
floivtiiir south to the ;iiilnen f-oast Rut Hiu- l
ger passed from the Nicer basin Into that it
waters HowIhk southwaro with Tit llndlni: .i-v
mountains, and they haven't been discovered
till to this dur. At first the eartoBrnrlmrs
could hardly believe tnat they had been rier
retratliitf n treouraphlcul delusion for so many
years, i'hejonly concession thiy would t.inka
to lunger s work, a..er hla return home, was
to Indicate tne mountain as un..l nnd place
an Interrogation mark after thn imiue. In u
ear or ao, however they began to wine tha
mountains out entirely on all Him new editions
of the maps.
Ringer was the first to visit the city ot Kng,
which had long been travelling around on tha
mart of West Africa, tor no one knew exactly
where it wu tltuited it was a Brent dny for
explorer and natives alike Mien lie en'ered tint
mysterious city "As I entered the olty,' bn
wrote, "modestly mounted on a steer, T saw
1 large: tow df of p'oplo who appear! neither
filend'vnor hostile, hut only igrr to ae n
i Luioiif.an The 100N, the tree the strenl-.
. tlir roads ore ful1 of usople, ninl I could
i not hs.e f' rceil my way along If the slave of
the chief of Kong hint nut ideated s Path fir
me. Thnr were 'ind with nlilin ami vigor
ously lashed nil who lagged in my way."
Ringer found Kong to he a large unwalled
town with elii). tlat-ioofed buildings. It la
built In a mon irregular way and the narrow.
tortuous streeti radiate from f. large spai'i
1 that serves as a market Mjunre. The town has
, a population of about Jo.inni all Moharame-
i dans, uuil there urn five larse mosques sur-
, mounted hi minaret and several othes of
1 eunller dimensions.
Mi roureiiu is it lirelets explorer of the t-'n-haiu.
and lie Know on his tenth -ai dlt. i
nth a !arg- equipment supn'.led liv thu Trench
Ooveiiiiutlit. Ills iri-sion Is looien If pot.' -bl.
a direct rente across the desert frnm -go-ia
to the 1 reneh ri'tsrn!..r. t J akn
Tchad When lst li'ird trmn lie ui Hearing
the sou'hrrn side nf the Ieerr Ills fcarller
expeditions wen elnetli of a ieentirto ehar-
Iactcr. and he baa done more than any ottui
man to make known and eatablleh th aeoaw
raphy ol the desert louth of Alcarlav A