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YEAR'S EVENTS IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
1200 G street northwest caused a damage
ef J33.000 on the same day. A feature of
that fire was the rescue of four women
from the third floor of the burning building
by I^leut. Sullivan of Truck C.
Three days later a slight fire occurred
in the house in the rear of 432 8th street
northwest. In that blaze James N. Corron,
sixty-two years old. almost helpless from
illness, received burns that resulted in his
death at the Emergency Hospital a short
lime after he was taken out of the blazing
bouse.
The first fire loss of the year occurred
on January 3. when an explosion of gas
caused a damage of Jl.uOO at the house at
311-313 G street northwest. F. Agnes Mer
rill. living In the fashionable boarding house
at 1313 f, street northwest, was rescued
from a fire in that building on January 25,
caused by children playing with matches.
The damage was ab.-ut ?.">,<<*>. PsmaKO to
t':i- extent of about $1.'.!<?? was done in the
).ulidi-:K at 713 14th street northwest on
Ma\ (>ii Jul;. fire destroyed the drug
store of F. K. Richardson and Prince's
fetudlo, OB the second floor. at ltth street
and Pennsylvania avenue northwest. In
cluded In the ilama?'-, which amounted to
}8, <?>*>. was a painting of ex-President
Grover Cleveland and his cabinet, valued
at $1,000.
Scleral improvements In the department
were noted during the year. The report
HM l< .n February 2."> of the unqualified suc
cess f the high pressure tests made at 18th
and r streets gave impetus to a better and
mop effective tire protection system In tlie
District.
Tie- report of the Senate committee In
favor of the pension bill fur policemen and
firemen, out of the funds of the Police
Court tines, gave Impetus to the passage
of such a law. which has been desired for
BOOM time. Few changes in officials were
announssd during the year. The most Im
portant was that of the promotion of P.
W Nicholson to be fire marshal, vice 8.
Ulei er. who was pensioned.
Tli> trophy flag for efficiency was awarded
thin year to Engine Company No. I.
In his annual report Fire Chief Belt asked
for Increases in the budget amounting to
IftM.uOO. This Is to provide for better sal
aries for the members of the department
and Improvements In equipment and quar
ters
Public Institutions.
The District Jail was quarantined from
August 10 to September 15) on account of
the development of two cashes of smallpox
among the prisoners This resulted In
crowded conditions In the workhouse, to
which all the prisoners were sent.
Supt. Ij. H. Zlnkham recommended in his
annual report, which was submitted on
Septomt>er 21. that the workhouse and the
Washington Asylum Hospital and the tLlms
house should he further separated. If the
best results were to be obtained. He re
ported that 733 had been burled In potter's
field d-urlng the year closing July 1.
Changes in the official staffs of the boys'
reform s hool and the girls' reform school
were made during the year, taking effect
on June 1 and July 1. respectively. Isaac
A. Porter was appointed superintendent of
the boys' nform school, vice Bronson J.
Miles; and Mrs. Gertrude Taylor was ap
pointed matron, vice Mrs. Bronson J. Miles.
Fire destroyed the main building at the re
form school.
ELECTRIC RAILROADS
There was not much done during the year
toward adding to the facilities in the way
of 6treet railways outside o>f the District
limits, one reason, perhaps, being that the
field is -already pretty well covered. In
connection with the changes occasioned by
the replacing of the old Dong bridge with
the new steam railroad bridge and a high
way bridge, the company operating- the
Washington, Mount Vernon and Alexandria
electric road was reorganized and an ex
tensive scheme of Improvements on that
road was carried on, which it is thought,
will result in making It first class in all
respects. No progress, as far as the actual
work on the roadway, was made in the pro
posed electric line between this city and
Baltimore and Annapolis. The company,
however, has been refinanced and the pros
pect Is good that the road will be com
pleted.
The Great Falls and Old Dominion road,
between the Great Falls and the Aqueduct
bridge. Is so nearly completed that It 1=
expected It will be operated early In the
opening year. It is announced that trans
fer arrangements have been made with
the Capital Traction Company so that pas
sengers living within three miles of the
city along that road can come in on a sin
gle fare.
THE INAUGURATION
Another Inauguration day passed into his
tory with the year, and Theodore Roosevelt,
President of the I'nited States, and Charles
W Fairbanks. Vice President, by will of a
tremendous majority at the polls the pre
ceding autumn, were formally Inducted into
office. The ceremonies before the east front
of tin- Capitol were witnessed by an enor
mous gathering, and the parade afterward
was pronounced the finest pageant ever wit
nessed along the historic avenue The pen
sion office was again the scene of the inau
gural ball, but Indications, both before and
uftcr permission for use of the structure
was given, were that Congress will not look
with favor upon having tills function in the
pension office, or in any other public build
ing. In the future.
Exposure to tne weather during the ln
augur.il brought fatal illness to several
prominent men, and this furnished renewed
vigor to the proposition to change the date
of inducting the President Into office be
fore another inauguration day rolls round.
Prominent In this effort we:e members of
the inaugural committee, whose labors did
much to make successful the preliminaries
iu*i the incidentals of the ceremony of
March 4 last The revival of date change
agitation occurred within a fortnight after
President Roosevelt again assumed the
reins of office, and during the year much
work In the cause was done by Commis
sioner Macfarland, chairman of the com
mittee on change of date The committee,
consisting of governors of most of the
states and of prominent Waslilngtonians.
w<is called to a final meeting on November
2s, when steps were taken to bilng the
matter before Congress.
KECORD OF WEATHER
The year 10O5, so the weather records
show, included an unusually cold winter,
and during January and February a
series of markedly heavy falls of snow.
The goose-bone prophet, however, went
astray on his accustomed prediction that
a cold winter meant a hot summer, for
the latter season passed with far below
the average number of siifling days, and
the autumn following was little short of
Ideal One of the worst storms of tha
year covered threo days Just before
Christmas. when nearly twenty-four
hours of snow was followed by a continu
ous downpour of rain so that gutters and
creeks overflowed their bounds. A great
number of skaters enjoyed the sport al
most continuously during the ilrst two
months of the year, and when warm rains
finally carried the ice off the river a fleet
of Ice-breaking tugs were led Into battle
and the danger of flood was averted. The
cold season, of course, carried Its quota
of suffering to the poor, so that organized
charity was called upon for strenuous la
bors to bring the needed relief.
ALONO THE RIVER
During the year which has Just closed the
deepening of the Potomac river channels in
this vicinity was continued. The channels
in the vicinity of the city have been dredged
and all shoal lumps removed, the sum of
f77.4?M having been expended on the work,
which Is about two-thirds completed. The
re-establishment of the ferry line service
tills clty-juid Alexandria occurred.
October 31 the new steamer Woodbury
opened communication by water between
the two cities, after the route had been
closed for about a year. The beautifying of
the portion of the Potomac Park lying west
of the railway tracks was accomplished the
last year. A park containing a driveway,
gardens and a large athletic field has been
laid out and opened to the public.
The tlreboat Firefighter went Into commis
sion to protect shipping and wharf buildings
about the harbor. The erection of a house
for the flreboat and the building of the new
terminal for the Washington-Alexandria
ferry were the noted Improvements iu the
river front section of the city during the
year.
1HE NATIONAL GUARD
The citizen soldiery of the national capi
tal made commendable progress during the
twelve months just ended. The customary
gallery practice and matches were In order
during January, February. March and
April. The annual Inspection and muster
occurred from February 2 to February 17.
The entire brigade participated in the in
augural parade the 4th of March, the of
ficers for the first time wearing the new
olive-drab overcoats.
An order issued May 8 disbanding the 1st
Regiment, so far as the regimental organi
zation was concerned, and honorably dis
charging Col. Henry May and Lieut. Col.
Burton R. Ross. The 1st Regiment, by
order dated July 1 n. was reorganized, with
MaJ. Charles H. Ourand, inspector general
of the militia, as colonel, and Maj. L. H.
Relchelderfer of the 2d Battalion as lieu
tenant colonel. The action of Gen. Harries
in disbanding the regiment and discharging
the officers mentioned was sustained by the
War Department. Company F, 2d Regi
ment. was disbanded May 24, but was re
organized just two months later.
Rltle practice on the new range on the
Hamilton road was ordered from June 15 |
to July 24. The Naval Battalion aboard the
U. S. S. Puritan participated in the joint
army and navy exercises In the Chesapeake |
bay and left here for that purpose the
8th of June. Service medals were pre
sented to a large number of guardsmen
entitled to the same, with appropriate cere
monies, on the White Lot June 21. The
annual encampment was held at Bolivar
Heights, near Harpers Ferry, W. Va., from
August 2 to August 11, inclusive, and was
a pronounced success. A brigade rifle team
and several other teams and Individuals
participated In the national and other |
matches at Sea Girt. N J., the latter part |
of August and the first part of September.
A term of theoretical instruction, to be .
annual, commenced November 1 and will
terminate March 31. The recitations, dem
onstrations and lectures are conducted by
Lieut. Col. J. 8. Pet tit, 8th United States
Infantry, specially detailed by the War
Department for that purpose.
A series of rifle matches was held on
the range October 18, 19, 20 and 21. Among
the participants were teams from Mary
land and from the United States army and
the Marine Corps. The prize? and also the
regular rifle practice Insignia were present
ed to those entitled to the same by Gen.
William Crozier, chief of ordnance, United
States army, at a ceremony held In the
drill hall of the Center Market Armory on
the evening of November 28.
The bill providing for the reorganization
of the District National Guard was favor
ably reported to the House of Representa
tives. but was not called up prior to the
adjournment of Congress.
IN THE CHURCHES
The churches of Wshington have been
unusually active during the past twelve
months. Probably the most notable fea
ture of the religious life of the community
is the large number of new church build
ings that have been erected and the im
provements that have been made, not to
mention the organization of entirely new
churches or movements to bring about such
organizations. The year has been remark
ably prosperous In the churches of Wash
ington, and the church people have been
able to undertake projects which they have
had In mind for a long time?years, In
many cases ? because of this prosperity.
There are new church buildings of practi
cally every denomination, which have been
erected since January 1, 1905, and they are
scattered over the city and In the outlying
districts.
During the year several large and Im
portant religious gatherings were held In
this city. Including the 121st annual ses
sion of the Baltimore M. E. conference, in
the spring; the semi-annual meeting of all
the bishops of the Methodist Episcopal de
nomination, in the fall, when many Im
portant discussions took place; the meeting
of the Pennsylvania conference of the
United Brethren Church, etc.
BRIDGES.
MUCH PROGRESS ON SEVERAL
NEW STRUCTURES.
In municipal improvements during 190&
probably no greater strides were made in
any line than in the construction of bridge.
The new railway bridge across the Poto
mac. already in use with the beginning of
the year, was supplemented by the comple
tion of the new Highway bridge, which
awaits only the finishing touches to its ap
proaches to be put into active service. The
Connecticut avenue bridge, which is to be
the greatest of its kind In the world, passed :
through its most critical stage, and the con
tractors, having successfully keyed the five
largest arches, completely spanning the
Rock creek gorge with concrete, entered
upon the construction of the smal.er arche.-s
which will support the roadway of the
bridge. On the proposed Anacostla bridge,
to replace the old structure across the i
Eastern branch, marked progress was made,
although It will yet be many months before ?
the formal ceremony of throwing the bridge
??ii, : to the public occurs.
E irly in the year the agitation for trans
ferrin;,' the Thompson bridge to Q street
across Rock crtek was reopened, but Con
Kr.-s did not take the desired action. Busi
ness interests in Virginia, headed by the
management of each of the principal brlck
ra.ds made an appeal ^ postponement
of ti e deSirucMon . f the old Long bridge
until after the approaches to the new Hlgh
! way bridge have been proven adequate for
heavy traffic.
The proposition for construction of a Me
monal bridge across the Potomac to Arl
ington was not seriously agitated during
th. twelve months, but it was stated on
several occasions tint the project Is await
ing ? nly a favorable opportunity to again
be pushed to the foie. The Aqueduct bridge
is ready to carry trolley traffic, but no
cars have yet been run across the structure.
LOCAL NEWSPAPERS
An important happening In the newspaper
world during the year was the purchase of
a controlling Interest in the Washington
Post by John R. McLean on October 0. The
change In ownership marked a very Impor
tant period In newspaper development In
Washington.
On January 2 The Star was able to Issuo
an extra telling of the fall of Port Arthur.
This was the first announcement of the fact
that was made anywhere In this country, or.
Indeed, anywhere in the western world.
On March 18 The Star announced the
forthcoming publication of Its Sunday edi
tion. which made Its first appearance on
March 2?5. Thus, for the first time since Its
foundation. The Star became a seven-day
paper.
The Star established a new departure In
school decoration by Its offer of fifteen
groups of classic statuary to the public
schools of the District, and for weeks the
voting conte?t to determine how the statues
should be distributed w one ?1 tb? kMO*
est and most Interesting: problems of school
life In Washington.
The Washington Times celebrated holiday
week by moving Its plant from the building
at 10th and D streets to Its new home In tbe
Munsey building, on E street between 18th
and 14th streets. The building, one of the
most Imposing private structures on Penn
sylvania avenue, was erected during the
year on the site of the old Lawrence Hotel.
IN THE HOSPITALS
There have been many noted Improve
ments of late in the hospital facilities of
the national capital. Several new general
and special hospitals have been established
and notable additions made to the exist
ing institutions. In the District of Co
lumbia there are seventeen general and
special hospitals, and several private sani
tariums.
The new home of the Eastern Dispen
sary and Casualty Hospital, at 708 Massa
chusetts avenue northeast, was dedicated
Wednesday, April 26, with appropriate cere
mony.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
The building occupied by the Police Court
at the northeast corner of 6th and Louis
iana avenue was taken down and prepera
tions are In progress for the erection of a
new building for the use of the court.
Progress is being made in the erection of
the new Municipal building on the south
side of Pennsylvania avenue between 13%
and 14th streets.
A good deal of work was done on the
large public buildings that are In various
stages of progress, such as the Agricultural
Department building, the National Museum
building and the office buildings for the
House and Senate.
The union depot has so far progressed
that it is possible to get some idea of its
! appearance when it will be completed. It
' Is probable that during the coming year
j the new terminal will be in use in part at
any rate.
EXECUTION AT JAIL
The only execution in the United Stages
jail, this city, during 1904. was that of Au
gustus L. Shaffer, convicted of the mur
der of the woman who had formerly been
his wife, but who had procured a divorce
Shaffer was put to death on the scaffold
the 10th of February.
ORGANIZATIONS.
Among the events In the year's history of
organizations was the dedication of the
large building which had been erected for
the use of the Young Men's Christian As
sociation, which was paid for by means
of contributions of citizens. An association
the Metropolitan Club was started, or
favorable conditions. The new homo for
the Metropolitan Club was started or
rather the removing of the old building
at the southwest corner of 17th and H
streets was the preliminary step taken,
which is to be followed by the erection of
the new building. The eighty-sixth anni
versary of the founding of the order of
Odd Fellows was celebrated and a local
Red Cross branch was formed. The fortieth
anniversary of the Oldest Inhabitants' As
sociation was celebrated with a dinner.
REVIEW OF THE YEAR.
Sermon by Dr. Radcliffe of New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church.
Dr. Wallace Radcliffe, pastor of the
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church,
gave his annual review from his pulpit of
the year's history at the morning service
yesterday.
"All who have died are consciously or un
consciously 'helpers in the war' of ultimate
triumph of light and liberty and peace."
In art, in the drama, in music, In science,
in statecraft. In law, in literature, in
scholarship, in military annals, In philan
thropy, in sociality, in all departments of
activity. Dr. Radcliffe enumerated a long
list of those who have given their lives dur
ing the year to their work and who have
been called to stop.
Confident of the purpose which underlies
all events and hopeful of conditions as they
are Dr. Radcliffe said:
"The war goes on, but all are present
or accounted for. Struggle, tears, blood,
crash, with here and there a bivouac and
now and then a defeat, but with every
year reinforcements and advance toward
the ultimate triumph of light, liberty and
peace. Over the smoke of Mukden and
Port Arthur the rainbow of promise and
peace. Japan emerges a new nation, dis
enthralled and hopeful. Out of tho con
fusion of Russia emerge order and liberty.
Norway addresses itself to independent
national life. France breaks the shackles
of eccleslastleisni
"In America political and cammereial up
heaval makes for righteousness. The cry
of 'tainted money' is the echo from an
awakened conscience. Even foot ball is
disposed to correct its brutality and con
fess its anachronism. The Scotch church
controversy is settling itself on the basts
of the square deal. The Berlin Cathedral
and the American federative council speak
their characteristic word for the reunion
of Christendom, and the Welsh revival In
tensifies throughout the world the fact and
power of the things unseen and eternal. '
THE TROTTING TURF.
A1 Thomas, the trainer and driver, has
purcliased the pacing gelding Stein, 2.06,
vnd will take him down the line again next
year. The first race the son of Joe Daly
won last season was the $1,000 purse for
the 2.10 class at Hartford, driven by Mr.
Thomas, although the gelding was cam
paigned by Ed Geers early in the season.
He paced the third mile in 2.00, his pre
vious record being 2.09%. At the state
fair In Syracuse he won a great race and
surprised the trotting world by defeating
suoh pacers as The Friend, Ethel Mac,
Geary and Ben F., finishing first In the
first, thldr and fifth heats in 2.07, 2.06 and
2.07%, respectively.
He obtained his present mark of 2.06 In
the $2,000 purse for the 2.09 class pace
at Cincinnati.
Colonel Delmar, a brother in blood to
Major Delmar, 1.59%, wfalch passed through
t he Old Glory sale in New York last month,
has gone hack to New Jersey, and will
do a stud season at Rarltan, at a fee of
$100.
The world's champion trotting stallion
Cresceus will be trained next season and
started against the records of other cham
pions. While he has certainly proved a
wonderful horse, there appears to be no |
chance of his lowering the marks of Lou
Dillon and Major Delmar at the age of i
twelve, or rather thirteen next year. Two
years ago he showed slightly lame, but
whether he has recovered enough to start
against championship records remains to
be seen. He will do, however, for ad
vertising purposes under the tutorage of
Harry Hersey, who has done such great
things with Dan Patch.
Star I'atch, 2.07%, one of the new 2.10
pacers of last season, has gone to Chicago,
and will be used for matinee driving ex
clusively. Ralph Cudney is his now owner.
Hippodrome Show This Week.
The Hippodrome, or indoor circus, which
attracted crowds at nearly every perform
ance las* week is billed to continue at
Convention Hall all of this week. Last Sat
urday some of the children of the Presi
dent's family were interested spectators,
occupying a box at the show, while Ger
trude Breton made her daily dash down the
tremendous board incline from the roof of
the great hail and leaped a thirty-foot gap
on a bicycle. Other features of the circus
Jack Cousins and Lottie Ajrmtr, eques
trians; the Orlott troup of acrobats: Mile.
Ray, slack wire artist?will be continued
tills TNk.
THE YEAR III SPORTS
Unusual Increase in Interest
in Different Athletics.
BASE BALL IN LEAD
PROFESSIONALS AND AMATEURS
COMPETED FOB POPULARITY.
Running and Trotting Races Viewed
With Favor ? Bowling Leagues,
Tennis and Golf.
Notwithstanding the unprecedented ad
vanco made In the way of sport In 1!MH,
the past year has still a greater gain to
record. The great prosperity of the coun
try Is doubtless responsible for this con
dition of affairs, but It Is a known fact that
there was not a report but what showed
Improvement In 1905. The District of Co
lumbia kept step with the remainder of
the country, the attendance at games of all
kinds being unprecedented and the prizes
donated were handsome and costly. Base
ball and racing led the procession of suc
cesses, and foot ball, tennis, bowling and
rowing were close up. Remarkably favor
able weather conditions played a big part
in the general success of all the outdoor
sports, the summer months being notable
for the many pleasant days.
Base Ball.
The splendid achievenment of the Wash
ington base ball club In climbing out of
last place In the American League cham
pionship race, a position it had held for
three years, was one of the notable events
of the year, and the new management came
In for all sorts of praise. At the begin
ning The Star gave the "fans" of the city
a chance to nickname the club, and the
"Nationals" was decided upon after hun
dreds of suggestions had been put forward.
This title proved unusually lucky, as the
team, under the able leadership of Man
ager Stahl, shot to the front at the open
ing of the season, and remained in the
first division long enough to create un
usual enthusiasm and coin a barrel of
money. Sickness and accidents then over
took the manager and different players and
the team finally dropped Into last place.
The "fans" were In despair for a time,
but the Nationals rallied gamely In the last
month of play, and managed to crawl out
of the tall-end position and push the weaker
St. I^ouls Browns to the rear. The most
notable affair In connection with the early
success of the Nationals was the big re
ception tendered the team upon its return
from a successful trip to Philadelphia, New
York, Boston and the West, the "avenue"
being crowded with thousands of enthus
iasts, much red Are being burned, and an
elaborate banquet wound up the festivi
ties at the Regent Hotel.
At the close of the season the board of
directors gave out the news that the Wash
ington club had paid off all Its indebted
ness. and In addition a fairly large divi
dend was declared. Declaring dividends Is
a new move for a Washington base ball
club, and demonstrated the effloiency of
both the directors and managers. Managsr
Stahl was given unlimited power to se
em e new players, and his first move was
the signing of Third Basemaf Lave Cross,
who captained the champion Athletics last
year. This bit of enterprise was hailed
with great delight by the Washington en
thusiasts, and the outlook for next sea
son Is most promising.
Among the amateur base ball players the
season was unprecedentedly successful.
Never before were there so many leagues
or clubs, and on every vacant lot where a
diamond could be laid out base ball was
being played last summer in Washington.
There were seven fully organized leagues,
with memberships ranging from sixteen
down to eight clubs, and the independent
teams were almost countless. The winners
in the different leagues were as follows: In
the Sunday School League Gunton first
won the championship of Section A, and
then defeated the fifth Baptist team, the
victors of Section B. At the meeting of
this league at the end of the season for the
distribution of prizes, Mr. Tom C. Noyes,
on behalf of The Evening Star Newspaper
Company, presented the Gunton team with
a handsome silver cup, and promised an
other trophy for next season. It was the
first time that the Sunday School League
had been divided into two sections, and the
plan was so successful that It will prob
ably be repeated again next season.
In the Departmental League the Agri
cultural boys came out on top after a gal
lant struggle down to the last few games.
In the Metropolitan League the Eastern
Empirses finished first in an interesting
struggle for supremacy. In the Capital
City League the team representing St.
Stephen's Institute proved the victors. In
the Marquette League St Martin's finished
first, and In the Episcopal League Eplph
i any Chapel boy3 were the winners. The
i games In the Government Printing Office
League were unusually exciting and Inter
esting, and the Cowboys finally carried off
the honors after a hard battle. An effort
was made to bring the different amateur
clubs together to settle the championship
of the District, but the players were so
mixed up with the different leagues and
teams that cold weather set In before the
games could be played.
The Georgetown University base ball
team had one of its most successful sea
sons. and yet it was not entirely satisfac
tory on account of the mixup over profes
sionalism. The Blue and Gray boys played
thirty-one games and won twenty-two, giv
ing It .709 percentage of victories. Three
of these games were played with profes
sional clubs?Washington, Wilmington and
Commissioners. Another was played with
the Fourth Presbyterian of the Sunday
i
School League. Eliminating the four
games and confiningtheir games played with
only college teams, Georgetown won twenty
games and lost seven, or an average of
? <41 on the season. The showing of the
George Washington and Gallaudet teams
?a* of the In-and-out variety, but a big
Improvement is expected for next season.
Basing.
Admirers of horse racing in the District of
Columbia can point with pride to the splen
did development In their sport In 190ft. The
meetings at Benning and Brlghtwood were
more successful than ever and the opening
of the speedway gave the amateur reins
men the chance they have been working
for for years. Washington has been noted
fo- some time for Its fine horseflesh, and the
enterprising spirits among the thorough
bred owners worked unceasingly until, at
th<i present time, they have a speedway
which compares favorably with the finest
In the country.
TOe spring meeting at Benning furnished
splendid sport to a large attendance, and
the fall gathering eclipsed anything here
tofore done at the popular track. The
prices of admission were materially ad
vanced. the Washington Jockey Club cut
entirely clear from the betting ring, but
notwithstanding these apparent handicaps,
more money was made by the organization
and the class of thoroughbred runners In
competition was decidedly the best ever
seen in the District of Columbia. Owners
01 high-cilass horses, comprehending the
enterprise of the local Jockey club, sent
down stables of their best runners and as a
result hor&es heretofore able to win purses
at Benning were almost frozen out. When
the track was fast at the opening of the
fall meeting It was no uncommon occur
rence for the Benning records to be beaten
as frequently as three times a day. The
high-class condition of affairs attracted
horsemen from all over the oountry, and It
la to be hoped that the high standard will
be continued hereafter by the Washington
Jockey Club and Its friends.
Bowling.
Last season's bowling records were very
fine, but from present Indications the sea
son recently started will outshine anything
heretofore seen In the District. New gal
leries of the very best construction have
been built In Washington since last winter
and at present there are so many leagues
organized that It Is extremely difficult to
.ifepJab on them. The winning teams in
the different 'leagues last season were as
follows: In the Departmental League, the
Bureau boys came out ahead; in the DIs
i V League, the Saengerbund team won
out T>y a narrow margin over the Acmes;
In the Royal Arcanum league, th? Orient
als proved the best and captured the hand
some silver cup offered as a prize by The
Evening Star Publishing Company; the Co
lumbia team was the best in the Real Es
tate league, winning out with a good mar
gin, while the Philadelphlas also had an
easy time capturing first place in the Plate
Printers' League. In the Post Office League
the Delivery team headed#the list, a fair
percentage separating the4 quintette from
the Station B boys.
Last February a big delegation of Wash
ington bowlers attended the national con
gress at Milwaukee and although no first
prizes were captured, the local boys' show
ing was very commendable. Lord and
Hardle won second prize In the two-men
contest, Columbia No. 2 won a prize in the
team contest and individual prizes were
won by Allison, Bunn and Miller in the Fln
gle man events, making five prizes in all.
Athletics.
The work done this season by the local
boys in field athletics has shown up re
markably well. In January, 1905, In the
second annual Indoor athletic carnival of
the high schools of Washington, held in
Convention Hall, Kent of Central High
School ran the fifty-yard hurdle in the rec
ord time of 5 2-5 seconds, equaling the work
of Seltz of Georgetown University, done at
the same time, which equaled the world a
record, held by Lon E. Myers of New York
city, made in 1884. In the fifty-yard dash,
first-year high schools, Ellsworth of Tech
nical won from the field. In the fifty-yard
dash, open to candidates representing the
preparatory schools of the city, Baker, rep
resenting the Army and Navy Preparatory
School, won. His ability was later demon
strated on the local foot ball field "Where
he proved to be one of the best halfbacks
who have ever played that position for the
team of the Army and Navy School. Much
of this good work by the Army and Navy
man is due to the field coaching of Coach
Wefers of the school. Charles E. Seltz of
the Georgetown University, in a special
sixty-yard sprint, covered the distance In
01-5 seconds, clipping a second from the
world record for that distance, made by
Lon E. Myers of New York city in 1882.
The Amateur Athletic Union failed to have
an official timekeeper present, and the rec
ord, as far as the union is concerned did
not count. In the running high Jump event
Riley of the Baltimore City College won
easily. F. M. Byrne of Technical High
School won the 880-yard run. When the
shot-putting event was called A. C. Du
ganne of Technical won.
The athletic meet of the Georgetown Unl- !
verslty, held In the spring, was largely at
tended, anfl all of the events were hotly i
contested. In this meet the field and track
athletes of the local high schools showed
the result of- much work in the tramirg
quarters. The -work of McDonald of Cen
tral, Duganne of Technical. Ktpp of Cen
tral, Morse of Western. Smith of Technical
and Farmer of Eastern was especially
promising.
Boating.
In the realm of boating the paddlers of
canoes aeem to be leading the procession.
Early in the season It was suggested that
a canoe alub b? formed, but it was not un
til late in the year that the canoeists of
the city got together under the leadership
of Messrs. Willard Fracker and Carl St od
der and formed the Washington Canoe
Club. The clubhouse, which is a fine ex
ample of Its kind, stands as one of the ad
ditions to the homes of good sport of the
capital city. The structure was built dur
ing the fall and formally opened Just after
Christmas. The Potomac Boat Club mem
bers have also worked hard this season. A
regatta was heild in midsummer, but on ac
count of the turbulent elements could not
be finished. The work in the eight-oared j
shells went forward with much earnestness
Tl?? Junior eight of the club went to Phlla
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delphla and entered the regatta In thai city
during the summer, but did not win.
Motor boating;, yachting and falling have
also come In for their part of the attention
of the local lovers of the water. The Cor
irthian Yacht Club lias held several regat
tas on the river over their course off Ana
lostan Island and they have been very suc
cessful. They have ail been held under the
supervision of Commodore John P. Welcker,
who has been untiring In hl? efforts to
bring motor boating to the attention of
many of the capital city enthusiasts, late
ly Commodore Welcker has, together with
several other memibers of the Corin
thian Yacht Club. Including Secretary' r>?n
Clark, asked the Secretary of War for a
land grant on the river above the boat club
owned by the Analostan boys. It Is hoped
that the request will be granted and the
Corinthian Yacht Club will be enabled to
erect a handsome clubhouse. The Analos
tan Boat Club men liavo also been wide
awake to the sport of boating during the
past season and held one regatta under the
supervision of Capt. Nevlus which was most
successful. The showing of the crew of
Georgetown University on the Hudson was
a source of much satisfaction to the stu
dents of the Blue and Gray.
Foot Ball.
Foot ball claimed no small amount of the
attention of the folk of the capital city dur
ing the past season. Hardly ever before
has there been such rivalry shown In the
realm of high school foot tall as shown
upon the local gridiron this season. The
ted and white of Western carried every
thing before it. In the beginning of the
season things at the school on the heights
looked anything but like victory, but
Messrs Branch Bccock and Tom Kirby,
I both of Georgetown University, took the
| coaching In hand and landed the school at
the top of the column. Prof. C. W. Hecox
I of Technical also did good work In coach
| lng the team of the Manual Training boys.
Business High School, under the leadership
of Captain Bowles fought gamely In each
i contest, and though this season they lost
I In each game, still It is predicted, that
when they get in -their new building next
! year foot ball material will come out in
larger numbers.
This season George Washington Univer
sity, under the leadership of Capt. BenJ.
Steenerson, showed to the foot 'ball world
that hereafter the team of the university
will be a factor in any game in which It
will be a contestant. This success is due to
the tenacity of Captain Steenerson, whose
system of relentless training made itself
felt. For the first time in the history of
the two universities the team of George
town University had to tight for every Inch
of ground gained In the Thanksgiving day
game with George Washington. This con
test showed the beginning of a new era in
the foot ball of the city. At Georgetown
University the prospects at the beginning
ot the season looked dark, as the Blue and
Gray had adopted the strict eligibility code,
and many of the men whom Coach Reilly
had hoped would return to the university
I did not come. The opening game with
( Gallauuet College showed that Georgetown
was weak. When George Washington Uni
versity tackled the boys from Kendall
j Green the following Saturday the Buff and
Blue was victorious, by a score of 21 to 0,
with a heavier team than tackled George
town against them. This looked bad for
i the Blue and Gray prospects In the game
with George Washington, and If the contest
could have been played at that time George
town would have undoubtedly lost. Reilly
started to work In earnest to do the best
' he could. Princeton came next, and then
Villa Nova and the husky lot from Swarth
I more, with Washington and Jefferson and
North Carolina following. These contests
were aH lost, but old Georgetown fought
gamely. Then came the break with Vir
ginia and the announcement of the begin
ning of the athletic contests between the
Old Dominion University and George Wash
ington University. Another epoch was the
University, of Virginia and George Wash
ington University game, and then the line
up by -the Blue and Gray of Georgetown
against the Carlisle Indians. This game,
together with the Virginia game, brought
out the largest attendance that had been
seen at any of the contests.
Golf.
Although the past golfing season In the
District was not the equal of l'.KM, the
sport held Its own. as all the clubs report
increased membership. The spring and fall
tournaments of the different clubs showed
a decreased list of contestants and also of
class from out of town, but the play was
very interesting and close. The Siamese
minister brought about Increased interest
in the sport at the Chevy Chase Club by
offering a handsome cup, to be playM for
by members only, three wins being neces
sary to make It the property of the suc
cessful player, and Mr. C. L. Marlatt had
the honor of scoring the first victory, Dr.
Glazebrook being the runner-up. The
spring and fall tournaments of the Chevy
Chase Club proved unusually lnt#rcstlng en
account of the development of Mr. Samuel
Dalzell, who won the principal cup In eaoh
event. In the spring he defeated John C.
Davidson In the finals, and in the fall Dr.
L. L. Harban was the victim. Mr. Darnell
has been "coming'' for several seasons,
and during the past year earned the honor
of being one of the best golfers in the Dis
trict.
At the Columbia Golf Club the f-prlng
tourney went to Dr. L. L. Harban, who ae.
feated Mr. A. S. Mattlngiy in the finals, in
the tail the regular tournament ot the club
was eliminated, and Instead the annual
affair of the District of Columbia and
Maryland Golf Association was hsld over
its sporty course. This event proved to be
the success of the year, as contestants
were present from Maryland and Delaware,
as well as the District, and again Dr. L. L.
Harban came off the victor, after playing
nineteen holes in the finals with Mr. G. C.
Lafferty of Chevy Chase. Sucoassrul tour
naments were also held on the courses o>f
the Washington and Bannockburn goir
clubs.
One of the most interesting matches or
the year was the Intercity between Phila
delphia and Washington, the best players
of both cities being participants. The
Quakers won by the score of 42 to li'i. mak
ing the fourth straight victory for them.
In the foursome contests the Philadelphiar.s
also won by the score of lO to 6. The chief
match In the latter contest was between
H. W. Perrln, the Philadelphia champion,
and A. W. Tllllnghast against 'Jr. L. Li.
Harban. the District champion and J. VV.
McKlnley, the local pair winning by 5 up
after a most exciting contest.
Basket Ball.
The National Guard Athletic Association
Basket Ball League furnished some good
basket ball last season. The fine showing
of the team of the Corcoran Cadets aroused
much enthusiasm among the members of
that organization. The team played six
teen games and won all of them. In Uie
last contest with the Ordway Kitles' team
they won by a score or to atrtfc. Ttie
play throughout the contest told the story
of the play of the Corcoran Cadet team
throughout the season, as the contest was
played In sixty minutes, and was especially
clean, being devoid of all wrangles and de
lays. This season, which has Just started,
has had Its squalls. The military compa
nies, together with the teams of the Y. M.
C. A., Carroll Institute and Columbia Atn
letlc Club, formed the Washington City
Basket Ball League. Up to date Capt. fid
wards of the Corcoran Cadets has "with
drawn his team from the league on account
of the fact that three of his men were pro
tested before the registration committee of
the South Atlantic Association of the Ama
teur Athletic Union, and as a consequ ?nre
when they appeared before the committee
at the meeting In this city one man, Hanoi,
boe, was declared a professional, iioby cf
the Carroll Institute team was also placed
in the professional ranks. After the resig
nation of the Corcoran Cadets irom the
league It was supposed that the O'.iwiv
Rifle* would follow the lead, but they did
not, and the league will doubtless continue
through the season. There has been rumor
of more tumult to follow in the ranks, and
the statement has been made that before
the season closes more of the players will
be protested before the registration com
mittee. The Corcoran team in the mean
time has games with out-of-town teams,
which will be played off and the schedule
added to as the occasion demands. Taking
things all together, the season, so far as
hM been played, does not seem to in any
way approach the degree of amiability and
sportmanshlp as was shown In the work
of the players In the contests during the
last season.
Tennis.
The tennis world of Washington has en
joyed a particularly successful time during
tho past year. Again Conrad B. Doyle
?went <01 before him ut woo Uie cup a* the
champion tersnU pl?yi?r of the city. The
work of the Doyle brother* In all of the
ms\ohes In which they competed was wps
daily (Inc. The match between Franklin
Oeoghegan and H. E. Doyle In the last
tournament upon the court* of ths Bach
elor's Lawn Tennis Club. In which Oeogho
gan won tho place as the opponent of C. H
Doyle In the final*, whs good tennis. In the
beginning of the season John 1*. Davidson
secured the championship of the south b>
winning the third time from Harry Allen
of New York. In this tournament the Work
of Spencer Gordon of this city was espe
clallj- line. The tournament of the Young
Mens Christian Association held upon the
courts of the association at 13th and Co
lumbia road northwest was very surces?
ful and was won by the Doyle brother* In
tho doubles ami a tie (ilayed In the final'
by the same men. The year showed what
a wond-rful growth tennis 'Mil make In ai
organization such as the Y M ?" \ I'hys
leal Instructors Hideout and Beckett work
f-d with much zeal to get tho Interest or
the members of the association aroused to
the work In the different seniors of the
city where the organisation had laid ou>
courts. The results showed that the work
was a step In the right direction a d thai
tennis should he fostered so that th- \.hjwc
men of Washington may have the ?j>por
tunlty of enjoying as much of this lean
sport as possible.
THE FOX TERRIER
His Probable Evolution in the Past
Century.
Probably the inoet universally popular
dog?the fox terrier? was scarcely known
a hundred years ago and then he waa
a very different animal from the fox ter
rier of today. His actual origin Is un
known. though some authorities claim that
he conies from a cross of an ordinary ter
rier with a beagle. Many remember when
he was found with enormotie ears, fre
quently reaching almost to the ground, as
a King Charles spa-nlel's might do. Gradu
ally the ears have shortened. The color
of the fox terrier -has changed greatly with
the passing of time. Now his fixed color
Is white wKh splashes here and there, much
better than tha old yellow or pepper and
salt combination once so common
And there is a grow.ng pro,f?Teive for
the wire-hatred fellows, who have a more
rugged physique than the smooth ter
riers and are more easily kept In trim.
The best of the wires?"Hand? l*p"?
owned by "Chappie" Mayhew. the (log ex
pert of the New York HeraJd, died quite
recently. His first venture in New York
on the bench was to beat KIs own father,
the famous "Go Bang." At that show
the Westminster Kennel Club "Hands Up"
won seven special prizes. But when Mr
Mayhew took him to England th" f < > 1 low -
ins year he was beaten by i?oth "Humble
stone Bristles" and "Baby Matchbox."
REAL FOOT BALL REFORM.
Growing Popularity of the Association
Game.
"Socker" foot ball continues to grow In
publio favor. This tendency Is marked es
pecially by the rapid strides toward the
adoption of this form of foot ball In many
of the colleges that now object to the
American game because of its roughness.
An Intercollegiate "socker" )? aguo has al
ready been formed In the east by Columbia,
Haverford, Harvard. Cornell and Pennsyl
vania. Yale and Princeton have both
called for players, and are expectcd to en
ter the league shortly. Fred H. Milne has
given a cup to be contested for by these
colleges, and Sir Ernest Cecil Cochrane, an
English patron of sports, lias offered a cup
for International gimes between colleges of
America and England.
The Universities of Chicago and Califor
nia recently brought the same game Into
prominence by calling for candidates, and
the latest reports have It that all the big
colleges of the western coast, intruding the
University of Oregon. California. E land
Stanford and Colorado, had entered a
league, the purpose of which is to Introduce
the game on American fields.
MARKET DIRECTORS MEET.
Annual Election of Officers Held at
Noon Today.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Washington Market Company was held
In the office of the company In the 7th
street wing of the Center market today at
noon, and Mr. Edward R. Tucker presided
and Mr. F. G. Wilkins was secretary.
The board of directors for the year UKKI
was elected .as follows: Messrs. Paul But
ler, M. E. Chandler, Lloyd H. Chandler,
John Cassells. William G. Carter. Frank T.
Chamberlin, William C. Cox, S. W. Curri
den, George W. Gray, N. G. Ordway, Edw.
R. Tucker, Edw. O. WhHford and F. G.
Wllkins. The board of directors will meet
during the coming week and will organize
by electing officers. The payment of two
annual dividends was approved of at to
day's meeting.
Berry Charges Assault.
Robebrt Berry, living at 223 Brooks court,
was taken to the Homeopathic Hospital
I this morning at 11 o'clock and treited for
j an injury that was Inflicted, it is said, by a
colored woman during a row at his home.
The police of the second precinct took the
wounded man to the hospital and were
given the name of Ills alleged assailant.
She Knew.
From Harper's Weekly.
A young lawyer had become very much
attached to a certain young woman, who
was somewhat celebrated among hel
fitends for her repart *. The only obstacle
in the pathway of tl young man was hi*
exceeding shynees. for while always In
command of himself in the court ro >m, fio
became almost speechless In the presence
of his adored one. As one method of show
ing his devotion it was his custom to
shower his Inamorata with presents.
The young iady's mother, being far from
satisfied with the status of the caae,
broached the subject.
"My dear," she said, "you have let Mr
Brown practically monopolize your society
for a year, ami now have scarcely any
other callers. Has he ever given you to
understand that his intentions are se
rious?"
"No, he hasn't said anything, but I know
they are."
"How can you know it, if he has said
nothing?"
The girl smiled.
"Well," she paid, "you know he Is a law
yer, and lawyers always commence a con
tract with 'Know ail men by these pres
ents.' '*
Paper Gas Pipes.
From the Scientific American.
Paper gas pipes are among the novelties
to be reported from Europe. It appears
that paper can be used to advantage for
this purpose. As to the method of manu
facturing the pipes. Manila paper is cut up
into strips whose width Is equal to the
length of the pipe section to be used. The
paper bands are then passed Into a vessel
filled with melted asphalt. After coming
out of the bath the prepared strip Is
rolled uniformly and very tightly around an
Iron rod or pipe, which serve* as the core
and has the same diameter which the gas
pipe is to have. The rolling of the paper
is stopped when the right thickness has been
secured. After the pipe section which id
thus formed has been put through a high
pressure it la covered on the outside by a
layer of sand, which is pressed Into the
asphalt while still hot. Then the whole is
cooled off toy placing It In water. The
core is taken out and the outer surface of
the pipe Is treated with waterproof com
pound- It is said that the pipe ie very
tight and is cheaper than metal piping.
Comforting.
From Pack.
Feminine Pessimist?"Could anything be
worse than this?"
Masculine Optimist?"Yes; If It wasn'*
raining, there would be such a cloud of
dust.