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Large Crowd Gathers at Park tor
First Day's Sport.
THREE FAST RUNNING EVENTS
L. C. Corbin'8 Carrlcita Carried Off
j Honors In Harness Race, Taking
Three Straight Heats?Phillips' To?
go Beats Peninsula Horses
There was some excellent BPort at
the opening; ol the summer meeting
oi the Hampton Roads Driving Club
n'. the Itivcrvlew Purk, yOBtorday att
ernoon. Pour close ami exciting
races were pulled ?IT and although
the waits between the events wore
rather long the six or seven hundred
enthusiasts in attendance, seemed to
ho well pleased with the sport. The
sec.1 day's meet will lie held at 2
o'clock tliis afternoon and the man?
agement promises even heiler enter
tr.lnmcnt than that olfored yesterday.
t'.irrlclta. entered by I.. C. Curbln,
of Bright wood, P. C, and placed at I!
to B in the betting, took llrst money
in the llrst event, a mixed mile trot
and pace, winning three straight
beats with comparative ease. Sec?
ond money went to Florence Wllkes
ut 4 to 1 and t'adette, Jr., a favorite
ut ?'? to 1, was third.
The second event, a half mile run?
ning race for Peninsula horses, was
perhaps the most interesting of the
meet. Togo, a sorrel gelding
owned by 10. C. Phillips, of Hampton,
and a favorite tit 2 to 1. won two
straight heals, distancing Patsy, a 3
to I favorite by more than a length
in each heat. Jefferson Phillips, a
mile of a hoy. rode the horse and he
was wildly cheered by the excited
spectators. /
Three Distanced.
There were six entries for the five
eights of a inllo novelty race. but
three of the horses were distanced
at the pole. Twister, owned by \V.
Roberts, of Baltimore, won the first
beat ami a purse of $100, beating
f'urley ,11m, [ho favorite, by a neck.
Gold Badge, owned by W. ('. Soun?
ders, of Richmond, finished third in
the bent ami thai horse and f'urley
Jim ran a second beat of the race.
Curloy .lim won by a no'So, but was
disqualified for bulling Gold Badge at
I he (li st quarter.
Broadway Girl, entered by 10. lOn
gleklng, of Richmond won the purse
in the three-quarter mile dash after
an exciting contest. There were six
entries for the event ami after a
long delay at the post Starter Hutch?
inson got the field away with a good
start. Broadway Girl took the lead
at the first quarter and held It all
the way. winning by nearly a length.
The Results.
First race?One mile mixed. Trot
2:1!-; pace 2:21. Best three in five
heats. Purse $1.10.
Oarrlcltn, b m: L. C. Cm-bin_l l l
Florence Wllkes. b in; L. C.
Corbin .4 22
Cadette, Jr.. b g; S. Bos well... 2 I
Christrans (lift, s g; .1. M. Cuin
inlngs .3 3 4
x Bryan W. .1.. h g; S. Boswcll.G . .
Time: 2:23%; 2:24%; 2:23%.
x Distanced In first beat.
Second race?Half mile run for
Peninsula horses, liest, two of three
heats. Purse *1"0.
Togo, s g; 10. ('. Phillips .1 1
Patsy, b in; Roland Sinelare... .2 .'I
Little Dan, s g; M, C. Smith.I 2
Nameless, s g; 10. S. Curtis.3 4
Time: 64s.; r>f.%H.
Third race?Novelty running race
of two heats, winner of first beat
taking $100 purse and going to barn.
Winners of llrst and second place In
second heat receiving $36 and $1.1
respectively.
Twister, s'g; W. Roberts.1 G
7. Curloy Jim, e h; .1. 'I'. Temple* 2 I
Gold Badge, b g; W. ('. Snunders.3 2
x Broadway Girl, b m; 10. lOngle
klng .
x Nioless. b m; .1. 10. Kirby.
x Bar Maid, ch m: ,J. I'. Thomas . .
/. Disqualified for fouling Gold
Badge on llrst quarter.
x Distanced at pole.
Time: 1:04%; 1:01.
Fourth race?Three-quarter mile
i'nsh. Purse $100.
Broadway Ulrl, b in; 10. Bngleklng.l
BUY CLOTHES RIGHT.
Straw Mate
Now is the tinio to
wear a nice, cool
looking Straw Hat.
We have Ihem in ail
S/y/es.
$1.00 to $4.00.
Werlheimer & Co.,
2Gth St. and Washington Ave? and
2206 Jefferson Ave.
ColmisBct, l) 1; J. T.Tomplo.2
SandBcrlt, b in; \V. C. SaundorB... .3
sky runner; A. A. Alnutt.4
Tom Lawsuit, s m; Many Williams.5
Hazel I taker, ti in; J. 10. Ktrby.(J
Time: l:10Va<
Judges: W. \V. Hutchinson, Wash
legion, 1). C, starler; Sheriff S. S.
Curtis, Warwick county and Sol M11
|< i . Newport News.
Time keepers: Captain li. A. Wll;
llumson, Norfolk and J. W. Glad
I stone, Cape Charles.
GLASS NEXT IN BRIBE TRIALS.'
Vlce-Prc6idcnt of Pacific States Tele ?
phone Faces Court Today.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 2.'..?Louis
Class, vlcoprcsldcnt of tiu> Pacific
stales Telephone .t Telegraph Co.,
will he the next man under grand
jur Indictment brought to trial in tho
briber eases. It is likely that tho
work of impaneling a jury to try him
on a charge "f having bribed the
supervisors will begin tomorrow.
The I I supervisors who have con?
fessed to having received bribes from
the telephone company will be wit?
nesses III the trial, which will give
the tlrsl opportunity to the super?
visors to confess to the public. When
I he previously confessed it was with?
in (lie secret precincts of (he grand
jury room. ,tt *
No Mutlnv on Victor Hugo.
FUNCltAL, ISLAND OF MADEIRA
June 20.?The French armored cruls
or Victor Hugo has arrived here from
American waters. Hjor commander
reiterates the denial that a mutiny
occurred on hoard the vessel.
schoonerTewt down
Steamer Chefston Rammed and
Funk Ihe f. Charlton Henry.
SSKIPPER AND CREW KSCUEO
Collision Occurred off Fire Island In
Dense Fog Sunday?Shipwrecked
Mariners Brought Into Hampton
Roads by the Steamer.
Tho British steamer Chelslou. Cap?
tain Hocken, en roe to from Boston
lor Central America ports, arrived in
I Hampton Roads yesterday morning,
< having aboard Captain Sun ford and
j the Clew of twelve men of the tilg
, five-masted schooner T. Charlton
Henry, of Boston, which was rammed
and Blink by the Cholaton in a dense
fog off Fire Island, New York, about
5:30 o'clock last Sunday evening,
j At the lime of the accident tlio
Henry was hound up the coast from
j Baltimore with a cargo of Lion tons
? of coal for Boston, Mass. So dense
. was (he Tog that neither vessel knew
' of (he approach of the other until the
accident was unavoidable. The Choi
ston struck the schooner on the star?
board side, ramming an Immense hole
in her hull below ami above the wn
, tcrllno. The schooner filled rapidly
! and went down in about five minutes.
I Both vessels quickly lowered their
boats and Captain Snnford and hin
I crew were soon transferred to tho
' ChoJsbon.. '?be Btcaui er coiitlnt'.L'd
her voyage down the coast and put
into the Roads to land the skipper
and crew of the sunken five-master.
I It i? probable (hat the Chelstott will
come here today to In- surveyed and
repaired, should repairs be necessary.
Tin' steamer was only recently paint?
ed at the local shipyard.
Tlie Henry was built at Gnmden,
i N. J., in 1902. and was 237.7 feet
long; 48.5 feet broad and 23 feet
; deep.
SHIPPING REPORT
Tbo Norwegian sieatner Malm
sailed yesterday for Guantnnamo, Cu?
ba, with a cargo of about 1.700 Ions
of coal consigned lo the gbvernnmeht
coaling station at dial port.
Tin' British steamer Keslor ar?
rived in port yesterday evening from
BoBtCp to load a full cargo of coal
here for ports in the West Indies.
Tuesday, June 25, 1907.
Arrived.
Stenmer Inkula (Dr.), Carrauther.
New Orleans?(o White Oak Coal
Company for bunker coal.
Steamer Keslor (Rr.l. Cnppnck.
Boston lo BerwindWhlte Coal Com
pnn In ballast.
Sailed.
Steamers Malm (Nor.), Neshelrri,
Guantnnamo; inkula (Hr.), Carrauth?
er, Rotterdam,
Calendar for Todav.
Sun rises .4:47 a. m.
S"n sets .7:20 p. m.
High waler. .. 10:01 a. in.. 10:23 p. m.
Low waler.4:02 a. in., 4:03 p. m.
ADMIRAL APPROVES REPORT.
Navy Department Sntisfied That Ca?
ble Sank Minnesota's Launch.
Rear Admiral BrowiiBon, chief of
the navigation bureau, has approved
the report of the board which Inves?
tigated the sinking of (be launch of
the hatlloshtp Minnesota in Hampton
RoRads. The report was to the ef?
fect thai Ihe launch was Mink by
fouling a steel toying table.
Death of Infant.
Carl Gcreck^ the eight months old
child of Mr. ahn Mrs. Richard Obr
eck?. died yesterday morning at the
home of bis parents. 227 Forty fourth
! street. Funeral services will lie
held at the residence tills afternoon
ai I o'ldock. conducted by Rev. K A.
Shenk. Tie- body will ho Interred
at GreenTawn cemetery.
P. W. Hidcn Will Furnish $30,000
Worth of Feed and Wood.
10 EXPOSITION CAIP JOHN SMITH
Local Dealer Was Lowest Bidder and '
Will Supply 20,000 Bushels of Oats,
600 Tons of Hay and 1,000 Cords,
Of Wood.
A coniracl for rumlshlng about
$!IQ,000 worth of food end'woo,| for
Oniup JOhn Smith was yesterday
awarded t?. Mr. P. W. Ilidch, n local
dealer, by Ihd army quartermaster's
depot here. Several bids were sub?
mitted and Mr. Illdcu's was the low?
est.
The contract Is for furnishing 2.".,
000 bushels of oats; Ml tons of hay
and l.ouo cords Of wood.
1,000 cords of wood.
Cnmp John Smith Is the name of j
the encampment of Federal soldtors
at the Jamestown Exposition. The
troops will be at the Tercentennial
until the gates ate Hosed, and the
oats, hay and wood will be furnished
as needed throughount the summer
und fall.
This Is one of the largest single
contracts that has been awarded to
a local dealer Or Hmt in connection
with the Exposition.
"STATES' EXHIBiTdAY"
AT THE TERCENTENNIAL
Features of the Day Speeches by j
President Tucker, Capt. Pratt
and Mr. Withers.
(From a Staff Correspondent.. 1
JAMICSTOWN EXPOSITION, dune
25.?Tl|is was "Slates Lxhlbits Day" i
at the Tercentennial. The exercises
of the day were held In the largo and |
handsome court of the states' Exhlb
lt* building at 12 o'clock and were
under the auspices of the Slates Ex?
hibit Association. Captain Julian
Pratt, of the Virginia exhibit was the
chairman of the mooting. The
speakers of I he occasion were Prosl- j
dent Tucker, of the Exposition; Cap?
tain Pratt, and Hon. R. \V. Withers,1
of Suffolk. Innen' band rendered .
several beautiful selections, '
After1 I be ceremonies the chairman ,
invited the guests and visitors to In
Bpcci the many beautiful booths, and
nl the guests were presented with
souvenirs and mementos of tho?oc?
casion.
Maryland Teachers.
The Maryland State eachcrs' Asso?
ciation opened their fortieth annual
convention tonight at the Exposition
with nn attendance of 200. The fea?
tures were, addressed by Governor
Wnrflehl, of Maryland, and Dr. .lames
\V. Cain, '.president of Washington
College, who Is also president of Bum
association.
Governor Warfleld urged more lib?
eral State support to schools ami
colleges and the merit system In the
selections of nil Instructors.
Dr. Cain's address was statistical.
Showing the growth of educational
institutions In Maryland.
Comissloncr H. B, Rowland, of
Pennsylvania, who is in charge of
the Pennsylvania building, stales
that the Liberty Boll will roach the
exposition July 15. It will b,. brought
South, ox|k>hoi1 on a flat ear so that 1
the people along tlit- route may have
an opportunity to see the old relic.
The North Carolina Architectural
Association will hold It8 second an?
nual meeting at the Exposition, July
12 and 13. The Virginia and South
Carolina "Architectural Associations
have, been Invited to participate In
the meeting.
The National Association of the
Deaf will meet in annual convention
at the Tercentennial July 4, f> and j
ti. Tho meetings of the association
Will be hehl in Convention Hall.
Deni^p Stories.
Mr. S. \V. Boles. Director of Ad?
vertising, has written an open letter
t-i several Baltimore papers denying
the truthfulness of stories printed by
them concerning Hie alleged high
rales charged here, and offering re?
wards for the proof of the same.
Tho military feature of the Tercen?
tennial grows more attractive each
day and the. Exposition is more than
fulfilling the promises it made to the
public concerning it. No previous
Exposition has over attempted to give
to the public such a military treat as
is given here, and during the Slim?
mer the number of troops will bo
largely increased.
A large circular flower bed la be?
ing prepared in front of the Service
building, and will be completed with?
in a few days. In this bed will lie
over four hundred new cahnos valued
nt over $800. These plants will bo
bnrefiillv gunrded during the summer
and will be rnlurhnd lb HlO exhibitor.
Mr. W. O, Elsol. Long Branch, New
Jersey, in the fall.
The sailors of Ilm battleship Ohio
will uive a minstrel performance in
Con vent hm Hall. Jttly 1 at R:4fi p. m.
Mrs. Jennie (5. Stewart assisted by
Mr. Joseph Maer/. will give a song
and piano recital hi the Auditorium
tomorrow at 4:30 p. in.
The crack Citadel Cadets gave an
extended order drill on Lee Parade
ih's afternoon much to the delight of
the large crowd present. This was
?he llrst drill < f Importance that
these young soldiers have Indulged
in since their arrival ami they made
a fine Impression. They first de
nlovod bs skirmishers, then assem?
bled in sounds, and lh<n aealo look
position ns skirmishers and charged
down the nnrnde cround. They are
finely drilled, and moved with clock
like preelson.
Inland Klncidom.
The Japanese evhlhil In the 1,'h-i
erul Art-: In-Mdiiie. i - ncarho' comple?
tion. This la one rf the verv few ex?
hibits at the Tercentennial which
has um liocti Ithishod. Japanese,,.lu
horhits boen used exclusively hi,'.the
preparation of this exhibit, nirtl'-U
will occupy more Hour space than
am other exhibit In this building.
The COllH III the States' Kxhtblt
building Will receive Iis tloral dress?
ing toniorrow, and It will he ihe Mint
exhibit of Iis hind ever attempted Itl
an c \|> Hltloil, This COUrl will bo
adorned by the choicest and rarest
llowers, nlllong which will be two
('?in-eng plants, grown hi China under
an armed guard and used by the Chi?
ne-so Tor purposes of worship. It Is
Olli) very recently tlllll these rare
plants have been Imported to tblH
country and lovers of floriculture
sin ubl not miss (lie opportunity of
seeing (bom. Among other Interest?
ing plants to lie shown will be sev?
eral varieties of Japanese 1'aconlcs,
the most bountiful plants of the em?
pire.
Historic Arts Building.
Ii Is olllelallv announced (hat the
Historie Arts building will be com?
pleted by July 1. This building Is
ou ? i f the permanent exhibit struct?
ures on the grounds, and when o ill'
plctcd will have <est fI.10.000. A
gnat number of exhibits have al
ready been moved Into II. und others
ate being taken In every day.
Among the most Important exhibits
in Mils building are |hose of the Vir;
ginn State I .Un ary, which relate In
ur.brokru narrative, the story of Ihe
sot! lenient and development of Amer?
ica. Slate Librarian Kennedy and
his asHlHtnut, Mr. hi vans. Will re?
main here until Thursday, superin?
tending the placing Cf the Virginia
oxhlhts.
FRAUD ORDER FOR MYSTERY.
Washington Guessing Whether Offen?
der is Man, City or New Disease.
WASHINGTON. June LT, Akllobo
logcl Obllgntloiiskoutorct and A. II.
Oblige llouskoiitorut, or Stockholm,
Sweden, have been denied the flirtli<
er use of the United Stales malls
They have been selling lottery lick
els ill Ibis country.
The officer who wrote the case was
evidently al a loss us to whether Ob
llgationskoutorci was the name of n
man. a eily or a disease. The offi?
cial memorandum of this ease reads:
"The schonte operated Is In violation
of law. A fraud order Is accordingly
Issued against the names."
B. J. Encs Stricken With Paralysis.
I'KTKKSIUKG. VA? June 25.?
Commonwealth's Attorney R. J- Bpos,
of Dlhwlddlo, was stricken with pnr
alvsis a dny or two ago at his home
In Umi county, one Hide being affect?
ed Jcdgd ISpes hi one of ihn most
promliiciil ami respected citizens of
the county, was f r many ybltrs ooun
iv judge, und Is now a candidate for
Ihe olllee of cieumou weal'h's attor?
ney, which he has .??> satisfactorily
tilled for several yearn.
COMFORTING WORDS.
Many a Newport News Household Will
Find Them So.
To hare the pains and aches of a
bad back removed; to be entirely free
from annoying, dangerous urinary dis?
orders Is enough to malte any kidney
sufferer grateful. To tell how this
great change can he brought about
will prove comforting words to hun?
dreds of Newport News readers.
Mrs. J. K. Downing, residence 231
30th st., Newport Newa, Vs., says:
"If all who suffer from pain In the
back be it mild or of long duration,
could have it removed as quickly,
quietly mid thoroughly as Loan's Kid
noy Pill? procured at Allen's drug
store removed mine then backache or
kidney complaint In any form would
cease to exist in Newport News. The
relief rccolvcd from this preparation
was so positive that I think all suf?
ferers from backache should know
about it. This Is my reason for pub?
licly endorsing It."
For sale by all dealers. Price, 50
cenip. Fostor-Milburn Co.. Buffalo;
N. Y.. sole agents for Ihe United
Stales.
Remember the nnmc?Dean's?and
take? no oilier.
Wedding
Gifts
UR store is full of
suggestions for
Wedding Presents?
Many novelties esn
, tirely new.
We call especial
attention to some
very beautiful pot?
tery.
Hales Co., Inc.
JEWELERS
2900 Wash. Ave.
Dr. Lyon's
PERFECT (
Tooth Powder
CUv.nsoo and boautiflos tho
tooth and purinoa tho broath.
, TTtiod by pooplo of roflnomont
tor ovor a quartor of n contury.
Convonlont for touriata.
I RCPAREO UY
TAILOR
and
HATTER
Cleaning and Pressing
Panama and straw llnU olotinod.
blocked and refitted With .sweat
' bands, otc.
The Hub
Academy of Music Bldg., both Phones
J. H. WHEELER. Prop.
MORE OLD HENRY BOLD THAN
ANY OTHER.
WHY7 BECAUSE QUALITY 18
BEST.
FOR SALE EVERYWHERE.
ELECTRIC,
GAS &
GASOLINE
CONSTRUCTION AND
SUPPLIES & & &
BOTH 'PHONES 14B.
2905 Washington Ave.,
Newport News, Va
The "So Easy" Bye Olass Is tho
culmination of innny years of effort
to produce a mounting which would
bo absolutely Inconspicuous (by the
elimination of all superfluous metal
and Hie detail of mechanical con?
struction), ut lite same lime posses
slug rigidity, and security. This has
boon accomplished with the utmost
delicacy.
Hull &
Opticians
121 26th STREET, OPP. P.O.
NEWPORT NEWS, VA.
HOLLISTEH'S
Rocky Mountain Tea Nuggets
A Busy Mcriic'.iio fur B'jsy PcopK
S.'?\:s G.::.-i Health and Hemwcd Vizor,
A specific for Cpnsilimtton, Inn|{rest,ton, T.ivrr
ftmi Kidney troubles; fiim-tis, Rewmfc, Impure
lllootb Und llrcaili. Kliurglhh Bowels. Iicfttlsohc
find 11.,.-.?, i,.-. Its Hm-lty Mountain Tea In ml.
h i form. 3.1 rents ft (irnulnc nuide |j?
Hou.itrrsn Buna Cow pint. Msuisan. 'vik.
r>0I.DEN NUGGETS F?ll FALLOW f'EOPlf
Hotel Powhatan
New Hotel. ISO Rooms.
$1.00 Per Day Up.
Newly furnished hot find cold luitbe,
all outside mount. For further par?
ticulars, mldroon
T1IICODOHK COX, Kl
Manager. '
Thuodoro Cox, I). H. Jonen.
Proprietor*.
Cor. 28th St. and Huntlnnton Avenue,.
Newport Ncwe, Vlrulnln.
OLD VIRGINIA
Mint Juleps.
Will tliHHipato that weary feel
ing. Nothing nipro bracing!
No lCxposition [.rices. Every
thing i 1
DRINKABLES
FOREIGN & DOMESTIC
-can 1110 koi'ni) at
John E. Mugler's
CAFE
& Family Liquor Store
2.3.12 WahII 1 nuton A YEN BE.
A
Tha Jeff' -son Ave. 8hoe Store. 1
The /khAmerka Shoe
Known the World Over
I When All Anteilen? go 011, ShoB
Trouble.- 1.ff. Wo hava thom In
nil Icathuru, high and low cntu,
$3.50 and $1.00 the Pair.
The H. D.
Ballance Shoe Co
W. B. Thomas, Mgr.,
[ 2103 Jefferson Ave., between 24th and
25th Streets. ?
IDEAL PHARMACY
COR. WASHINGTON AVF. AND M\ ST.
[?j Where Tri et. Keep Open
ALL NIGH'
?7
Waich Our Window This
Wkkk iron Our Special
Talcum I'tiwit ku Sale
You Can Meet All of Your
Friends at Our
Fou n tain
Mir. others fail, trip German Treatintnt Is the only cure.
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