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Motor Racing.
Witt rare* at Savannah held this past
vk. a contest of endurance now on be
tween car* of different nations on what
aaema an impossible Journey from New
fork to Parts and the Brlarcllff trophy
te Westchester county, New York, sched
aled for next month, the man whose
aborting enthusiasm expends Itself on au
tomobillng a a sport or a recreation Is
atarttng the year 1908 moat auspiciously.
K<w to add still greater Interest to this
calendar, only a few of whose possibili
ties hare been suggested, the announce
ment Is made that the Vanderbilt Cup
race, America’s blue ribbon motoring
event, which was not run last fall be
cause of the ditiiculty of getting the
proper course with ample provision and
protection against accidents, such as
aoarred the running of the event the pre
eadl ng year, is not only promised for next
tall but assured inasmuch as the ground
for the course has been already pur
chased. Tills means still another event In
which the competition will be truly Inter
national. And not to confine to this coun
try our attempts to wrest the long held
honors of motoring from the foreign driv
ers end makers, nn Invasion of Europe
will also be made this year. This Is lu
the Grand I Tlx, the greatest race of Its
kind held In Europe, this year to be run
over the same course as was utilized In
iis/7, ten times around the Dieppe cir
cuit, or a total of about 478 miles. Mon
tague Roberts, who ran the American car
a part of the way In the New York-to-
Puris race, will sail for abroad lu May
In time to begin practising on the Dieppe
course early in June. Two other cars be
sides the one which this driver will handle
will go abroad with a crew of mechanics
and assistants ii<<-ompanylng the drivers,
who will represent this country In the
Grand ITix rune. The Automobile Club of
France, the governing body of the sport
In that country, will again have charge
of the race. Hixteen thousand dollars have
been appropriated for the event, and prep
aratlons are being made which will make
the affair more important than ever, as
all the countries of Europe are certain
to send representatives.
It Is Interesting In view of the partici
pation Ibis year of Roberts and other
American drivers to learn that last year
84 cars, representing six nations, took
part. Nazarro, who has been seen In this
country In the Vanderbilt Cup contest.
In races ft> Florida and so forth, won the
event driving a Flat car for Italy. He
also won the German Emperor’s Cup and
the Targlo Florio in Italy, and It Is from
a desire to see the palm of victory rest
with a French maker and driver that the
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fom's and Junes Easter Morn.
BY ANNIE JAMES.
Toni and June, little brother and sister,
were up very early on Easter morning.
The day before their mother had fixed a
dozen very funny eggs for Easter, and
also several very pretty ones. Also a
pretty little nest with a white rabbit In
If stood on the mantel in the dining-room.
And on the breakfast table were howls
and tali vases of Easter lilies, for Tom’s
and June's mamma always observed the
holy day of Easter with much prepara
tion.
For breakfast eggs were served in vari
ous ways, Tom and June always prefer
ring to eat theirs—soft-boiled—from the
Hhell with a tiny spoon. “Why,” said
Tom. as he dipped the rich yellow food
from the clear white shell, “It wouldn’t
•eem like Easier should I eat the eggs In
any other form than this. It’s like eating
a nut from Us shell.”
“And what is fuller of meat than an
egg?” asked June, herself dipping from
another pretty shining shell.
“You must not forget to be thankful for
such nice fresh Easter eggs, my dears,”
aatd their mother. “And do not forget
that on this day of all days It Is your
duty to perform what acts of charity you
can Have cither of you any plans to
carry out before time for services this
morning?”
“I have, mamma, dear." replied June.
"And I want you to fill a basket for me
aa soon as breakfast Is over. There Is a
poor old couple living down near the rail
road station. I saw Into their house one
day last week when 1 went with Anna
Smith to the station to meet her papa on
his return home from a business trip.
Oh, how poor the little place—which is
Just a shack, half tumble down—appears
to be. And the old woman sat in a chair
In the door, trying to get a breath of air
and a sunbeam that stole over the high
buildings nearby. 1 said to Anna then:
That old couple will not have a very
bright Easter unless someone takes pity
on them and shares some happiness with
them.' And right then and there I de
cided to do what I could this morning to
make their day brighter. Oh, yes, I al
o think It would be wrong for us lo look at the telegram f”
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French club Is making such strenuous ef
forts to make the race a very big suc
cess. More entries than last year are as
sured, and It will be one of the biggest
meets of the year. The Fiat Company
has already made Its nomination for the
three entries allotted each manufacturer
by sending the names of the invincible
trio. Nazarro. Lnnoio (the latter also seen
In this country In the Vanderbilt and
other big races, many of which he won)
and Wagner, who won the last Vander
bilt Cup race In 190 G.
While on the subject of automoblling
It may be worth while recording some
figures In connection with the manufac
turing end In this country. Statistics re
cently compiled show that the total value
of American-made machines for 1907 was
about SIOC.OOO/tOO. More than 53,000
pleasure cars were manufactured In the
12 months, all tint 5,000 of these being
gasoline-propelled cars. The capital em
ployed in turning out these cars and mar
keting them reaches the amazing total
of more than £94/100,000, 58.000 employes
being engaged on the work at the fac
tories. These figures, be It remembered,
apply only to the direct manufacture, and
it has been carefully computed that in
the allied trades of making tires, lamps,
speedometers, etc., 29,000 additional men
were employed, the business representing
a ea pita I of nearly $37,000,000. Garages
and sales places employed 22,000 men,
and stand for a eapital of $58,000,000.
Totaling these figures gives us a value of
product sold In the automobile world
in the United States of $100.000,000; total
capital employed, $172,000,000; men em
ployed. nearly 109,000 persons. Thyse
amazing figures partly explain why more
American and fewer foreign cars were
sold In this country in the twelve months
tabulated than ever before. v et France
did not feel any falling off lu business
even if her manufacturers did not sell
so many eers in this country In 1907, as
before the French makers made and sold
more cars to other nations than lu any
oilier year.
most forgot to tell you that the old man
seemed to be 111, for he was lying on a
cot near the door as If he, too, were try
ing to get a breath of fresh air and a
peep at the stray sunbeam.”
; “Here Is something that may come In
i handy, Junle, on your little visits of kind
ness,” said June's father, who had laid
aside his morning paper as June told her
story of the poor old couple. And he took
from his purse some money, which he
handed across the table to his little
daughter.
“May 1 go with you?” asked Tom, al
ways wishing to aid his sister In any
good work she took In hand.
“Yes, I’ll need you to carry the basket,"
| smiled June. “What are boys good for
j If not to lend their mighty strength In a
I good cause?”
“Instead of giving It all at football or
In the gym,” admitted Tom, a husky
chap for his 12 summers. “All right.
I'll promise to carry all the loads If you'll
do the talking. Talking to poor old people
or sick ones whom 1 have gone to help Is
not in my line. 1 always feel such a
clumsy brute and fear I'll saj- something
to make the unfortunates feel hurt or
cause them to think I'm trying to a
laurel wreath for my poll through oecds
of kindness. I'd rather take my gifts
when they are away from home, place
them on a table or at the door and then
vanish Into thin air before they return to
thank me. 1 never know what to say
when people begin to thank me for any
little duty I have performed. So I'll tote
the basket and ym., June, may do the
talking.”
"All right," laughed June. “I suppose,
being a girl, talking comes easy for me.
Isn't that so. mamma?”
“Yes, I believe our sex carries off the
palm for flow of conversation, either
necessary or unnecessary.” Ami June's
mamma joined her in a laugh.
“Well, it Is a good thing to be gifted
with 'gab,' my dears,” said the father,
a naturally silent man. “I’ve found it
very convenient to have a tactful and
clever wife who could sometimes talk me
out of a dilemma or a bad business propo
sition. And now that I've a daughter
IOWA COUNTY DEMOCEAT, MINERAL POINT, WIS., THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1908.
Swimming,
Since early in February the swimmers
of the Eastern colleges have been devot
ing their spare time to perfecting them
selves for the annual championship. To
this end hardly a week has passed that
has not witnessed some sort of a dual
aquatic meet. On April 4, in the Prince
ton tank, when the Individual champion
ships are held, it will be possible to see
just what has been done in developing
new swimmers. This year promises to
be unusually Interesting for the reason
that many of the universities have lost
their stars, "Kan” Renear, the Hawaiian
crack, for example, having left Penn
sylvania, as has De Bow. the Intercol
legiate plunge record holder, while Yale
mourns the loss of Stoddard, the former
Eawrenceville star, who was considered
one of the best present-day college swim
mers. Dawbarn, of Princeton, Is the
Tigers' notable loss because of his Ill
ness, and so on through the list, yet as
each has lost some man who was counted
upon as a point winner, it means that
one of the best competitions ever cele
brated will be the result. No one has
the temerity to pick winners, and the
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All the major league teams go South to enable the men to straighten
out their muscles and to Instill iileas of “‘lnside Imselmll” In the
players secured from the minor leagues. Here are pictured two noted New
York American League players—Klcinow and Keeler—taken in a small
Southern city.
honors may go to Yale, Princeton, Penn
sylvania. Columbia or Harvard, of the
big colleges, or may even fall to the
lot of the College of the City of New
York. If there Is any advantage It Is
conceded to Princeton, largely because
of last year’s victory.
Billiards.
In a recent letter I took occasion to
comment on the game of billiards In this
country, who some of the stars of the
green cloth are and when they first came
Into prominence. On Friday of this week
Willie Hoppe and George Sutton will
clash at Madison Square Garden Concert
Hall for the 18.2 balk-line championship.
Inasmuch as tte amateur championship Is'
to be settled at Chicago this month, and
Hoppe has already met Jacob Schaefer at
Chicago at the 18.1 balk-line game, and,
with more duels and championships to
follow, the knights of the billiard table
are claiming more than their share of the
sporting public s attention.
who gives promise of Inheriting her moth
er’s talent I feel that ray future is safe
in their hands.”
“You mean on the ends of their
tongues,” corrected June. Then they all
laughed at the quick repartee of June
who was not only a most generous, sym
pathetic little girl, but a fun-loving and
mischievous one as well when the occa
sion presented itself.
So the Easter breakfast was eaten with
happy conversation to make it digestable
and enjoyable. After the meal, while
June and Tom ran to their rooms to dress
for Easter services—for they would make
their visit to the poor old couple before
going to church—their mother went to
the kitchen to fill a basket for her chil
dren to take to the old man and woman
that had so touched Juue's tender heart
a few days before.
As the clock struck 8 June and Tom
left the house with a big basket and a
pasteboard box. Tom carried the basket
and June the box. They promised their
mother they would be on time at the
church for Sunday school, saying their
“services” at the home of the old couple
would not take more than an hour of
their time, counting in the minutes spent
in going and coming.
As June and Tom approached the door
of the old shanty—a tumble-down old
brick house of one story with crumbling
walls and sunken roof—where the old
couple lived who were to be the recipients
of their generosity, Tom pushed June in
advance, saying:
"You are the general and I the private.
You must do the lip service, you know.”
June tapped gently on the door. But
to her disappointment there was no re
sponse. I declare, I believe they are
gone!” she said. Then she tapped more
loudly. But still no sound from within.
"I’ll make bold to try the door." said
Tom, turning the knob which Immediately
responded to his hand, the door opening
without any more ado. June and font, or.
the step, looked into the poor room and
noted that the occupants had probably
just gone oat. A little Are was still in
the cracked stove in one corner of the
room. The bed was unmade since it had
been slept in over night. Some garments—
apparently those worn every day—were
thrown carelessly across a chair showing
that the old couple had dressed in a
hurry. On the table near the bed was a
telegram envelope, torn open. June gasped:
“What bad news do you suppose the poor
old people have had?" she asked.
“Let's make bold to go in and see,"
suggested Tom. entering as he spoke and
placing the basket on the floor, for it
was a heavy one. June followed and
closed the outer door, for the morning was
too chilly to leave it open.
“Do you think it would be wrong for
us to look at the telegram?” Tom asked,
his eyes on the open envelope. “It might
explain whether or not the old couple
will be back soon. You know, we do not
want to leave these things if no one
will be here to enjoy them.”
“I don’t know,” faltered June. “You
know it is very meddlesome to read other
people’s letters or telegrams, but in this
case it might not be wrong.”
Tom took up the envelope and looked
■ aside it. “No danger of my meddling in
this Instance,” he said dryly. “They
have taken out the message. From the
envelope I can gain nothing. Wish 1
were a Sherlock Holmes and I’d soon
have the whole secret in a nutshell.”’
“An eggshell would be more appropriate
on Easter,” smilingly suggested June.
But further conversation was jaushed by
Thoroughbred Racing.
Thoroughbred racing in the East begins
tomorrow with the opening of the season
at Bennlngs. the Washington. D. C., track
One very Interesting event now slated
for decision at this meeting, which is fol
lowed so rapidly by racing at the New
York tracks, is a race for army officers.
Can this have been inspired by the Presi
dent? It is for horses four years old and
up which have been unconditionally the
property of regular array officers from
January 1 to the time of the race. A cup
valued at $5iX) will be presented by the
War Department to the regiment, corps or
staff department to which the winner be
longs, this to be competed for annually.
In addition the Washington Jockey Club
will give cup to the winner, to become
his personal property, and will also give
cups to the second and third riders.
If Europe takes our jockies from us
as she has done countless times in the
past, often when the boys have grown
so heavy that they could not make the
weight required here, but were yet able
to ride abroad, we sometimes get a few
of the stars back. It is quite probable
for example, that Milton Henry, who has
been riding with such great success for
Baron Rothschild in France, scoring
among other successes the Grand Prlx and
the French Derby, will have one of the
top weights in the Suburban, one of our
blue ribbon turf events. Negotiations
have already been started looking toward
this end, by one of the best known
owners in the east. Going abroad be
cause of his avoirdupois, Henry has be
come one of. if not the leading Jockey
of France, receiving for his services to
the Rothschild stables the princely sal
ary of $20,000 a year. He is, moreover,
one of the most popular jockies riding
there He has a fine country chateau
at Chantilly, near the famous course,
where he mapped out with Johnny Reiff
the latter’s campaign in the 1907 Eng
lish Derby which Reiff won with Orby
for Richard Croker. He has entertained
much at thia chateau where he makes
his home with his wife to whom he is
devoted. Both come from New York’s
east side and are justly proud of Henry’s
wonderful success.
A Timely Warning,
There was trouble In the barnyard,
There was old Nick for to play,
For the hens, the chicks and roosters
Had assembled in the hay
To express great indignation.
And to solemnly declare
That the morning after Easter
There ,was not found anywhere
One lone eg., to serve as nestling;
Every one had stolen been.
And the hens, the chicks and roosters
Said they thought It was a sin.
i For those hens were all industrious,
Each one going to her nest.
Every morning after breakfast.
Where she did her level best.
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But the robbers, bold and wary.
Caused the hens to loudly say
They would go on strike next Easter,
And not one egg would they lay.
So they made their resolutions.
Asking all who would to hear.
That there'd be an eggless Easter
Oa the next forthcoming year.
a footstep outside the door and a hand
tremblingly placed on the door knob.
June ran to the door and opened It, bow
ing and smiling into the faces o’ an old
Baseball.
In a few more weeks the baseball sea
son will be on. and the heart of the fan
and he is truly legion in this country,
where it is the national game—will be
made glad. In the Southern trips for
training purposes, to try out the men
who have been secured from the minor
leagues and to get in shape the veterans
whose positions are more than secure,
the baseball enthusiast has had a fore
taste of what is to come. these
ern trips are most interesting even to
the layman, because they are so com
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ence between tltix ami (he (melts in tliis country Ihroiixeil with thou
sands and thousands of t h orontf h bred foSlQwers. The i’.aslfrn season
begins at lienuings, H ashiiiKlmi, D. C., tomorrow.
pletely at variance with what the on
looker would expect of men in training
for a long, arduous season of big league
work. In the first place, in the strict
acceptance of the word, there really is no
training, for the men on (he squads do
not do the work that an athlete, whether
an oarsman, a pugilist'or other like men
of brawn and muscle, goes through in
preparation for a big contest. The ball
player has no compulsory hours of sleep
and no certain diet and no particular
muscles are cultivated or looked after.
Teamwork is what is sought, and tills
makes up 00 per cent, of the work done
In the South. It is in this manner, work
ing under a Southern sun. that the sore
ness from nonuse of their muscles in the
winter is taken out. and there is not a
player, no matter how long he lias been
on the diamond, who is not in need of
this training. In the cold North it would
be Impossible to get into condition, hence
the selection of the South, with its warm
air, In which the men can perspire with
out catching cold or getting rheumatism.
The veteran does not nAed much drilling,
for he knows what to do and how to do
it, but with the newcomer tills is not
true, for he must work day aft-'r day
with a veteran player as mentor driving
home an idea for playing a position until
it becomes second nature or instinct to
do so under such and such conditions.
Thus is developed that wonderful team
work w T hich wins so many battles later
on, when headwork offsets greater skill
or the individual superiority of one or
more of the opposing players. As re
gards their dieting and hours of sleep,
ballplayers are allowed to exercise their
own judgment. They must he In condi
couple who stood there looking at her In
surprise. The old woman was partly
supporting the aged man on her arm,
but both were feeble.
“You must excuse the boldness of my
brother and myself in daring to enter
your house while you were away, but as
this Is the blessed Easter morning we felt
that we might make you a bit happier
by coming In and paying our respects and
leaving a basket of Easter dainties, to
gether with a box of Easter blossoms.”
“Why, bless your dear young faces,”
said the old ladv. entering, with her hus
band on her arm, as she spoke. “How
bright and cheerful to see two pretty
children In the house. You must sit
down and tell us who you are and how
you came to remember us on this beauti
ful Easter morning.”
With the greatest tact and sweetness
June explained how she had seen them
one day while passing by. and how she
had remembered their looking so 111. For
that reason her brother and herself had
come to call on them and wish them a
happy Easter.
Tom, always bashful under such circum
stances, was trying to say something
bright and happy to the old man, who
had lain down on his cot. But he hushed
to hear what the old lady now told them.
“WeU, my dear children,” she began.
”1 must tell you how timely your sweet
call has been. This morning we received
a telegram from our son, whom we had
not heard from for many years—and
whom we had feared was dead —tolling
us that he was on his way here; that he
would arrive on the 8 o'clock train from
the south. He has been in the mining
country of South America. Somehow his
letters must have been lost, for this Is the
first time we have heard from him since
he reached that far-away land. Well, full
of excitement, we went to the station to
meet him. We found that the train Is
three hours late. Oh. what would we
do to pass the time till then! And to
make it harder we had anticipated the
joy of his company for <>ur Easter break
fast, which.' though very poor, would
seem a feast having him here to share it.
Hut after he arrives wc'H no longer want
for necessities of life. His telegram says.
•Bringing plenty to father and mother.'
Bless our boy. Oh, how we have needed
him.”
“Well, our visit Is indeed timely," said
i June, “for now the dinner shall all be
spread and waiting for your son. Please let
me fix it on the table before I must go.”
And without waiting for reply June had
the table cloth brushed neatly and was
placing upon the table a plate of fine
roast chicken, some cold boiled tongue,
jelly, salad, a loaf of white delicious
bread, a loaf cake, fruits and raisins.
Then, last of all. she placed In the cen
ter a bowl of Easter eggs, but fit to eat
as well as to look upon. They had been
deviled and placed in hand-painted shells.
A bouquet of Easter lilies also adorned
the table which June now carefully cov
ered with a cloth till the longed-for guest
should arrive.
“Oh, you dear children, how can we
thank you," cried the old lady, tears dew
ing from her eyes. “All we had to offer
to our dear son on his return was a bit
of bread and cheese and a cup of tea.
Yon see my husband Lr.s been very 111
and had to throw up kis work. So the
money he had saved while In health was
all gone when the telegram arrived to
give us hope. Though we both knew our
Lord would not desert us in our hour of
need. And see—how you dear ones have
come to cheer os anu minister to our
wants? You shall receive your rewards,
my dear, dear boy and girl. This Easter
morn you have been thoughtful of an old
and sick couple. Your presence has
cheered as and made ns quite well
again."
In a weak voice the grateful old man
tlon, and If they overeat or overdrink
they are the ones to suffer, for it means
losing their position ami the remarkable
big salaries they draw, salaries which
they could earn in no other profession or
business. Yet ballplayers are notorious
for this very thing. They eat more
pastry and indigestible foods than any
ordinary man without any necessity for
keeping in condition would dream of con
suming, Such things, for example, as pies
and rich desserts, and lobster and chicken
salads, yet somehow, no one knows Just
how, they seem to thrive on this sort
of thing and to be always In condition
for a season ibat lasts from the middle
of April until the middle of October.
Baseball players engage in many voca
tions in the off season when they are not
playing, hut it is to he questioned If
many have had to seek and secure n re
lease from the position of superintendent
of sewers, as inglanh, of th“ Boston
Americans, had to do in Williamsport.
The board of aldermen, of course granted
his request, and will welcome him back
to his winter position on October 1.
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Queens of England
Mary, not only queen of England, but
sovereign as well, was born of Katharine
of Arragon, Henry VIII.’s first wife. The
date of her ng*fvity was February 18,
1516. She was the third child born to
Henry and Katharine of Arragon, but
the other two (males) died In their In
fancy.
Mary’s first years were spent In the
close companionship of her fond mother,
who looked after her daughter’s educa
tion with strictest fidelity. Mary was a
musical prodigy, for It is related that
when but three years she could “play
on the virginals.”
While Mary was still an Infant Francis
I. of France entered into negotiations
with Henry VIII. for a marriage between
the baby princess and the dauphin, heir
to the French throne. But nothing came
of this proposed betrothal. A little later —
when Mary was Ui her sixth year—a
treaty of marriage between her and the
Emperor Charles V. was signed. The
Emperor was -'.I years old at the time.
When Mary was about nine years old
Charles V. heard the court gossip from
England that Henry was contemplating
a divorce from Katharine of Arragon, and
the disinheriting of the IT in cess Mary.
He straightway broke his marriage con
tract with the little princess and soon
added his thanks to his wife’s. Then
Tom and June, feeling that they must
be off to Sunday school, shook the aged
couple's bands, received their blessings
and promised to run in in the evening
and meet the “boy." who would be so
glad to thank them for the timely kind
ness to his parents.
As they hurried down the street their
hearts weie fall of happiness to know
that they had brought a little good cheer
and assistance to those in need. Tom
said: “Well, I wish they might have had
sort-boilod eggs Instead of deviled ones
on Easter. That's the only way to eat
'em on this day." .
“Oh, I guess they won't mind bow
they're fixed, so they are nice." said
June. "But. come, get your mind off
from such worldly things and tell me of
some deserving person to whom we may
give this money papa banded to me for
charity's sake."
“Well, I've got the place for that."
said Tom "After Sunday school we'll
call on a sick boy In the slums. There's
a place for it, all right."
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Kowing.
People ask why Charles Courtney, the
famous Cornell rowing: coach, scores sue
cesses so consistently with bis crews at
Poughkeepsie. It Is not n very difficult
question to answer, but I think that a
recent Incident at Cornell will throw
some light on the subject without very
much additional comment on this being
needed. Weed, stroke of the freshmen
crew of two years ago. and naturally
good varsity timber, was a member of the
Coruoll Masque, an undergraduate dra
matic association, that had scheduled per
formances of their annual play at Roches
ter and Anhnru. Courtney had already
started work with his oarsmen, and when
asked if Weed could leave Ithaca with
the dramatic organization, most emphatic
ally said no, ami that Weed must, more-'
over, cut out all theatricals and confine
himself to rowing. Courtney does not
want his proteges leaving Ithaca at this
time, even for a day. and doesn't care to
have them divide attention between the
atricals and aquatics. Weed, needless to
state, gave np his role ns an actor.
Whether Courtney or any of the other
big rowing coaches ever advocate includ
ing octuple races In the Poughkeepsie re
gattas is more or less problematical, liven
if they don't Coach Goodwin, of Colum
bia, Is determined to try the idea out
anyway, so If they ever are adopted he
will be prepared Moreover, he secs n
vast amount of good to be gotten out of
this sort of rowing for the regular Colum
bia eight-oared crews, so every Saturday
until the crew goes to Poughkeepsie he
will have octuple crews on the Hudson
racing against picked eights from the
Metropolitan and other crack crews from
the Harlem. A start will he made at
two miles and the distance finally pushed
up to four. It is an experiment that will
be watched with kecy interest by other
rowing authorities *
Golf.
Golf Is one form of sport In which there
will bo much Interest displayed this sum
mer because there will be a series of in
ternatlonal meetings, in no sense, how
ever, championship struggles. Several
members of the Intercollegiate Golf As
sedation, the body in whose bunds rests
the management of the college golf cliam
pionships, will go to England this sum
mer. They will not leave until after col
lege has closed. In June, and so will not
be able to take part In the English nma
teur championships at Sandwich the week
of Mav ‘JS. On the other hand, they will
■'e In England In time to compete hi the
Olympic championships at Dctil in July,
and doubtless will do so. While not look
mg for championship matches, the Amer
lean college men will, however, play a
series of friendly matches with the best
known clubs and exponents of the ancient
Scotch game In England. Ellis Knowles,
of Vale, the present Intercollegiate chain
pion; W. T. West, captain last year of
Princeton; 11 Wilder, of Harvard, presl
dent of the association; W. Fellows Mor
gan, also of Harvard; Harry TANARUS, Peters.
Jr., of Princeton, rimner-np last year to
Knowles, and Hubert Abbott, the Inter
collegiate champion in liiofl. are the men
who are practically certain to go.
married Isabel of Portugal. It Is a ntrang*
coincidence that Mary-late In Hfo—mar
ried Philip 11. of Spain, the son of
Charles V.. who had spurned her. Hh*
was some II or 12 years Philip's senior.
Before coming queen Princess Mary’s
life was full of disappointments. Imposed
wrongs, degradations and deep grief. Hr
health was also wretched and her mind
dwarfed. It Is not so much a wonder
that her reign was one of sickening blood
shed, which gave to her the title of
“Bloody Mary,” when one follows her
path through the first 20 years of her
life and notes its many tnm'ugs. From
. Mary, I at.
a sweet-tempered little maid with a pre
cocious mind and quick Intellect she
grew Into a soured and disappointed wom
an, her ambitions smothered In the hud
even her birthright taken from her by her
own father. She became u narrow-mind
ed bigot, cruel and relentless. But Mary’s
worst enemies declare that she wag not
so much a monster as a tool In Ihe hand*
of unscrupulous ministers ami privy coun
cilors who wielded a mighty and evil In
fluence over her, physically weak woman
as she was.
Mary Tudor was in her th lit.r-seventh
year when she became England’s sov
erign queen and died in her forty-second
year. MARY GRAHAM.
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