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Travis, the amateur champion, added the Pinehurst cup, the chief trophy of the New Year tournament of the Pine¬ hurst. N. C.. Golf Club, to hla long list of laurels Saturday by defeating W. C. Fownm, Jr., of Pittsburg, In t^e final round, by 2 up and 1 to play. In achieving a victory the "Old Man" was called upon to play the best golf of which he is capable, as hla young opponent stuck to his formidable task with a deter¬ mination that was truly remarkable. Called upon to mak» an uphill fight of It at al¬ most from the outset, Fownes made arll- llant recoveries when his chances appeared to be hopeless, and the Interested gallery that followed the match was kept In a fever of excitement to the end. A high cross wind made putting on the smooth clay greens a most uncertain quan¬ tity at the b«st, and rain, which fell In the later stages of the struggle, did not Im¬ prove the chances for good medal scoring. Travis was 1 up on the first outward Jour¬ ney, with the advantage of obtaining a half at the fourth by laying his opponent a skymle. At the fourteenth the champion was a up. but as Fownes won the next three with the aid of phenomenal putting and halved the home hole, mutters were all square on the first half. Travis made a g-ind 30 on his outward journey In the afternoon, and Fownes, who was a stroke under "bogey." was 2 down with 8 to go. After losing tho rext. Travis started In with three successive holes and was i up with only 5 to go. Both were In trouble throug i the green at the fourteenth. Fownes was In the bunker on his fourth, and the match was apparently Over, when he brought off one of the most remarkable shots seen In many tournaments. From what appeared a hope¬ less lie In the formidable hazard, he laid the ball up to within a yard of the hole, and being away, ran it down on his next. Travis was so surprised that he missed a short pull for a half. Fownes won the next two holes with the aid of superior putting, but It was all over at the seventeenth, when he overdrove the green. Travis made no mistake, and, winning the hole, took the match. O. McCatnmon of this city had to play fast golf to defeat C. B. Fownes, and by so doing he not only won the first consolation cup, but tied for the best gross score on the day's handicap. W. C. Fownes had the sat¬ isfaction of carrying off a trophy for Penn¬ sylvania by defeating W. W. Burton of Lakewood in easy manner, but F. W. Hentz of Mount Airy, who had been picked to win the Holly Inn cup for Philadelphia, was badly beaten by F. J. Bailey of Chicago. The summary of the match play follows: Pinehurst cup: final.Walter J. Travis, Garden City, beat W. C. Fownes, Jr., High¬ land. 2 and 1. Pinehurst consolation: final.O. McCam- mon. Chevy Chase, beat C. B. Fownes, Highland. 1 up. Carolina ct'p: final.D. M. Cole, Westfield, beat W. E. Marcus, Montclair, 2 and 1. Carolina consolation: final.W. C. Fownes, Highland, beat W. W. Burton, Lakowood, 2 and 1. Holly Inn cup: final.F. J. Bailey, Chi¬ cago. beat W. F. Hentz, Mt. Airy, 9 and 7. Mt. Holly Inn consolation; final.R. Good- body. New York, beat G. W. Watts, Poland Springs, 1 up. Berkshire cup; semi-final.I. W. Kemble. Philadelphia Country, beat H. H. Brown, Philadelphia Country, 5 and 3; G. C. Dut- ton, Oakley, beat F. O. Horstman, Chevy Chase. 1 up. Final.Dutton beat Kemble, 5 and 4. Berkshire consolation; semi-final. W. R. Hotchkin. Montclair. beat S. Y. Ramage, Oil City, 5 and .'5; It. O. Lamb, Common¬ wealth. beat S. B. Ayres, New York, 1 up. Final.Hotchkin beat Lamb, 7 and 5. While Philadelphia could claim small honor in the match play, the handsome trophy In the day's handicap event went to a Quaker city golfer. Milton C. Work of the Philadelphia Country Club, with the aid of a handicap of 12. captured the much- coveted prize with a net score of 76. This was a splendid achievement In view of the conditions prevailing. The summary of the handicap follows: M. C. Work, Philadelphia C. C... 88 12 76 F. J. Bailey. Chicago HJ» u 77 C. B. Fownes. Highland 80 2 7S O. McCamnion. Chery Ohaae 80 0 80 V\ K. Hotchkin. Mont Clair 08 18 80 S. H. Austin, Philadelphia C. C.. 88 tt 82 A. C. A horn. Mont flair 99 IB 83 J S. Hill. Polar Snrlnifs 100 IT 83 * C. Fowik*. Jr HgMaiul 82 1 84 Robt. <>oodbody. ew York 98 14 84 G. C. Duttoa. Uaiiey 84 0 84 E A. Freemau. Mont Clair 84 0 84 H. O. Fownes. Highland 88 4 81 (J. W. Watta. l'olaml Spring*.... 102 IT 83 V M. Cole. Mats 8» 4 85 I. W. Kemble, Philadelphia C. C. 91 8 86 W. C. Fownes, Highland 92 6 86 J. H. flapp, (Th««vy Chan# 98 13 SH Henry Brown. Kkwanok 97 10 87 1". t>. Horntnmn. Cilery Chase ... 88 0 83 Jnsper I..Tiich, I.akewood 93 4 89 il. H. Willing. Ekwanok 101 12 80 S. V. Ramage, Oil City 104 14 90 Walter J. Travis. Harden City... 85 6 91 J. H. llawley, New York 109 46 91 W. C. Freeman. Mont Clair.92 O 92 W. F. .Smith, Medford 109 IT 92 F. Walter Henti. Mt. Airy 104 12 90 Capt. J. P. Crane. Winchester 111 18 93 W. W. Barton, l.akewood 100 8 94 J H Helms. Jr., Mt. Airy 112 18 94 W. J. Boardmaa. Chevy Chase.. .106 12 94 I). H. Kyle, l'hlladel'a Coimtry. .110 IS 93 E. A. Bailey, Boston 118 18 93 FAST BASKET BALL. Local Y. M. C. A. Boys Scored Easy Victory Over Baltlmoreans. In the basket ball game Saturday night between the Y. M. C. A. team of this city and the West Branch team of Baltimore the local team Won by a score of 34 to 7. The local team have won four games from the Baltimore association, two from the Central and two from the Western branches. A very large crowd witnessed the defeat of the Oriole bo>s. The passing of the Wash¬ ington team was excellent as was also the goal throwing. The Baltimore team also did good passing, but were weak in their goal throwing. The long throws of Thomp¬ son and Craig of the home team and the all-round work of Gardner was very good. Gilbert and Walters did the best work for the visitors. The scores: Washington. Pooltiona. Baltimore. earner Left forward Reynolds Thompson Right forward (iilbert Itopp. Center Baxley Craig lAfCt back.............Stewart Hughes. Right hack Waters I'aspire--Ur. O'Reilly of Baltimore. Timers. Messrs. Felck and Onrand. Referee.Mr. Mortality. Scorer--Mr. Mitchell. Length of halves.20 min¬ utes. Score at end of flrat half.Washington. 14; Baltimore. 4. Coal* from tkeld.By Washington. 17. Coal* from free ton.By Baltimore. 2. To¬ tal*.Washington, S4; Baltimore. T. A game of volley ball preceded the basket ball game. The "Good Lucks" and "Mas¬ cots" met. which resulted In a victory for the former, the score being 4U to 38. During the Intermission of the Washington-Balti¬ more basket ball game, a match of basket ball was played by Quantrllle's and Schlos- ser's teams, which ended in a voctory for 8chloeser's men. 24 to 10. PRIZE BOWLING. Collins Did Best Work, With Rodrick and Harlow Close Up. The bowling for a series of prises that has been going on at the Palace alleys for the past two weeks reached a conclusion Saturday night, a big crowd being on hand to watch the final games. All the best bowlers of the city were participants, everybody being anxious to capture one or more of the nineteen prises hung up for special work. The best work done during the holiday season was that of O. S. Collins, en un¬ attached player, who not only leads all In the grand totals, but also captured five prises for various high scores during the time. The tokens he carried oft were: High¬ est average for three games; greatest num¬ ber ot games of 230 totals or over; highest score*, one game, first week; highest score, one game, Christmas day, and highest score., one game. New Year day. Mr. Rod- rick of the Fat Men's team won the lead from Collins, but when the young bowler shot the ball down the alleys on New Year he gained 238 points, which put him two points in front of Rodrick. Next to these two is Thomas Harlow, also of the Fat Men's team, whose score stands at 770. Mr. Barber of the Bank Clerks' League holds fourth place, with six points above Mr. Williams of the Departmental League. The two teams will bowl off the finals tomorrow evening for the six cash prizes, and It is expected that there will oa a very interesetlng battle for the first prlxe. When the high scorers take the alleys tomorrow evening the second team will start their competition at 7 o'clock, and the first ten will begin at 9:30. The play¬ ers who qualified for the finals and their three highest scores are here given; FIRST TEN MKN. Grand totals. Collins 25*9 26# 248 796 Itodrlck 280 2ST 256 783 Harlow 250 247 287 T70 Rartx* 288 2*7 241 764 Williams 2B7 246 238 748 Butler 20# 3*4 243 742 Lord 267 247 227 731 Hofmanu 267 237 226 730 Iudwl* 266 237 235 728 Tearacu 258 228 244 727 SECOND TEN MEN. frand * ta!». Hardie 247 238 237 722 Smith 287 233 231 721 Miller 256 232 227 715 Burtllne 243 285 235 «H Earnest 244 341 233 708 Koesrh 240 228 235 709 O Donaell 253 227 222 706 Ccb. y 237 235 232 704 Crist 254 226 224 704 Laud 261 236 217 704 Y. M. C. A Bowlers. Saturday night, on the alleys of the Y. M. C. A., Capt. Eiker's team won the first and last games from Capt. Whltford's quint by large margins. Edoon had the highest score for the set. bowling 187. Buell had highest average, being 170 1-3. The scores are as fallows: Team A. First. Second. Thlid. Totil. Buell 107 170 174 611 Dili In U3 116 106 314 Rlclinrdson 172 163 127 462 Erison 124 187 150 461 Whltford (Capt.)... 138 161 Id 455 Total 68« 796 718 2.203 Tenm K. First. Second. Third. Total. Pierce 173 151 180 6>>4 Oreenwald 123 129 111 303 Lockwood 110 158 135 412 J<<uea 168 106 166 437 Kifcer (Capt ) 169 177 164 610 Total 760 720 768 2,226 NEW ORLEANS RACES. Little Scout Won Audubon Handicap With Witful Third. Another race-track idol was shattered at New Orleans Saturday. In the Audubon handicap Witful, the most popular thor¬ oughbred at the Crescent City Jockey Club and a Ally supposed to be worth $25,000, was easily beaten. In going that was Just to her fancy.sloppy mud.the three-year- old daughter of Mirthful failed to live up to her admirers' anticipations and finished a poor third to Little Scout and Lurallghter. It was a wretched day for racing. A heavy rainstorm paid a visit to New Or¬ leans in the early morning, and the water that fairly poured out of the skies soon made everything sodden. The track was transformed from fast to a course of slip¬ pery mud and water. Despite these un¬ favorable conditions, a big half-holiday crowd made the journey out to the grounds and kept the fifteen bookmakers on the line busily engaged handling their money on each event. The majority of the men and women who went out to the grounds were attracted by the belief that Witful would win the chief feature of the card. They considered that she was a splendid betting proposition, and In order to increase their bank accounts all that was necessary was to bet on the great Ally and cash their bets with a fine amount of interest attached to it. The soft footing was considered favorable toward her suc¬ cess, and there was a great rush for the ring when the odds wei*e posted for the fourth racq. Although'Witful had to carry 127 pounds, which was 37 pounds more than Overhand, the lowest-weighted horse, Sam Hildredth's filly was made a 7-to-5 favorite. Little Scout, because of his recent good form, was well fancied by a select division of the trainers who did not believe Witful was able to give him 13 pounds actual weight and one year in age; so they bet on Book¬ maker Oeorge Bennett's horse for a large Sum at 4 to 1. The race demonstrated a most Important fact to horsemen.that Witful although a filly of good class, was not distinctly of high calibre and not equal to rank with the best horses in the country. She was never a factor In the result and finished third with Little Scout, the best horse by many pounds. Hicks rode the winner In admir¬ able style and took him to the outside of the track, where he avoided all trouble and secured the best footing. Fuller did like¬ wise with Witful. but the big weight on her back proved to be an effectual anchor to her chance and she failed to respond to her rider's determined finish at the end and was beaten out by Lurallghter for second money. The eastern delegation of horsemen, those men who make a specialty of backing Fuller's mounts, fared well on the day's speculation. Their Joyful yells spilt the air when Choice ploughed through the mud and won with 6 to 1 against him. Most of their winnings was lost back on Witful. but they were reimbursed in the subsequent event when Oclawaha, running in Tim Sul¬ livan's colors and considered the surest In¬ vestment of the day by the talent, won easily with 11 to 5 on offered against him. ENTRIES FOR HANDICAPS. All the Big New York Racing Events Close Today. This is one of the busiest days In the year for owners of thoroughbreds. Before midnight entries will have to be in for all the prominent stakes,of the seven racing associations of New York state. These events which close today are worth In the aggregate nearly $1,900,000. The great spring handicap.the Metro¬ politan. the Brooklyn, the Suburban, the Commonwealth and the Brighton.are the features of the turf in which the racegoers throughout the country are most deeply in¬ terested. Each one of these stake fixtures will exceed by $3 000 any valuation that they have heretofore reached. The Bright¬ on Beach Association excels all its rivals in this respect by guaranteeing the Brighton handicap to be worth 125,000. This Is the most valuable handicap in the cast. The Coney Island Jocky Club offers to owners twenty-one stakes, which will be worth close to $200,000. This is not the full list of their stake features, as a number of events close In the fall. The Brighton Beach Rac>ng Association and the Brooklyn Jockey Club are almost as liberal, and offer events that are worth," In round numbers, nearly $200,000. This year promises to be the banner sea¬ son on tiie turf. All the racing associa¬ tions have made liberal advances In the matter of added .money, and with the valu¬ able overnight races, in addition to the stake features, to round the number of contests out. horsemen will divide nearly $2,00>0U) at the end of the year. The Coney Island stakes, with their esti¬ mated values, are: The Suburban, $2" )00; the Common¬ wealth. $18,000; the Advance. $15,000; the June handicaps, $15,0<X); the Equality, $6,000;. the Thistle, $4,<XJO; »he Swift. $3,000; the Spindrift, $*>,000; the great trial, $25,000; tho double event. $20,000; the Zephyr, $5000; Hie spring, $5,000; the Vernal, $5,000; the Benson. $5,000; the independence, $4,000; the tllght, $11,000; the September, $0,000; the au¬ tumn. $5,OCO; the Flatbush, $10,000; the great eastern, $7,500; the futurity, decided In lUOtt. $75,000. TRAINER YcLAUGHUN. Once Premier Jockey, loir Best Handler of Horses. Krom the Ne-» York Herald. James McLaughlin, once the premier jockey of America, bids fair to assume equal prominence as a trainer, to judge r*"*r* from the fact ms»de knojtp yesterday by Ms son. James McLaughlin, Jr., that his father had won 123 races in lWO." This. too. with a miscellaneous lot of rioters, the best of whom was Race Kins, a colt which cost O. L. Richards, his ownetV'|223 as a yearling, and who in 1003 won more than $20,000. in¬ cluding the White Plains'handicap at Mor¬ ris Park, a race of claaelp traditions. McLaughlin has been a trainer not much more than ten years, j lor it was in 1891 that he rode His Highness In the Futurity and won that great racetor David Gideon and John Daly, his owners. When Morello won this race, in 185)2. McLaughlin trained him. as Van Ness, his part owner, had no standing under Jockcy" clnb rules. At one time McLaughlin trained for the late Pierre Lorlllard also. "There is very little money, as & rule. In training a public stable," said young "Jim¬ my," but there is the satisfaction of know¬ ing that one is his own master. I do not think my father would accept an offer from any owner to train for him alone. He has cleared about $12,000 In the year as his share of the winnings of the horsea trained by him. We charge $1.90 a day in printer time and in summer $2-50 a day and L0 per cent of gross winnings. --But there is not any profit In that now, as feed ts very high and stable help commands big wages. "We have In.one stable nineteen men and boys, and our salary bill is $DSO a month even now. I have Just presented a bill for training to a gentlemen ror whom we train¬ ed some horses in 1W3. and he threw up both hands at the amount. But he ought to remember that we have a 'husky' lot of stablemen to feed three times a day." McLaughlin has developed a few good lightweight riders. In one race for appren¬ tices In November last at Benning there were six of his lads riding in one race. The phenomenally light Jockey, J. Taylor, weight sixty pounds, who won on Circus at Wash¬ ington, is also In the stable. There are now thirty-one horses of all ages In McLaughlin's stable at Morris Park, of which twenty-two are tw< -year-olds. Shed work will begin tomorrow, and from that date until next December there will be no let up. At present the elder McLaughlin Is at Hot Springs, Va., from which he will leave In a few days for California. Included In the lot now under his son's care at Morris Park is a colt by the once well-known Premier, owned by McLaugh¬ lin and raced in his colors. This stallion is now the property of E. D. Morgan of the state racing commission, who Is utilizing him In Mexico for breeding polo pon'es An¬ other good colt In McLaughlin's stable Is by Ben Stromo. who leads the list of winning stallions for 190.1. COLLEGE CHESS. Cornell Won First Honors in Trian¬ gular Tourney. The annual tournament of the Triangu¬ lar College Chess League ended Saturday In New. York, with Cornell first, Pennsyl¬ vania second and Brown third. As the triangular league won the match between Its representatives and those of the quad¬ rangular league, Cornell's victory gives it fair reason for claiming the championship In college chess. Cornell won the second trophy presented by Isaac L. Rice of New York city. Through the efforts of the same players the first trophy went permanently to Ithaca a year ago. In the third round Price, Brown, defeated Mitchell, Cornell. In a queen's gambit last¬ ing twenty moves, the1 latter overlooking a mate In two moves. Waters, Brown, lost to Kirkpatrfck, Penn¬ sylvania, In a queen's gambit lasting thir¬ ty-nine moves. Waters had an even end¬ ing, when he permitted his adversary to win a piece. Rand, Cornell, lost a piece at an early stage against Faught of Pennsylvania, and lost a French defense after thirty-two moves. At the close of this round Cornell and Pennsylvania were tied with 2V4 to 2^. Brown was third, with 2 points. Mitchell, Cornell, o'utplayed Kirkpatrick, Pennsylvania, through a center gambit and scored after twenty-five moves in the final round. Rand, Cornell, and Price, Brown, had a lively contest. Initiated by a Ruy Lopez. Rand played the better ending, and scored after thirty-five moves. Faught, Pennsylvania, lost another Ruy Lopez to Walers of Brawn, the game last¬ ing thirty-eight moves. The final scores of the contestants were: Players. Collogps. Won Lost. Mitchell Cornell 3 ) Kxnil (5ornel! 2Yi 1% Kirkpatrick. .Pennsylvania 2(s 1 Vi Faiwbt Pennsylvania 1 3 Price Ilrovvti ......v 2 2 Water* Brown 13 Cornell has now won the championship four times and Pennsylvania once. The record to date: Tear. Cornell. Penn. Brown. 1H'J9 H l'.iOO :. 5", 3 3% lfl<)l 1% 11HMJ ti 414 2Vi 1903 5V4 3ft » Sullivan and Myers Fight Tonight. Many local sports will go to Baltimore this evening to see the fifteen-round bout between "Kid" Sullivan of this city and Sammy Myers of Baltimore, which will take place before the Eureka Athletic Club. An interesting program has been arranged. Want Equal Recognition. SAN FRANCISCO, January 4.At a meeting of the officials of the Pacific Coast Base Ball League a committee of three was appointed to meet President Ban Johnson of the American League, James Hart of Chicago and Ned Hanlon of Brooklyn, who will soon come from the east to endeavor to bring the coast league Into the national agreement. It Is under¬ stood that the only terms upon which the coast people wil snsent will be the recog¬ nition of the Pacific League as a major organization on equal footing with the big leagues of the east. CHESS AND CHECKERS. The annual meeting of the chess local club will be held Monday evening. Officers for the ensuing year are to be elected and plans discussed for the betterment of con¬ ditions. The coming year promises to be aa important one locally, as In addition to the club championship games to be held in the near future, several Important local matches are to be played. Then. too. the reception to be tendered the participants In the Inter¬ national tourney by President Roosevelt will bring to Washington all the masters who will take part at Cambridge Springs and it behooves local enthusiasts to ar¬ range for their entertainment while In the city. The first game of the Sournin-Guthrie match wtll be played this evening at 8 o'clock. Mr. Albert W. Fox of the Brooklyn club was a visitor at the local club this week. During his short stay an informal match nas arranged and played between this bril¬ liant young player and Mr. V. Sournin, the District champion. Play was begun at 2:30 in the afternoon and continued to 7 o'clock, when Mr. Fox resigned. Mr. Fox, having the opening, played the -Ruy and won a pawn in the early stages. On the twenty- third move »he champion made an unsound sacrifice of a piece, but because of white's failure to take advantage of the situation Inally won the game in fifty-three moves. The second game, which was begun imme¬ diately. lasted until 2:90 in the morning, when Mr. Sournin was compelled to resign to the New York expert-; The fortunes of ?hess were aptly Illustrated in the two games played, as each game could and should have been won bar the loser. The icore of the first game follows: Buy Lopez. Fox. Sournin. 1 P-K4 P-K4 2 Kt KKI Kt-QBS 3 B.Kt5 B.B4<a) 4 P.QB3 Kt.KB3 5 Castles KtxP(b) 0 U.K2 P-Q4 T P-QS Kt B3 8 KtxP Castles 9 KtxKt PxKt 10 BxP B-KKI5 11 Q. B2 It.Kt 12 & Kl5 K-KI3 13 BxKt PxB 14 B.R4 K.K3 15 P-Q4 H-K7 1ft Kt-Q2 B- Q3 IT B-K15 R.KS IS Ktt-K K-tt 19 Kt.B B-Kt 30 Kt -Kt3 Q-K2 il KlR PxU 22 R KK3 BxKt 23 BPxB BxPfc) 24 PxB III Pell » K-Btt) Q 4ft2 M Q.BK») BxP ST R-K Q-U8 Fox. Sournin. 28 RxP R-RSch 29 K-K2 H-RT SO RxP Q.R4ch 81 K-K RxQ 32 BxR Q-R8eh 33 K .Q2 Q-QKtg 34 K-K3 Q-B8ch 35K-B3 K-KI2 2ft B-BS Q.R3 ST BxP Q-R4 88 K-K4 Q-R8ch 20 R-BS P-R4 40 K B8 g-QKt8cb 41 K-Ki Q-KS 42 K B5 K-RS a P-Kt4 Q-K2 P. 44 B.K4 P-R5 46 B-Q3 Q.Kt4rh 46 K-KS Q.Kt&eb 4T B-Bo R-BS 48 K-BT P-BT 49 R.Bflch K-R4 80 B-B 91 R~B5ch K-B5 Ia B.'B QxRPch 53 K-KtS Q-KKt 54 RaslcntO Notes. (a) This mare baa been condemned as aasmnil by writers and masters, but has been successfully Credit for Every One. Complete Homefurnishers. Having completed our inventory of stock on hand, we find the usual accumulation of odd pieces, etc., that always remain after a season's selling. These comprise all kinds and styles of Furni¬ ture, Floor Coverings, Furnishings, etc., of which tifnere is only one or a few left. New Goods wall soon be arriving for our spring season.to secure the spaci in our warehouse3, and on our show floors, to property accommodate these, it is essential to dispose of the odds and ends which we are offering at special bargain prices. . . . The qualities are of a thoroughly reaiafoie grade -<-the patterns and designs the latest and most desirable. Coupled with our liberal terms of credit, they are tru^y values without an equal. "V WHEN IN DOUBT, BUY OF House Herrmann, 7th and I (Eye) Streets Northwest. played by Mr. Kunrnln In many of big matches. He recently used it against Pllltbury to that gentle¬ man's sorrow. (b) Hasty take as Rlsck cannot bold the pawn, and by no; surrendering It Immediately be loses a pawn on bis tenth more. (c) An unsonnd sacrifice, which, however. turns ont advantageously because of White's failure to grasp the sttaatfon. (d) K.B2, followed by B.B. best here, as It would hSTe given free play to the rook. M Again missing It, as bad be played Q.1(2 White could hare held the pawn and very shortly evaded the attack with a clear piece. (ft Nothing left, because the pawn must queen, forcing an exchange for a piece. Charles Curt of the Brooklyn club easily disposed of E. W. Llbalre. but found Mr. Fox a different proposition, and lost three straight games and the match to the last- named. Needless to say. Mr. Curt Ik not satisfied, and desires another match, which he will get. The following very pretty game was-re¬ cently played in the first round of the Rice Gambit tourney, at the Brooklyn club, be¬ tween Messrs. Herman tieims and C. S. Howell. Score and notes are from the Brooklyn Eagle: Bice Gambit. Helms. 1 P-K4 2 P.KB4 Howell. P-K4 PxP Helms. 3 Kt.KB3 P.KKt4 4 P-KK4 P-KI5 6 Kt.KB Kt.KB3 6 B-B4 P-Q4 T PiP B-Q3 8 Castles BxKt 9 B-K Q-K2 10 P-B3 P-Bfl 11 P- Q4 KI-K5 12 RxKt B.R7ch 13 Kill yxlt 14 P-KKtS Castles 42 QxP 15 B-Q3 y-K2lJ) 43 QxKt B.KB4(b) R.K 10 17 Kt .R3 18 PxP PxP 19 Kt.B4 B-R3<d) 20 Q.Q2 BxKt 21 BxB Kt.Q2 22 B.KK!5 Q--Q3 23 Q.B2 g -KI3. 24 B-y3 29 B.K3 30 P-R4*e) 31 B-B2(f) 32 P-yR5 33 P-Kt5 34 Bxr ! 35 r. QMg) SO P-B4 37 B-B 38 K-Kt 39 P-Q5 40 Q-Q4 41 QxKtPcll K-B2 . RxB » y*Q R -BO RiPch Kgm; K*P * !isB Kt'&n K-K2 411 P-KHO 5(1 P -R7 Howell. T-B3 Q.K2 Kt.Kt3 Kt-Qi PxP K-KI2 Q-R6 Kt- Kt5 Q-R8 Q-Kt8 U-K7 Kt Q6 44 BxQ P.QB3(c) 45 BxP 40 K-B2 47 P-R5 Q--K12 R-K3 yR-K RxR K-R 51 K.Kt3 52 K-B4 53 K .B5 54 KxP 55 K-KI5 56 Drawn R.KR5 K-Q3 R. R3 KxP K--B4 K.Kt4 RxP(b) 25 Q-Q2 26 R-K 27 RxB 28 P-yKt4 Notes. <a> This refusal of the proffered queen's pawn Is quite original, and a departure from the usual mode of procedure along this line. (b) The new play, la answer to the customary QxI'(Q5i on the part of Black Is 18 Q Q2. It is difficult to say whether the more would serve the same purpose in the present instance. The text move was adopted by Idisker In all of the six games agatust Tschlgorin. (c) A move for which Tschlgorln, too, had a fancy. (d) Again somewhat out of tlie beaten track. There is no apparent objection to if. (e) White's two moves with the queen's took pawn at this Juncture are not necessary, especially as he has not the time to spare he thinks he has. P.Kt5 at once is In order. (f> The White king Is now fairly well Intrenched. tg) B.B here would have saved another Import¬ ant move. (h) If the rook were to retire, B.R5 wonld, of ctnrse. win the game for White. The second game of the Curt-Fox match developed some very interesting positions. Curt had an opportunity to win, and after missing it lost a drawn game in an effort to force a win.the usual result. English Opening. Cart. i p-yB4 Fox. P-K4 Curt". Fox. 32 KtxB KtxKt 33 R.Kt4ch K-B 34 RxRcb KxR 35 K.B4 36 K.B5 37 B.B3 38 B.RBcli 39 B-K2 40 P-KR4 41 B-B 42 K-B4 43 B.R3 44 K-K3 45 B.B5 46 P.K5 47 P.K6 48 B-Q3 49 BxP 50 K-Q3 51 K.K2 P-B3 K-B2 Kt.K4 K-K2 Kt.Kt3 Kt.K4 Kt.B6 Kt.K4 Kt.Q6ch Kt.B8 P-K3 KtxPR(b) P.Kt4 PxP Kt-BO Kt.Q8 Kt.B6cU 62 K.B3(cl P-R5 53 PxP 54 K.Kt4 65 B-R2 56 K-R5 57 B.Kt3 68 KxP 50 K.Kt# 60 BxP 61 Resigns(d) KtxP Kt.Kt3 P-B5 P-B6 KtxP Kt.Kt P-B7 KtxB 2 Kt-Qrt3 Kt.KB3 .1 P-KKI3 B.B4 4 P-K3 Kt-B3 5 B-Kt2 Castles 6 KKt.K2 R-K 7 P.Q5 B-B 8 Castles F-Q3 9 P.B4 PxP 10 KtxP Kt.K4 11 P-KtS P-B3 12 P-Q4 Kt.Kt3 13 Kt.R5 Q-R4 14 RxKt Pxlt 15 KtxPch K.K 16 KtxK QxKt 17 B.Q2 Q.Q6 18 Kt HO B.R3 19 Q-K Q.B4 20 y.KB yxOch 21 Rxy B-B 22 P-K4 B--KS 23 P-y6 B-B 24 P-KR3 P-B4 25 B.yB3 P-QR4 20 Kt.Q7ch B -Kt2 27 BxBcb(a) KxB 28 Kt.Kt« R-Kt 29 K-B2 Kt.K4 30 K -K3 B -Q2 31 R-B4 R-Kt Notes. fa) Here White could have won another pawn by Kt.Kt6. (b) If either pawn takes pawn, then 47 B.Kt (threatening the knight), P-K5; 48 K-Q2, Kt. Qfl; 49 BxKt, PxB; 50 KxP and wins. (c) K .ys would draw, but White persists In playing to win. <d) For. if 61 P-R5. Kt-y5; 62 P-R6, KtxP; 63 P.R7. Kt.Bch and wins. A letter has been received from Mr. W. L. Moorman in which that gentleman states that he will be In Washington the latter part of January, when he will play a match with Champion Sournin. Arrangements for the match will be made bj- Mr. W. B. Mun- delle, who lias been selected by the two principals to complete details. Checkers. The final games in the checker match for the District championship were played re¬ cently at the Northeast Club and resulted In Mr. Farqu&har winning three straight games an<J the match from Mr. Harlan, thus retaining the championship. Mr. H. Argenbrlght of Virginia was a visitor at the local club during the week and engaged in some Interesting play over the board. Whist. The regular round of compass whist played last Saturday evening was produc¬ tive of some excellent scores. These games are becoming popular, and are at¬ tended by the strongest players of the city. In the North and South division Messrs. C. H. Turner and C. L. Parker led with 127, while A. T. Hawks worth and A. E. Taylor led East and West with 150. Golf Notes. Since W. C. Fownes, Jr., of Pittsburg made his record round of the Atlantic City links, using long clubs, a good many ama¬ teurs have been experimenting. It may be said without contradiction, however, that forty-eight-inch drivers liave not been a great success. J. L. Stack has been elected captain ot the Midlothian Country Club. This popular player has the reputation of not allowing such trifles as business to Interfere wHh golf. The links of Plnehurst, N. C.. literally swarmed with golfers last week. Not since the coarse was opened had so many experts been gathered there at the same time. Few women golfers have gained a distinc¬ tion similar to Mrs. F. R. Sessions of the Mahoning Golf Club. Ia the final for the V W W "Wonder What Mertz Will Say Today? "At the Sign of the Moon." Store closes at 6 p.m. daily; Saturdays at J) p m. ft to order, * * + + + Ja2 An attractive tailoring proposition that should appeal to dressy men. Choice of a line of 20 new styles in fancy mixtures and black thibet Suitings. the tailoring to be done in the most expert manner. Overcoats, to order, A splendid line of Overcoat fabrics, including 18 styles in fancy mixtures, black thibet and Oxfords. To be made up in any style you say. Mertz and Mertz c°- 906 F Street, . m The Cigar They Smoke in Cigarland The Largest Selling Brand of Cigars in the World The Band is the Smoker's Protection President's cup she defeated Richard Gar- lick, and on tl» previous day, In the semi¬ finals, disposed of George L. Fordyce, the club champion. According to George Low, the Baltusrol professional, there Is no certainty of Open Champion Willie Anderson and Bernard Nichols making a tour of the Florida greens this winter with him. Cincinnati is to have a new elghteen-hole course next year. Residents of Avondale have acquired a long-term lease on a tract of seventy-five acres at Ros > Hill, and in¬ tend to spend a large sum ol money devel¬ oping a first-class links. The organization is to be known as the Avondale Golf Club. A golfer of an Inventive turn of mind has devised a club that can be used by either a right or left-handed player. The adaptabili¬ ty of this new weapon must be apparent to all close followers of the sport, as there are times when one gets lies where it Is next to Impossible to play the ball right-handed. The same thing, of couiae, holds good with left-handed players. It Is just possible that the three national golf championships of 1904 will be held In the east. This section seems reasonably cer¬ tain of securing the women's event, and It is Intimated on good authority that Philadel¬ phia will make another effort to secure the amateur contest for men. The Boston dis¬ trict Is also in line for a championship, but as the open has been held twice at Myopia, the Bostonlans are likely to make a bid for the amateur. Philadelphia has had neither of these tournaments as yet. and it is ques¬ tionable whether the Quaker city would .are to take the open. Boxing Briefs. Young Corbett has agreed to fight the winner of the Kid Herman-Tommy Mowatt bout. They clash In Chicago tonight. If Joe Duffy of New York city Is willing .o fight any 115-pound boy he can get a natch by calling on Jack McDonald of Philadelphia. Tim Callahan of Philadelphia and Clar¬ ence Forbes of Chicago are to battle for Hx rounds before a Chicago club tomorrow night. They are to weigh 126 pounds at 3 >'clock the day of the fight When George Gardner and Marvin Hart get together tomorrow night In Boston there will be something doing. On present form neither man appears to have any the best of It. . Matty Matthews has challenged Joa Wal- cott. He wants to meet the Black Demon at 142 pounds and is willing to go any dis¬ tance. A Boston club lias made an offer for the match. Yank Kenny is out with a challenge to the heavy-weights, barring Jim Jefl'ries. William II. Daly of Brooklyn, Kenny's manager, thinks he has a chance with any of the heavies. Young Corbett's next light may be in Boston. He has been offersd a tight with Martin Canole of Fall River for January 1!> or soon after. The only stipulation is that the weight shall be 133 pounds. Ben Jordan, the English featherweight, will leave for this country January 11. A Chicago club has offered a purse of $1,50(1 for Jordan and Benny Yanger, with the privilege of half the house. They will battle at 1% pounds. Willie Fitzgerald of Brooklyn, in spite of recent defeats, has secured a m*.tch with Joe Gans, to come off before the Metropol¬ itan A. C. of Detroit some time next month. The agreement stipulates that the men stall weigh 1.15 pounds at 6 o'clock on the day of the battle. Gans has already bv&ten Fitzgerald in a ten-round bout. Harry Forbes, the ex-bantamweight champion, and Abe Attell, the San Fran¬ cisco boxer, have been matched to light ten rounds at 122 pounds, at ringside, before the Indianapolis (Ind.) A. C. tonight for a purse of (1.500. The men wili divide this 75 per cent to the wini. r and 25 per cent to the loser. This match was sched¬ uled to take place before the West End A. C. of St. Louis, but was prevented by the police of that city. Australian Billy Murphy has come to life again. He boxed in a preliminary to the Corbett-H&nlon bout, and the dispatch says: "For the first two or three rounds Murphy failed to show any of his old-time, speed or cleverness, but In the last three rounds he landed effectively, Evans was, almost out when the £ong sounded for the1 close of the sixth round, but the refere#. called the contest a draw, greatly to th», disgust of the big crowd, which thought; that Murphy should have be*>a given the decision."
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SPORTS OFALL SORTSPinehurst's Big Golf Tourney
Brought to a Close.
TRAVERS AGAIN FIRSTMcCAMMON OF THIS CITS' WOW
FIRST CONSOLATION PRIZE.
Y. M. C. A Boys Beat Baltimore at
Basket Ball.New Orleans Races.
Cornell Won Chess Honors.
Walter J. Travis, the amateur champion,added the Pinehurst cup, the chief trophyof the New Year tournament of the Pine¬hurst. N. C.. Golf Club, to hla long listof laurels Saturday by defeating W. C.Fownm, Jr., of Pittsburg, In t^e final round,by 2 up and 1 to play.In achieving a victory the "Old Man"
was called upon to play the best golf ofwhich he is capable, as hla young opponentstuck to his formidable task with a deter¬mination that was truly remarkable. Calledupon to mak» an uphill fight of It at al¬most from the outset, Fownes made arll-llant recoveries when his chances appearedto be hopeless, and the Interested gallerythat followed the match was kept In a feverof excitement to the end.A high cross wind made putting on the
smooth clay greens a most uncertain quan¬tity at the b«st, and rain, which fell In thelater stages of the struggle, did not Im¬prove the chances for good medal scoring.Travis was 1 up on the first outward Jour¬ney, with the advantage of obtaining ahalf at the fourth by laying his opponenta skymle.At the fourteenth the champion was a
up. but as Fownes won the next three withthe aid of phenomenal putting and halvedthe home hole, mutters were all square onthe first half.Travis made a g-ind 30 on his outward
journey In the afternoon, and Fownes, whowas a stroke under "bogey." was 2 downwith 8 to go. After losing tho rext. Travisstarted In with three successive holes andwas i up with only 5 to go.Both were In trouble throug i the green
at the fourteenth. Fownes was In thebunker on his fourth, and the match wasapparently Over, when he brought off oneof the most remarkable shots seen In manytournaments. From what appeared a hope¬less lie In the formidable hazard, he laidthe ball up to within a yard of the hole,and being away, ran it down on his next.Travis was so surprised that he missed ashort pull for a half. Fownes won the nexttwo holes with the aid of superior putting,but It was all over at the seventeenth,when he overdrove the green. Travis madeno mistake, and, winning the hole, took thematch.O. McCatnmon of this city had to play
fast golf to defeat C. B. Fownes, and by sodoing he not only won the first consolationcup, but tied for the best gross score on theday's handicap. W. C. Fownes had the sat¬isfaction of carrying off a trophy for Penn¬sylvania by defeating W. W. Burton ofLakewood in easy manner, but F. W. Hentzof Mount Airy, who had been picked to winthe Holly Inn cup for Philadelphia, wasbadly beaten by F. J. Bailey of Chicago.The summary of the match play follows:Pinehurst cup: final.Walter J. Travis,
Garden City, beat W. C. Fownes, Jr., High¬land. 2 and 1.Pinehurst consolation: final.O. McCam-
mon. Chevy Chase, beat C. B. Fownes,Highland. 1 up.Carolina ct'p: final.D. M. Cole, Westfield,
beat W. E. Marcus, Montclair, 2 and 1.Carolina consolation: final.W. C. Fownes,
Highland, beat W. W. Burton, Lakowood,2 and 1.Holly Inn cup: final.F. J. Bailey, Chi¬
cago. beat W. F. Hentz, Mt. Airy, 9 and 7.Mt. Holly Inn consolation; final.R. Good-
body. New York, beat G. W. Watts, PolandSprings, 1 up.Berkshire cup; semi-final.I. W. Kemble.
Philadelphia Country, beat H. H. Brown,Philadelphia Country, 5 and 3; G. C. Dut-ton, Oakley, beat F. O. Horstman, ChevyChase. 1 up.Final.Dutton beat Kemble, 5 and 4.Berkshire consolation; semi-final.W. R.
Hotchkin. Montclair. beat S. Y. Ramage,Oil City, 5 and .'5; It. O. Lamb, Common¬wealth. beat S. B. Ayres, New York, 1 up.Final.Hotchkin beat Lamb, 7 and 5.While Philadelphia could claim smallhonor in the match play, the handsometrophy In the day's handicap event went toa Quaker city golfer. Milton C. Work ofthe Philadelphia Country Club, with theaid of a handicap of 12. captured the much-coveted prize with a net score of 76. Thiswas a splendid achievement In view of theconditions prevailing.The summary of the handicap follows:M. C. Work, Philadelphia C. C... 88 12 76F. J. Bailey. Chicago HJ» u77C. B. Fownes. Highland 80 2 7SO. McCamnion. Chery Ohaae 80 0 80V\ K. Hotchkin. Mont Clair 08 18 80S. H. Austin, Philadelphia C. C.. 88 tt 82A. C. A horn. Mont flair 99 IB83J S. Hill. Polar Snrlnifs 100 IT 83* C. Fowik*. Jr HgMaiul 82 1 84Robt. <>oodbody. ew York 98 14 84G. C. Duttoa. Uaiiey 84 084E A. Freemau. Mont Clair 84 0 84H. O. Fownes. Highland 88 481(J. W. Watta. l'olaml Spring*.... 102 IT 83V M. Cole. Mats 8»485I. W. Kemble, Philadelphia C. C. 91 8 86W. C. Fownes, Highland 92 686J. H. flapp, (Th««vy Chan# 98 13SHHenry Brown. Kkwanok 97 10 871". t>. Horntnmn. Cilery Chase ... 88 0 83Jnsper I..Tiich, I.akewood 934 89il. H. Willing. Ekwanok 101 12 80S. V. Ramage, Oil City 104 14 90Walter J. Travis. Harden City... 85 6 91J. H. llawley, New York 109 46 91W. C. Freeman. Mont Clair.92 O92W. F. .Smith, Medford 109 IT92F. Walter Henti. Mt. Airy 104 1290Capt. J. P. Crane. Winchester 111 18 93W. W. Barton, l.akewood 100 894J H Helms. Jr., Mt. Airy 112 18 94W. J. Boardmaa. Chevy Chase.. .106 12 94I). H. Kyle, l'hlladel'a Coimtry. .110 IS 93E. A. Bailey, Boston 118 1893
FAST BASKET BALL.Local Y. M. C. A. Boys Scored Easy
Victory Over Baltlmoreans.In the basket ball game Saturday night
between the Y. M. C. A. team of this cityand the West Branch team of Baltimore thelocal team Won by a score of 34 to 7. Thelocal team have won four games from theBaltimore association, two from the Centraland two from the Western branches. Avery large crowd witnessed the defeat ofthe Oriole bo>s. The passing of the Wash¬ington team was excellent as was also thegoal throwing. The Baltimore team alsodid good passing, but were weak in theirgoal throwing. The long throws of Thomp¬son and Craig of the home team and theall-round work of Gardner was very good.Gilbert and Walters did the best work forthe visitors. The scores:
Washington. Pooltiona. Baltimore.earner Left forward ReynoldsThompson Right forward (iilbertItopp. Center BaxleyCraig lAfCt back.............StewartHughes. Right hack WatersI'aspire--Ur. O'Reilly of Baltimore. Timers.Messrs. Felck and Onrand. Referee.Mr. Mortality.Scorer--Mr. Mitchell. Length of halves.20 min¬utes. Score at end of flrat half.Washington. 14;Baltimore. 4. Coal* from tkeld.By Washington.17. Coal* from free ton.By Baltimore. 2. To¬tal*.Washington, S4; Baltimore. T.A game of volley ball preceded the basket
ball game. The "Good Lucks" and "Mas¬cots" met. which resulted In a victory forthe former, the score being 4U to 38. Duringthe Intermission of the Washington-Balti¬more basket ball game, a match of basketball was played by Quantrllle's and Schlos-ser's teams, which ended in a voctory for8chloeser's men. 24 to 10.
PRIZE BOWLING.Collins Did Best Work, With Rodrick
and Harlow Close Up.The bowling for a series of prises that
has been going on at the Palace alleys forthe past two weeks reached a conclusionSaturday night, a big crowd being on handto watch the final games. All the bestbowlers of the city were participants,everybody being anxious to capture one ormore of the nineteen prises hung up forspecial work.The best work done during the holiday
season was that of O. S. Collins, en un¬
attached player, who not only leads all Inthe grand totals, but also captured fiveprises for various high scores during thetime. The tokens he carried oft were: High¬est average for three games; greatest num¬ber ot games of 230 totals or over; highestscore*, one game, first week; highest score,one game, Christmas day, and highestscore., one game. New Year day. Mr. Rod-rick of the Fat Men's team won the leadfrom Collins, but when the young bowlershot the ball down the alleys on New Yearhe gained 238 points, which put him twopoints in front of Rodrick. Next to thesetwo is Thomas Harlow, also of the FatMen's team, whose score stands at 770.Mr. Barber of the Bank Clerks' Leagueholds fourth place, with six points aboveMr. Williams of the Departmental League.The two teams will bowl off the finals
tomorrow evening for the six cash prizes,and It is expected that there will oa a veryinteresetlng battle for the first prlxe.When the high scorers take the alleys
tomorrow evening the second team willstart their competition at 7 o'clock, andthe first ten will begin at 9:30. The play¬ers who qualified for the finals and theirthree highest scores are here given;
FIRST TEN MKN.Grandtotals.
Collins 25*9 26# 248 796Itodrlck 280 2ST 256 783Harlow 250 247 287 T70Rartx* 288 2*7 241 764Williams 2B7 246 238 748Butler 20# 3*4 243 742Lord 267 247 227 731Hofmanu 267 237 226 730Iudwl* 266 237 235 728Tearacu 258 228 244 727
SECOND TEN MEN.frand* ta!».
Hardie 247 238 237 722Smith 287 233 231 721Miller 256 232 227 715Burtllne 243 285 235«HEarnest 244 341 233 708Koesrh 240 228 235 709O Donaell 253 227 222 706Ccb. y 237 235 232 704Crist 254 226 224 704Laud 261 236 217 704
Y. M. C. A Bowlers.Saturday night, on the alleys of the Y.
M. C. A., Capt. Eiker's team won the firstand last games from Capt. Whltford's quintby large margins. Edoon had the highestscore for the set. bowling 187. Buell hadhighest average, being 170 1-3.The scores are as fallows:Team A. First. Second. Thlid. Totil.
Buell 107 170 174 611DiliIn U3 116 106 314Rlclinrdson 172 163 127 462Erison 124 187 150 461Whltford (Capt.)... 138 161 Id 455
Total 68« 796 718 2.203Tenm K. First. Second. Third. Total.
Pierce 173 151 180 6>>4Oreenwald 123 129 111 303Lockwood 110 158 135 412J<<uea 168 106 166 437Kifcer (Capt ) 169 177 164 610
Total 760 720 768 2,226
NEW ORLEANS RACES.
Little Scout Won Audubon HandicapWith Witful Third.
Another race-track idol was shatteredat New Orleans Saturday. In the Audubonhandicap Witful, the most popular thor¬oughbred at the Crescent City Jockey Cluband a Ally supposed to be worth $25,000,was easily beaten. In going that was Justto her fancy.sloppy mud.the three-year-old daughter of Mirthful failed to live up toher admirers' anticipations and finished a
poor third to Little Scout and Lurallghter.It was a wretched day for racing. A
heavy rainstorm paid a visit to New Or¬leans in the early morning, and the waterthat fairly poured out of the skies soonmade everything sodden. The track wastransformed from fast to a course of slip¬pery mud and water. Despite these un¬favorable conditions, a big half-holidaycrowd made the journey out to the groundsand kept the fifteen bookmakers on theline busily engaged handling their moneyon each event.The majority of the men and women who
went out to the grounds were attracted bythe belief that Witful would win the chieffeature of the card. They considered thatshe was a splendid betting proposition, andIn order to increase their bank accounts allthat was necessary was to bet on the greatAlly and cash their bets with a fine amountof interest attached to it. The soft footingwas considered favorable toward her suc¬cess, and there was a great rush for thering when the odds wei*e posted for thefourth racq.Although'Witful had to carry 127 pounds,which was 37 pounds more than Overhand,the lowest-weighted horse, Sam Hildredth'sfilly was made a 7-to-5 favorite. LittleScout, because of his recent good form, waswell fancied by a select division of thetrainers who did not believe Witful wasable to give him 13 pounds actual weightand one year in age; so they bet on Book¬maker Oeorge Bennett's horse for a largeSum at 4 to 1.The race demonstrated a most Importantfact to horsemen.that Witful although a
filly of good class, was not distinctly ofhigh calibre and not equal to rank with thebest horses in the country. She was nevera factor In the result and finished thirdwith Little Scout, the best horse by manypounds. Hicks rode the winner In admir¬able style and took him to the outside ofthe track, where he avoided all trouble andsecured the best footing. Fuller did like¬wise with Witful. but the big weight on herback proved to be an effectual anchor toher chance and she failed to respond to herrider's determined finish at the end and wasbeaten out by Lurallghter for secondmoney.The eastern delegation of horsemen, those
men who make a specialty of backingFuller's mounts, fared well on the day'sspeculation. Their Joyful yells spilt theair when Choice ploughed through the mudand won with 6 to 1 against him. Most oftheir winnings was lost back on Witful. butthey were reimbursed in the subsequentevent when Oclawaha, running in Tim Sul¬livan's colors and considered the surest In¬vestment of the day by the talent, woneasily with 11 to 5 on offered against him.
ENTRIES FOR HANDICAPS.All the Big New York Racing Events
Close Today.This is one of the busiest days In the
year for owners of thoroughbreds. Beforemidnight entries will have to be in for allthe prominent stakes,of the seven racingassociations of New York state. Theseevents which close today are worth In theaggregate nearly $1,900,000.The great spring handicap.the Metro¬
politan. the Brooklyn, the Suburban, theCommonwealth and the Brighton.are thefeatures of the turf in which the racegoersthroughout the country are most deeply in¬terested. Each one of these stake fixtureswill exceed by $3 000 any valuation thatthey have heretofore reached. The Bright¬on Beach Association excels all its rivals inthis respect by guaranteeing the Brightonhandicap to be worth 125,000. This Is themost valuable handicap in the cast.The Coney Island Jocky Club offers to
owners twenty-one stakes, which will beworth close to $200,000. This is not the fulllist of their stake features, as a number ofevents close In the fall. The BrightonBeach Rac>ng Association and the BrooklynJockey Club are almost as liberal, and offerevents that are worth," In round numbers,nearly $200,000.This year promises to be the banner sea¬
son on tiie turf. All the racing associa¬tions have made liberal advances In thematter of added .money, and with the valu¬able overnight races, in addition to the stakefeatures, to round the number of contestsout. horsemen will divide nearly $2,00>0U)at the end of the year.The Coney Island stakes, with their esti¬
mated values, are:The Suburban, $2" )00; the Common¬
wealth. $18,000; the Advance. $15,000; theJune handicaps, $15,0<X); the Equality, $6,000;.the Thistle, $4,<XJO; »he Swift. $3,000; theSpindrift, $*>,000; the great trial, $25,000; thodouble event. $20,000; the Zephyr, $5000;Hie spring, $5,000; the Vernal, $5,000; theBenson. $5,000; the independence, $4,000; thetllght, $11,000; the September, $0,000; the au¬tumn. $5,OCO; the Flatbush, $10,000; thegreat eastern, $7,500; the futurity, decidedIn lUOtt. $75,000.
TRAINER YcLAUGHUN.Once Premier Jockey, loir Best
Handler of Horses.Krom the Ne-» York Herald.James McLaughlin, once the premier
jockey of America, bids fair to assumeequal prominence as a trainer, to judge
r*"*r*from the fact ms»de knojtp yesterday by Msson. James McLaughlin, Jr., that his fatherhad won 123 races in lWO." This. too. with amiscellaneous lot of rioters, the best ofwhom was Race Kins, a colt which cost O.L. Richards, his ownetV'|223 as a yearling,and who in 1003 won more than $20,000. in¬cluding the White Plains'handicap at Mor¬ris Park, a race of claaelp traditions.McLaughlin has been a trainer not much
more than ten years, j lor it was in 1891that he rode His Highness In the Futurityand won that great racetor David Gideonand John Daly, his owners. When Morellowon this race, in 185)2. McLaughlin trainedhim. as Van Ness, his part owner, had nostanding under Jockcy" clnb rules. At onetime McLaughlin trained for the late PierreLorlllard also."There is very little money, as & rule. In
training a public stable," said young "Jim¬my," but there is the satisfaction of know¬ing that one is his own master. I do notthink my father would accept an offer fromany owner to train for him alone. He hascleared about $12,000 In the year as hisshare of the winnings of the horsea trainedby him. We charge $1.90 a day in printertime and in summer $2-50 a day and L0 percent of gross winnings. --But there is notany profit In that now, as feed ts veryhigh and stable help commands big wages."We have In.one stable nineteen men andboys, and our salary bill is $DSO a montheven now. I have Just presented a bill fortraining to a gentlemen ror whom we train¬ed some horses in 1W3. and he threw upboth hands at the amount. But he oughtto remember that we have a 'husky' lot ofstablemen to feed three times a day."McLaughlin has developed a few goodlightweight riders. In one race for appren¬tices In November last at Benning therewere six of his lads riding in one race. Thephenomenally light Jockey, J. Taylor, weightsixty pounds, who won on Circus at Wash¬ington, is also In the stable.There are now thirty-one horses of all
ages In McLaughlin's stable at Morris Park,of which twenty-two are tw< -year-olds.Shed work will begin tomorrow, and fromthat date until next December there will beno let up. At present the elder McLaughlinIs at Hot Springs, Va., from which he willleave In a few days for California.Included In the lot now under his son's
care at Morris Park is a colt by the oncewell-known Premier, owned by McLaugh¬lin and raced in his colors. This stallion isnow the property of E. D. Morgan of thestate racing commission, who Is utilizinghim In Mexico for breeding polo pon'es An¬other good colt In McLaughlin's stable Is byBen Stromo. who leads the list of winningstallions for 190.1.
COLLEGE CHESS.Cornell Won First Honors in Trian¬
gular Tourney.The annual tournament of the Triangu¬
lar College Chess League ended SaturdayIn New. York, with Cornell first, Pennsyl¬vania second and Brown third. As thetriangular league won the match betweenIts representatives and those of the quad¬rangular league, Cornell's victory gives itfair reason for claiming the championshipIn college chess. Cornell won the secondtrophy presented by Isaac L. Rice of NewYork city. Through the efforts of the sameplayers the first trophy went permanentlyto Ithaca a year ago.In the third round Price, Brown, defeatedMitchell, Cornell. In a queen's gambit last¬ing twenty moves, the1 latter overlooking
a mate In two moves.Waters, Brown, lost to Kirkpatrfck, Penn¬
sylvania, In a queen's gambit lasting thir¬ty-nine moves. Waters had an even end¬ing, when he permitted his adversary towin a piece.Rand, Cornell, lost a piece at an earlystage against Faught of Pennsylvania, andlost a French defense after thirty-two
moves.At the close of this round Cornell and
Pennsylvania were tied with 2V4 to 2^.Brown was third, with 2 points.Mitchell, Cornell, o'utplayed Kirkpatrick,Pennsylvania, through a center gambit and
scored after twenty-five moves in the finalround.Rand, Cornell, and Price, Brown, had a
lively contest. Initiated by a Ruy Lopez.Rand played the better ending, and scoredafter thirty-five moves.Faught, Pennsylvania, lost another RuyLopez to Walers of Brawn, the game last¬
ing thirty-eight moves.The final scores of the contestants were:Players. Collogps. Won Lost.
Mitchell Cornell 3 )Kxnil (5ornel! 2Yi 1%Kirkpatrick. .Pennsylvania 2(s 1 ViFaiwbt Pennsylvania 1 3Price Ilrovvti ......v 2 2Water* Brown 1 3Cornell has now won the championship
four times and Pennsylvania once. Therecord to date:
Tear. Cornell. Penn. Brown.1H'J9 Hl'.iOO :. 5", 33%lfl<)l 1%
11HMJ ti 414 2Vi1903 5V4 3ft »
Sullivan and Myers Fight Tonight.Many local sports will go to Baltimore
this evening to see the fifteen-round boutbetween "Kid" Sullivan of this city andSammy Myers of Baltimore, which will takeplace before the Eureka Athletic Club. Aninteresting program has been arranged.
Want Equal Recognition.SAN FRANCISCO, January 4.At a
meeting of the officials of the PacificCoast Base Ball League a committee ofthree was appointed to meet President BanJohnson of the American League, JamesHart of Chicago and Ned Hanlon ofBrooklyn, who will soon come from theeast to endeavor to bring the coast leagueInto the national agreement. It Is under¬stood that the only terms upon which thecoast people wil snsent will be the recog¬nition of the Pacific League as a majororganization on equal footing with the bigleagues of the east.
CHESS AND CHECKERS.The annual meeting of the chess local
club will be held Monday evening. Officersfor the ensuing year are to be elected andplans discussed for the betterment of con¬ditions. The coming year promises to be aaimportant one locally, as In addition to theclub championship games to be held in thenear future, several Important local matchesare to be played. Then. too. the receptionto be tendered the participants In the Inter¬national tourney by President Rooseveltwill bring to Washington all the masterswho will take part at Cambridge Springsand it behooves local enthusiasts to ar¬range for their entertainment while In thecity.The first game of the Sournin-Guthrie
match wtll be played this evening at 8o'clock.Mr. Albert W. Fox of the Brooklyn club
was a visitor at the local club this week.During his short stay an informal matchnas arranged and played between this bril¬liant young player and Mr. V. Sournin, theDistrict champion. Play was begun at 2:30in the afternoon and continued to 7 o'clock,when Mr. Fox resigned. Mr. Fox, havingthe opening, played the -Ruy and won apawn in the early stages. On the twenty-third move »he champion made an unsoundsacrifice of a piece, but because of white'sfailure to take advantage of the situationInally won the game in fifty-three moves.The second game, which was begun imme¬diately. lasted until 2:90 in the morning,when Mr. Sournin was compelled to resignto the New York expert-; The fortunes of?hess were aptly Illustrated in the twogames played, as each game could andshould have been won bar the loser. Theicore of the first game follows:
Buy Lopez.Fox. Sournin.
1 P-K4 P-K42 Kt KKI Kt-QBS3 B.Kt5 B.B4<a)4 P.QB3 Kt.KB35 Castles KtxP(b)0 U.K2 P-Q4T P-QS Kt B38 KtxP Castles9 KtxKt PxKt10 BxP B-KKI511 Q.B2 It.Kt12 & Kl5 K-KI313 BxKt PxB14 B.R4 K.K315 P-Q4 H-K71ft Kt-Q2 B- Q3IT B-K15 R.KSIS Ktt-K K-tt19 Kt.B B-Kt30 Kt -Kt3 Q-K2il KlR PxU22 R KK3 BxKt23 BPxB BxPfc)24 PxB IIIPell» K-Btt) Q 4ft2M Q.BK») BxPST R-K Q-U8
Fox. Sournin.28 RxP R-RSch29 K-K2 H-RTSO RxP Q.R4ch81 K-K RxQ32 BxR Q-R8eh33 K .Q2 Q-QKtg34 K-K3 Q-B8ch35K-B3 K-KI22ft B-BS Q.R3ST BxP Q-R488 K-K4 Q-R8ch20 R-BS P-R440 K B8 g-QKt8cb41 K-Ki Q-KS42 K B5 K-RSa P-Kt4 Q-K2
P.44 B.K4 P-R546 B-Q3 Q.Kt4rh46 K-KS Q.Kt&eb4T B-Bo R-BS48 K-BT P-BT49 R.Bflch K-R480 B-B91 R~B5ch K-B5Ia B.'B QxRPch53 K-KtS Q-KKt54 RaslcntO
Notes.(a) This mare baa been condemned as aasmnil by
writers and masters, but has been successfully
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played by Mr. Kunrnln In many of big matches. Herecently used it against Pllltbury to that gentle¬man's sorrow.
(b) Hasty take as Rlsck cannot bold the pawn,and by no; surrendering It Immediately be loses apawn on bis tenth more.
(c) An unsonnd sacrifice, which, however. turnsont advantageously because of White's failure tograsp the sttaatfon.
(d) K.B2, followed by B.B. best here, as Itwould hSTe given free play to the rook.M Again missing It, as bad be played Q.1(2
White could hare held the pawn and very shortlyevaded the attack with a clear piece.
(ft Nothing left, because the pawn must queen,forcing an exchange for a piece.Charles Curt of the Brooklyn club easily
disposed of E. W. Llbalre. but found Mr.Fox a different proposition, and lost threestraight games and the match to the last-named. Needless to say. Mr. Curt Ik notsatisfied, and desires another match, whichhe will get.The following very pretty game was-re¬
cently played in the first round of the RiceGambit tourney, at the Brooklyn club, be¬tween Messrs. Herman tieims and C. S.Howell. Score and notes are from theBrooklyn Eagle:
Bice Gambit.Helms.
1 P-K42 P.KB4
Howell.P-K4PxP
Helms.
3 Kt.KB3 P.KKt44 P-KK4 P-KI56 Kt.KB Kt.KB36 B-B4 P-Q4T PiP B-Q38 Castles BxKt9 B-K Q-K210 P-B3 P-Bfl11 P- Q4 KI-K512 RxKt B.R7ch13 Kill yxlt14 P-KKtS Castles 42 QxP15 B-Q3 y-K2lJ) 43 QxKt
B.KB4(b) R.K1017 Kt .R318 PxP PxP19 Kt.B4 B-R3<d)20 Q.Q2 BxKt21 BxB Kt.Q222 B.KK!5 Q--Q323 Q.B2 g -KI3.24 B-y3
29 B.K330 P-R4*e)31 B-B2(f)32 P-yR533 P-Kt534 Bxr
! 35 r. QMg)SO P-B437 B-B38 K-Kt39 P-Q540 Q-Q441 QxKtPcll K-B2 .
RxB »y*QR -BORiPchKgm;K*P *
!isB Kt'&n K-K2411 P-KHO5(1 P -R7
Howell.T-B3Q.K2Kt.Kt3Kt-QiPxPK-KI2Q-R6Kt- Kt5Q-R8Q-Kt8U-K7Kt Q6
44 BxQP.QB3(c) 45 BxP
40 K-B247 P-R5
Q--K12R-K3yR-KRxRK-R
51 K.Kt352 K-B453 K.B554 KxP55 K-KI556 Drawn
R.KR5K-Q3R. R3KxPK--B4K.Kt4RxP(b)
25 Q-Q226 R-K27 RxB28 P-yKt4
Notes.<a> This refusal of the proffered queen's pawn Is
quite original, and a departure from the usualmode of procedure along this line.
(b) The new play, la answer to the customaryQxI'(Q5i on the part of Black Is 18 Q Q2. It isdifficult to say whether the more would serve thesame purpose in the present instance. The textmove was adopted by Idisker In all of the sixgames agatust Tschlgorin.
(c) A move for which Tschlgorln, too, had a
fancy.(d) Again somewhat out of tlie beaten track.
There is no apparent objection to if.(e) White's two moves with the queen's took
pawn at this Juncture are not necessary, especiallyas he has not the time to spare he thinks he has.P.Kt5 at once is In order.
(f> The White king Is now fairly well Intrenched.tg) B.B here would have saved another Import¬
ant move.(h) If the rook were to retire, B.R5 wonld, of
ctnrse. win the game for White.The second game of the Curt-Fox match
developed some very interesting positions.Curt had an opportunity to win, and aftermissing it lost a drawn game in an effortto force a win.the usual result.
English Opening.Cart.
i p-yB4Fox.P-K4
Curt". Fox.32 KtxB KtxKt33 R.Kt4ch K-B34 RxRcb KxR35 K.B436 K.B537 B.B338 B.RBcli39 B-K240 P-KR441 B-B42 K-B443 B.R344 K-K345 B.B546 P.K547 P.K648 B-Q349 BxP50 K-Q351 K.K2
P-B3K-B2Kt.K4K-K2Kt.Kt3Kt.K4Kt.B6Kt.K4Kt.Q6chKt.B8P-K3KtxPR(b)P.Kt4PxPKt-BOKt.Q8Kt.B6cU
62 K.B3(cl P-R553 PxP54 K.Kt465 B-R256 K-R557 B.Kt368 KxP50 K.Kt#60 BxP61 Resigns(d)
KtxPKt.Kt3P-B5P-B6KtxPKt.KtP-B7KtxB
2 Kt-Qrt3 Kt.KB3.1 P-KKI3 B.B44 P-K3 Kt-B35 B-Kt2 Castles6 KKt.K2 R-K7 P.Q5 B-B8 Castles F-Q39 P.B4 PxP10 KtxP Kt.K411 P-KtS P-B312 P-Q4 Kt.Kt313 Kt.R5 Q-R414 RxKt Pxlt15 KtxPch K.K16 KtxK QxKt17 B.Q2 Q.Q618 Kt HO B.R319 Q-K Q.B420 y.KB yxOch21 Rxy B-B22 P-K4 B--KS23 P-y6 B-B24 P-KR3 P-B425 B.yB3 P-QR420 Kt.Q7ch B -Kt227 BxBcb(a) KxB28 Kt.Kt« R-Kt29 K-B2 Kt.K430 K -K3 B -Q231 R-B4 R-Kt
Notes.fa) Here White could have won another pawn by
Kt.Kt6.(b) If either pawn takes pawn, then 47 B.Kt
(threatening the knight), P-K5; 48 K-Q2, Kt.Qfl; 49 BxKt, PxB; 50 KxP and wins.
(c) K.ys would draw, but White persists Inplaying to win.
<d) For. if 61 P-R5. Kt-y5; 62 P-R6, KtxP;63 P.R7. Kt.Bch and wins.A letter has been received from Mr. W.
L. Moorman in which that gentleman statesthat he will be In Washington the latterpart of January, when he will play a matchwith Champion Sournin. Arrangements forthe match will be made bj- Mr. W. B. Mun-delle, who lias been selected by the twoprincipals to complete details.
Checkers.The final games in the checker match for
the District championship were played re¬
cently at the Northeast Club and resultedIn Mr. Farqu&har winning three straightgames an<J the match from Mr. Harlan,thus retaining the championship.Mr. H. Argenbrlght of Virginia was a
visitor at the local club during the weekand engaged in some Interesting play overthe board.
Whist.The regular round of compass whist
played last Saturday evening was produc¬tive of some excellent scores. Thesegames are becoming popular, and are at¬tended by the strongest players of thecity. In the North and South divisionMessrs. C. H. Turner and C. L. Parker ledwith 127, while A. T. Hawksworth and A.E. Taylor led East and West with 150.
Golf Notes.Since W. C. Fownes, Jr., of Pittsburg
made his record round of the Atlantic Citylinks, using long clubs, a good many ama¬teurs have been experimenting. It may besaid without contradiction, however, thatforty-eight-inch drivers liave not been a
great success.J. L. Stack has been elected captain ot
the Midlothian Country Club. This popularplayer has the reputation of not allowingsuch trifles as business to Interfere wHhgolf.The links of Plnehurst, N. C.. literally
swarmed with golfers last week. Not sincethe coarse was opened had so many expertsbeen gathered there at the same time.Few women golfers have gained a distinc¬
tion similar to Mrs. F. R. Sessions of theMahoning Golf Club. Ia the final for the
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President's cup she defeated Richard Gar-lick, and on tl» previous day, In the semi¬finals, disposed of George L. Fordyce, theclub champion.According to George Low, the Baltusrol
professional, there Is no certainty of OpenChampion Willie Anderson and BernardNichols making a tour of the Florida greensthis winter with him.Cincinnati is to have a new elghteen-hole
course next year. Residents of Avondalehave acquired a long-term lease on a tractof seventy-five acres at Ros > Hill, and in¬tend to spend a large sum ol money devel¬oping a first-class links. The organizationis to be known as the Avondale Golf Club.A golfer of an Inventive turn of mind has
devised a club that can be used by either a
right or left-handed player. The adaptabili¬ty of this new weapon must be apparent toall close followers of the sport, as there aretimes when one gets lies where it Is next toImpossible to play the ball right-handed.The same thing, of couiae, holds good withleft-handed players.It Is just possible that the three national
golf championships of 1904 will be held Inthe east. This section seems reasonably cer¬tain of securing the women's event, and It isIntimated on good authority that Philadel¬phia will make another effort to secure theamateur contest for men. The Boston dis¬trict Is also in line for a championship, butas the open has been held twice at Myopia,the Bostonlans are likely to make a bid forthe amateur. Philadelphia has had neitherof these tournaments as yet. and it is ques¬tionable whether the Quaker city would.are to take the open.
Boxing Briefs.Young Corbett has agreed to fight the
winner of the Kid Herman-Tommy Mowattbout. They clash In Chicago tonight.If Joe Duffy of New York city Is willing
.o fight any 115-pound boy he can get anatch by calling on Jack McDonald ofPhiladelphia.Tim Callahan of Philadelphia and Clar¬
ence Forbes of Chicago are to battle forHx rounds before a Chicago club tomorrownight. They are to weigh 126 pounds at 3>'clock the day of the fightWhen George Gardner and Marvin Hart
get together tomorrow night In Bostonthere will be something doing. On presentform neither man appears to have any thebest of It. .
Matty Matthews has challenged Joa Wal-cott. He wants to meet the Black Demonat 142 pounds and is willing to go any dis¬tance. A Boston club lias made an offerfor the match.Yank Kenny is out with a challenge to
the heavy-weights, barring Jim Jefl'ries.William II. Daly of Brooklyn, Kenny'smanager, thinks he has a chance with anyof the heavies.Young Corbett's next light may be in
Boston. He has been offersd a tight withMartin Canole of Fall River for January1!> or soon after. The only stipulation isthat the weight shall be 133 pounds.Ben Jordan, the English featherweight,will leave for this country January 11. A
Chicago club has offered a purse of $1,50(1for Jordan and Benny Yanger, with theprivilege of half the house. They willbattle at 1% pounds.Willie Fitzgerald of Brooklyn, in spite of
recent defeats, has secured a m*.tch withJoe Gans, to come off before the Metropol¬itan A. C. of Detroit some time next month.The agreement stipulates that the menstall weigh 1.15 pounds at 6 o'clock on theday of the battle. Gans has already bv&tenFitzgerald in a ten-round bout.Harry Forbes, the ex-bantamweight
champion, and Abe Attell, the San Fran¬cisco boxer, have been matched to light tenrounds at 122 pounds, at ringside, beforethe Indianapolis (Ind.) A. C. tonight fora purse of (1.500. The men wili dividethis 75 per cent to the wini. r and 25 percent to the loser. This match was sched¬uled to take place before the West EndA. C. of St. Louis, but was prevented bythe police of that city.Australian Billy Murphy has come to
life again. He boxed in a preliminary tothe Corbett-H&nlon bout, and the dispatchsays: "For the first two or three roundsMurphy failed to show any of his old-time,speed or cleverness, but In the last threerounds he landed effectively, Evans was,almost out when the £ong sounded for the1close of the sixth round, but the refere#.called the contest a draw, greatly to th»,disgust of the big crowd, which thought;that Murphy should have be*>a given thedecision."
