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tt TIIE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK. MONDAY. MAY 2. 1004.

DRIVERS AND AUTOISTS ON THE BROOKLYN SPEEDWAY. I GOOD CATCH! 8 OF FLATFISH. ISpet-ial to the Eagle Pat.hogue. L. May Hfok and line SIGNS OF BLCEFIEEINO.

(Special to the Eagle.) Palrhogue, May 2 Lovers of Great South Kav hlui Afthin. will ffelichtnl to MJ. 111 BEHD1HESS FOB KOIS Pnl DPEK FOR UPTON CO? MCE. r5K i its- j-eista its BKowsb! in "wvelonr. iSOjeCB, 14.I40EIIX Three Weeks of Brilliant Sport Promised at Westchester Track.

RICH STAKES TO BE DECIDED. Good Weather Will Bring Jamaica Heat to Successful End Feature Events. All that remains to put tbe magnificent Morris Park race track in perfect shape tut the opening on Thursday neit is a few Hail touches. The course is in fine condition aad needs only a little harrowing and rolling to make it fit for record breaking pertorroancee. Everything about the enonnoue grand stan club bouse and betting lnclosure has been put In apple pie ordnr for the crowd that on Thursday promises to beat anything ot its kind that baa ever witnessed an opening, even at the track of the Westchester Racing Association.

The book programme of stakes and ovef-nlgbt events to be decided at the meeting has Just hern Issued, and it needs but a glance to foretell the brilliant character ot the racing that will be served up during ths three weeks commencing Thursday next. There will te eighteen days of racing at Morris Tark. during which there will be decided many of tba richest stakes of the year, including the rich Metropolitan Handicap, the Toboggan Handicap, the classio Withers, the National Stallion Stakes, the Grand National Steeplechase, tbe Amateur Cup, the Eclipse and the Belmont. Of added money In the stakes alone there will be nearly divided among the various owncr3 during the eighteen days of racing. For these rich events the very flower ot the thoroughbred world is entered both- in the handicap division for older horses and In the two and three-year-old stakes.

On Thursday next, the opening day of tbe meeting, the great Metropolitan Handicap will take place. Entered in It are Hermls, Irish Lad, Major Dalugcrficld, Hurstbourno, Mnmie Worth. Eugenia Bui-cli, Rosetlnt, Highball, Beldame, Lux Casta, Red Knight and others whose names and reputations In the racing world are almost as well known. The Metropolitan is the first of the four really big spring handicaps, the other three being the Brooklyn, the Suburban and the Brighton. There are two other stnke races on tho card for the opening day that will attract uo small amount of aitention.

They are tbe Juvenile, for 2 year olds, and the Meadow-brook Hunters Trim Steeplechase. In the Juvenile the best of the youngsters that have already been seen and a largo number -of new ones are eligible to go to the post. The Larchmont, tor 3 year olds. Is the only otake feature of Friday's card. On Saturday three fixed events will be decided in the Bouquot.

for 2 year olds; the Toboggan Handicap, in which the pick of the Bprinters will race over the Eclipse course, and the 1 I I) Eastern Leaerue. has made Rood and will de velop Into one of the stars at that position. He is a tree hitter, last on nis reel ana ib self possessed In an emergency. He played his first professional game with tho Baltimore team ot the American League In 190i, after the desertion of McGraw, Kelley, Mc-Gann and other Orioles. He did flue work for Hanlon's Eastern League team in 1903.

Jones is 27 years ot age and good for many seasons in fast company. Fielder Jones has decided to make the best of a bad bargain and has joined the White Sox. Jack Kllng cheated himself out ot a hit recently. He bunted toward first, and while Elliott was giving chase to the ball Kllng ran out of the base line In order to disconcert the pitcher. Elliott was eo long In getting to tho ball that Kling had paRsed first base before the high throw sailed over his head out of Kelly's reach.

O'Day had seen Kling's violation of tho base running rules and promptly decided him out. Tim Flood Is now captain of the Los Angeles team. When Dillon was benched be put. the club in charge of Jud Smith, but Morley has decided to place Flood at the head. Tim is a scrapper all the time and should make a good man to direct the team.

Whether he is Dillon's equal Is a question. That old head on the team has already been missed, and It will be a hard proposition that Flood undertakes. The team was not hard pushed last season and Dillon showed up to advantage as a leader. Just what he could have done this season Is something that may yet ho determined. Whist Here Is a hand where a little lack ot forethought on the trick cost tbe game: The play made was a very natural one and It 13 safe to say the trick would have been played the same by two out of every three bridge players In local clubB.

It is, never theless, an illustration of the most exaspor ating thing that can happen when One Is dummy and must sit still and watch; the stupid loss of tricks. Score, A-B, Y-Z, rubber game. dealt and declared no trump. The hands were: H. 9, 2.

10. D. 5, 2. 10, 6, 5, 2. 3.

9, 5, D. 6, 3. C. 4. 7, 6, 4.

H. 10, 5. S. 6, 2. D.

8, 7, 4. C. 7. The hand was actually played as follows: PLAY. A D.

10, 9 BEJHIHD PICKNOOBU, 2.10.. JERSEY CITY GOLFERS PL1 GOOD SEASON. Have Several Fine Tennis Courts as Well as Good Links. CUP CONTESTS START SOON. Club Is Now in Excellent Condition and Has Shown Rapid Growth.

Special to ths Eagle.) Jersey City, N. May 2 The Jersey City Golf Club Is to informally open lis season Saturday. The organization Ib rapidly bs coining one. of the most comprehensive country clubs around New York, tavlng practic ally the whole of Hudson County to itself. Several new dirt tennis have lust been finished, and the doubles In the tourna ment of the North Jersey Tennis Associa tion will be held hero.

Indeel, these courts are said to rink with any in Jersey, so an ap plication ban been, put In for one ot tho Middle States championship tennis events. A dial for clock golf, one of the very few In the East, is. now under construction and te expected flftitdi'cd by June. The club owns its house and tennis land, conven iently located ou Belmont avenuo, near West Side, hut Is Icb foruinote as to its golf course, which may be eventually lost, as a neighboring park project ira under consideration. The links several excellent hazards, Including a bog, but its nine holes measure only 2,120 yards, a leot that baa prevented the club from holding open tour naments, inasmuch as it is a member of the Metropolitan Golf Association.

The club has a number of widely known players, in cluding George H. Bowley and A. I. Drayton. Golf competitions will begin Immediately on the scr.aon 'a cup and between the fair members for the women's cud.

which Is played for spring and fall. Mlas Helen Ray and Miss Clara Wilkinson aro In the lead for permanent possession of that trophy. croquet is another divcron here. Skat ing and hockey were introduced last winter, and other attractiors are outlined. The regulations as to play by Juniors and non-members have recently made more liberal and.

with the nronces In favorable condition, the 150 members oxpect an active ecason. KOCKAWAY HUNT CLUB POLO. (Special to the Knglc.) Cedarhurst, L. May 2The polo season at the Rockaway Hunt Club will be opened next Wednesday afternoon, May 4, by a match between the Westchester and Rockaway Hunt Club teams. The nrlze will he handsome silver cups.

A. Butler Duncan will bi referee, and the teams will be made up as follows Westchester. I Rockaway. W. A.

Hazard. K- I.a Mnntaxne, I'anlcl tmuneey, P. P. Collier. K.

S. Keval, K. .1. Collier. J.

M. J. I. nialr. Long Brooklyn Yacht Club Event to Start on Saturday, July 2.

FINISH AT MARBLEHEAD ROCK. A. Maxwell Will Represent Local Organization Three Hundred and Thirty Mile Course. Conditions for the Upton Cup race to be held la July under the auspices of tbe Brook-lyo Yacht Club have beeu decided. The boats will start cn the second day of tbe month off the club anchorage on Gravesenl Bay.

The finish will be oft Marblebead Rock, Murblehead, Mass. Tbe entire distance of the long event Is estimated at about 330 miles. There will bo no time limit. The following boats have been entered to date: Fanshawe. keel yawl, Frank Maler, New Ro-ClKlle Yacht Club.

Ii teet. Sea Bird, keel yawl, T. V. Day, Springfield Yacht HUB, 'it teet. Rough Rider, sloop, A.

Maxwell, Brooklyn meat flub, 3D met. Newasl. sloop, H. Johnson, Larchmont Yacht Club, 39 feci. The first priio will be a fifty-guinea cup, presented by Sir Thomas J.

Upton. The second prize, to be given if three or more boats start, will be a two hundred dollar marine paintiug, presented by Warren Shep-pard. The thiid prize, given if Dvo or more yachts start, will be a seventy-flve-dollar Chelsea ship bell clock, preaonted by The Rudder Publishing Company. There will also be a prize given under conditions not yet formulated, by G. R.

Agassis. The race is open to crulsing-salling boats belonging to any organized yacht club in the world, not measuring more than forty feot over all. Any rig. A boat to enter mu3t bo a bona fide cruising vessel, having full deck, watertight cockpit, and of substantial construction and rig. Yachts built to any special racing class, or that are used solely for racing, or yachts having bulb keel or metal tin which ig not an integral portion of tho hull are barred.

Crews are limited to five, all amateurs. One professional may be carried as steward or cook, but must do no work on deck, nor assist In any manner In navigating the Boat's must carry stores and water sufficient for ten days. Not less than one-half gallon per day per man of water to bo carried. This may be carried in tanks or breakers at the captain's option. Anchors, chains or hawsers, sido-lights and complete cruising outfit must be on board; Including two compasses, one for use in binnacle, and a small spare one in reserve; alto a life-preserver or ring for each member of the crew.

Boats measuring more than 30 feet over all must have a tender or dinghey not less than 10 feet long, boats under 30 feet over all one not less than 8 teet long. No restrictions are made as to light sails -carried, but the lower canvas must be that used by the yacht when cruising. Towing bv rowing dinghey and rowing with sweeps Will, be' permitted. Tho shifting of weight fore and aft, to trim the vessel will be allowed, nonweight in the form of ballast or stores- must be jettisoned except as. a measure of safety.

Before starting the com-mittcs will Inspect each yacht and decide as to its-right 10 participate in the race. AH entries are acoepted conditional to this The captain of a yacht must satisfy tho committee that he has on board charts, compasses, lead-line, lights and prorjer. sailing, directions, also a log-book whlelrfoust ha kept with hourly entries, and handed Iff at. completion of race. i The committee reserves the right to refuse entry of any boat that they do not consider) a rionafldo cruising craft, or that is hi their judgment unseaworthy.

or otherwise Unfit tor make the race. Measurement for computing allowance will be the length of the boat over all; 1. tbe length on deck from the fore-side of the stem to the after-side of the sternboard or tran-'som. Allowance per foot 40 minutes. No allowance for difflerence of rig.

Entries must be mode before 12 o'clock noon, June IS. Entry blanks may bo had by applying to D. G. Whltloek. Wall street; Charles A.

Kelly, 21 Park Row, or Thomas Fleming Day, 9 Murray street, New York City. BROOKLYN BALL TEAM BEATEN AT CEDARHURST. (Special to the Eagle.) L. May 2 The Cedarhurst Field Club opened the local base ball season yesterday afternoon by defeating the Prospect Athletic Club nine of Brooklyn before a large and enthusiastic crowd. For four innings the teams were on even terms, then the visitors got a run in the fifth, while the Cedarhursts took the lead in the next inning by scoring twice.

The Prospects again took the lead in the seventh, but the locals went them two better in their half of the Inning, scoring three runs. In tho eighth the Cedarhursts made five runs and won the game by a score of 12 to -7. The score by Innings was as follows: 12345678!) R.H.E. Prospect A. (' 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 10-77 3 9 BntterleB Prospect.

White and Walker; Cedar-hurBt, Brower and Carroll. Umpire Joseph Discher. GLEN COVE BOWLERS ARRANGE GOOD GAMES. (Special to the Eagle.) Glen Cove. L.

May 2 The Glen Cove Bowling Club, which was recently organized, has arranged for a series of team matches, the first of which will be played this even ing, and the others on Wednesday and Sat urdav evanlnes. The membership has been divided Into bIx teams of five men each, and each member of tho winning team will re ceive a prize The club is composed of the leading business and professional men of the village, the teams being made up as fohows: No. 1 E. J. Brown, Ir.

W. H. Zobrinkle. Dr. J.

D. Bayre, P. H. Grimm, William H. Weeks.

No. 2 W. P. Etarka, H. L.

Pratt, the Rev. J. W. Gammaeli, tho Rev. J.

A. Norrtn. C. L. Iee.

No. 3 William H. Bowne. Dr. H.

O. Wahllg, Tk v. A WHarht. r. N.

Gav. W. I. Fancher. No.

4 Frank T. Baldwin. S. J. Trepeee, W.

I. Harrold. H. K. Dodge.

A. n. sieign or r. i. bob- No.

5 E. D. Skinner, R. F. Bowne, Sidney O.

Firman, James W. Townena. J. Ftniay No. 6 Dr.

A. Olnnevor, H. Hedges, Colea, W. Hicks, Ellwood Valentino. BOWLING RECORDS, Following aro the official records of tho Notional Bowling League (Including all games played to April 29 inclusive.) Two men.

Individual. Tl gms. Cities. Brooklyn Buffalo New York Philadelphia Pittahurg Toledo Krle Chicago W. W.

W. L. cent. 22 7 33 7 14 22 31 60 63 15 .779 25 IS 19 9 44 24 .647 19 9 17 23 80 32 .529 25 31 27 43 62 74 .413 19 30 26 34 45 64 .413 16 27 26 34 42 61 15 34 26 45 40 79 .336 tlhlr.g lor B.Mll.h la the Great Fouib Bay at pieaeni offers good results. Tbe bay a.

the west eni has given up tome gocd sizod fltb the past few weeks, and If tbe enthusiast ran give the time be will gt the tso The crews of lue big oysier dredgers say that the crews ol the life laving stations have made some extra large catches of Haitian. Captain Jacob CKkeri. known as the "Oyster King" of the south side ot Long Island, has gasoriated with Bay Shore par-tics in the pund net fishing, and will estab lish a srtes of neta in the ocean off Fire Inland Inlet when the regular season opens. It is said the new firm will have the largest collection of nets In that form of fishing along the Atlantic front. THOTJT AT GLEN COVE.

A number of fine trout were caught In the lower lake at Glee Cove on Thursday and Friday. STAKE WINNERS AT AUCTION. Horses From Whitney Stable to Go Under the Hammer Next Saturday. Unusual interest Is being taken by turfmen In the sale of horses from the stable of the late C. Whitney, which will take place at Morris Park before tho races on Saturday next.

The lot that will be offered includes several stake winners. The Balo will afford an opportunity for owners to pick up bargains and strengthen their stables for the season's campaign. Included In tbe lot that will bt. offered are: Reliable, Armenia, Mimosa, Hippocrates, Mineola, Inflexible, Hortcnsia. Leonldas, Ailsa, King Cole, Co- mo, Red Fox, Myopia, Bedouin, Inspiration, Courier, Advance, Onward, Sachem, Anaconda, Delusion.

The following steeplechasers, the properly of W. H. Smith and Drcamuold Farm, will be offered: Sam Dcvere, Astor, Terrible Terry, Fllon d'Or, Lothian, Ferocious, Wpos-ter Boy. TURF NOTES. John B.

Madden, the Kentucky turfman, Is having his own troubles at Morris Park, trying to keep secret the form of the big barnful of horses that he baa In his charge, especially the 2 year olds. It is a strange fact that little or no Information has leaked out thus far concerning the youngsters that Madden will sooner or later Bpring on an unsuspecting public. It 1b sate to say that before many days have passed the public will hear of some youngster that Manaen haB sold for a fabulous price. (Ine that Is attracting considerable attention in her work since arriving at Morris Park is a racy looking niiBs named Linda Lee, by Hamburg Myrtlo Harkness. She Is reported to be as good, if not better, than Lallte, the Plaudit filly, that Madden surprised the talent with at Washington.

There Is a colt In th stable, according to certain wise peo ple, that will make a sensation the first time hA starts. His name is Margrane and he la bv Ton Gallant Cinderella. Cinderella was the dam of Hastings, Plaudit, Glonheim and other well known winners. Madden paid something like 10,000 for this one when he was 6 months old. There was a great difference of opinion as to whether Lord Badge a chnuces had oeen benefited or injured by hiB action in running awav before the sixth race on Saturday.

The bookmakers evidently did not think that his gallop up the chute without his Jockey had hurt him, for Instead of hunching his price In the betting, tbey held him at threos, his closing price at poBt time. Ths race proved that the old horse had been benefited. After unseating Hlldebrand, he simply galloped around the track and up into the chute, where he was caught and led back. After he had been caught man weighing In the neighborhood of 1B0 pounds got on him and started to ride him back to the post. There was a bowl from the Lord Badge backers that compelled the man to dismount and lead him until Hlldebrand remounted.

While Lord Badge was galloping around riderless, the other horses were standing at the post with their Jockeys up. The stables at the Weslchester track are already nearly all occupied and there is every reason to believe that tho meeting which begins on Thursday will be one ot tho greatest In tho history of tho turf. There never was a time when the horses in the handicap division were so many or so evenly matched and there never was a time when there was so many Jockeys of promise riding. James Vllllpigue gave his annual dinner to a few chosen frlende at his "Old Tappcn House" at Shecpshead Bay yesterday. These dinners are events in the racing season and lucky Indeed Is tho man who Is fortunate enough to receive a bid.

Among those present yesterday were many of the best known racing and theatrical lights ot the country. The stables of James Blute and S. S. Bender were shipped to Chicago from Jamaica yesterday. The horses will bo sent direct to Worth and unless something goes wrong, Mr.

Blute will pick up a lot of purses with Sals and Toscan. In Suzanne Rocamora, G. H. Whitney has a filly of more than usual promise, and If she continues to improve as she has done In the past, she will beat more on the big tracks than will beat her, especially on a muddy track. The best part of her performance Is that she Is consistent.

A. M. IDillri llilil 12KKJ P. M. lllll II CM ia.40 Jamalrs (ssarsle Mil Mill Ilarnruat River was generally well patronized.

Naturally, Firm thought that Barnegat was the whole thing for sport, and he told some aroailng tales of exploits with the rod. Here Is a pretty "tart" one for which ho was responsible: 'Ono day me en' Harry was lyln' out off the mouth of the creek after weakfish. There naon i Deen much doln an' we was kinder half dozln' In the sun. Harry on one side I of the boat an' me on the other, when sud-' den I got a strike an' yanked In a big tide, runner. I hadn't no more thon got him in the boat when Harry gives a yell an' commences tuggln' at hlB hand line.

Pretly soon lie gits his follow over the sldo un' thero was ns fine a four-pound blueflsh as ever you see. Well, we sat there fer an lour, pullln' in weakfish an' Harry makln' himself agreeable to the blui-lluh, till we got tlrod pullln' them In an' agreed to quit. Harry had eighty-six bluefiah on his side of tho boat an' I had eighty-seven weakfbh, actual count. I s'posa them blue-fish was a chasin' up the weakfish fer a square meal, an' when they cum to our anchor cable the weoks went one side ol the boat in' the blues t'other. That's tho only way I can spell it out." "What's thai? Well, I don't caro If I do." There Is a man in charge of boats at one of the fishing stations cn the Jamaica Pay trestle who was formerly a motormou on a Iiiooklyn street car line.

A few minutes conversation wilh him will dls-lose ihe fact that he is in love wilh his pres mt occupa tion: "I think fishermen are the finest people to get on with that 1 have ever hi A man comes down here for a day's fit-hlng, puis on an old suit of clothes ami an olo hat, lights his pipe and seems to fnrgd all his troubles. If ever had any. And then he In always as proud of his rntch as a mother is over her latest Imhy. I love lo walch 'em and hear them talk, and sometimes I have to sneak off down to my bouts, for nothing Is loo good for me Hun, snd some of thm soem to think I have a perpetual thirst. sir: I tell you a crank can't be a fisherman, and all that come down bere are tbe best nalured men I ever saw." har that young menhaden are beginning to i run la this latnnua fishing ground.

The as they are commonly railed by South Baymcn. have been straggling in tbe bay during the past week, coming with the warm nave of tbe middle of last week. Tbe coxing of menhaden Is taken as an evidence of early bluonhinis In the bay. The menhaden are the natural prey ol the blucftsh. and when the "feed" of the more gamer fish appear then It Is evident the blues are not far away.

HUNTERS TO END SEASON. Special to the Eagle.) Hcmrttfad. L. May The Meadow Frcok Club will end I hunting season this week with two meets of the foxhounds. These will occur to morrow at West Hills and on Saturday at the Piping Rock Show Grounds, each day at 11 o'clock.

The sea-tan with the club has been one of the beet In many years, owing to favorable weather condition, Increased interest in tbe sport and few accidents. GERKEN DID NOT REFUSE RIBBON AT HORSE SHOW. Merely Handed It Bock to Judges Be cause of Scarcity of Trophies. Despite tho statement in a yesterday morning newspaper that John Gerken refused and passed back In anger to the judges tho reserve ribbon awarded him in one of the championships of the Riding and Driving Club Horse Show late Saturday night, Mr. Gerken says that he did not do so and the officials of the Show also say be did not.

Immediately upon the decision of the judges In this second of the Saddle Horse Championships, Just before midnight on Saturday, Mr. Gerken was observed to lean over his mare Elsa'e neck, take off the ribbon that had been pinned there and, riding up to the judge's stand, hand it over. On the part of those who saw this action there was considerable comment until Mr. Gerken and the officials explained It. "I did hand back the Reserve Ribbon given.

to Elsa," said Mr. Gerken yesterday in the parlors of Gerkendalo at Gravescnd. "I took it up to the Judges' stand. But it wag not a matter of refusing It. I never thought of such a thing and I am distressed that It should have been stated anywhere in print that I am a fault finder.

I shall send a denial to tho paper that published the statement that 1 refused that ribbon. "The whole story of the matter is this: A mistake was made In the number of ribbons sent over by the maker for the Championship Classes. Four sets or eight were ordered. When tbe ribbons came to be looked over on Saturday it was found that only four in all had been sent for the championships. The others will be ordered at once, and I will get mine.

On Saturday evening as the ribbon was pinned on Elsa I was asked if I. would hand It back to the judges that this particular Reserve Ribbon, the only one left, might be used over again in the Harness Championships. That is all of It. "I do think, however, that Elsa should have won this Championship Instead of Louis bherry sol-dlsant. whom Miss Thompson, the professional -rider, rode.

You can say for me that in a- saddle horse class the cutting of the figure eight in the ring is not a fair test. That is polo pony work, and nothing else. I have never trained a saddle horse of mine to anything like that, and never will. A Championship should certainly not be awarded on consideration of this sort." Speaking for the Judges Charles W. Smith.

clerk of the ring, told the same story, that Mr. Gerken did not refuse his Reserve Ribbon and only handed the one pinned on Elsa back to the judges because the supply had run BJlon. RICHMOND HILL GOLFERS QUALIFY FOR HANDICAP. (Special to the Eagle.) Jamaica, L. May 2 Several members qualified for the spring handicap at the Rich mond Hill golf grounds, yesterday.

The first eight will play oft at match nlav for the handicap cup and the second eight at match play for the consolation cup. The first round or match play win take place next Saturday, scores: FIRST EIGHT. H. Oldrlng 102 58 12 18 18 10 15 12 12 K. W.

Van Vleck 92 T. W. Satterthwaite C. H. Dlllcy 93 99 92 ,.100 97 SS W.

Escher B. W. Hunt K. Torrance B. C.

Molby SECOND EIGHT. A. Pell .104 .102 96 97 9S H. H. Man A.

Man N. F. Orlffln C. G. Coakley A.

Mlnda 95 R. L. Harrison Ill 8. H. Ordway 117 The April handicap cun was won bv E.

C. witn a score 01 8J lti 73. AMATEUR BASE BALL NOTES. The Visitation Lyceum nine defeated tho mare, ot Newark. by the Bcore of 7 to 6.

ytsicmay afternoon at visitation Field. The West Farm Y. M. C. team was de feated by tho BriHhtnn A.

C. by the score of 10 yesteraay aiiernoon, at ungnton I'arK. At the Johnson avenue grounds the SkeUvi aeieaiea trie rtowaran oy me score oi 8 to The Marquette lost their first Rme of the eeuson yesterday afternoon to the Empires, at Marquette ield, me score was to The Hamilton A. A. defeated the Standard Field Club yesterday afternoon by the score of 11 to 9, The Lilac F.

C. beat the Osceola, of Mtn hattan, yesterday afternoon, at Wnrren Park, by the score of 13 to 12, In a ten Inning game. The Everett College team defeated the AH Brooklyn! yesterday afternoon by the score of to S. Pratt Institute defeated the Peeksklll Military Academy team by the score of 14 to 3, at Peeksklll, last Saturday. The St.

Michael's team defeated the Oreenpoint A. c. in a closely contemea (tame at tst. Micnaen field yesterday. The final score was to 11.

The Rldftewoods defeated the Cuban X-GIanta fn a twelve Inning game at Ridge wood Park yesterday afternoon, ny tne score of 11 to 10. The Brooklyn F. C. defeated the Bpooner F. C.

4 to 0, In tho preliminary game. Far Rockaway. L. April 80 The Nameoke base ball team Is open for challenges from teams averaging from 11 to 18 years. The team is made up of the following layers; ii.

carron, it. Juaes. O. Corsor. H.

Wagner. A. Hnynes, R. Hnynes. D.

Coulter, J. McTiRue and C. C'ronln. Charlns McGuinness was elected captain: Frank Cotgan, urPHldent. and P.

Dollard. secretary. The Brooklyn Juniors would like to hear from earns avernnlna: from 10 to 12 years of age. Ad' arcss Albert Ehrhanlt, si Hope street. NEWS OF THE OARSMEN.

Oaramen at all the local clubs took advantaaa of the Rood weather ye.tenlay and for the flrat time this aeaaon sood practice waa enjoyed. The Brhemian. Nasaau. Wyanoke and Atlantic crew- nut In a hard day's work on the Harlem River. Prank Veeley.

of the Bohemian flub, who la train na for the Memorial pay regatta, took sev. era) aiilna In a clnalfl shell. Boodrle, of the aanie rlub, waa out with Vealey, and the two enffugad in Roma lively racea, No olana have been made as yet for the Wyaiv oke Boat Club's aeaaon. The club Is now without a captain and until a leader la elected thinns will he In a bad shape. Fred Deramp la actios as captain.

The club had four-oared barga and a all cared scuu out yesterday. The new house of the Nassau Boat Club was opened yester.lay ror tne iir.t time. tver tnirty members were out on the water preparing for tho Harlem rssaita. C. 4 Titus, the noted oarsman of the Atlantic B.

has announced thst he will lake part In the Olympic resatia at St. Louis, on June 29 and 20. HORSESHOE HARBOR OPENING. The trustees ot the Horneehoe Harbor Club announce that the club house at Larch rcont wIP bo opened ou Saturday, May for the yachtlug mason of 1904. The flag will be hoisted and saluted at clock P.

New York Steeplechase. In no year since the gates of the glorious Westchester course were thrown open to the public, and this will probably be the last year of the racing there. haB the prospect for a brilliant meeting been better. With good weather on Thursday it is not 'unreasonable to expect that at least 25,000 person will he present to Bee tho Metropolitan run. Racing will continue until Wednesday at Jamaica, the pretty track of the Metropolitan Jockey Club.

There are who wJ, be sorry Bee the meeting eoPi'0 clc- There is no track in the Metropolitan dlB-1 trlct that is more popular with the racing public, where a person can sit In the grand Btand and comfortably see evory part of a race aa it is being run, In short, where the patrons ot the (ruck are considered before all else. The remaining three days at the Long Island course aro full of promise from a racing standpoint and with anything like good weather, the meeting should closo In a blaie of glory. The club hns been slngulurly unfortunate In the matter of weather since It opened lis gales a week ago to-day, ralo having fallen every day since last Monday. To-morrow the Williamsburg Handicap, for 3 year olds, at six furlongs, in which such good ones as Collector Jessup. Beldame, Grenade.

Orthodox. Conkllng. Jocquin, Tha Lady Rohesia. Monet and Race King are named to go. Is down for decision.

Tho meeting will close on Wednesday afternoon wilh the running of the Corona Smkos, a hnndlcnp at a milo and seventy yards. In this race ore some of the heat handicap horses in training, Including Francesco, hnvi Melbourne, Mastennan, Jack llatlln. Do IteHzke, Hot) Murphy. The Lndy All Oold, Andy Williams ur.d Dixlnllno. Fitzgerald will resume work with the starting flag at Morris Park and Cassldy will temporarily retire.

It Is to be hoped that the stewards will not InsM upon the upe of tho "walk up" sysinni of starting while Fitzgerald bundling the flag. It is said, however, that the solons of iho sport are not siiilsfled with Ih results thnt have been obtained by ot Jamaica, and that they will ask Fitzgerald to give the "walk up" aiylu a funher trial at Morris Park. IS 01 WESTERN TRIP. Local Ball Tossers Will Meet Quakers in First Series. SOME INTERESTING GOSSIP.

Good Sunday Games Decided on Na tional and American League Diamonds. The Records. (National League.) W. L. P.C.I W.

PC. New 9 2 6 6t. Loula 7 5 .11 6 5 Mai ft .417 P.C. .600 400 .000 8 7 533! Philadelphia 2 (American League.) W. L.

P.C.I W. Boston 10 2 St. 6 Philadelphia 4 4 Chicago 8 4 New 5 600! Washington. 0 Results Yesterday. (National" League.) Chlcaga, 1.

4: Cincinnati, 8. (American League.) Plttaburc." St. Louis, Chicago, 13; Si. Louis, 0. Games To-morrow.

(National League.) Brooklyn at Philadelphia. New York at Boston. Chicago at Pittsburg. St. Loula at Cincinnati.

(American JUeague.) Washington at New York. Philadelphia at Boston. Chicago at St. Louis. Cleveland at Detroit.

The Superbas left this morning for Phila delphia, where they will meet the Quakers in the first series of games on the western trip. With the exception ot Jordan and Dosher the entire team took the trip. Two closely contested games were played In the National League yesterday, ruts- burg won a lucky victory over Chicago in the latter city by the score of 3 to 1. At St. Louis the home team beat Joe band of red legs in the ninth Inning by tne 6core of 4 to 3.

Chicago Bhut out St. Louis, 13 to in tne only American League game piayea. ine White Socks scored six runs in the last Inn ing. The New York Highlanders Deat tne Paterson team, 9 to 2, at Paterson, N. in an exhibition game.

Manager Selee of tho Chicago Nationals has released Morlarity, bin utility Innelder, to tho New Bedford Club of the New England League. President Dreyfus has offered $2,000 for Pitcher Chech of the St. Paul Club. The St. Louis Americans have also beon trying to land the same player.

The St. Paul management has turned a deaf ear to all propositions, i Jimmy McAleer of the St. Louis Browns will soon have a reputation as a maker ot doals to that of Manager Hanlon. That deal whereby ha got $8,000 and Harry Howell for Jack Powell was about as clever a swap as anybody could make. Howell was thrown In for good measure, hut up to date no nas pltchod ai well as anybody In the American League and considerably better than Powell.

That change In letters from an to a not to speak of the $8,000, has thus tar been costly to Clark Griffith. The magnates of both the National and American Leagues have been asked to propose some schemo whereby surplus players can be released to the minors without losing them altogether. In other words, tbe farming evil, or some substitute for It is to be revived. The plan that will probably be adopted Is that of the players tor the season and getting them back In tbe tall. The Pittsburg batteries are being held re sponsible for the steady defeats of tbe Pirates.

In a recent game the Clncinnatis stole no less than seven bases, an indication that the pitchers and catchers are decidedly slow. Speaking about the rule which permits a player to sign anywhere In case bis club Is In arrears to him in salary at the end of the season, the rule, in fact, by which Patsy Donovan secured bis release from St. Louis, President Hart of the Chlcagos says tbe precedent established is a dangerous one and should not stand, as It permits of underhand methods and a violation of the national agreement. Mr. Hart says that If at any time the two rival clubs in any major league city wanted to consolidate In defiance of the present agreement, it could be dono by having the players of the club which desired to sell out sign agreements with the owner of tho rival club to play for him If they could get unconditional releases from the club and league In which they had playing.

Then It would be a simple matter for the club which wanted to quit to decline to pay the players their last week's or last fortnight's salaries, which, according to the Donovau decision, would permit such players to sign where they pleased, although every one of them might be claimed by other clubs In the same league. Hart said It was only a matter of time when some club would desire to sell out and It could get more by selling to tho opposition than to any one else If It was a losing proposition. Ho believed, therefore, in guarding agulnst any such possibility in advance. Pbtl O'Nell, the catcher who la doing sucb good work for tbe Clncinnatis, is a practicing attorney. George Davjs bas been closely watched by tho Chicago crowds, which, oddly enough, have mado no great uproar either for rr gainst tho returned prodigal.

He is Melding in tho old time way, and apparently knows how to swipe the ball. Tom Jones, the Browns' first baseman, drafted from the Baltimore Club of tho Trick. A 5 1O0 4 2 i 2 4 2 3 3. A 5 4 8 4 3 0 2 3 4 05 15 9 0 8 OlO 6 53 2 0 9 7 A 7 a. 8 a 8 3 9 A 0 9 3 0 5 0 80 A 10 6 0 6 1O0 R0" 11 IO JO 40" 12 9 8 7 0 13 7 0 2 8 0 and A and 7.

Properly played, the band should go as follows: PLAY. NEWS OF THE FISHERMEN. TIDE TABLE HIGH IVATKlt MAY 8. Trick. A I 1 5 4 IOO 4 A 2 4 2 4 3 8 A 4 5 4 8 4T 4 "WVT 0 2 0 4 0 5 8 "OT 9 0 6 OlO 6 03 20 07 A 7 8 24 6 3 0 5 0 9 0 9 3 4 4 4 9 6 4 30 7 4 0 8 4 0 4 4 0 7 0 12 6 0 410 10 0 8 0 13 0 46 JO AO LOCAL HAND BALL GAMES.

A number of intercut ing gnmrs wert playr-d yputurrlay morujntf anl afternoon at the Brooklyn It find HU Club on ripRraw atreit, Jnjan Uunne. allowed Thomst Corbrtt and Kdwarl filwlly a handlrap of 10 aces and won threr straight games. After this match, Dunne played Pr. Gllk-a, but vaa beaten In thrm gamon. The ecorou; John Tanrncy )( 21 20 SI Mrtivoy and J.

UurKy 21 ly 21 MMIsy und Muri.hy 14 11 MVMHlion nri'l o' Ijnnncll HI 2 I). Mat lay nml JurriMt Murphy 4 Jerry Mcllnhon tl KrlA-nri Bhflly 21 21 Thorn an Corbet 16 21 I'i J(imi Punn Jr 21 21 31 Thu. (Vrbttt end Ed. h-liy 1 tr. allien 21 Ji lunnw, Jr 13 Jarm Dnnohue ami Kvny irt 12 M.

unl M. Mul-m-y 21 21 18 (ilbbonn and Enrlght boat Tlrrnan and Mp- Miihou Id a match at the Knickerbocker Club yttcrduy. The acorns: I.annhan and Quinn 21 21 Hlun'ion ami JhcoLu 21 15 17 anil Kithey 1 21 and I. Kiiln-y 13 21 ji TI'tmhii and M'MnrMfn 21 ih 17 littit.ona un! LnriHht 21 IT 11 21 14 it, 'j SIX BALL PLAYERS ARRESTED. Jamaica, May 2 George Hamilton, aged 22 year3.

of 1,11 Greene avenue, John Mulvry, aged at. or 205 I.uqueer street Frank Hughes, 23 years, of "S4 llr.mlnirg uvnue, William Groves, 40 years, of M2 Putuarn avenue, Philip Mettli-r, lio years, 37 Hamburg avenue, all of llrooklyn. nnd Krank Willard, years, of Ninety. fi-cond mreet, Canarsie, were Hiresied Ifir violating ftion ih't of tho Pennl Code, prohibiting Suhliiiih dffecratlou, In playing hall nt ItidK'-wood yesterday. Ileteitlves MeCrntton, Colllcrt and Skelly made the arrests by order of the Pollen l)eiiirtnient.

All of the arrested lust week were discharged by the magistrate. WINONAH WON AND LOST. Tt.s Wlnonuh tnam w.n siet In.t a samo In tlm Hr'f'klyn t-iirn-y isxf Hiitur.lsy nlshl. The scoes: tIAMK. rhiii-tsnun-lH -iliiilt r.

'i'Z: r-1', 'z, ii-i, T-'tiii. ljiH- ii, Mur-MiiKHii'li. 2-0; litf-fM, Hi; tlli.tli Id, MJ, Iiliisinnrs, 1' Total, HKOlNIl (lAMIi -l-n. IW, t'cnnelly. 101; g.hr.,"1r, Harlow.

12" T.ilal. il IsJ Olf-lord lit. Uiusstlcld. ivJ. LUnsuiurt, IU.

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10iit4 lllllH 10i34 1 1 0I Sandy Hook Gruvcsenil Prhtrens liny Wreck Leoil GNRY DUNST tf Long Island City! clulins the honor of being tho first to catch a blacklist! In Jamaica Bay this season. Mr. Duust brought his fish into Hoobs' Fishermen's Hotel, Broad Channel, on Sunday, April ID. The following fishing clubs made outside trips yesterday The South llrooklyn Fishing Club, from I'ltner Park Pier, Oravesenl Beach, on the boat Threo Sisters: too Sound Fishing Club of Williamsburg, from C'nnar-sle; the Seaweed Fishing Club, from Ca-narsle. Otto Schmidt, Frank Schmidt.

Joe Slhrce, George Ilrclvogel, George Sheppord and Will-lam Tlnsley members of the Lafayette F'ih-ing Club of Uroad Channel, made a catch of 105 flounders yesterday. On Saturday night several members of tho same club caught seven flr.o lobsiers. Fied Brandies, Oeorge Brown and Captain Christie of ihe Twin City Fishing Club cnught 74 flounders at Brood Channel on Sunday. They fished only on one tide. Edward Schuster has about completed his club house at Broad Channel.

It Is a substantial structure, nicely finished. Blaekflsh nrn beginning to bite well in Jamaica Hay and If the weather holds wnrm they ought to be plentiful In a couple of weeks. Yesterday a man fishing from tho drawbridge at Uroad Channel caught four good sized ones on the ebb tide. The halt most In use there for blu-kflsli Is fiddlers and skimmers. A man arrested In Wllllamsport, for catching trout less than six Inches In lengih asserted thst when first taken from the water the fish were up to the length required by law, hut had shrunk after denih.

The Justice who heard the ease decided I hat a trout might shrink ono-iurler of an Inch after death, hut Imposed a fine of $20, as two of tho flrh were under Mi Inches 111 leng'h. Captain Firm Rogers used to be ore of the favorite Barnegat Bay guides and tbe hostelry over which be presided at Forked and A and 4. win game and rubber. COMMENT. Trick 1.

should sso that his most valuable asset Is the club suit, snd that he must estab lish a re-entry in dummy nand at all liazar-ls. Ha must overtake the first trick with his acc. As he has two more spades the Q. J. cunstituto a sure re-entry.

Tricks 4. 6. 4. knows be csn prevent Ions hi'art suit In B's hand rrom making. From A's original lead he Judges that A has at roost 4 hearts.

Trick 7. A must put up his king of spades In ths hope that has no more. U. L. TIRRICLL.

LIBERTIES BEATEN. (Special to the Eagle.) Far Rockaway. May 2 Tho Liberties of this place, were defeated In a game of basket ball yesterday afternoon by the Ncp tunes ot Manhattan, In an even game, the score ttfing 12 to 10. The visitors accepted tbe chnllengo of tbe Utoplua of Rockaway ai.d the game will be played at Ar vorue next Sunday afternoon. POLICEMEN AT THE PINS.

The sanitary Inspectors of the Police Department defeated the lay Inspectors of the same department in a match for the best of five games on Breitenhopc's alleys Satur day night. The scores: Unitary Inspectors 7k 737 Lay Inspectors 743 722 SUNDAY ATHLETIC GAMES. The annual spring games and reception of the Harp Mutual and Benevolent Association will be held at Celtic Park. Long island, on Sunday. May 15.

The games start at 2:30 P. and tbe rulei of the O. G. V. will Hlgheat individual score F.

Woodbury, Chicago, Highest two men team score 446, Chicago Club, PIENING TO WRESTLE TWO MEN. John Pienlng, the Greco-Roman champion will wrestle Emmanuel Brugglio of Poland and Kiel Olden, the big Dane, at the Gayety Theater to-night. NEW FLEET CAPTAIN. Commander Frederick G. Bourne of the New York Yacht Club has appolntod Com mander J.

Jerrold, U. fleet captain MOBRISEY BEAT THYNE. W. Morrlsey defeated Nick Thyne In match for the best of eleven games at the Gainbrldgo alleys Saturday night..