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THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK. SUNDAY. NOVEMBER S. 190S.

2.... SOME GUESTS OF THE EAGLE DURING THE OPERA SEASON. Winners Brooklyn Daily Eagle Grand Opera Ticket Contest sex WILLIAM J. BAXTER 28 Tickets. 14 Performances PROF.

R. E. DE STEFAN! 16 Tickets, 8 Performance JAMES 0. McLAUQHLN 14 Tickets, 7 Performances MAUDE ESTELLE KLOTZ 12 Tickets, 6 Performances J. HARRY MASON 10 Tickets, 5 Performances i if of Four Performances.

8. Mrs. Fannie K. Sieber. 9.

May elty. M. Lansing. Eight Tickets, Two for Each 6. William J.

McKay. 7. Anthonv Echard. i 10. Florence Six Tickets, Two for Each 11.

James V. Healv. 12. Edward C. Avila.

13. Amy A. Woodruff. 14. Hazel Carpenter.

15. James J. Sasso. 1 ivf si I'd n' ill Four Tickets, Two for Each of Two Performances. 1 Naval Constructor William J.

Baxter. Winner of the First Prize. NH 1 6N fis fer. P'J mm Lr4; w-, feP 4 v' i iv, wf 'b3 ql iH p448 i j-' mi dm lh. ui 4i 'I Maude Estelle Klotz.

"Winner of the Fourth Prize. 1a Miss May Welty. Mrs. Lansing. Harold Kennedy.

Miss B. Andrews. Andrew J. Dunn. Miss M.

Snyder. Miss A. A. Borden Wallace P. Groom.

Joseph M. Lacalle. Perlee V. Jervis. Alcntt, William, 1404 Bedford av Alden, Cynthia Bensonhurst Alktts, Isaac, 98 Fulton st Allen.

Lew 12S7 Bedford av Allln, George Third av and Third st. Anderson, Miss A. L-, 190 Van Buren st. Anderson, Florence 98 Hall st Anderson. E.

529 li. Twenty-second St. Andrews, Beatrice P. S. No.

148 Ash, H. 629 Madison st Atkus. Mrs. Richard Cincinnati, .882 1 74 B.704 lul 10,604 16, 1 IIS Ault, George 17 Greene av Avila, Kdward. 457 State st Axworthy Kdward 328 Lenox Badger, W.

221 Bcrgdn st Hailey, Mrs. M. 1, 237 Macon st Baldwin. Claire 189 Macon st-- Balde-rson, Dr. J.

309 Decatur st, Baker, Mary 261 Quincy st linker. Dr. Thomas V. S. No.

44 Bancroft. George. 160 North Oxford St. Bangs; Mrs. Bleccker.

400 Lafayette av. Barker. Mary. 69 Court st Barr, Ada, 385 Halsey st Barrett, John 128 Eighteenth st Bartow. Mrs.

Free port. L. I Baumhogget. 225 Greene av naugher, Mrs. W.

387 Lewis Baiter naval Navy 21 3 1 13 125 2:4 40 I 13,067 1 loii 3 60,516 5.0C.6 6 4 Bealln John, 314 Putnam av Bcauy J. 1S Webster av, L. I. Helden Clara, 121 Vamlerbilt av Holefant. Mrs.

Man1. 316 Atlantic Belli. James, 250 Fulton st Bell H. 1206 tirtelyou road Bergen, Otlllle. Shore road.

76th Berry Florence, H0 St. John's pi Best, W. 568 Atlantic av. Beds M. 326 Cllitnn at ntr.lsell.

Miss Laura P. S. No. 70 Hlnckwoll. W.

7k2 Quincy st Blauvelt, Corn 51 Rutland foul Blumelln. 457 Pncltic st Bonm, N. 212 Adelphl st Beell. Miss N. L.

276 Beach St. Rich. Hill Bogart, 1547 Fulton Bogart, Miss Jennie Roslyn, L. I Bogert, Kdna. 465 Greene av Boice, Miss S.

4') Washington av Holies, Miss Marlon 177 Rugby Borden. A. 319 Cumberland st Bosworth, Mrs. A. 3oo9 Glcnwond rd.

Boucher, Eugono, 1111 Eighty-fourth lot 190 163 2 14 5.211 5,901 1 Bs ft A. 15 I i MHMMMiBHMfl of Three Performances. 16. Ada Barr. 17.

Anna Mead, 18. Dr. V. VV. Weed.

19. J. F. Hanlon. 20.

J. J. O'Leary. Z6. Lillian luiapp.

27. Laura Schweithelm. Mrs. J. K.

Draper. 29. Lillian Oliffe Smith. 30. W.

Armour Thayer. One Performance. Ada A. Borden. Wallace P.

Groom. Florence Fenning. James F. Hayden. Agnes L.

Doyle. Margaret P. Tyler. Miss A. L.

Anderson, E. J. Havden. H. J.

Reilly. Val Korn, jr. John Cowen. Lily Ruger. J.

Lacalle. Perlee V. Jervis. Jennie H. Bogart.

to Winners. reputation their associates. It is expected that many amusing Incidents of the battle tor supremacy will be brought to light In the reminiscences of the contestants. It will be an occasion of particular interest for competitors -who have been disputing certain places for a long time to meet nominal enemies. One of the aims of the evening's entertainment will bo- to show that while there was an active fight, the rivalry developed not the slightest animosity between the various contestants, and that there is nothing but truth in the statement recently majjo by one of the most ardent campaigners that "it has been the frlendlies.

fight so many persons over fought in." For obvious reasons It will be to the candidate's advantage, If unable to attend the reception, to have persons present to cast their vote for choice of location for them. This Is the only equitable way to settle the question of chuilce of seats, and it is the earnest' desire of the Eagle to end the contest as it has been conducted throughout, "absolutely on the square." For the benefit of those contestants who have not availed themselves of the privilege of examining the seats for the opera season at the Academy of Music printed diagrams of the main floor and balconies will be distributed to-morrow evening, so as to facilitate Intelligent selection of the seats. On the same will be printed a complete list of seats bought by the Eagle for the winners. The seats will also be marked in red on the main diagram. the Contest.

were swept away, and the high water mark of the season had been reached. Navy Yard Draws Two Honors. Among the prominent figures early in the contest were J. H. Mason and Harry McLaughlin, real estate dealers with offices in the same building, at 16 Court street.

W. J. Baxter was first pushed by his friends in the Brooklyn Navy Yard about July 1, and his campaign has been carried on effectively since that time. Great credit for Mr. Baxter's successful campaign is due to J.

T. O'Grady, employment clerk In the construction department of the Navy Yard. He has had entire management of the constructor's battle for supremacy. Everybody in tho construction department, and In other departments, has contributed ballots for Mr. Baxter.

A second honor also falls to the Navy Yard in early starting the candidacy and pushing Miss Maude Estelle Klotz, who led the women In the list of successful competitors for so long a time, and who finished yesterday with fourth honors. Miss Klotz is a niece of Miss Fitz Simons, telegrapher In the commandant's office. Miss Fltz Simons has managed Miss Klotz's campaign, and for her favorite enlisted the support of the steam engineering department, the department of yards and dockB and the employes In the commandant's office. Interest Increases Rapidly. As soon as Brooklynltes awoke to the great advantages being offered by tho Eagle in sending a number of people to the opera as its guests, there was an immediate interest taken In the proposition.

This interest grew from day to day, with great rapidity. On July 10, J. Harry Mason set the record for a number of rotes received in one day's vote by one contestant, with 600 ballots accredited to his score. Later 2,000 was by no meaus an unusual number of ballots to be credited dally to the score of the leaders. Indeed, Mr.

Baxter's average daily vote for the entire season is nearly 400, and the other leaders slightly less in proportion. After July 4 the contest rapidly grew from Infancy to lusty youth. New competitors Joined the ranks by the hundreds every week. The average daily vote at that time was over 4,000. On July 16, R.

E. De Stefani, who has waged ono of the hottest fights of the contest, made an inconspicuous entrance Into the column of the winners by the unlucky number 13. That the number has no terrors for him Is attested by the strength shown his candidacy throughout the battle of ballots. Campaign methods were rapidly perfected, and more and more interest was aroused. J.

Harry Mason, at this time, led, his vote being over 8,500. The lndl- vidunl 10,000 mark was passed on July 30, when R. E. De Stefani and TV. Baxter, in first and second place, respectively, I each scored a total slightly in advance of that number.

Tho following day, Mr. Baxter, by a good rally, slipped into first place. Then, for a long time, there was an Interchange of the honors of first nosi- tion between Mr. Baxter, Mr. Mason, Mr.

McLaughlin and Professor De Stefani. Finally the naval constructor gained such Impetus that he was swept Into first place, una held It to tile end of the con-. test. I'rofessor De Stefani for a time Ruf- fired a relapse, and It was not until the last month of the contest that the steadiness of his campaign gave him a suro place next to the winner In the column. Miss Maud Klotz has never been seriously threatened In her unique position of "tin first lady in the contest," as one of her friends well termed her.

Scope of Contest Widened. A stride in the popularity of the contest, Hueh as was made in July, warranted the Eagle In making the contest one of fifty-eight prizes Instead of Hi, with a total expenditure of $840 for seats Instead of the original $120. This aroused so much favorable comment, and a consequent Increase In that, on August 17 a further Increase was made In the number of seats. The prize list was extended to sixty, and a total of 2S0 seats, valued at was These prizes were announced to cover i the entire fourteen performances of grand opera at the Academy, and twenty scats I would be occupied each evening of the iTiv'r-1 Professor De AVlnnep of the Second H. Mason.

Wm. J. McKay. J'ames J. Sasso Miss L.

O. Smith. W.A.Thayer. WW i Miss C. A.

Bradell Capt. C. Stussy. Mrs. M.

P. Tyler. Miss A. Anderson. Eagle.

It has been the best that has ever come to my notice. YACULLA." "The Eagle should be thanked for the manner In which It has conducted- the opera ticket contest. "ALBERT E. HAMILTON." "I must congratulate the Eagle for the manner in which it has given its interest for the public benefit In tills contest. W.

II. HAGENBRUCK. "Jersey City." In addition to these few extracts from hundreds of letters of commendation, practically every one of the contestants ha3 seTit in a desire to express thanks for the support of friends. As it Is Impossible to print all of these letters, the friends of competitors should feel themselves repaid for their effort, In any event. Backed by the approval of the community, the contestants took pride In increasing their scores until the end, of the contest yesterday at noon.

To show the final standing of the winners'and of all of the competitors In the race at any time, the appended list is printed: The Sixty Winners. 1. Baxter. IV. Navy Yar'i 2.

IK' -Siofnnl. 1'mf. K. MI State St 3. Mcl.ftutrtilin.

James 1 mrt Oo.fiH 43.VJ7 4. KU.tz. Miss Maude tl 17 Lincoln pi n. Mason. J.

Hurry, lb ourr st 6. McKav. William Icbevot.e 7. Eehnri, Anthony, 65 Iifayette 8 Hlelier, Mrs. Fannie 34 Plaza 9.

Welty. Miss May, 5on Cllnten st .0. J.ansinff. Klnrence Halsey St. It.

Healy. James 1011 Pacific st 12. Avllu, Kdward 457 State st 13. Woodruff, Amy J8 Now York av. 2S.S11 2.1.3.",,) 25.

I'M 24.2S1 22.6N4 Hi. 523 Miss Ada Barr. p.mm kMm mWi 21. 22. 23.

24. 31. 32. 33, 34. 35.

36. 37. 38. 39. 40.

41. 42. 43. 44. 45.

Harold Kennedy. Beatrice P. Andrews Kathleen Thompson. May Gimble. 3 J.

Byrne. Two Tickets for W. Eneauist. Edith L. Hart.

Ridgewood Day Nursery. A. J. Dunn. Margaret R.

Snyder. Judge A. E. Steers. Alonzo Foster.

Fullerton Wells. Jessie R. Lockitt. Livingston Chapman. Clara Bradell.

Miss S. S. Boice. Charles Stussy. Robert W.

Connor. F. B. Chapman. Reception 3 Now that the last rote has been cast and credited in the Eagle's Opera Ticket Contest, and the winners have been made known, interest naturally turns to the reception to be given to the lucky contestants to-morrow evening in the auditorium of the Eagle Building.

Invitations have already been seat to the winners, and it Is desired and expected that there will be a unanimous acceptance. The invitation sent out is as follows: "The Brooklyn Daily Eagle heartily congratulates you on being one of the winners of the Eagle Opera Contest, and Invites you to meet, informally, with the other winners, on Monday evening, November the ninth, at eight o'clock, in the Eagle Auditorium, on the second floor of the Eagle Building, Washington and Johnston streets. "This will give you an opportunity to meet some of the Eagle people, and become acquainted with your associates in the contest; and to chooiki your seats, your name being called In order of your standing on the list. The one who Is to occupy the seats with you Is also invited. Should you be unable to attend, please send a representative authorized to select your seats." The invitation is comprehensive of the scope of the gathering, and the event is being anticipated with a great deal of interest by the competitors In the long, contest, many of whom have never seen each other, although long knowing by The Story of Heralded on every hand as one of the most notable events In the history of Brooklyn newspapers, the Eagle's Opera Ticket Contest came to a close yesterday, at noon, attended with a shower of good wishes from all the contestants and their friends.

Losers as well as winners Join in the praises of the way In which the contest has been managed, and feel that they have been more than repaid by the mere fact of having engaged In this Interesting Btruggle. The total number of votes cast was 920,423. W. J. Baxter of the Navy Yard, as has been conceded for a long time, came out ahead of the rest of the field with flying colors.

His majority over his nearest competitor was a comfortable 11,242 votes, a number of coupons great enough to have won for some other competitor the honors of the twenty-second prize, with a good majority to spare for good measure Professor R. E. De Stefani, who has been indefatigable In his efforts for the past few weeks, landed second honors, nearly 6,000 ahead of James 0. McLaughlin in third place, who also made a well directed campaign. Mr.

De Stefanl's total was 49,274, and Mr. McLaughlin's 43,837. Miss Maud E. Klotz, supported to the end by the enthusiastic work of her friends, drew the fourth prize, and has the distinction of finishing ahead of any of the other women contestants. J.

Harry Mason won fifth honors, and will have the privilege of attending five performances with a companion. In the final day's voting there was but one change that affected the standing of tho contestants In a decided manner. Miss Florence Lansing, in a pretty burst of speed at the end, beat out her long-time rival, James V. Healy, for the tenth position. By.

so doing she qualified for a prize entitling her to attend five performances Instead of the three accorded to the eleventh position. Miss Jennie Bogart of Roslyn, L. Is the lowest in the winning column. Her standing above James Beatty was 113 votes, Good fights were made by J. McKay, Anthony Eckard, Fannie Sieber and May TVelty, and all finished high In the list.

The Story of the Contest. At its inception the contest was rather a modest affair, compared with its final proportions. It was on June 24 that the first ballot was printed, and the public given notice that the Eagle would give sixteen prizes, with a total of eighty-four five dollar tickets, to the persons receiving the greatest number of voles in a popularity contest to be closed on November 1. The contest was started to "stimulate interest In the new Academy of Music, and to provide musical opportunities to Brooklyn people." How well the plan has succeeded is attested by the general enthusiasm with which the contest was greeted, and which marked it to its very close. In the early days of the contest It was impossible to foretell, the proportions to which It would grow, and when on July 1 there were more than votes cast, the influx of ballots to the office was characterized as an "avalanche, and it was prophesied that "more than votes a day will be necessary for the leaders in the contest to maintain their positions.

Later In the same week, upon the receipt of 3.fm0 ballots, the number received was called a "flood." Toward the end of tho conicst when high numbers had become a regular feature, 18,000 was characterized ns "a large number" of votes, and simile was abandoned for fear of some unusually heavy vote making a previous figure seem too large. Not until the cast of ballots on Wednesday of last week was this rule broken. At I hat time the number of ballots was characterized as a "tidal wave," as Indeed It was. All records James 0. McLaughlin.

Winner of the Third Frlze. fst ISA Anthony Eckhard. Mrs. F. K.

Sieber. Dr. V. W. Weed.

J. I. O'Leary. William Enequist, Mrs. E.

It. Kobt. W. Connor. F.

B. Chapman. John Cowen. Miss Lily Euger. 14.

Carpenter, Hazel, ailG Fenlmora In. Sassu, Jn.nes 1B37 East 12th iS. Hnrr, Ailu, 385 Halsey st 13.567 tl. Mead, Anna. 112 Hancock st 13.53? 15.

Weed, Mr. V. 128H Halsey st 19. Hanim, J. ue Hade st 2.

CVIary. J. 4j; Fif ty-etshth .11,425 21. Kenneily, Harold, Spooner Stock It. 2411 22.

Andrews, Iter trice P. P. No. 148. .10,664 23.

Thompson. Kathleen. 2607 Bedford 4. Glmlile, May, lis Clermont av 9,73 25. Ilyrne.

77 North Oxford at 9.2S1 Knapp, Milan, 207 Van Burcn st 8.S62 27. Pehwelthclni, Laura, 98 S. Ptirtland av. 28. Draper, Mrs, 165 Marlboro 8.331 i9.

Smith, Lillian 01lfr, 229 Fulton 8.4H7 50. Thayer. W. Armour, 143 St. James 8.3011 31.

Knequlst, 3710 Av (13th 8.13? 32. Hart, K.llth 491 av 7.411 .13. Tlldirowood Dav Nurserv. Knlck'r 7,161 34. llunn, A.

160 Dean st 7.072 35. Snyder, Margaret 4S Gates av 7,011 Steerp, Juds A. 2694 Bedford 6.89(1 57. Alonai, 642 Macon st 6.K2H 58. Wells, Fullerton.

2 Court st 6.797 .19. Lockitt, Jessie 730 Carroll 6.701 10. Chapman, I.lvlnKston, 51 Herkimer 6,662 41. Bradell, Clara, 298 Cumberland st 6,313 42. Miss M.

400 Washinnton 6.217 43. Stussy. Charles, 172 Montauue. st 6, 13S 44. Connor, Robert 649 Greene av 6.992 45.

Chapman. F. 351 St. Mark's 5,912 46. Borden, Ada 319 Cumberland 5.9i2 47.

Gr.min, Wallace Bro Institute. 6. 861 4S. Florence, 48 St. John's plnce.

5.843 49. Hayden. James 161 Forty-flfth S.1I4 Do. loylo, Aitnes 519 ElRhth st M1 51. Tyler, MarK.lret 150 Lafayette S.7KI 52.

Anderson. Miss A. 1,., 190 Van Huron. 5,706 53. Hayden.

R. 115 Nelson st S.672 54. Hellly, K. 115 Nelson st 5,672 55. Korn.

217 liean st 5.6't7 50. Coiven, John. 126 Vandorbllt av 5.6.15 57. Illlifer, Lily. 332 Gates av 5,450 58.

Lacalle, .1.. 1645 PaclHc st (23,1 6.379 59. Jt-rvls, Perlee 37S J.afayette 5.319 60. H.jgart. Jennie Roslyn, I 5,211 list of All the Contestants.

Abovn, Milton 1 Adler. Albert. F. 488 Herkimer st 64 Adler. Christian.

65 Macon st 1 Alcade, Miss i.dna, 256 Steuben st It fit Wr 'w James V. Healy. Edward C. Avila. Miss May Gimble.

J. J. Byrne. Alfred E. Steers.

Alonzo Foster. opera season by the winners of the Eagle's prizes. Great enthusiasm marked the publication of tho extra prize list, and from then on till the end a Btream of came into tho office a stream that only stopped yesterday, when over 920,000 votes had been cast. But. the Eagle's interest did not end with the payment of the $1,100 for the subscription price of the seats.

On Tuesday, October 28, the choice of position for tho season was sold at auction at tho Academy of Music. Eagle representatives were on hand, and looked after the welfare of the winners with such effect that seats numbered among the best in the house were secured and reserved. These seats wero bid in at an average price very nearly approximating the original cost of tho subscription. The entire amount spent by the Eagle for seats was raised to $2,660, an average price of nearly $10 a seat for each performance. Double Purpose Attained.

Bidding at the sale was enthusiastic, and was participated In by numbers ot the leaders of Brooklyn's society. Altogether nearly $30,000 was taken in that evening by tho managers of the Academy The Eagle, prominent in tho bidding, took by far the largest number of seats sold to one subscriber. It was generally ac knowledged that the publicity given to the venture of the new Academy, through the columns of the Eagle, was responsible for the unparalleled success ot the aucr tion. Thus has been fulfilled the double purpose for which the contest had been instituted to stimulate interest in the new Academy of Music, and to provide musical opportunities to Brooklyn people. The contest has had attention from every quarter of the United Stales, l'ol-lrwing the lead of the -Eagle, there have been instituted recently a number of similar contests in American cities two of nnrl Phlhtdcl- wiiieil, ai.

phia, are profiting by the example set by) Brooklyn, and are receiving a Hue sup- PrI- Interest ot individuals inrougiiuui country is no less marked, and letters have been received from practically every stale in the union from persons who Intently watched the progress of the contest. And not alone rrom the Unned Stales has this recognition come, but from a number of European and South American countries. Letters have been printed at various times from correspondents In Austria. Norway, Germany, Sweden, England, Chile and the Argentine Republic. What has aroused a spirit of favorable comment from every hand has been the unbiased way in which the contest has been couductod from Its inception.

Tho PC? 3 1 m-A mJMiv rtfif. HYiTOftWIWWftWWMl.iimi Till tsB 1 a 1 ary Ltisv Miss A. Woodruff. Hazel Carpenter. Miss L.

Knapp. Miss Schweitlielm. L. Chapman. Fullerton Wells.

motto "a square deal for all" has never been deviated from an lota. As a result, although the last ballot has been printed, there Is a perfect shower of letters to the office showing the good will of the people to tho Eagle. Extracts from some of these letters, by virtue of having come from those Interested vitally in the contest are of more than passing Interest and are appended. A Series of Favorable Letters. "The contest has been tho best ever conducted by a New York newspaper, as far as fair dealing Is concerned.

MEYERS." "Announcement of the fact that there would be a series of grand operas In Brooklyn was Intensified by the Eagle's later announcement that there would be. prizes for the season's series of operas. "HOGER W. MULLI.V Tn llin rn.ln 1c Ilia llP II A Tl I Til rtl I thanks of the contestants for the just and courteous manner in which it has conducted the Opera Ticket Contest. "MISS M.

WELTY." "Thn Anni.i hn. heen fine, hut In terest in Its results will live a long time in me nenrts ot tne urooitiyi. "MRS. F. W.

TTVAY." "Tn ti (he EaGrip at the Opera la indeed a great honor and I am most grateful to avail myself of that privilege. "MAUD ESTELLE KLOTZ." "I wish to thank the Eagle for the fairness wilh which It has conducted this contest. It has been friendly and Interesting from lite very beginning. "MARGARET P. TYLER." Accept my congratulations on the success of your great contest.

L. "Your public spirit in placing this splendid benefaction at the disposal ot your readers is most commendable. 1 appreciate the public service you have pcrtornieil. A. J.

"I thick the Eagle deserves the thanks of all true Brooklyn musicians for having given opportunity for such a treat. "MINNIE C. HOBBY." "The Eagle is deserving of great credit fur its ability and efficiency In carrying on this contest. "FULLERTON WELLS." "Your contest has interested me Immensely, situatod though 1 am In California. PACIFIC COAST READER." "I have been admiring the opera ticket contest being conducted by the hcA hdu ,1 it.