DAY OF THE BIG RACE

Cornell racing on Hudson River at Poughkeepsie, N. Y. 1896.

Cortland Evening Standard, Friday, July 2, 1897.

DAY OF THE BIG RACE.

Cornell Draws the Outside Course Once More.

ITHACA CREW IS FAVORITE.

Coach Cowles of Columbia Says Records Will Be Broken, and All Will Know They Have Been in a Race If His Crew Does Not Win.

   POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., July 2.—The second varsity race over the Hudson river l-mile course here, and which includes the crews from Columbia, Pennsylvania and Cornell, takes place, tide and water permitting, this afternoon between the hours of 6 and 7:30.

   It is of as great importance as the race won from Yale and Harvard last week by Cornell, because the successful crew rows in it, and its defeat or the smashing of the time records made in that race will mean the raising of the serious question as to whether Columbia and Pennsylvania should not be admitted to future contests in which Yale and Harvard take part with Cornell.

   The best of information here leads to the belief that Cornell will not be defeated, but it is also said upon like good authority, that her crew will have to row as they never rowed before, and that with any kind of favorable conditions the records of last week will be gone under. This is the opinion openly expressed by Coach Cowles of Columbia and concurred in by the rest.

  In the drawing for positions Cornell had its usual good luck and drew the outside course, where the ebb tide flows the strongest. This is the third consecutive time that Cornell has drawn the outside position. Columbia drew the shore and Pennsylvania drew the sandwich, or middle place.

   It is asserted, and with some degree of truth, that the position that Cornell has held in the last two races and will hold today gives her considerable advantage over the other crew, the tide assisting her.

Lt. Robert Peary, USN.

FOR THE FROZEN NORTH.

Lieutenant Peary and Companions Will Shortly Sail For Arctic Seas.

   ST. JOHNS, N. F., July 2.—Captain John Bartlett has completed negotiations for the hire of the steamer Hope to convey Lieutenant Peary on his Arctic expedition. She will go into dry dock immediately, will receive a thorough overhauling and sail for Boston on Wednesday next.

   Lieutenant Peary and a party of scientists will join her about the 14th Inst.

The Hope will call at Sydney for coal. Then going north by Belle Isle, she will land her first party at Resolution island, the second at some point off South Greenland to survey the coast, and a third on Wilcox Island, from which Lieutenant Peary will attempt to remove the Meteorite.

   Captain Bartlett takes with him the same crew as last year. His reputation stands high as an Arctic navigator. The plan is for the Hope to return in September.

Oil at Gowanda.

   GOWANDA, N. Y., July 2.—The well of the Gowanda Oil and Gas Co. was torpedoed. The well has passed through two sands and a charge was exploded in each layer. The explosion resulted in a fairly good flow of oil and the well is expected to produce about 20 barrels a day.

PAGE TWO—EDITORIALS.

The Moon a Primary Planet.

   A Lima, Peru, dispatch credits Professor Aarperath of the Cordova observatory with the assertion that the moon is not a satellite of the earth, but a primary planet.

   We infer that the professor does not believe the moon is a portion of the earth's mass that was thrown off when our globe was in a gaseous state. The inference also is that he holds our lunar orb to have been once a planet of the solar system, and to have revolved around the sun like the earth. If this theory is correct, then the moon must have got into its present predicament by passing so near the earth that the attraction of the latter stopped it in its course around the sun and made a mere satellite of it.

   If the moon was inhabited at that time, the great change in its motion must have destroyed all the people living on the planet, provided it was forced to revolve around its own axis in the time it does now. Possibly, however, after becoming a satellite, the moon retained its diurnal motion for some time. While this motion continued people might have been able to exist on the planet, despite more or less violent climatic changes, due to the fact that its distance from the sun varied about 500,000 miles every month.

   But in time the attraction of the earth worked further and complete disaster. The moon turned slower and slower around its axis until it reached the present fixed revolution of one a month. The little planet then began to experience a two weeks' day of intense heat sod a two weeks' night of intense cold. Life not only became extinct, but water and air disappeared entirely.

Moreover, the great extremes of temperature completed the disintegration of the surface already sorely rent by the collapse of the crust as the interior fire died out.

   What may once have been a planet teeming with life is thus to-day the dead and disintegrated satellite of our own planet, which aeons ago enslaved and slowly destroyed it, and which in turn, in the aeons to come, will itself become a dead world.

   ◘ There are lively times in the New York stock market. Not since the "war scare" in December, 1895, has trading been so active. But there is this difference between then and now: When the United States and England were growling at each other the stock market was panicky and prices dropped with startling rapidity, every one being in a hurry to unload. At present quotations are rising and the general tendency is to buy. Nearly a million and a half shares were bought and sold in Wall-st. during the first three days of the present week and the indications are that all recent records will be broken. There have been checks to the advance of prices, but such things are to be expected, being due to profit taking. The conditions which have governed the stock market of late are worthy of attention. They show that the speculative field is widening and that investors are fast regaining confidence.

   ◘ "The principle of protection," exclaims the Atlanta Constitution, "is an abomination and should not be permitted to become a fixture in the platform of any party." To this the New York Sun replies that "the modern Democratic way of dealing with protection is to lambaste it in the platform and then enact it in a tariff bill." The Constitution probably wishes now that it had kept quiet.

   ◘ The biggest camel in captivity died at Central park, New York, Tuesday. The camel was born during the blizzard of 1888, and, naturally enough, is said to have died of inflammation of the lungs. But probably, says the Troy Times, the animal had heard of [Eugene] Deb's proposal to take 100,000 men across the Great American desert on nothing, and the resulting envy was the last straw that broke the camel's back.

Cortland Park.

NOTES OF THE PARK.

Band Concert Saturday Night—How the Fourth Will be Celebrated.

   There will be a band concert at the park to-morrow night and the present cast of the vaudeville entertainment will give its last performance. At the close of this there will be dancing in the pavilion with music by McDermott's orchestra, and the dancing will be free.

   There will be the customary band concert at the park Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, weather permitting.

   On Monday there will be a special holiday bill there. The new cast which is referred to in another column will give its initial performance. There will be band concerts at 3 and 7:30 P. M., with entertainments in the pavilion at 4 and 8:30 P. M. There will be a grand display of fireworks in the evening. The first car will run to the park Monday at 9 A. M. and at forty minute intervals thereafter during the forenoon and at twenty minute intervals in the afternoon and evening.

NEXT WEEK AT THE PARK.

Free Performances Continued Comedy, Acrobats and Musical Performers.

   For the week of July 5 the management [trolley/traction company] have prepared a most excellent bill. There will be still another free performance, and no doubt the people will avail themselves of the opportunity of a trip to the park on July 5.

   The Harmans, well known all over the country as the revolving meteors, will give an exhibition of their skill outside the pavilion afternoon and evening, this being free to everybody. In the theatre will be the George H. Adam's troupe, which is now making such a great success in Ithaca. The Adam's company will give two separate acts. First a comedy entitled "The Country Terror," also M. Adams and his wonderful stilt act.

   Russell and Franklin, the very funny musical duo, will also appear. They are not only fine musicians, but the best pair of comedians that have ever visited this town.

   With the pleasant weather that is now apparently upon us, there will, no doubt, be a crowd to visit this attraction during the week.

Mr. McEvoy Wins.

   Mr. Thomas J. McEvoy of Cortland who was this week graduated from

Amherst college and who is to be principal of the intermediate department of the Normal school next year, was awarded the first prize in the Hardy contest for extemporaneous debate. The question discussed was "Is the Policy of Protecting Home Industries for the Highest Welfare of the People of the United States?" Mr. McEvoy was the third speaker upon the affirmative. There were eight contestants, and each speaker was allowed six minutes at his first appearance and four minutes at his second appearance. The honor of winning this prize is a high one. Mr. McEvoy was also the ivy orator of his class.

The Cineograph.

   The Cineograph, one of the latest and most improved inventions will be the attraction at the Opera House to-night. The great Corbett-Fitzsimmons fight will be produced in all its reality. Doors will be open at 8 o'clock and entertainment will begin at 8:30.

BREVITIES.

   —Don't forget that McGrawville celebrates the Fourth to-morrow.

   —The livery stable of J. J. Gillett has been connected with the telephone exchange.

   —Tanner Bros.' store will be opened by the assignee for the sale of goods to-morrow.

   —The Northern Pacific Railroad Company's World's Fair product car will be in Cortland again on Tuesday, July 13.

   —The small boy needs a double supply of fireworks this year. He must fire his crackers to-morrow at McGrawville, and Monday at the park or at Ithaca.

   —A regular meeting of the Ancient Order of United Workmen will be held to-night at 8 o'clock sharp. Five candidates will be initiated and several applications will be acted upon.

   —The Schubert quartet, consisting of Messrs. George Oscar Bowen, F. Daehler, C. F. Brown and T. H. Dowd, sang at DeRuyter last night at Mr. A. B. Kingsley's music festival.

   —Great storms are predicted for next week, after which the weather will continue to grow warmer until after September. July and August will be remembered for their droughts.

   —The Homer Sunday-schools are picn'cking at Cascade to-day. They came down on four cars this morning and took the train at the Lehigh Valley station at 10 o'clock. There are 238 in the party.

   —Mrs. Henry McElroy, daughter of Timothy Rose, died last night at her home near the county house, at the age of 22 years. She had just given birth to a son. The little fellow is alive and doing well.

   —The meeting of the board of managers of the Hospital association for the month of July will be held at the hospital Tuesday next, July 6, beginning at 8 P. M. Members will please remember the date of the meeting. A full attendance of the board is desired.

   —The funeral of Mrs. Asahel G. Eggleston will be held at her late home, 144 Clinton-ave. at 2 o'clock to-morrow. The services will be conducted by Rev. John T. Stone, and the same bearers will serve as officiated at the funeral of Mr. Eggleston eight days before.

   —The union services upon Sunday evenings which have for several years been held during July and August by the four churches upon Church-st. will begin on Sunday evening of this week. The first service will be held in the First M. E. church and Rev. John T. Stone of the Presbyterian church will preach.

   —New display advertisements to-day are—Bacon, Chappell & Co., specials in summer wear, page 4; D. McCarthy & Co.. ladies' fine underwear, page 4; A. S. Burgess, clothing, page 4; Bingham Bros. & Miller, bicycle and golf suits, page 8; Case & Ruggles, summer mention, page 6; Simmons & Grant, great consolidation sale, page 6.

   —The Fairchild house, which has lately been purchased by Mrs. E. M. Moore for the Old Ladies' Country Home, was bought in 1844 by Daniel Copeland, father of Wm. S. Copeland of Cortland, and was by him conducted for many years as a hotel. From 1840 to 1844 it was run as a hotel by John Matthews. Its history before that date has not yet appeared.