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Show mm. societies PROTECTJMD FOWL Three Hundred Square Miles of Favorite Hunting Grounds to Be Set Aside. ; NEV YORK, ScpL 3. Three hundred j square mlieo of thc favorlto hunting j I grounds for water fowl In this 'country will soon ho converted by the National Association of Audubon Societies into a protected homc for tho numerous breeds gradually undergoing extermination for commercial purposes, according to Information Infor-mation given out at headquarters here. Thc two tracts presented by tho government govern-ment for thLs purpose arc In Oregon and California, about the Klamath, Malheur and Harney lakes. Whole races of the wild fowl, persecuted persecut-ed by seekers after plumes and food for the markets, will be restored, say tho officers of thc Audubon society, if the people of tho country will do their share In thc great work of preserving these nut-ural nut-ural scavengern, whose tasto for food Is one of tho chief preventatives of plague and pestllenco in tho sections they Inhabit. In-habit. An exhaustive study of conditions has been made by men who for three years have explored tho wild places where thc birds live, braving the danger of scmi-1 scmi-1 savage bauds of poachers, as well as the difficulties of the country, to socuro thc Information upon which thc president has Just acted. Races at Seattle. SEATTLE, Sept. 3. Results at the Meadows: First race, six furlongs St. Francis ! won, Shirley Roscmoro second, Adcna third. Time, 1:12 3-5. ! Second race, one mile and an eighth I Redwood II. won, Vlvant second, Prince Nap third. Time. 1:53 3,-5. Third race, six furlongs Fair Annie won, Pert second, Ak-Sar-Ben third. Time, 1:13. Fourth race, seven furlongs, handicap Fern L. won. Gypsy Kins second. Cadl-chon Cadl-chon third. Time, 1:25 1-5. Fifth raco. one mllo and seventy yards I Rubinon won, John Lyle second, Alma 1 Boy third. Time. 1:44 3-5. Sixth rnce. one mile Pal won, John Louis second, Giovanni Balcrlo third. Time, 1:40. Races at Butto. BUTTE,. Sept. 3. Today's results were as follows: First race, four and a half furlongs Swedo Sam won. Tallen second, Sightly third. Time. :5U. Second race, four and a half furlongs Antloch won, Trocha second, Beaumont third. Time, :54.. Third race, five furlongs Mlsty's Pride won, F. E: Shaw second, Scorcher third. Time. 1:013- Fourth race, one mile Agreement won. Piquet second. Sir Wesley third. Time, 1-43J. Fifth race, six furlongs Plmklu won. Native Son second. Lord xN'clson third. Time. 1:111. Sixth race, one mile Vinton won, Car--dlnal Sarto second, Sliver Heels third. Time. 1:12. Seventh race, four and a half furlongs John A. Mallon won. Lady Powell second, Reno Rebel third. Time. :51. Pool Match Results. W. H. Morgan defeated Al Cain in thc last gamo of a pool match at the Log Cabin. Thursday night, by a score of SO to 51, the total score for tho three games being 300 to 233. Morgan's high run last night was 25. while Cain could not go over 15. The score by frames was as follows: fol-lows: Morgan 11, 11. 15, S. G, 3, 15, 1, 5, II. Total. S9. Cain 1. J, 0. 7. 9. 12. 0, 14, 10. 0. Total. 51. Chase Leavos Dissatisfied. NEW YORK. Sept. 3. Hal Chase, who has played first base on tho New York American leugue team for thc last three years, today resigned aud left for San Jose. Cal. He announced that he ''would never play In organized baseball again. Chase said he was not satisfied to play under a management Hint saw ill to give out a story detrimental to his character. char-acter. Intcrmountain Tennis. The Salisbury brothers defeated Dr. Sharp and Mr. Griffin In two straight sots In tho tennis seml-finala at tho Coun-trv Coun-trv club, Thursday afternoon, the score being C-3. C-3. The game was full of ginger, but the Salisbury brothers were the most ngcresslve and played a bolter gamo. There are no games scheduled for today. Tho final In tho doubles will bo played olT Saturday afternoon. |
