The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-11
THEY'RE ALL SORRY
That ANY body Got Mad About the Judges
Decision.


There was scene in the judges stand
at the fair grounds yesterday when the
award was made in the team competition.
The prize was given to Mr.. w. J. Black.
DR.. Z. B. McCurdy rushed up into the
stand and said to Charley Samson in a
half joking way. "Well, all I've got to
say Charley, is that it's pity didn't
belong to the Topeka club"
The steward OF the club, Dick Hod-
gins, was in the stand, though not time
keeper or judge "Oh, "PR glad l
caught you in that remark" shouted
Hodgins with some profanity as he
started towards Dr. McCurdy. "Get out
of here Dick, we don't want any of this"
said George Wolff. But Hodgins talked
on. The longer he talked the faster he
talked and appeared to be working him
self into frenzy.
Everybody but judges and reporters
get out of here" shouted Wolff several
times after things had quieted some
what But it had no Stfeet.
II don't care a snap as far az am con
cerned" said C. II. Samson, ''but McCurdy
won that prize by mile. That's the
rottenest piece of work | ever saw"
swell l couldn't help it, chimed in
DR.. Pritchard. at was two against one.
voted for Doc I said, 'GentIemen,
Pm ashamed of this decision, It's dis
grace They were ashamed of it, too.
That's the reason they wouldn't tie the
ribbon on while the rigs were in front of
the grand stand, but took them inside
the quarter stretch"
"This is the most outrageous work l
ever heard of, exclaimed Starter George
Wolf. Il wash my hands of the whole
business" he continued heatedly. 81
won't come back here tomorrow. Why
don't they get horsemen to Judge these
things? They give the prize to a single
horse. Bah"
Last evening at a meeting of the horse
men at c. H Samson's the expressions
of disapprobation were warmer than
ever. "This is the way of it" said one
"oilas Rain raised the horse that he
awarded the prize. Pat Sherman is a
Santa Fe employe."
The three judges who made the award
were Siias Rain, Pat Sherman and Dr.
Pritchard.
Silas Rain said: "There was no per-
sonal reason that the prize was awarded
to Jerry Black He had a fine little
roadster, perfectly broken, that can pull
2 rig ten miles an hour without any
trouble His horse was hitched to a
double trap and pulled it as easily as any
team on the ground. Aside from that
E6 OhuO MS ultCA dtQ OIs A1COuEGy
did not. McCurdy drove a borrowed
team hitched to Bob Lees rig, and
thiak the white collars belonged to Mrs.
d. j. Harding No, there should have
been separate classes for single and
double bitches. I have nothing against
DR., McCurdy, and decided the way
thought was right"
DR.. McCurdy said: Il would not have
said word had they awarded the prize
to Charley Samson'5 hitch, but the idea
of awarding i to the cheapest tur gu.
OF the track! Bat it's all over now, and
I'm sorry I said what I did prefer to
let the matter drop. The team, however,
I received from Hutchinson Saturday
night. anG that off horse is the best ami
nal lever owned"
Jerry Black said he was sorry there
g7as any hard feelings over the decision
aaa, continuing, said: "If DR.. McCurdy
would accept ii, should gladly turn the
rfenium over to him."
{. L Samson said: 81 would have been
no more SURPRISED had they hung the
ribbon on my pony. I expected to win
last week for intended to get Bob Lees
victoria, but Mack beat me to it, and
was entitled to the prize. 1t was not a
question CT whether the bitches were
driven by their owners or not; that had
nothing to do with it."
Pat Sherman said: at was altogether
a question OF which was the nobbie8t rig
There was question Of value. In my
judgment Black had the nobbiest or l
wouldn't have put in the ribbon that way
McCurdy had rig that cost $1,000, aud
a team that cost $500, and the harness
probably another 500. Blacks rig
Gidn't cost half that much. If it was d
question of value, person would
be foolish to put in a one-horse
rig where there we're teams, unless
they had Maud S. or Joe Patchea or
some Of those. Any man knows that two
good horses are better than one II it was
q question of horses. l wouldn't give
Charlie Samson's black horse for both Of
McCurdy's. Black had a neat rig, and
his load was well arranged, aud ne drove
gracefully; he had toppy horse that was
got up as nice as possible, to my mind.
McCurdy was there alone with coach
man.
"SUpposing that you had nice dog
cart for four, and your load was gotten
up nicely, and your horse looked well,
wouldn't you think you were in ii, when
it was question of the nobbiest rig?
81 didn't hear anyone talking about
the decision out there only Dee McCur-
dy and George Wolff This talk OF the
Topeka club makes me sick. don't be-
long to the Topeka club and have moth
iug to do with it.
"If I won't out there with team and
got left 1 wouldn't say anything about it.
If was McCurdy 1 would take my med =
icine."
Perhaps it was the bright smiles in
Jerry Blacks "load" that moved the
hearts of the Judges, At any rate there
onghtn't to be any heart burnings about
the matter,
Queen OF COrea was K5lIed.
YOKOHAMA, Oct 11.-Couat koumara,
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