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The herald., 1896-03-22
OUR FAST Racers ABROAD
the CHANCES OF THE CROKER, L0RILLARD
AND WISHARD HORSES
Ramspo d In Very Pine Shape, but Great
Expectations Are Not Warranted and II Is
Believed There Is Not . Derby Winner
Among Them All

This should be great year for the
American thoroughbred in England.
Three Of the finest racing stables in
the country have deserted their native
heath to try for fame and fortune
against the equine wonders owned by
lords and princes abroad. The anti
gambling laws in New York state have
done much to bring about this condi-
tion Of affairs, and if these three sta
bles make any kind Of showing on
the English tracks it is fair to presume
that 1897 will see large addition to
the foreign American racing colony.
The three American stables are
owned by Richard Croker, Pierre Lor-
Nlard and Duke & Wishard. Mr.. Loril-
lard hopes to repeat the successes of
Iroquois, who captured the Derby
twenty-odd years ago, and Mr.. Croker
also has his eyes on some Of the his
toric stakes. Duke & Wishsrd are not
looking for the big things in the turf
line, but will be content to land race
here and there with their entries at fat
odds. But as a matter of fact they
have stronger stable than either Mr..
Croker or Mr.. Lorillard, and if their
horses take to the changed climate
they are sure to be heard from.
Newmarket, where the Lorillard and
The herald., 1896-03-22
SCENES IN OLD NEWMARKET

horses last year, but this year Charley
Morton, little Englishman, who was
once a jockey, has them in charge.
Morton has not too much confidence
in the ability of Montauk to land the
Derby; so it would be wise for patri-
otic Americans who may find them
selves in England around Derby time
to remember this. Montauk has i'm
proved wonderfully, however, and will
doubtless give an account Of himself
in races of less renown than the Derby.
English racing sharps claim that the
race lies between Persimmon, owned
by the prince of Wales, and st. Frus-
quin, owned by Leopold de Rothschild.
The other Croker horses which are
quite certain to earn brackets are
Santa Anita, Sir Excess, Eau Gallie
and Americus. Americus and Eau
Gallie will be entered in races Of one
mile and under, Montauk and Sir Ex-
cess will try for the one and quarter
mile races and Santa Anita will be re-
lied upon in the longer races. The
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larged and added to by his luckless
successor, who also encouraged the
races there.
Needless to say that under Crom~
we'll this new amusement was, like
every other recreation of the people,
promptly stopped, and equally, of
course, when Charles III got his own
again the pendulum swung back, and
racing was restored along with all
the other sports and pastimes of 'Mer-
rie England The Orange prince was
q good patron of what had then be-
come the national sport, and 80 also
was Queen Anne, in whose reign it was
that the most important event in the
history of the British stud book, and
the great foundation of it's present ex-
cellence, took place, when the barley
Arabian was imported into this coun-
try.
"From that day forward our breed of
horses went on improving steadily, and
the little town-as it was then-half in
Suffolk, half in Cambridgeshire, be-
came more famous every year as the
best known home of the English thor
oughbred, and the principal racing GEN.
ter of the British isles"
Racing in England begins this month
and does not end until the first of No
vember. So the cable will soon begin
to bring the news Of victory, or defeat,
for the American horses. The first
event Of note is the Lincolnshire hand
leap. which will be run on March a.
and the last stake of the year is the
Manchester handicap, run on November
%. The Derby is set for June 3, and
Richard Croker has some hope that his
great horse Montauk will distinguish
himself in that historic event.
When Mr.. Croker took his horses
abroad last year he made his racing
headquarters at Newmarket, but this
year he has settled in little place
called Vantage, in Berkshire, about
sixty miles from London. and famous
only because monument in the center
of the hamlet informs the stranger that
the great King Alfred was born there
in $40.
Hardy Campbell trained the Croker
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Wishard horses are stabbed, is the
greatest race-horse town in the world.
Everything about it bears some rela-
ton to the thoroughbred horse. Every
where one turns, in any part of the
place, and at any hour of the day, a
race horse is pretty sure to be in sight
All the men in town seem to be jockeys
or ex-jockeys. No one talks about any
thing but horse. Lexington, KY. is not
to be compared with Newmarket in this
respect. The finest racing stables in
the world are located there, and some
of them seem fine enough to shelter q
Rothschild.
Newmarket is annually the scene of
many famous races. In the course of
the year there are eight race meetings
1t Newmarket-the Craven, the first
and second spring, the first and second
July, the first and second October and
the Houghton, at which the principal
stakes run for are the 1000 guineas, the
1000 guiness, the Princess of Wales
stakes, the Cesarewitch stakes, the
Middle Park plate, the Cambridgeshire
stakes and the Dewhurst plate.
All English racing authorities like to
say that the development of Newman
ket and of horse racing in England are
one 8uU tnS bduc. xu6 uleJOTY Oh
English horse racing is interesting, be-
cause American horse racing was first
established on the same line. One En-
Rlish writer says on this subject:
"In this country the history of horse
racing may, indeed, be said to be one
with that Of Newmarket. The records
Of its earliest infancy are difficult to
trace with certainty, and it is likely
that there we're good horses in these
islands long before the blood of east
ern sires had given them their courage
and the stud book stamp of equality,
both of which have doubtless been de-
rived from that source only, though
the speed, which now has made our
horses famous over all the world, is
far more likely to have come down to
them from their British ancestors.
I'm the reign of Henry VIII various
laws we're passed about breeding, and
In that of Edward vi the stealing OF
horses was made q capital offense
There does not seem to have been very
much interest taken in the matter dur.
ing the reign of Elizabeth, but no soon.
or had James / succeeded to the throne
than 1t at once began to show itself
again. It is on record that he WAS the
Arst to establish race meetings at New.
market, which he also attended in per
son, and we know that he built stables
ohsrs, which were subsequently, En-
The herald., 1896-03-22

q depth Of 9,4OO feet, or approximately
five and half miles. This is a little
more than the height of the loftiest
mountain. How much deeper the Pacific
is than this it is impossible to tell
the wire having broken. presumably
through it's inability to sustain its own
weight. In previous attempt to reach
the floor of the ocean in this spot, the
wire broke at the depth of 25, 800 feet.
1t has been suggested ss one theory of
the formation of mountain ranges, that
they represent the crumbllng up, or
buckling, of the earth's crust under
the severe contraction strains that
we're set up as the surface Of the globe
solidified. If this be true the deer
ocean valleys or gorges, such as this
off the coast of Japan, must be the re-
suit of the same action. Taken in con
nection with the loftiest mountain, thii
sounding gives difference In distanct
from the earth's center Of about twelv,
miles, or 1-333d of the earth's radius
Electrical Journal.
The herald., 1896-03-22

English handicappers have not treated
the Croker horses lightly, for In many
of the stake events they will have to
shoulder heavy imposts. In the City
and Suburban, however, which will to
run on April %, Montauk is In at
eighty-1ve pounds, and perhaps he
will give the American eagle . chance
to screech.
Not much can be expected Of the
Lorillard horses in the early part Of
the season. They are mostly two-year-
olds, and the voyage over did them no
good. When they arrived they were In
pitiful shape, as they had been stalled
so close together on the steamer that
they could not lie down. The voyage
was long and unusually tempestuous
one, and the long strain on their legs
knocked them out Of shape. Annisette
and Dolaora, two good csmpaigners,
we'll known to American race goers,
are now rounding into shape, but the
season will be we'll advanced before
much can be expected of the others.
Enoch Wishard is in charge Of the
Duke & Wishard horses, and Jockey
Reiff will do the riding and give the
English another chance to poke f1n at
the American style of crossing the
wire first. Columns of satirical stuff
were printed last year about Jockey
Simms, who rode the Dwyer- Croker
horses, and some of it was deserved, as
the little colored boy did not do either
himself or his training justice.
Of course, the best horse in this lot
is Ramapo, and if he keeps in fine
fettle he will make some of the best
horses in England think they have
been in a race when they try to catch
him. Unless the handicsppers get in
their fine work, Ramapo can be safely
relied upon TO uphold the honor of the
American thoroughbred.
The herald., 1896-03-22
Ocean Depths

Some Of the difficulties of ocean
cable laying may be guessed at from
the following item: A sounding has
recently been taken in the Pacific ocean
near the coast Of Japan, which showed
The herald., 1896-03-22
The Sunday Herald

Will be especially notable and ex-
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operation, and a newspaper printed
on a bright, neat, new, clean dress
of type will be presented to its
thousands of readers every morning.
The herald., 1896-03-22
THE HERALD

This great journal prints all the
news all the time. 1t is never
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found the worlds events for the
previous twenty-four hours, pre-
sented in such a concise and con-
densed form that it is a pleasure and
not pain to peruse them. In THE
HERALD you can CLEAN all the news
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Best and Cheapest

Morning newspaper on the Pacific
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first of April. This is an era of
cheap newspapers throughout the
east. and the proprietors of The
HERALD have determined to give
the people of Southern California
all the advantages enjoyed by east
ern readers.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-09

been altogether too fastidious, per-
haps even a bit of a fool
fle wrote a very pretty note Of con-
graduation to Miss Renwood, and he
gave Fred a neat little congratulatory
supper. He would be magnanimous,
even if he had been fool.
The wedding was in February Mr..
Bolton iourneyed down 10 Kentucky
70 be an usher. lie performed his duty
handsomely and with a cheerful cOun-
tenance. It was he who closed the
door of the carriage which bore the
happy couple away to the station. As
he watched the vehicle pillow its way
through the thick mud his heart grew
heavy with the thought, Fred must
soon know it now"
He was anxious for several weeks.
Fred was a violent, .impusiye fellow.
Would he bear the discovery like a
man, or would he humiliate his wife
As time passed and there came no news
of rupture, Mr.. Bottoms mind grew
calmer.
But a quiet melancholy slowly set
tied on him. The elasticity passed
from his voice and step.And a dinnor or
dance no longer brought him peace nd
hope and Joy. Broadway was not
less garIsh by night nor it's throng OF
yoiuptuaries less needless Of to-mor-
row, bur the power of these things ia
fascinutc the soul of young Anderson
Eolton was gone.
Mrs. Jverson had been man;festly
provoked with him, as was natural
But Mrs Tverson couldn't be in a bad
humor with anybody for long. 1t was
early in the following June that Bolton
received letter from her, inviting him
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of mysterious kilograms like a flight Of
iil-omened birds. low long was t I
thlng 20 last. oid ifet9oh lliu F =, "
informed. no more men a., must PC 3 y,
lowed in that chamber, ! ms poor gLrl
IN usC NC Sd Neu lioiii " ny
lie was never sure lna1 some l,a " dil
pan TOT p4Illll,s 'i,f go; iS9i' ''o''0 - 80
nor aart silIousI' Ills in.t'.' ..loo,.,,,, g,
eS' OF course you gu q ;e', ,eI ''1'''
ne III uI!luie ''' tlCS!,, ~, l,iII.
le .It "a tsa vGbis'' Holton - said b;
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nunciation of imtruding partners who
couldn't conduct business without
spelling the pleasure of a whole COM
lnuaity. Miss RenWoGd expressed The
prettiest regrets and said J5hings that
would have made Bolton delirious The
day before. She might howl them to
the moon now. Her sweet voice and
comely words were drowned in his re-
cent recollections of forced breath.
He had been back in New York a
week when Fred Caitherwood met him
and announced that he was on his way
TO spend fortnight with the VERSIONS.
When the two parted, Bolton was
heavy in heart. Fred would occupy
that same room. lie too would hear
those portentous sounds. The after
shine Of love made Bolton uneasy. 1t
irked him to think that this girl would
l,a Inundated in iuhe esteem of an
other. Besides, CatheTwood was not
very refined and he might talk
about it.
Three days later Mr.. Bolton was
transac ting his mornings business at
the bank when someone stepped up
and laid hand on his shoulder lie
turned and saw Fred Catherwood.
"What! You here ?'' Bolton eX-
claimed. 81 thought you were with the
Iversons?"
81 had to come away" was Gather
woods quiet answer, delivered in
tone saddar than b blton had eyer
heard from this etfervescent fellow.
$50 you have heard it then!" cried
Bolton, with suspended breath.
Eyes, and left at once. Got tele-
gram?"
The same n~usei Bolton turned dizzy
roll of bills slipped from his hand
The room whirled. His excited imagI-
nation conjured an appalling vision,
long procession of gay hearted young
bachelors iourneying toward the leyr-
son mansion, a returning procession
OF the same men, silent and life-embit-
tered, and over the heads of all cloud
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lal;fv. indeed. a Slight blemish, lusus
Inatnrae sometimes added a piquancy to
ferinine charms. But snoring-this
was not piquant; it was essentially
and bopelessly vulgar. Oh! why had
Nature INDUCED itself in so gross a
freaIxq Why had it bestowed every
grace upon this exquisite creature and
then wantonly marred its handiwork
nv such a malformation of her throat
or ncse whatever organ 1T was that
orio.inated this COMPOUNDED noise!
nisenchantedl Is there a sadder word
in lie language. 1t means the loss Of
ymItl. of delight, and sometimes Of
love "'What is truth? asked testing
pu,teo ALI he was wise in that he
waited for reply" What is truth,
indeed but the sacrifice of the illus
ions which make life beautiful. a pe@5
take all these troublesome philoso-
nbars who would tease as out OF our
neace nv their of1icious revelations of
trrth last night he, Anderson Bolton,
had been happy because ignorant; this
morning he was wise and miserable.
Well. one thing must be done; he
must leave this place to-day. The
thought of another night here with It's
attendant horrors was uncomfortable.
When he was dressed he looked at his
watch and saw that breakfast would
not be ready for an hour. This would
give him time to go to the village. He
hastened to the telegraph office and
sent the following message, instructlng
the operator to send the reply with All
speed to Mr.. VERSIONS house: "Grevllle
III. Stone, No. , Wall ST., New York
Is Bowser at the office? Reply at once.
Anderson Bolton"
Now. Greville FL. Stone was Mr.. Boil
toms senior partner, and Bowser was
the office boy. OF course, Bowser was
At the Office. Where else should Bow
ser he? Bowser had not gone philan-
dering after pretty girl to get her
heart broken. Bowser was at nome
attending to business. Happy Bowser!
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NEWS FROM DURHAM


The Democracy Of Durham county is
moving out and preparing for the
November battle. The executive COM
mittee for the county was in session
yesterday, being called to order at 1880
o'clock. Upon the roll-call it was found
that a quorum was present.
James $. Manning, who has so eff
ficiently filed the position of chair
man for the past four years, rendered
his resignation. 1t was accepted with
regrets and Mr.. II. A. Foushee was
elected to fill the position till the
meeting of the next county couven-
ton, which has not yet been called.
just before adjournment the follow
ing resolution was unanimously pass
ed:
Resolved by the Democratic eNecu-
tive comn6ttee of Durham county that
we heartily endorse the resolution a.
dopted 10y the Democratic State eXecu-
/ tive committee at it's last meeting re-
! lative to a fusion with the PopulstS
upon the electoral ticket"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-09

Durham, N O. Main street, next to
Postofiice.
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PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Manning are home
from Morganton, where they have
spent some time.
Thos II. Martin and l.. A. Carr went
back to Morehead Friday.
Mrs. S. f. Tomlinson is spending
some time at High Point and the Major
is not happy.
Victor S. Bryant is home from q
ten days visit 10 relatives in Charlotte
and Mecklenburg.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-08-09
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.

Mr.. w. A. Slater has resigned as
president Of the W. A. Slater Co. This
step has been taken owing to the press
ing demands upon his time by Schloss,
Bros, d Co., for whom he has been
doing business a number of years. Mr..
Slater is a firm business man and his
services are sought in many quarters.
The present arrangements win doubt
less take him from Durham all the
time and Durham people regret it.
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-22

is thrown by Godey's Magazine for
in an article advocating
the claims Of Anna Ella Carroll to
being the Woman that Saved the
Union" She asked compensation
fer secret services of vast importance
to Lincoln's Cabinet, and gave incon-
trovertible evidence that it was she.
not Grant. Buell.. nor Halleck, that
planned the all-important Tennessee
river campaign, which brought the
Union cause its first victories at a
time when they were vitality neces-
sary. Her claim was never seriously
disputed. It appeared time and
again before senate and house COM
mittees: yet was shelved, delayed,
and when reported with heartiest
recommendations was backed up
with no serious attempts to pass a
bill for her relief. 1t is limited that
II her cl aim had been bill for a
postoffice instead Of plea for justice
to woman. it might have received
satisfactory attention.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-22

then rs the uncompromising friend
Of dear sugar for the masses. Dur
ing all Ut his years at the head Of the
government he was dishonoring one
Of our precious metals. one OF our
own great products, discrediting sill
yer and enhancing the price OF gold.
lie endeavored even before his In
auguration TO office to stop the
coinage Of silver dollars, and after
ward to the end of his administra-
ton persistently used his power to
that end. He was determined to
contract the circulating medium and
demonetize one OF the coins of com
merce. limit the volume OF money
among the people. make money
scarce and therefore dear. He would
have increased the value OF money,
and diminished the value OF every
thing else-money the master. every
thing else its servant. He was net
thinking OF the poor then. He had
left their side He was not .stand-
ing forth in their defense Cheap
coats, cheap labor and dear money;
the sponsor and promoter Of these
protesting to stand guard over the
poor and lowly. Was there ever
more glaring Inconsistency or reck.
less assumption? He be-
lieves that poverty is blessing to
be promoted and encouraged and
that a shrinkage in the value o,
everything but money is a national
benediction.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-22
silver From the Solid Bu.,n.s. st.ndpo

silver From the Solid Business Standpoint
Frank H. Cooper. of the big firm of
Siegel. Cooper & Co.. of Chicago and
New York, the biggest retail firm in
the world. has just returned from
Europe. Said MIR. Cooper:
1--WE can make everything over
here that is made abroad, but with
Mr.. Mckinley as president our cur
rency may become even more con-
tracted than it is today, as q single
gold standard, il adopted, would
work ruin to the country and make
times harder than they are. I can't
see anything but good to result from
the free coinage Of silver. True, it
will benefit the mine owners; it will
also benefit the miners and benefit
the west. 1t will give the farmer
money; it will make better prices for
farm products; it will make the farm
er buy in our markets. Times can
be no worse than they are at present.
Oar currency is not expansive
enough for the demands of the peo-
pie. France has $40 per capita of
money in circulation. and its people
are prosperous and happy: We
have but $50 per CAPT q. We need
more money and free silver coinage
will put an end to business stagna-
tion.
..Our factories are closed and our
artisans aud mechanics are out of
work. More money will make higher
prices, better demand for goods and
q revival Of prosperity. Goods and
produce are too cheap because peo-
pie have no money to buy them.
The depreciation Of prices on some
lines Of goods has been more than so
per cent in the past six months. Can
merchants and manufacturers stand
this?
with free silver the price of whest
and corn would enhance in value at
once. Dollar wheat for the farmer
makes him look at his clothes. When
they are frayed he buys new. He re-
furnishes his house, il it is needed,
and so helps to start the furniture
factories going again. 1t is SO in all
lines. The more money, the greater
luz uemauu ior RoouS. single gold
standard would bring prices still
lower aid more failures and more
disaster for the people. We are par
TALLY upon bimetallic basis now
and that is in measure our saliva
ton. Contract our currency to SIS
or $l2 per capita and the result
would be such as no one can figure.
Talking Of free silver, our minis
could not turn out over sec, OOO, 600
per year-less than 81 to every in
habitant. Would that flood the coun-
try' 1t would restore prices. conf
dence and resuscitate business.
That. l think, is about what free
silver would do for US. We want to
take care OF ourselves first. Euro
pean countries are able to take care
Of themselves.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-22

In order to give everyone an OPP
portunity to see the grand crops in
the western states and enable the in
tending settler to secure home, the
Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul rail-
way has arranged to run series OF
harvest excursions TO South and
North Dakota. and to other states in
the west, northwest and southwest
on the following dates: July 81,
Aug. 4 and IS. Sept. 1. Is and 90
and Oct. & and 20. at the low rate of
two dollars more than one fare for
the round trip. Tickets will be good
for return any Tuesday or Friday
within 81 days from date of sale.
For rates. time of trains and further
details apply to any ticket agent of
the Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul
railway.