The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-06-18

on the street corners among the sporting
fraternity, is the proposed trotting match
announced to take place at the race track
south of town, next Saturday afternoon.
The race will be between Jess Browns
black stallion and John Kiger's bay
mare, and deal of interest is being TAX
en- in the affair. 1t is said that with
proper management the Kiger mare can
trot mile in 2:5o. The other horse,
however, has never made record for
himself, although his hackers claim he
can do a mile in something less than
three minutes.
Last Thursday the Maccabee fraternity
celebrated their fifteenth anniversary
with grand picnic at the court honse
grounds in this city. Early in the rnorn-
ing visitors from adjacent towns began
to arrive, and by o:3o, when the exer-
cises began, fully 500 strangers were on
hand to take part in the festivities. Alex
Rennie was president of the day. and in
troduced the speakers who took part in
the program, which included an address
of welcome by Joseph Wilson and
speeches by w. T. Rigdon, of Salem, and
Mr.. LamLerson, of Lebanon, upon the
benefits of the order. During the after
noon, bicycle races and other athletic
sports interested the crowd and hop at
opera house in the evening concluded the
days exercises.
Oregon Eclipse, the famous race horse,
died at Irvington Park, Sunday after
noon, of Inflammation of the lungs. This
well-known horse was foaled on the Gird
place south of Corvallis about nine years
ago, his dam being Lulu Riggs. owned
by lanes Foster He was sired by Joe
Hooker At the age of three years he
won his first race at McMinnville. Later,
he was taken to San Francisco and sold
for 5000, and soon gained national
reputation. His races were mostly from
one-half mile to mile, and for long
time he held the worlds record of I:I3
for three-quarters of a mile. Eclipse
possessed wonderful powers of endurance
and his career was marked by one un-
broken line of triumphs, having won
during the six years he was on the turf
over 100 races, and made for his owner
| over 100000.
CIV. Householder has runaway team
which he drove to church last Sunday at
Bellfountain, contrary to the advice of
his wife. Going over, he was accom-
panied by Mrs. Householder and his
brother-in-law, Alex Pickens. But when
the time arrived for returning home,
Mrs. Householder, fearing that the team
might run away, declined to ride in the
vehicle with her husband, and laughing
at her fears, Mr.. Householder and his
brother-in-law started without her. But
they had only gone a short distance
when the team took fright and ran away,
completely demolishing the vehicle and
severely injuring the occupants. Doubt
less in the future Mr.. Householder will
have great deal of respect for the adj
! vice and opinions of his better half, es-
pecially regarding fractions horses.
Members of the o. A. c. Athletic As
sociation who entered NJ. A. A. contests
at Portland last Saturday, returned home
Sunday night covered with glory and
gold medals. Tue boys from here enter
ed i'll seven events aud took four first
prizes. The Oregonian says, concerning
the entries from the o. A. c. association:
"There were several other surprises be-
sides Kerrigan's wonderful high jump
(six feet) and pole vault. One was D. c.
Ray, of the Oregon Agricultural College,
beating A. L. Fuller by foot in the final
of the Ioo-yard dash, in one of the pref
tiest races ever run on Multnomah field.
1t speaks volumns for the handicapping
in this race that the finish could have
been covered with blanket The 22o-
yard dash also went to the Oregon Agri-
cultural College, Frank Crawford appar-
emily not needing his I6 yards to win.
The Oregon Agricultural College like
wise took first place in the mile run,
which was gift to B. F. Burnett"-Bur-
nett won this race in 4:4S, and finished
fresh, opening up gap of so yards be.
tween himself and Brace of the Multno
mas, in the last lap-"and the 5o-pound
weight, d. H. Bodine's handicap of foul
feet being too much for Flanagan y
Flanagan holds the northwest record
For some unaccountable reason the ham
mer which Bodine took from Corvallis tt
use in the I6-pound throw, was disquali
fed. The hammer is exactly the SAM
as that used by Edgren, who holds th'
worlds record. Being compelled to use
strange hammer, Bodine fell fifteen fee
short of his record.
No mystery about it. When the Shaker
offered some time ago to give away bottl
of their Digestive Cordial to any one VIII
might call at their New York office, ther
was n great rush and a great many peopl
thought they were crazy. Subsequen
events prove it to have been very cleve
advertising transaction, for although the