The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-09

Horse Show Monthly Kansas City,
with the legend "The rising starting
judge of the vest Mr.. Updegran's
popularity wherever he has started is
proven by his re-engagement at those
places
Two LeavenWorth men, Matthew
Goens and william Webb. tried to es-
cape the fish law and still take fish by
wholesale by building a sort of fence
across the river with barbs upon it.
They were arrested, as this clearly
comes under the laws
That nice little black mare, Patchen
Wilkes Maid, is going well for George
Eoldridge. formerly the superintend-
ent of the Jewett farm, who viii cam
paign her.
The bay mare. Kansas Lille, by
Kankakee being trained at the Toler
farm at Wichita. for George NJ. Ripple
of Larned. stepped a quarter in 80 in
preparation.
The excellent article in the Forest
and Stream from the pen of Mr. J. c.
Clark of Topeka, scoring professional
shooter is anonymously answered in the
current issue by 'Bo," Pittsburg. Pa
He ridiculously claims that amateurs
should stay away from tournaments if
they do not wish to have their money
won by professional shooters. and says
that amateurs should indulge in moth
whole article is about as reasonable.
The famous campaigner, Walter z,
2.1O is running out on Joseph Hamp-
sons farm near Emporia.
Nettlewood, 2.16h, Ellington, 2:25.
and Seal. 2.O8sl. are in John Seely's
care at the Emporia track. He says
Nettlewood is the best and fastest horse
he ever drove. Nettlewood must be
better than Joe Patchen.
The American Trotffnp asEOcfa fiO0
has reinstated J. B. Chandler, Wichita,
of The Corporal fame, pending motion
for rehearing
Harry Putnam, who used to train
runners at the fair grounds, now hand
ling Art Massey's Post Boy and others
at the Kansas City0 track, is given a
good word by Sundays Kansas City
Times for his work there.
Since Saturdays T. A. A.-Wamego
BAH game, in which there was a Wran-
gle over Hindmarsh's alleged batting
out of turn, there have been number
of inquiries of the Journal office about
the rule of batting out Of order. Sec
tion 1 of rule As provides that the bats
man is out ''if he fails to take his po-
sition at the bat in his order of bat
ting" except when the error is dis
covered before play is made. Under
no circumstances is the man batting
out of turn declared out. It's the man
who ought to be there who gets the
worst of it.
Post Boy won a six furlong race at
Kansas City Saturday in the fast time
of 1.19.
The members of the West Side Gun
club are considering giving big tour
nament of about three days during the
Fan Festivities. Their only opposition
about that time would be the Schneider
tournament at Kansas City, which Oc-
ours September Is to Is. If the Topeka
shoot materializes the shooters viii be
divided into classes as they should be
everywhere and the professionals may
feed off each other
G. A. Maxwell, the crack Wichita BIZ
cyclist, reduced the Nebraska half mile
record with flying start from 100 %,
1-5 of a second at Lincoln recently. He
broke other records, and was hurt to-
ward the close of the races by being
vice thrown from his wheel.
The Solid City racing team, Glunz
and Rothfuss Of Fort Scott. viii com
pete in the bicycle races at Topeka this
summer, and expect to win some
prizes.
Lurline, 2:145l the spotted trottine
mare that Marve Beardsley used to
drive is in the stable of her owner at
Ottawa.
The pillow horse" Newman, 2:141z
has been stepped in 2.21 at St. Joseph
this season.