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The herald., 1897-08-23
SADDLE AND SULKEY

When Hamburg, John E. Madden's
great 2-year-old, son Of Hanover and
Lady Reel passed the finish, the win
ner Of the Congress Hall stakes at Sara
toga, the other day, every man and wo-
, man on the ground united in paying him
tribute. Financial interests were for
gotten. 1t was case where the great
ness OF the performance caused win
ners and losers alike to join hands in ap-
preciating his prowess. In the opinion
of expert authorities it was the best
race ever run by 2-year-old in this or
any other country The race certainly
Warranted these claims. His impost of
l34 pounds was crushing one. He was
meeting fair class of colts, to all of
which he was making big concessions,
yet at no time in the race was he asked
to DO his best. Even In the home stretch,
when Archduke jumped him, and all
but knocked him out of his stride, his
rider was content to let him run on his
courage, and right royalty did he prove
himself worthy of this confidence.
His previous races, while good ones.
had held forth promises of greater
things to come. These predictions were
more than realized. He is now unoues-
tionably the best colt Of the year, and
many good judges of horsefesh believe
him to be the peer of any 2-year-old
that this country has ever seen.
In appearance Hamburg looks to be
something above the ordinary. He has
the powerful frame of his sire, vet could
hardly be called big colt. He is brown.
with white marks, and like his dam.
Lady Reel. is at home in mud or on a
dry track. His conformation gives the
critic little chance for complaint. Great,
powerful shoulders and quarters i'm
press you as you look him over while
standing or in action. A good head and
neck, with legs that look hard as iron,
add materially to his appearance. His
action is close to the ground, and his
disposition of the best. At times his
muscles seem affected by the cold, but
the trouble soon disappears, and he sell
dom if ever misses his daily gallop. The
growth on The rear side of his off fore
knee. which some seem to believe lessons
his claim to soundness, was as pro-
nounced when he was yearling as it is
The herald., 1897-08-23

the breeding interests OF the highest
TYPE, will hold an exhibition yearly. The
remaining officers OF the company will
be elected in the near future. Mr.. H. D.
Goulder is the chairman Of the commit
tee on organization
The Metropolitan association has 81
clubs. OF these "a only furnished a
competitor for the annual champion
ship meeting. only scored point, and
only won a championship. Twenty
|six Of the "a clubs of the Metropolitan
association could not muster an athlete
fit to be entered in the annual champion
ship meeting of the association. To
those who have at heart the genuine pro-
motion of amateur athletic sport, and the
development Of many clubs rather than
the aggrandizement of few, the figures
gwen above furnish food for thought.
Jim Corbett played in Richmond, Va,
the other day. He was hit by pitched
ball while at the bat for Reading the
ball striking him in the side with loud
thump. He good-naturedly took his
base, grinly smiling. Later in the game
he caught a thrown ball at first, and.
swinging around to put out Stuart,
Richmond's captain, unwittingly struck
him so hard that Stuart went to grass
with dull thud.
The Navarro Athletic club of Lexng-
ton is negotiating for match between
Johnny Van Heest and Johnny Layack
to take place during October.
DR.. G w. Hibbard Is having very
ragged experience as deputy fish COM
missioner The hunters that he caught
in the act Of killing deer out of season
were pronounced not guilty and now they
are trying to prosecute him for malicious
mischief, or some such trumped up
charge.
c. M. Jewett, secretary of the New Eng
land Trotting Horse Breeders associa-
ton, has made arrangements with James
Murphy, the owner Of Star Pointer, for
the race champion to pace mile to beat
the record of 2:0O1x, at the grand cir
cult meeting at Readville. Another SEN
sational event of this meeting will be
the meeting in one race of Oakland
Baron, Baron Villon 2:12, and Baron
Rogers. 2:101s, the three fast and game
sons of Baron Wilkes.
There have been rumors that the fast
pacing stallion, Frank Bogash, 2:04&
had been sold. 1t did not occur till last
week, prior to his great race with Planet.
He is now owned by George Van Dyke,
wealthy lumberman of Lancaster, N.
H. He is by Atlantic King, dam by
Almont Pilot. and is certainly on: OF The
fastest and gamest idewheelers out this
year.
The herald., 1897-08-23
j. WALDERE KIRK'S WOE
The "King of the Dudes" Has Lost
His Diary in New York

LOST-Leather- bound book, marked
j. Waldere Kirk, containing valuable
letters, papers; liberal reward. Gerard
hotel.
j. Waldere Kirk-he Of the alleged
wondrous wardrobe and the undoubted
advertising ability-was dressed in blue
in harmony with his feelings.
]. Waldere has lost his letters, private
and otherwise.
His diary-invaluabe to hinl-is also
missing.
I'll gladly pay $500 for the return of
the book" said Mr.. Kirk, land ask no
questions"
Mr.. Kirk, as aforesaid, wore blue
cheviot suit; also worried look. His
tie was blue and white puff, in the
folds of which huge opal nestled. His
shoes were law patent feathers, and a
white straw hat rested rakshly on his
head.
Mr. Kirk returned from Atlantic City
| a few days ago. He thinks his book was
stolen from him there. 1t is of black
leather. about 1Sx24 in size
1T lay upon my dresser" said Mr..
Kirk. 'Of course I showed it to my
friends-that is, SO much of it as gem
tleman could make public
There were letters from lades-lots
Of them-some of them pretty sweet,
too"
You didn't show them?"
"Oh, no; just showed some I had
received from colored folks"
"Girls"
In ad fo
valet. I have hundreds of them. They're
the funniest things you ever saw"
"How about the diary?"
"Well, there are some good things in
that. I wrote that Atlantic City is sim
ply an overgrown Coney Island. How's
| that?"
Mr. Kirk would not go into details
about his diary, but it undoubtedly con-
tains some valuable information like
this:
8:15 a. m.-Dress myself
$3.50 a. m.-Change trousers.
900 a. m.-Change string to puff tie.
| 1915 a. m.-Put on dotted waistcoat.
1925 p. m.-Put on striped waistcoat.
LAS p. m.-Change everything
| Mr. Kirk thinks some one may have
taken his valuables for joke He can't
see the joke.
"Why, there are notes in there" said
the young man, growing confidential,
from a lady in New York-a society
woman-which I wouldn't have anyore
read for the world-no, not for the
world"
Mr.. Kirk said he thought he put the
book into his trunk on July 26. He looked
for it yesterday and 1t was gone. He will
increase the reward from day to day
unit he recovers it.--New York Evening
World.
The herald., 1897-08-23

Interest in the National league race
Increases daily. 1t is a magnificent
struggle which cannot be maintained d
much longer Four clubs now figure as
pennant winners, but the pace is so hot
that within two weeks, at least one ard
possibly two of them, will be beaten off.
The report that Manager Ewing is to
be deposed has already started on the
rounds. The Cincinnati magnates de-
clare there IS nothing in it, and the press
of that city is unanimous in styling it q
pipe story. It's long time until 1898
and many things may happen before
snow flies
Don Belardo, the winning st. Bernard
at the late San Francisco show, unques-
tionably the best son of California Ber-
nardo yet shown, died in Napa last Sat-
urday. The cause Of death was large
stone that he had swallowed. Mr.
Grant was very much attached to the
young dog, and the loss is a severe one,
Independent Of the dogs quality.
Should Horace Smyth and A. Cum
ming attend the Chicago Fly Casting
clubs tournament today, as they in
tend, the San Francisco club will be well
represented. Cumming and Smyth will
try the delicacy casting and Mansfield
will give good account Of himself in the
distance and accuracy events.
Walter Maben, the California trainer,
is shaping up six-year-old son of
Stamboul that is considered a phenom-
enon. Last spring this fellow was run
ming at large, enjoying that perfect Hb-
erty which belongs to an animal that has
rever experienced restraint. It proved
quite task, this teaching of this lusty
stx-year-old, but Maben has succeeded
so we'll that the horse is trotting quar-
ters in 0:321s. The geldlng stands 161s
hands, and will weigh 1900 pounds. If
given an opportunity to take on fat, and
while inclined to pace when first started
up, he soon goes to bold, square trot.
This promising green trotter is owned
by L, J. Roses youngest son, and is
thought will be as fast as his sire.
A very fast two-year-old PAGER called
Tommy Y, is reported to have paced a
half mile recently at Middeltown, Ind,
in 1904 over a slow track.
1t is a fact that Manager Selee once Of
fered the Washington club Fred Tenney
and Jimmie Collins, and his offer was
not accepted, says the Boston Herald.
That was before 1t was suspected that
Collins could play third, or that Tenny
was the fast man he has proved himself
to be. Just think, If Wagner had taken
these two men and hung on the Chick
Stahl in addition!
A Horse Show association was re-
Gently organized at Cleveland. O., under
the title Of the Cleveland Horse Show
company. Mr.. ]. B. Perkins is presi-
dent The number of stockholders will
be limited to fifty. The company,
whose object II the encouragement Of
The herald., 1897-08-23

today. 1t does not show any soreness
and his trainer says 1t Will never grow
larger. Six weeks ago he was for sale.
M. B. Dwyer decided to buy him. The
price, which was said to be $4,000, was
satisfactory, but when the time came to
close the bargain Mr.. Dwyer withdrew
his offer. an inspection of the colt caus-
ing him to believe that he had caught
cold and would not be able to race for
some time. Today ten times $4,000 would
hardly buy him. John Madden. his own
er, having publicly announced that he is
not for sale.
Mr.. Madden's present intention is to
send him to England this fall with his
stable mate, Lowland, a colt of un-
doubted speed and courage. Unfortun-
ately Hamburg is not eligible for the
Futurity. So far Hamburg has started
in seven races, six of which he has won.
His one defeat was in the first part of
the double event at Sheepshead bay, in
which he finished third, Bowling Green
winning. with Landemann in the place.
His earnings to date aggregate $24 $3.50
His career promises to be one of the
most brilliant in the history of the
American turf
Because Of counter attraction else
where on September the eighth annuel
races of the Southern California Polo
club at Santa Monica have been post
poned one day and will be run on Sep
tember 10 and II. Sufficient entries have
been promised to ensure two days good
racing. In addition to the published pro-
gram an additional race has already
been arranged, and there will be others
| later This is half mile and repeat for
local horses, sweepstakes Of $50 each,
and includes Red" "San Joaquin" !"
Bonita" brother to Leon" Gall by ST.
David) and "Si" All these horses are
close together and it will undoubtedly
prove an exciting contest The two
mile race for horses will be of great inter-
est. 1t is seldom that Southern Califor-
mans nowadays have the opportunity of
seeing race at this distance, as the
tendency at present is to make races
short enough to permit half-bred horses
to be enabled to compete with thorough
bred ones, much to the detriment of
racing and of breeders who have conse-
quently to find their market for year.
llngs In the east. There has always been
a good chance for an owner who fancies
The herald., 1897-08-23

at Portland, many are declaring that
the San Diego man is the fastest rider or
the coast Now, Ziegler never was a
fast handicap man, and 1t was In that
event that Vaughn beat him. Unless
Ziegler has greatly deteriorated since
1896, surmise which his riding at VAL
lejo and Sacramento seems to belle, he is
considerably more than a match for
Vaughn or any other coast rider when it
comes to an open race. Fritz Lacy, the
local amateur, has decided to turn pro-
fessional, and may ride at the C. A. C. c.
meet and compete with his old rivals,
McCrea and Whitman. 1t will be inter-
esting to note how he shows up with the
coast riders.
The herald., 1897-08-23

James Flanagan, the hammer thrower,
who holds the worlds record for the
sixteen pound hammer, sending it l51
feet inches, has younger brother who
may develop into something Of a world
beater himself. The younger Flanagan
recently sent the twelve-pound hammer
hurting through space, and when the
judges measured off the distance they
found that the big iron ball had covered
a distance of 1853 feet inches. This is
not worlds record, but then Flanagan
was not trying for one.
y \ \
II the Pacific Coast Jockey club car
ries out its scheme Of building three
lap bicycle track at Agricultural park
they will give cycle racing the greatest
boom it has ever had here. One of the
faults of cycle racing in Southern Cali
fornia has been the absence of proper
tracks, but this proposed addition to the
racing ovals Of the state should en-
tirely do away with such objection.
Moreover 1t will now be possible to Sc
cure fast outsiders, men who formerly
would not come here to race and risk
their necks upon the dangerous quarter
mile oval at Athletic park.
4 Y +
The National League is still furnishing
plenty OF excitement for the devotees of
the sport. New York is making a game
effort for the pennant, and a slip on the
part of any one of her opponents is
likely to cost them place. The stand
ing of the clubs up to date is as follows:
The herald., 1897-08-23

sides this, the principal event of the
evening, there will be two ten-round
goes between local men, and two four
round mills. A battle royal between
four colored pugilists will furnish a suf-
ficient amount of humor to wipe out the
memory of the gore spilling.
The danger to boxers from blows over
the region of the heart is 80 great it would
be well for the managers of boxing clubs
to insist on the men who contest in their
arenas wearing guards over their
| hearts. 1t is due to "Macon's" efforts
that the floors of most rings have been
carpeted with felting or rubber 80 thai
the danger of men being killed by con-
! cussion of the brain caused by their
heads striking sharply against the
hard boards has been eliminated from
boxing contests. 1t is due to him also
that the stakes or posts Of the rings have
| been padded. But to Tim Hurst the
well known ring referee and baseball
umpire, is due the credit of suggesting
| that men who are a about to engage in rim G
{ ontests should wear guards that will
protect their hearts from danger of be-
ing ruptured.
Tim suggested this one night after a
bout in which one of the contestants was
very badly hurt by a heart blow 1t
would be very easy to make a thin but
strong rubber jacket which a fighter
could wear without in the least impeding
mis- movements or being at all dangerous
to his opponents hands Such a jacket
should have a pneumatic cushion to
cover the region of his heart. which
would effectualiy prevent any blow, no
matter how hard or sharp, from shock
| Ing a man to death. The boxing clubs
The herald., 1897-08-23
ON THE DIAMOND

Baseball still holds good with a num-
Der Of cranke in Los Angeles, as is
shown by the excellent attendance at
yesterdays game between the Los An
geles and Riverside teams at Athletic
park. Thurman's pitching proved a
trifie too much for the visitors, he strik-
Ing out no less than eleven men. More
over, his support was excellent, Franck
and Whaling carrying off the honors.
Barris caught good game for the Riv-
ersiders, and Leland carried off the field
ing honors. Van Horn, Thurman and
Franck carried off the batting honors.
The summary Is as follows:
The herald., 1897-08-23

II all the people who say they are
James Jeffries' friends attend hi2 ben
eft on Monday night, Hazards pavilion
will not be large enough to accommo-
date the crowd. The benefit is more in
the nature OF testimonial to the big
fighter, and is designed to show his popu-
larity among the members of the sport
ing fraternity, and their belief in his
fistic prowess. However. a most ex-
ceilent bill of boxing has been prepared
for the evening. and those who attend
need not fear that they are simply giving
as matter Of charity, for there will be
plenty to see
The herald., 1897-08-23

OF San francisco are combining in order
to prevent injurious competition in Of
ferlng purses. If they can combine to
protect their financial interests, why can
they not also take this step to make as
safe as possible the lives of the men who
box for their sport and profit? If the
leading boxing clubs Of the country were
TO hold convention and arrange rules
for the safety of their contestants as well
as for their government, it would be a
good thing for all concerned. This is
the time to do it.
The herald., 1897-08-23
THAT LITTLE BOOK

Another consignment of that little
10-cent book, "Klondyke Nuggets"
reached The Herald last Saturday,
and we are again ready to fll orders.
The supply may not last very long,
and those who wish to secure the
book should apply at The Herald
counting room early.
The herald., 1897-08-23
LOS ANGELES
SUMMARY

Earned runs-Los Angeles 2. Two-base
hits-Thurman O. Henry /, Franck 1, Nc
Clellan /. Three-base hits-Van Horn L,
Whaling 1. Struck out-By Thurman H.
Powell 7. Umpire-Jones. Time-two
hours. Scorer-Monroe
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-22

formation could be arrived at proving
conc!usively that be had personally made
the bogus holes in the slips.
When interviewed on the subject this
evening Secretary of State Brown said /:
That an ATTEMPT has been made 10 prove
that i, State official had been travelling
on a pass in the Eastern States while
making tour OF Eastern asyiums and
prisons IS true beyond a possible doubt.
oCt that there is anything in the story TO
that effect Is absurd; and furthermore,
mad four travelling companions with me,
all OF whom can and will testify that [
purchased my tickets the same as any one
else. l will acknowledge that this at
tempted dastardly attack has provoked
me greatly and that l have been investi-
eating the matter closely and am fully
SATISFIED IN my own mind who the perpe.
traitor OF II is and what his motive Is. but
as sure as the sun shines it will react
against himself.
II have been informed that the sche me
originated WEN former railroad en-.
ploye, who resides in San Francisco. but
L am not prepared 10 mention any names
at the present time. and | can only saw
that there is nothing whatever in the
story except that an attempt has been
made 10 prove that | was violating that
section OF he statutes which proh1 hits
any State official from travelling on passes
except the Railroad Commissioners.
This attempted attack may arise from
political motives. but l am more inclined
to believe that II is a strictly private move
on the part OF the guilty individual
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-22
KNOCKED OUT AT SAN JOSE.
'K0" Evans Receives Blow That MAY
Result in Deaih-Hs Antago-
MIST i'm PrJs06

SAN JOSE. CAL, April 21-Matt
Semichy, local lightweight pugilist, is
occupying a cell in the County Jail as the
result OF boxing contest at the opening
exhibition of the San Jose Athletic Club
keld in this city tonight. Frank Evans,
better known as kid Evans, his an
tagonist, has concussion OF the brain and
has been lying unconscious since he re-
ceived the Knockout blow.
The contest was announced as fifteen
round go. Semichy made rushing hight
from the start. and was looked on as
sure winner after the first four rounds. A
squad of police was present, but as the
gloves used were extra large 1t was
thought that the fighters could not serl-
ously in jure each other, and the contest
was allowed to proceed. Evans fought
game uphill battle and occasionally made
surprising rallies.
The Knockout came early in the four
teenth round.
Semichy caught Evans near the point
of the chin with rlght-hand blow, knock
ing him off his feet. Evans head struck
the hardwood floor with a resounding z
bump Alter Evans had been counted
out he was carried to the dressing-room,
and physician summoned. 1t was found
that the defeated pugilist was badly in
iured. There is a severe conclusion of
the brain, and at this time. over an hour
after the fight, Evans is still unconscious.
Semichy was at once placed under arrest
and will be kept in confinement pending
the ou tcome of Evans injuries.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-22
SUING For M00DY'S GULcH OIL.
Accounting Demanded by Ranchers Who
Leased Their Lands to
SynGJcufe

SAN JOSE, CAL, April 21.-Suit was
brought to-day BY David B. Moody, Addie
NJ. Hubbard and Martha J. Moody against
Charles ]. Ellis and C. C. McIver for an
accounting to oil extracted from wells
in Moody's Gulch, near Los Gstos. by the
defendants, and which the plaintiffs claim
has not been accounted for.
1t is set forth in the com plant that in
October, 1873 the Santa Cara Petroleum
Company entered into an agreement with
Volney d. Moody and Charles Moody to
work the wells of the plaintiff in Moody's
Gulch in the Santa Cruz Mountains for
period of ten years. The plaintiffs were
to receive as compensation one-tenth of
the petroleum CT coal oil extracted from
the wells and a statement to be furnished
by the defendants to the plaintiffs on the
10Th OF each month for the quantity of oil
extracted. The contract was subse-
| quently renewed for another ten years.
1t is believed by the plaintiffs that the
defendants have extracted large amounts
OF the oil since June %, 1890, up 10 the
| present time. The mum ber of barrels ex-
tracted hey ella m to be $50 per month,
worth 81 10 each. They claim that no
| statement has been made to them show
ing the quantity of oil extracted and ttat
| no part of their one-tenth share OF the
prod uct has been delivered, except 1866
worth.
The plaintiffs sue for an accounting and
ask that receiver be put in charge OF the
premises. A temporary Injunction was
issued by the court and Smith Peck was
appointed receiver on giving q bond in
the sum OF $1,000.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-22
PURE FOoD DELEGArEs.
Prominent Men Appointed TO Attend tn.
tOnOrrss an This Citn

Prominent Men appointed to Attend the
.fonOrrss in This Cttv,
SACRAMENTO, CAL, April 2I-Gov-
ernor Budd to-day appointed the follow
ing delegates to the Pure Food Congress.
which meets in San Francisco on Friday,
April 81:
Louis Gerstle, Horace G. PIatt, ]. w. Kerr.
Hugh Craig. John Rosenfeld, Irving NJ. Scott
Leon sioss, Robert Watt Isaac Upham. A. r.
Spreckels, A. S. BALDWIN, b. F. Oliver. san
Francisco: Elwood Cooper, Santa Barbara; G.
l.. Larn, Yountville; J. II. Shine Sonora: A.
J. Pedlar. Fresno; D. II. Trout, Boulder Creek
c. NJ. Simpson, Pasadena; r. N Bulla. Los
Angeles; A. w. North, Winters; F. L. Coon bs.
Napa; Thomas A. Keables, Bodie; L. H. Val,
W. NJ. Gutter, Marysville; j. n. Gillette
Eureka; ]. III. Seawell, Ukiah; ellis Doty'
Elk Grove; +. S. Stratton, Oakland: s a.
Smith. Bakersfield; s. N Androus, Pomona:
D. l. Wilmington, San Diego; Henry Forlman.
Julian Sonntag, samuel Bissincer. James
Spiers, Frank l. Brown. Henry T. Scott, Wake
field Baker, j. y. Sletson, Levi Strauss, Ro bert
j. Tobin, Henry j. crocker, Herman Shain-
wald. San Francisco; Arthur Briggs r, !
Berry, Fresno; G. Howa Thompson. L. B.
Cruz; James II. Wilkins, Marin County; J. c.
Refs. John SWEET, Contra CO s;a County; sam
ue. Rucker, San Jose; jacob II. Neff Placer: L.
p. Drexler, Fresno; Alder Anderson. Suisun;
{. +. Rubeli, Bitterwaier; II. E. Wright. Berke-
ley; Joel +. Smell, Orov Ille; J. B. Sanford
Point Arena; j. L. Burke. Santa Barbara;
Erskine Greer, Sacramento; James p Cox
Folsom; II. p Stabier, Yuba City; ]. E. Camp,
Perkins; IL. Dusterbury, CentervIle; d. A. Os-
from, w neaIland; +. NJ. RICHTER, Campbell: b.
n. Rowley. San Francisco; +. T. Duhring. So.
noma; NJ J. Berry, Visalia; d. F. Fowler, W.
w. Phillips, Fresno.