The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-26
FRANK JAMES HERE
Registered Yesterday at Man.
haitian Hotel.
BETTING ON FAV0RITES
Myron McHenry Leads In the
PIC TrOt.
BETTING ON FAV0RITES

The Manhattan hotel is now headquar-
tiers for the owners of swift horses and
for uptown gossip concerning the races.
Frank James arrived yesterday and as
soon as his name appeared on the Man
haitian register the rumor flew over town
and in a little time the whole city knew
the ex-bandit had arrived. Mr.. James
came directly fom st. Louis. He has
been at home since the Burlingame races,
sick He said yesterday it was a fight for
life for him to get here and his looks
show it. When he got off the Frisco
yesterday he stopped and stood on the
edge of the platform waiting for street
car.
You'll probably wait long time"
some friendly spirit suggested to him, so
he slung his overcoat on his arm and pick
ing up his grip started up town.
He wears high crowned, rather broad
brimmed black hat and walked along
Douglas avenue with his head down, this
being due to the fact that he has been
sick. He is quite six feet tall when he
stands straight weighs 176 pounds and
walks with a very deliberate, positive
step. This is his first visit to Wichita and
he occasionally looked up at the build
ings as he walked along. He inquired at
once for the Manhattan Walking into
the office he sat down for few min
utes until assigned to a room. As quickly
as possible he went up stairs and laid
down; the trip had apparently exhausted
him.
After supper he sat in the Manhattan
lobby talking with acquaintance. Peo-
pie thronged the corridor to see him, and
probably five hundred people lined up in
front of the big windows and looked at
him, but he didn't pretend to know that
he was being observed. He didn't care.
That was very apparent. He talks quiz
city and with a very positive emphasis.
His eyes are rather small and steady, but
they flash when ne speaks with feeling.
His lips are Tain and a frail brownish
gray mustache falls lightly over the cor
ners of his mouth, the most significantly
expressive feature of his face. He is very
pleasant and polite and in his passing re-
marks no trace of the severity Of nature
one would attribute to him from reading
the accounts of the james and Younger
Boys" or from looking at the corners of
his mouth. One would like Frank James
to look at his eyes, but If there is any
thing to suggest an arbitrary or severe
nature it is the corners of his mouth.
He has been starting races in Missouri,
Illinois, Arkansas, Mississippi and Lou
isiana for three years and he likes the
business Asked how he came to go into
the business last night, he said: 81
couldn't tell you. for I don't know my
self. 1 always liked horse racing and
when was made an offer as starter
went at it."
Mr.. James will be at the Manhattan all
week.
Probably one thousand people came in
on yesterdays trains for the races, which
begin this afternoon. The Santa Fe and
Rock Island from the south last night
brought in the heaviest crowds, though
quite a number came on the noon and
afternoon Frisco and the Missouri Pa
cific. Among the last of the horsemen
70 arrive were w. II. Stearns OF Great
lend. Kansas, who came in last night
with two runners. Colonel Toler received
word that a crowd of forty would be here
tomorrow from Sedala, Missouri. 1t is
evident that the crowds will be heavy all
week. The bookings were not heavy yes
terday except on a few favorites, but the
indications are that today and the bal
ance of the week there viii be some stiff
betting.
Gentry and Patchen have raced five
times this season. At Goshen, n. Y, the
race was three-cornered, Searchlight,
Patchen and Gentry. Gentry won
Goshen, n. Y, Patchen won.
New York City, Patchen won
Sioux City. Patchen, won.
Oklahoma City, Gentry won.
In the PIG trot today's program, My
ron McHenry sold favorite and Alverda
Atkins second. The betting is about an
even break on Patchen and Gentry. one
man suggesting last night at Herron's
that a man would hardly be patriotic TO
ask a Tavorite in Wednesdays big race
The Rock Island beginsn its suburban
train service today at noon. Trains will
leave for the grounds every thirty min
utes at Is cents for the round trip. Fol-
lowing IS today's program:
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER Is.
Farmers race. mile heats, . in s. $50
No entrance charged.
PIG trot, purse $500: Alverda Atkins.
John Kopp and Bro. Greensboro. Ky: St.
Justice. John Kopp and Bro. Greensboro.
Ky; Myron McHenry, Toler Stock
Farm. Wichita; Manville, /. H. Kemper.
oswego, Kan; Nutgregoor. I. Anderson
Nevada. No; Escobar.. J. w. C~eech
Harrington. Kan; Scraps. H T We,de-
myer, Marysville. Kan: Jennie V. John