The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-16
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DER anu pOSSiDly IOF Il longer DeTlOu. 1t
was given out by The Age-Herald yesterday
that racing stables had telegraphed to Sec
rotary Gratz Hanley, of the State Fair
races, asking for stable accommodations
and dates connected with the Birmingham
races. Mr.. Hanley received numerous
other kilograms yesterday, showing that
owners of race horses and men concerned
in the turf throughout the United States
had become interested in the Birmingham
races and desired to participate. Secretary
Hanley answered in the abundance of his
own wisdom and information; and the re-
| suit will be that by the beginning of next
week there will be a great number of addi-
tional horses here, and fully two hundred
men charged with the mana cement of the
horses The races at Chicago closed yester-
day. and the Cincinnati races will close Sat-
urday, about the time other western race
meetings will end, and hundreds of horses
will be started on their way to winter quar-
ters at New Orleans. 1t is desired by the
owners of these horses that they be stopped
at Birmingham and placed in the Birming-
ham races. All this means the leaving OF
large amount of money here. About one
thousand race horses spend the winter IN
New Orleans, and it is estimated that these
animals represent the expenditure of $5OOO,-
900 during the season. Part of this great
sum will be spent in Birmingham. The
keep of each horse averages 70 cents a day,
apart from the hire of men employed. SO
the continuance of the races at Smiths
park means the expenditure of a large sum
of money in Birmingham.
The "slick artists of the race course are
numerous enough at the Fair grounds and
they call for the cautious watcnfulness oil
The public and The considerable attention CT
the police. This has reference to the no.
torlous touts, t,psters and swindlers or the
races. These rascals are easily discover
able and their tricks perfectly plan,' SAID
a victim. Last night | saw two men meet
at First alley and West Nineteenth street.
VIII you do me a favor? one asked of The
other What do you want? was the re-
turn question. L want you to go With me
down this alley and kick me with press
ure of 200 pounds to dhe square inch,' was
the answer What for? Oh well, I al
lowed a swindler ITO bet $40 for me on
race, dead sure thing, and he took So
mere from me for 'tthe boy" presumably
The jockey. 1 might as well have thrown
JldI money III ullOl. L WIS uie NdGilll
of steal, and l feel so ashamed of my
self that 1 insist on being kicked vfgor-
ously The man got what he desired. He
did not express THE matter too strongly.
DO you see that man there?' stranger
asked me. Yes; 1 saw him. He got a
straight tip. Try to get it out of him, and
tell me- because l put you onto at I gave
$40 to be placed a bet, and lost it. The
stranger Who first spoke ito me was I'M
douttedly uae pal of the man who robbed
me- So flhe public should be warned against
the itouts and tipsters at the races, and
these rascals should be turned over to the
police as common swindlers."
On Monday Deputy Sheriff A. c. Nelson.
,of Tallapoosa county. called upon Sheriff
Frank O'Brien, of Jefferson, in the name of
Sheriff William B. O'Brien, of Talapoosa
and besought the loan of "a hanging rope
strong enough to sustain the weight and
break the neck of a negro, one Edward
Greer, weighing 115 pounds. Sheriff O'Brien
of Jefferson sent Sheriff O'Brien of ITALIA
poosa the identical rope with which was
hanged the late Frank Cook, negro and
murderer. who gave up his life to the law
in the "big rock jai1 in this town several
months ago. But the rope was not used in
Tallapoosa. for the reason that on Tuesday
Governor Johnston committed Edward
Greers punishment to life Imprisonment in
the penitentiary. Presumably Sheriff
O'Brien of Tallapeosa will return to Sheriff
O'Brien of Jefferson the hanging rope"
Hon. George H. Dent, the mayor of Eu-
faula, and one of the best, most influential
and most prosperous citizens of Southeast
Alabama, is visitor to the State Fair Mr..
Dent is of the famous old firm of druggists
and chemists, Weldon & Dent, of Eufaula,
and is very largely interested in Birming-
ham real estate, owning valuable property
in Morris avenue, Second avenue and other
down town streets He is man of the
strongest character and ability and of re-
markable energy. He was born in Mary
land of an old colonial family, the history
of which was voluminously and beautifully
written years ago by George Alfred Town
send the famous Gath of the newspaper
world cousin of Mr. Dent is DR.. Francis
o. St. Clair the noted permanent official
of the department of state at Washington.
The Dents have dwelt on the eastern shore
of Maryland for more than three hundred
years.
Amongst the many visitors to the St2te |
Fair is w. j. Blan, chief owner and editor |
of the Troy Messenger, witch is published |
daily and weekly in the famous cap |
dtal Of THE famous wiregrass re- |
eion. Mr.. Blan is one of the best and |
most energetic members of the Alabama |
press, and one OF its most honored repre- !
semtatives. Years ago he suffered the un
speakable misfortune of losing botal OF his |
hands. This occurred at Fourth of July |
celebration at Troy. cannon exploded |
prematurely. Mr.. Blan's terrible misfor |
tune failed TO sour his genial nature; failed |
tic disturb the sweet. serenity of a soul given |
tic good and charitable deeds. After he had |
come from his couch of suffering no one |
could perceive that his mind had undergone !
,any change, save that me seemed even gen. |
tier, more generous unan ne was before his
unsnea X BILE afl1iction. He makes the world |