The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-11
ARCH W. IS SUSPENDED
MoNrcoMERY HORSE RULED
 OFF TRoTTING TRACK.
The National Association Claims Son of Tom seay Was Entered and Started Out of His
 Class.

i this section of Alabama WHO Ieei all Ih- terest in harness horses, are greatly stirred up by the action of the National Trotting Association in New York the | other day.
 | Last summer Montgomerians will re- member the wonderful performances of Arch w., the chestnut son of Tom Seay. Arch W. trotted a mile in one heat on the Grand Circuit in a frac- tion under 2:10.
 Now the National Trotting Associa- ton claims that Arch w. was entered and started out of his class at Brad ford St. Mary's and Titusville. Penn. The decision of the Association was that the speedy Montgomery horse should be suspended until the return of every cent that 1t claims he unlawfuily won last summer; that s. R. Gilbert of Selma be expelled and the case against | Henry Wilson of Prattville be dis missed.
 McAdams and Nichols, the Pulaski. | Tenn. and Cleveland, O., men who were mixed up in the campaign of the horse. are suspended until they return the money which they won.
 Arch w. was foaled in Montgomery. his sire being one of a pair of sorrel horses that can be seen every after noon pulling a surrey through the streets. The colt was trained and had all his work in Montgomery and Selma. and the harness horse people here are curious to see the outcome of the case.
 During the past several years there have been many fires in the various baseball parks of the country. The year 1894 was particularly noted for the number of fires that occurred and the large damage that several clubs in oao cIlffayad The first n0nfla- grafton of that season occurred In Boston on May 15 during game be- tween the Baltimore and Boston clubs. The fire was discovered in the bleach CTS during the third inning of the game. It spread quickly, and before it was finally extinguished the entire seating capacity of he grounds, in- cluding fences and several adjoining buildings. had been destroyed. The grounds were reopened on July 20. about two months after the fire. On August of the same year a fire was discovered in the grand stand at Chi cago. It was extinguished with some little trouble, the damage amounting to about $4,000.( The very next day the magnificent grand stand at Philadel- phia was totally destroyed. The struc- ture that replaced the destroyed stand cost SIS, 900. On August 2S, about three weeks dIltT tue HI oL lllCs thC ShANo6O grand stand and adjoining seats again were in the clutches of the destroying demon. This time he did his work more completely, the entire structure succumbing, entailing loss of $1S,0OO. The next day the grand stand at the ball park at Lima, Ohio, was destroy ed. Early in January of the follow ing year the stands at Union Park, Baltimore, were discovered on fire. not
 4tt aA the park being left when the fire fin- ally was got under control. In St. Louis, on April Is, 1898, fire broke out in the grand stand during the second inning. So rapid was the spread of the flames that several people had narrow escapes from death. The Chi cagos were the Browns opponents in that game. August F, 1899, the build- ings of the Louisville Club were de- stroyed at loss of $7,000. Last sum- mer the stands at League Park, in Cincinnati, were completely demolished by fire Last Saturdays at St. Louis was the first of this season.
 On the Western train leaving for At lanta at 1 o'clock today quite crowd of baseball enthusiasts will go to Au- burn with a team of local amateurs. The local team will play the Auburn college team this afternoon, ana Wnlle the local men have had little practice. it is expected that the game will be good one.
 The locals have pretty strong team, some ex-college men being on 1t. Stewart, one of the crack Auburn team of '99, will play second base for the To- calls, and Finch, whose long hit helped win the Auburn game against Tusca- loosa here last summer, will be in the outfield this afternoon.
 The local team is as follows: Kill grow, catcher; Molly, pitcher; Joh. pitcher; Searls, first base: Stewart, second base; Fraser. short stop; Finley, third base; Rutedge. left field; Finch, center field Johnson. right field.
 The Kentucky Oaks at Louisville this afternoon promises to be an interest ing race Schorr's ESha lilly. Lady Schorr. comedies five pounds to Joplin's S King Lee lilly, Isobel, and Edith o., the two latter having 112 pounds and the Schorr lilly 117. During the Nash vile meeting Isobel ran mile in 1:41. beating Hayes's lilly, Lady Strathmore. Isobel only carried ninetythree pounds, however, While Lady Strathmore car | ried 100.
 The Kentucky Oaks last year was won by the lilly Etta with Gilmore up, Scarlet Lily with Dupee finishing sec- ond. The mile and a sixteenth was done in 1:46, all carrying 112 pounds.