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A PRETTY WAY TO SERVE WATERAt I,

To be properly served watermelons shoua Z, ,as
thick Slices and in oblongs rounds, only vs. II
thoroughly chilled melon be used ne ~ ,,9
way is put on plates filed with ice, timely e'sss III
lightly with powdered sugar and served a. rr
very little rum not than hall iea'ps .sr, s,s
put on each slice This is recommended by '00''s'
aid to digestion Of the fruit
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over this and brown slightly in the oven Le' n W
when it is cold it will form jelly Cut it into sa.s Y
place over and around the apples Serve cold win r.
and cream.
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A CORNER FOR WOMEN.
TO FREsHEN UP 4

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EXCHANGE INTERVIEWS.

'Nahuhn
for distribution the 4th instant which will reach every
inhs'itant Of the territory tributary to Yoakum
The lord helps those who help themselves and nov Is
he time Tor the people Of NoakGm 70 reach out Tor wna i
want he town is IN better condition today than ever Pc
fore in her history and but little effort needed to keep The
place going ahead at lively rate DO your part oakun
Also the Lord helps those who advertise which after all
is merely another Of saying the thing
When man passing insane asylum aud ysSfd "a, at
swcr big Texas daily understands that proposition very
thoroughly and most generally itself accordingly
Don ouxoe pretty cireeually demonstrated that there
was neither pleasure not profit in jousting at windmls
The Houston Posts editorial page the real old hot
stuff 4 is very interesting page good antidote Tor the
blues you want solid chunks Of wisdom you can Get u,
poses rs there In other words The Post is warm Sis
The thermometer this office fully corroborates that
statement
The Sentinel will have lots Of oil to tell the folks
doehes yet We will have 'o burn the next you
hear from us-Nacogdcches Sentinel
hut unless have servant girls to burn keep them
Women like cigars when they loose wrappers
they usually cease to draw.-Brenham Banner
But still, expansion TO be the order OF the day.
!
The Houston Post the for the gnoaded gun
has given way for the season Of gin accidents The rapid hrc
!
1t is howeyer,ia dead giveaway for the hired girl.
q dreamt / dwet in marble halls,
woke and, 10 to my surprise,
found was in Jail
Then he dreamed that in a sinking boat
The waves tossed him about
And. 10 when he awoke again
His friends had baled him out.
#-#
Verify we say YOU knoweh what this grand
old earth has hidden beneath her soil When dscov
silver, gold and oil while digging for water is enough
ling has found al these and he is only down about forty
feet.-Hamion Rusler
When he had gotten that far down he evidently conclud-
ed to stop awhile and lie there
modern invention is life belt containing little cal
off and initiates the belt Seems like good idea in many
vital necessities hereabous With lot OF acetyene about
him swimmer need only strike match his LETT heel and
Whereabouts on the darkest night that ever blew down
sooty chimney or in default Of match pnholG would
Herald
Why not build the belts with lumbcrger cheese attach
ment? 1t would make them much stronger.
Nothing but individual experience it seems will teach
people the danger of indling fires with coal OIL Coal oil
disasters dsessngly Nacogdoches Sentinel
Their individual experience undoubtedly teaches them
whole lot but there is doubt whether the
beyond they have chance apply the newly acquired
knowledge.
When i comes pulling off revolutions South America
new act every SVGS" Times Herald
Yes hut burlesques get 50 tiresome after time
o. beau t sumner time all hail
Your blessings are completes
AZ winter woes we cease to wall,
' S''''''' ''- Memphis scimitar.
o we'd like to say all hail" with YOU
But fancy halts and stops
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THE DAILY POST, THE SUNDAY POST,
70 Columns, 1863 to PA Columns
THE SEAiI-WEEKLY POST (Mondays and Thursdays),
III Columns Per Week.
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OFFICE or PUBLICATION.
Nos, 1io1, 1903 1io5, to7 and 1909 Franklin Avenue
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TELEPHONE NUMBERS.
Business Department 1856 Editorial Department 451.
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spheres to keep in touch with the VARYING hi AZ ;r
destiny ~ " a''ieSt
TIM uaus,or aud 1cxas C,,-1 - 49,,
'"''N' ''''u
Tng Goulds will steamer line to run into
whistles and NOT wake tho la town nm - '""'''' e'
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WHATEVER may he the verdict in the Schey it is
viii 90 ,rvbnnod of ;,,s,ico w e'aS'
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II So ''' "''' F'S''
r,, tbrs ,ner,i,, ~, aar,n,.. 20 - 80 f'''''u Is
sarily for straneulotion ''''' anu not neeeS
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J. S?
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InE Goulds will operate line to run into
Il is to he hoped that they will mufac their
whistles and not wake the old town up
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Why doesn't the trust follow Kitcheners methods and
ssue proclamation banishins the strkersi
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Tur Houston and Texas Central has raised BEARD.
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WHATEVER may he the verdict in the Schley case it is an
assured fact that the heavenly twins Sampson Maclay
will so unwhpped of justice
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KHenENHR viii issue umatun to the effect that
the Beers don't leave Africa he will.
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WrEyre the cause Of the strike whatever the grievance
on either side !, is bad thing the country And eres
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Tne strike situation according TO contemporary is nov
n Statu Quo, wherever that is.
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II recorded that girl tried to kiss lobson the other
day and he dodged That can't be our Richie Hobson
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THF lynehing plank in the Ohio republican platform is
rat there merely of good faith and not neees
ariy Tor stranguation
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sucH loop that executed by Sehloy was never known
in the best society"
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IL GETTING old anything, Russell Sage would never
have gotten beyond his teens
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NEw NoRE police captain has been indicted for neglect
Of duty but he believing in duty for only loudly
asserts his innocence
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Born Senators Tman and MeIaurin say that the other
fellow has been driven into his hole and the hole plugged
This is lovely
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ltions.
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Tim fool killer has the mhecile picked and ready TO
Jump of the East river bridge at New York as soon as
il is completed.
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II thought that by Christmas all prayers for rain
will have been answered.
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My Mabel, dear, would scorn lie.
AS every one agrees
Still Mabel's feet are number fves.
Her shoes are number threes
And Mabeis winsome weesome waist,
Which my regard doth fix,
II Mabel's corset strings should burst
Would measure thirty-six.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-17
MAKES CHARGE OF FRAUD
SUIT AGAINST DIRECTORS OF CON
SOLIDATED LAKE SUPERIOR
COMPANY

HARTFORD, Conn, July ga hear
Ing took place in the United States Cir
cult court today before Judge Shipman
on motion to show cause why the di-
rectors of the Consolidated Lake Super
Tor company should not be enjolned from
purchasing certain transportation, min
ing and numbering properties, it being
contended that some OF the directors of
the consolidated company had acquired
title to this property in the name Of
the Ontario & Lake Superior company,
and wished to dispose of them at exorblt-
ant prices to the plaintiff. Allen s. MIL
Ter, of New York. The plaintiff alleges
that the price to be paid for the sto *
by the consolidated company will result
in profit to the stockholders Of the On
tario s. Lake Superior company of S9000,-
000 a majority of which will be received
personally by the directors OF the con-
solidated company.
In the brief filed by the defendants in
behalf Of the Consolidated Lake Supe-
rior company and the Ontario Lake Su-
perior company, the allegation Of fraud
charged In the complaint Is denied. The
Consolidated Lake Superior company was
chartered by the Connecticut legislature
In 1897 and its charter amended on May
3, 1901, by the same legislature.
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LUlTlcS anu IS
older than
history itself,
yet very few
outside of
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-17
WILL OF JACOB S. ROGERS.
Filed 70 Probate by Former Attor-
ney General Grigss

TRENTON, N. J., July 16.-Former
United States Attorney General GrigGs,
representing John S. Barkalow and j. 8.
Pennington. two of the three excursions
OF the will of the late Jacob s. Rogers,
appeared before Chancellor Magic today
and offered the will of the deceased for
probate in the prerogative court. Theo-
dore B. Rogers, the third executor named
In the will did not join in the petition.
Mr. Griggs stated that several caveats
had been filed, and that the chancellor
fixed Sept. 16 for the taking Of testimony
and the hearing Of argument as to why
the will should not be probated
Mr.. Grigg then presented a petition
asking the court to appoint the three
executors as a1mlnistrators-Penie
Lite to take charge OF the estate pend
ing the decision of the probation Of he
will He stated that there is a large
amount of securities locked up in Mr..
Rogers safe in New York, which 1t is
necessary to look after There were
railroad stocks. he said. where It was
necessary that subscriptions Je made for
the proper portion Of a proposed Increase
In the capital stocks OF those companies.
The court at once granted the petition.
The Metropolitan museum OF art, the
residuary Iegatee under the Rogers viii,
was presented by Robert W. Deforest.
He Joined in the petition for the appoint
ment of the administrators.
Chancellor Magic fixed the administra-
tors bond at $500. 900. a New York Surety
company being bondsmeu.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-17
GOOD DAY FOR FAvoRIrns.
Five First Choices Win Mt Brighton
Beach Track

NEW YORK, July 16.-It was another
tavorite's day at the Brighton Beach race
track today, five first choices getting
first to the wire. equalling yesterdays
record Andulsion, at to /, in the
fourth race, was the only one to dis
appoint his hacker, and a bad send-off
was partly responsible for this. Fair
Knight, at 5 to l, won this race, but this
brought little consolation to the "lay>
choice.
The Jamaica stakes was the fixture de-
cided. Only four Of the eleven carded
to go accepted the ISSUE but 1t resulted
In one Of the prettiest races of the meet
head and head through the last five fur
longs. the first winning by such a narrow
margin that only the judges could decide
between them. Summary:
First race, mile and seventy yards,
selling-Lucky Star, l03, Burns, to 5
and to 8. won; Dread SO, H MichaeIs,
49, to and to 5; second; Maarothen, 80.
LAS 1-5. Kid Aminte, Barbetto and
Bounteous also ran.
Second race, 512 furlongs-City Bank. 90.
Shaw, 8 to and to 5, won; Schwalbe,
Dixie Line: SO, Troxler, to 5 and 8 to
/ and Byrne of Roserea also ran.
Third race, l-16 miles-Roehampto
III, Shaw, l to 5 and out, won; Baron
Pepper. 101, Troxler. Is to 1 and to 5.
| second; Tower of Candles. sc, Cochrane,
to 2, and l to g. third. Time, la 2-5
Fourth race the Jamaica stakes,
lilo miles. selling-First Whip, III,
Burns, 6 to 5, and out, won the Regent
So, H Michaels. to and to 2, second,
Intrusive, Ill. McGinn, to and / to 2,
third. Time, 1916 2-5. Annie Thompson
also ran.
Fifth race, five furlongs-Fair Knight.
10. Odom. to and 20 5. won. Andui-
sion. 10, McCue. to 1 and out. second: :
Musidora. 107, Burns to 2 and to s.
third. Time, LOO 3-5 Criss Cross,
Merry Hours, Frivol, Emma A. NJ,
and &C. Rosenfeld also ran. "Left.
R Sixth race fS six mcG frongs selinggKns
won; Twig. 100, Michaels. to l and 2
to l. second: Godfrey 112, McCue. 3 to !
third Time, 1:14 2-5
Entries for tomorrow:
First race, seven furlongs-Brahmln
| Gambling. 115: The Black Scot, Capt jan
uary, Disturber 112; Arden, Jack Nc
CHM, Phosohor. Hstian Tom Kenny
Bobs' Schcolmaster. Woodsplke. 1o5 Boo
Anna Daring, Arganauta, Irene Lindsay
Second race one. mile-Nargravite rs:
Cresson, Ill Ethics. Seminole. LOG; Tenn
Third race; handicap, five and half
fGrlongs-Alibert, 11S: The Guinea. The
Mower. Ia Miss Graft Ill; Brixton, 100;
The Knight of Harlem. Lombre. 80;
Fo nth race, once mile and an eighth
Fetbert. iJe; Prince of Melbourne. 1D5;
Water Cure. 103. o1
Fifth race. five furlongs-Faf Cry.
CuItailed. 10: Honsluiu. Delate. Colonial
Girl. Ohio Girl. Octawaha. Lady Radnor
Kew Note. I!luninate Graden. Verdure
II cl1et, Write Owl. Jos; Ascension, 100
S Xth race, one rnites and sixteenth
| Pound Up; Ethics. King Bramble 100;
IS: Fonsolee. Sc: Tartar, 49, The Golden
Prince, So: Ginki, .Si.a7
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INsOLvENT FOR TWO YEARS
Admission I'm Court by Bankrupt ST.
Louis Broker

ST. LOUIS, Mo, July 16.-Sensational
admissions have been made on the stand
by Samuel A Gaylord, senior member
OF the firm OF Gaylord, Blessing & Co,
which failed recently. Gaylord. who is
one Of the oldest stock brokers in the
city, admitted at the hearing before Bank
ruptcy Referee Coles. that the firm had
been practically insolvent for two years
and had been doing business on other
peoples money-on funds secured from
local customers. Deals, wherein no
stocks ever changed hands. being mere
matter of bookkeeping, and the firm
never forgot to charge up commissions,
margins and interest. were admitted By
Gaylord, who told also Of the employ
ment OF relatives names and the use
Of an insane mans name In the account
At the time of the failure they were
short $4,000 in bonds, face value. and
over 5000 shares of stocks IN New York
It was admitted by the witness that tina
failure was due to their own speculation
through which they had hoped to pay off
their Indebtedness, estimated to have
been nearly $4,000 AS to missing col
lateral, alleged to have been left with
the firm by customers. attached to prom
issory notes, Gaylord admitted that all
had been hypothecated with the banks
as security for loans to the firm.
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GRAND AMERICAN HANDICAP.
simon Glover, of Rochester, N. "
Leads In First Days Shooting.

NEW YORK, July 16.-Ten sweepstake
events were shot off today over the IN
terstate park traps near Queens, Long
Island. This was the opening day or the
Interstate associations grand American
handicap tournament at 1nanimate TAR
gets and the majority Of the best pro-
fessional and amateur trap shooters IN
the country took part in it. None OF the
professionals had any snare or the money
prizes and shot for targets only, SO That
tine amateurs who were successful in Sc
curing a sufficient number OF preakS IN
each event were rewarded with fairly
substantial sums of money OF the ten
events five were at fifteen targets each
and the other five at twenty targets
each. The best aggregate score or the
day was made by Simon Glover OF hoch-
ester N. Y, who broke 167 out OF a
possible It's. The next best was made
by w r. Crosby. OF O'Fallon, Ill, the
champion target shot Of the world, who
broke 166; Fred Gilbert, OF Spirit Lake.
Iowa. with i64. was close third, and A.
II Winchester, OF Philadelphia. was
fourth, with 16l breaks. Winchester had
the credit of making the best run Of the
day as he made Is consecutive kills from
the second to the sixth event. The prin-
cipaI event on tomorrow's programme
will be the preliminary handicap, open
TO all, 100 blue rocks per man, unknown
angles, 81 entrance, with 800 added to
the purse handicaps from fourteen to
twenty-five yards, for which there are
seventy-two men entered. There also
will be five SweepStake events similar to
those decided today.
Following are the straight scores made
in the ten contests decided today:
First event, Is birds-E. Banks, New
York; j. S. Tanning, Jersey City; Frank
lin Stearns, Richmond. Va; G. Wagner,
SS racuse; y. w. Sawln, Gardiner. Mass.
and ]. J. Hallowell, Philadelphia, 10
each
Second event. 20 birds-simon Glover,
Rochester: G. +. Dudley, New York; w.
Hook, Baltimore; w. A Hammond, Rich
mond. Va; f. Stearns, G. w. Phellis,
Cincinnati; J. Bradbury, Lancaster; f..
McCord. Manchester, % each;
Third event, Is Understanding. Dudley,
]. A. Malone, Baltimore: Stearns, Win
chester. Hook. Brooklyn; l. s. Tallman,
Miibrook, y. Y; E. d. Collins, Hoboken.
and L. C. Griffiths, Pascoag, r. l., Is
each
Fourth event, 20 birds-Glover. d. w.
NJ. Hawkins. Baltimore; Winchester,
Burke. 20 each.
Fifth event. Is birds-Glover, Crosby,
Tanning, E. Fl. Storr, Baltimore; Leroy,
Campello. Mass; Winchester. Ed Full
ford. Utica. N. Y. and Griffiths Is each.
Sixth event, 20 birds-Glover and Cr6s-
by. 20 each.
Seventh event. Is birds-J. Groffman
Jr., New Germantown, N. J.; Gilbert
Banks, Fl. Y Emelson. Richmond Va. !:
Leroy, Winchester, Phellis, Tallman and
Sawyer. Is each.
Eighth event. % birds-R o. Heikes,
Dayton. Ohio; Crosby. Bankers, ]. Mink,
Philadelphia. 20 each.
pheiIis Kelsey and Capt. Money, IS EACH
Tenth event. 20 blrds-L. Spur, Gin
cinnau. and W. Hoskens. Aqueduct. N.
Y 20 each
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sters at Washington Park, with the en-
ception or Endurance by Right When
APE APE frank ran away three miles on last
thursday as the result of his Jockey
Laillng on at the post, 1t was feared
py many that the colt was seriously
ana ana pc perhaps maps permanently injured. To-
uay ne showed none of the effects of his
aGcpueht. He was ridden by pullman,
VINO laid behind Charles w Never i'm
Uhe early part of the contest. and then
oalue on and Won with ease from Pente-
COST ana Sir Oliver.
The other star feature of today's racing
was the handicap at a mile and an
eighth, which was won by Advance
Guaro. The latter ran one of his SEN
IlrSt na1f mile, and then coming with
one OF MS sensational ruShes in the
SCretch. Louisville made the early pace
out tired at the head Of the stretch Spe-
successfully by Malay and Advance
Guard. The latter was a three to one
shot, Caviar being the favorite. The lat
ter was never prominent
The report that the two-year-old colt
Branmgan was dead is n mistake The
colt is sick. but Is still alive. Weather
clear; track fast. Summary:
First race, five furlongs purse 5000
Approved. lO6. WINFIELD, Is to 5. won by
length, and a half; Ishtar, los. See, 30
to l, second; Wing Dance. los. Sullivan,
10 to l. third. Time. 1:O1 2-5
Second race, mile and furlong. 5000
Leo Newell, 102. Knight to 3 won by a
head; Odnor, SO, Cformiey, to l. second
Alaska Ala 1O6. See, 10 to !, third. Time.
Third race the Edgewater stakes. 50. oOc
added, five and one-half furlongs-Abe
FRANK, rs. Bullman. to 5. won by a
length; Pentecost, Dupee to /, second:
1:O7. LIN
Fourth race. mile and a furlong. purse
l,5loGAdvance Guard. 125, j. Matthews,
I to 2, won by a length: Malay. ION.
| ~
pullman, to l. third. Time :52 2-5
Firth race, six furlongs, $6OO-Sly. 11g.
EFansch. IL to l, won by half a length
Sharp Bird 122. Marshberger, 6 to /. sec.
ond; Burnie Bunton. SO, GormIey. 3 to 2.
third Time, 1:13
Sixth race. mile, selling-Scotch Plaid.
JOG, j; Woods. IL to 10, won by head !:
Fantasy 1O5 ]. Hicks, 30 to 1, third.
Tomorrow's entries:
First race, mile-Jlminez. 1872 Reid. Adj
monition, 112. Eomir Six Shooter IO7
Second race, one mile and q sixtee nth
seIling-Capt. Gaines 10; Federal loo;
G 81. t;I l0i; Prince Blazes, 1O1; c. w. w,
30; Tammany Chief, r.. Josephine "a.
Third race, five furlongs. handicap-En-
durance By Right, ~; Ed Austen. 12O;
Way-a-Moinen. Elsie l.. ia; Jack Ratlir'
III; Jaubert, Ill; Old Hutch Sister Jeanie
no; South Elkhorn. j. V. Kirby 1903; Jor.
dan. 10Y; Hans Wagner, 105; Rosewar, 100.
Fourth race, one mile and twenty yards
Sidney Lucas, III: The Rush, 10; Head
water. 1G9; The Lady 1906.
Fifth race. six furlongs. seIling-Andes.
lO4; Seguranca, Catlin, Ranca I03; RAJ
wanna. it2; Henry of Franstwar. ,0i
Whisper Low. SO; Light Ball 90: M'nyou.
Cora Havill H.. 81; Lady Idris, so; Sortie
Sixth race. six furlongs. selling-The
Pride. 10l: Sim w IO7; Triadtza. irish
Jewel los; Money Muss, 10l Rival Dare.
1903; Winter. Rosa Diaz. 10l; Astor. 3d.;
fHylO. 80; Beauty Book So; Telephone
Girl, &c. apprentice allowances.
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FAT STAKE
LOWERS RECORD FOR aIE,RcH ANTs
AND MANUFACTURERS TROT
AT DETROIT MEETING
ONE OTHER RECORD BROKEN
Boralma Lowers His Mark to
2.O7 IA, Forced Out to His
Limit by The Monk In
EOS TrOt.

DETROIT, Mich, July 16.-Ten thou-
saha people saw Eleata, a four-year-old
black mare from the PaIo Alto farm, in
california, and owned by ex-senator
Frank Jones. of New Hampshire. win the
Slo,VO0 Merchants and Manufacturers a
STAKE Tor Z;A class trotters at the Crosse
foint track this afternoon and lower the
record for the race 2:1O1s to 2:Osst. In
the early auctions Eleata brought Sll
to 5000 for the field, but when the FIRST
heat was called she was bringing $50
to $50 Neva Simmons was second choice
III the betting, but could get no better
tnan third place in the race.
Another record was broken in the POS
trot, when The Monk forced Boralma to
do the last heat in 2:O7A, lowering his
mark three-quarters of a second
Fifteen horses answered the starter 8
bell when the first heat of the M. and
M. was called. and 1t was a hard field
to get off. Neva Simmons had the pole,
but she broke the first turn and Eleata
took the lead as they turned for the
back stretch and held 1t to the wire
Neva Simmons took second in this
heat by splendid trotting on the back
stretch, after Driver Price had gotte II
her on her feet again. Eleata was in
front all the way in the second heat, al
though Country made a strong bid
III Uilo SlTeICH OOlIlB SIeauy as CLOCK,
the black mare took the third heat in
record time, and was greeted with en-
thusiastic cheers as she came under the
wire, with Driver Marsh looking back
and shaking his hand at the others, SIX
to ten lengths in the rear.
From the stake $1,000 is held out for
the consolation stake Thursday, and the
balance with the added money viii go
as follows: Eleata, $3.50; Country j.
1920; Neva Simmons, si.S50 This is
the first time since Emma Offut's VIC
tory in 1896 that the NJ. and M. has been
won in straight heats. Xava opened IA
vorite in the 2:20 pace, and in the first
heat led UP to the stretch, where 4
break gave the heat to Helen ID. The
latter mare had all the speed in the next
two heats, and won the race.
In the 2:1G pace Winfield Stratton open
ed favorite at so to $26 for the field.
He was still a to l favorite after losing
the first heat to Braden, who won the
second heat and race from Capt. Pot
ter after a fierce drive in the stretch.
Boralma was a prohibitive favorite In
the last event of the day, the 2:OS trot.
The Monk broke badly at the start Of
the first heat and just got inside the
flag, but the second made Boralma go
under his record to win. Summarizes: