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Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-20
LOCAL HORSE NEWS OF WEEK
Gossip About Owners and Drivers Of
Speedy Ones and Their Plans
for the summer.

HI coming week will witness the or
ganization OF a tri-city amateur driving
club. A. L. Thomas, secretary Of the
Omaha T%rotting club, in charge Of the June
race meeting, will send the following no
tice to persons interested in amateur driv-
ing:
Dear SRA meeting will be held at the
Willard hotel on Saturday, April 26, at 8
p. m, for the purpose of organizing a tri-
city amateur driving club, to be composed
of the road drivers of Omaha, South
Omaha and Council Bluffs. You are cor
daily invited to attend. At this meeting
monthly amateur races. the horse winning
the largest number of heats at the end of
the season to be declared the champion of
the tri-cities, This invitation extends to all
your friends interested in amateur races
and you are urged to bring them along, as
We do not desire to miss anybody.
A. l.. THOMAS.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-20

He throws an excellent ball, combining ter
rinc speed and mysterious curves. Wright,
the old-time star in professional circles.
will second Troby in the box. Wright has
not pitched for over two years. but Is fast
getting in shape. and will probably pitch
his first game Decoration Jay. c.. wilkins
will do the catching. wilkins did elegant
work last year at the Union Pacific head
quarters, and comes we'll recommended. He
Is an excellent batter. and a freak at base
running. No other catcher has been signed,
as wilkins meets all requirements.
With this fine lineup, and McAuliffe, c.
shiverick, E. Bell, c.. Lehmer and T.. d.
Dinan as subs, the F. P. Kirkendall boys
feel confident Of winning the pennant.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-20

Our old friend. Thomas jefferson Hickey,
emerged from his retirement long enough
to deliver himself Of a broadside, the bur
den Of which is that the race in the West
ern league will not be on the square. This
is what he says:
One feature that should not be over
looked is the fact that there are but TWO
experienced base ball men ldenIhe9 VIII
the Western league. Manning OF kansas
City and Rourke of Omaha are practical
base ball m~agnates. Aside from THESE wv
there are no men IN o tnS bbe a connected
with a base ball organization IN 'uo
capacity of manager. II was suggesteu 10
me a few days ago that the Western league
would have an advantage over us In one
way. Van Brunt, being the owner OF SIX
OF the teams. will be able 70 see that o tne
number his six teams and early In the gay
he can send out his instructions as 10
he can keep them punched. OF course we
do not know whether he will do that, but
It could be worked all right. y great zeal
has been said of late about the number OF
men who nave jumped American associa-
lion contracts. The truth of the matter Is
that but twelve We have have d desc Sefo HS a the , ses.
son is very old. They will not md a place
for them. however. These men were all
offered much higher salaries than our
enemies can afford to pay. The sensible
players realize this fact and they nave
steered clear of the men who have sought
to get them away from the American as
ISOLATION.
Hickey is very rarely guilty Of such abso-
Lutte rot, and the worst Of 1t is that there
are people out west who will be unkind
enough to say that Hickey knows what he
is talking about when he is debating fixed
schedules. Even i, Van Brunt controlled
seven Of the teams, there is no reason to
think that the race would not be fair, for
the eighth is Omaha, and Omaha is after
the pennant this year. Hickey will have
enough to do to keep the American associ-
alton in good share this year without wor-
rying about the Western. AS The Bee
has pointed out in the past, he has a lovely
bunch OF managers to control. with Tebeau.
Walter wilmot and stroebel, and II he
takes care Of his own troubles he will be
busy enough.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-20

PROOF edings. The Weimer case has gone
ovef for some weeks, at the Instance Of
Nichols. and It is quite likely that when
the decision is rendered It will be along
the lines laid down by the Philadelphia
court in the case Of LaJoie, when the con-
tract Of the National league, which Is prac-
tically the same as all base ball contracts,
was declared not OF binding force. This
does not alter nor abate the binding force
OF the moral obligation these players as
sumed, nor will II improve their standing
with the thinking portion Of the base ball
public. How much better Il would have
been for these young men to have acted
fairly with their manager, even II they did
not get quite as much money. In time they
will learn. the value Of a reputation for
honesty in base ball. They will live to APP
preciate the advantage Of having a charac-
ter such as that of Frank GeDins, for ex-
ample, whose word is looked upon by man
ayers as being as good as his bond. He is
never reserved at the close Of a season, but
simply says whether he will play with the
team next year. That is all the manager
asks. How different it will be with the
rubber legs when this cruel base ball
war Is over.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-20

The Omaha Trotting club is receiving
much commentator from horsemen in
taking the stand they did by declaring two
OF their early closing stakes filled, when
other meetings with more entries declared
them OF. One ~nominator, J. T. Slusher OF
Bern, Kan, expresses the general senti-
ment in the following words: 81 want to
congratulate your association on the stand
you have taken independent of the others.
1t is certainly an injustice to horse own
ers to prevent them from entering in SINH
lar events elsewhere"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-20

The ground in front and to the east of
the grandstand at the race track has been
leveled off. The judges stand will be
moved a little to the west. As the judges
stand is now located it is opposite no por-
tion of the grandstand, and hence a close
finish cannot be observed. The position OF the
judges stand is about correct in relation to
the way the track is laid off and the en-
tire grandstand should be moved east, but
the expense would not warrant 1t. The
only effect in moving the judges stand west
to bring it opposite the grandstand will be
a slight shortening Of the home stretch.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-20

John Locke Of Oseeola has exchanged
Annie woodlock, 2:261s, by Woodllne. 2:1s,
with a Sioux City party for Richbald, a
green 4-year-old colt by a son Of Nutwood.
Mr.. Locke also has Norvina c, a good mare
by Norval Chief.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-20

Despite the pipe dreams so widely circu-
lated during the week, some Of which
elected one man and some another, habitues
Of the Omaha laundries being responsible
for one about Packard Of Denver, the
Western league chose NJ. II. Sexton to be
president, instead of Jimmy whitfield. Sex
ton will make a good president, but he has
one thing to learn. The open season on
talk closes when the playing season begins.
He should restrain his vocal organs and
get into shape for the work that will de-
volve on him next fall, when the hot air
order OF business is reached again. His
hrst official act was to unburden himself
Of a conversation. again ~pronouncing his
anathema maranatha against the Hickey
ties and all that is connected with them,
especially the players. The p~uerility OF
this attitude OF the Western league was
long ago exploded by the players them
selves. Let Mr.. Sexton stick to his work
and see to it that the players in his own
league are kept straight, and he Will make
friends thereby.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-20

The first turn OF the track was leveled
off and widened last week and is now in
shape for fast work. The prospects for the
amateur club are bright, and II an organi-
cation is effected everything will be COM
plete and there will be no delay in getting
the ball rolling.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-20

Toney w. 2:1sh, who took his record
on a heavy track in Texas last year, will
be raced this season, probably beginning
at Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-20

was broken as a 2-year-old and has been
driven only about a dozen times each year
since then. superintendent Thomas hitched
her up and found that she was quite
speedy.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-20

]. s. Adams of Genoa. Neb.. is negotiAt-
ing for the sale OF a pair Of STANDARDIZED
chestnut mares by Woodline. 2;19, The
dam Of one is by Dictate. 2:23. the other
is out Of the dam Of satteen Onward 49,.
2:19k, by Combat.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-20

Mr.. Milhone of Clarinda. Ia. has shipped
his mare Lonzia Duck to the Keystone
farm. She is by Lonzine. son Of Gambetta
wilkes, dam Vilette, by Vyzant.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-20

a clean sweep OF the western collegiate
schedule as far as they cover e.
That some efficient coaching has been
going on down in Lincoln is most evident
to those who watched the varsity team
play last year. This is still more plainly
discernible because Of the fact that every
man Of last years team is back in the
game save one. The Improvement shown
by the boys is very marked, and all OF
them show signs Of being born to the
game.
In all three departments this superiority
is noticed. The team can in no way be
called one-sided. The boys hit. for they
batted nine safe ones of owen; they field.
as is shown by the fact that they COM
mitted few errors and kept man after man
OF the professionals from seeing first base.
Nor is their battery work delinquent. In
Leatherby the school certainly has as good
a college pitcher as ever twirled a ball
across an amateur plate since the time
of Orlie Thorpe and later of Eddie Gordon.
Leatherby is only a freshman, but he is
doubtless the star twirler of the team.
Gaines and Townsend may prove practically
as strong against college mines, but when
they go up against such propositions as the
Omaha leaguers it is doubtful il they could
w "heN " NAu hNAt' DNaAhN eAN
bat there are Doane and Bender; the latter.
too, plays a corking game at second base.
Last year he pitched considerably and
still makes a good man for the box in
case he is needed. Raymond, at first, Is
a fielder of accuracy and a baseman OF
absolute good judgment. His sole trouble
Is that he cannot hit the ball, either when
1t is needed or when It is not.
Dusty Rhodes, last years captain, is
again at shortstop and covers a great deal
Of ground in handsome style. He is not
certain on the grab, however, and half the
time has to pick his ball up after he has
already handled Il once. To make up for
this Dusty" has a throw to first that
leaves him about twice as quick as that
Of any other player on the team. Hood
and Bender throw swifter, perhaps, but they
don't get the ball away as soon. 1t makes
no matter what position Dusty" is in
when he finally gets the ball, it goes over
true to first base on the instant.
Hood at third is better than ever, and
is the most Industrious and eager player
on the team. He reminds one constantly
Of little Pete Burg. the Omaha midget
utility man, for Hood is but a replica Of
Burg in size and actions. He also has
Burg's habit OF trying hard all the time.
His ball across from third base on the long
throw to first Is swifter than any that
leaves the pitchers boz.
The varsity outfeld is even better than
the smaller circle, for there is not one
weak spot in it. Captain Jimmy Bell in
left and sticks DePutrop in middle have
held those jobs each for several years now
and they know their territory. Pitcher
Townsend, %meankhile, plays right so wei
that it seems like a shame to bring him in
to the box.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-20

Arch Johnson Of Hastings will probably
ship three horses to the omaha track TO
train and begin the seasons campaign at
this place.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-20

Beginning Tuesday the boys start on
their first trip. playing the Cedar Rapids
league team there, then meeting Luther
college at DEBORAH, Ia, and finally run
ming up to Minneapolis. where they play
the University Of Minnesota two games.
The outcome of these last two contests
will be especially interesting, as a game
between these. teams last year was the
%fercest one OF the season, the Gophers
finally winning. In May comes a longer
trip with a schedule OF eighteen games, and
a large share of the laurel wreaths will
certainly fall to the Nebraska boys on both
journeys.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-20

Carriage horses. not only in Omaha. but
all over the country, are commanding high
prices. The first large importation Of Rus
sian orion horses was recently sold In New
York. A pair Of dapple geldlngs, unreg-
istered. brought 81. 400. The average for the
tSenty-eight head was Sl.243 per head.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-20

NJ. B. Showers OF Mitchell. $. D., in writ
Ing an Omaha acquaintance, says that he
OWNS a very fast colt by The Conqueror,
9:12h.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-20

Friday and Saturday OF last week, April
IS aud 10, saw many horsemen at Des
Molnes at the Tattersall sale Of high-elass
horses.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-20

c. n. Horne OF Maxwell. Neb., has sent
his mare Princess to the Keystone farm.
Princess is by Prince. son Of Ethan Allen,
ir., dam Lady Envoy, BY Envoy. Princess
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-20

Last Sunday brought quite a number out
on the boulevard and several brushes were
reported. Most Of the drivers turned into
the Driving park and stepped their horses
around the track. Mr.. McAvoy was compll-
mented on his work in putting the track in
condition.
B.. B.. Wood was behind a 6-year-old
gelding and brushed 1t at a 2:30 clip a time
or two. Dick Thompson drove a black
racer called Black Hawk and tried to get
John Bishop, jr, to brush with him, but
the latter, who had been driving his horse
for some time previous. did not care TO
take the challenge. Mr.. Bishop drove his
young colt several times around the track,
one quarter being speeded in 36A seconds.
a 2:25 gait, pretty good for a green colt
without much work this spring. It is
rumored that Mr.. Bishop will place his
colt in Pat McAvoy's hands for training
and, II he proves fast enough, have him
raced late in the summer. Hugh Mccartney
was driving a 4-year-old mare called Rose.
She is a daughter of Vyzant, 2:17K, a noted
Iowa sire.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-20

Superintendent Thomas Of the Keystone
farm is breaking a fast 6-year-old mare by
woodline. 2:19, dam Ollie Scott, the great
brood mare. by strathmore 4Os, grand
dam Laura Logan, by American Clay, "a.
third dam by Crusader. fourth dam by Tom
Hal.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-20

Kansas City is just now suffering from
q bad ep~Zemic OF "rubberlegltls," the Dale
Gear team seeming to be most severely
AFFLICTED. The latest victims are Ketchem,
the outnelder. Robinson. the inhelder, and
hessit, the catcher, who went to sleep in
the Gear fold and woke up under the
blanket OF Jimmy Manning. Gear has said
he would not make any effort to get them
back. nor will he pursue them as he did
Jake weimer, into court with injunction
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-20

The David City track has been plowed uI
and worked over and will soon be in per
feet condition. Horse affairs at David
City are picking up wonderfully and wher
the meeting comes on July 1918 things
will be shlp-shape. Pactolus, 2:12%, Is
string a fine lot Of speedy colts in the vi
entity. His owner. Mr.. Aldrich, has sold
his farm southwest OF town and purchased
a larger place in the valley, where grazing
Is better. Mr.. English Is working the
young things by Pactolus and everything II
doing nicely. The dam OF Harry Smiths
fast S-year-old PAGER. owned by w. A
Wells, is the dam Of Mabe L., 2;20, BY
Almedo Wilkes. granddam by fremont.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-20

M. J. Brown Of oscsOlA. the owner Of
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-20

eat enters the vital organs. giving life. When the stomach fails to
te this heat by digestion, the body lacks nourishment because the
nA.r
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-20

During the week several business men
stole out for a quiet brush. Mr.. Kyle was
noticed driving a fine large sorrel gelding
belonging to A. L. Patrick. Mr.. Patrick
has a mate to him and they will make a
fine carriage team.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-20

SSh4uSAOi Oib " at JOuu ~. creighton 3
Ashland Wilkes farm is showing a lot OF
speed. A. l.. Patrick sold half interest in
this colt to Mr.. Creighton last spring. He
is by The Conqueror, 2:12k; dam, GodelIa,
2:1919, by Aberdeen. He is a nice, clean
gated young stallion, very fast, and should
step some. Mr.. Kyle broke him last spring,
when he was 2 years old, and soon after
ward, with little or no preparation, drove
him a mile in 1920 to a heavy breaking cart.
A pair OF cobs driven by Clinton II.
Briggs is one OF the best looking teams in
Omaha and has the additional advantage Of
being well bred. They are within three
days Of being the same age and weigh
within a few pounds Of each other. They
are both by Montgomery, a grandson Of
Electioneer. The dam OF one is by Nut
wood. second dam by Grand Sentinel, third
dam by Happy Medium. The dam of the
other is by Charles Caffrey. granddam by
SANDER. third dam by Flying Cloud.
Louis Metz will soon be seen behind his
11-year-old gelding, for whom he has pur-
chased a new wagon. Mr.. Metz takes a
great deal OF pride in this horse and has
been in many brushes in the six years
he has owned him that have resulted sat
q " hAHhs 6NAaAnB 10 u " "
Bonnie Sprague, at one time quite well
known in this part of the west. Mr.. Metz
expects to be with the amateurs in the near
future.
DIR. Ewing Brown is driving a stylish
pair of trotting bred horses. Another good
looking team, and one recently purchased,
is owned by w. ]. Burgess.
-
There are not e large number OF saddle
horses in Omaha, but the majority are
good ones. B. Rosenthal rides a bay saddle
mare that is trotting bred. W. s. Summers
also WINS a good saddler.
Mayor Wilson of Fremont has purchased
Of John Van Vert Of Albion the brown
race horse II. ID. Parsons. 2:22k, by Robert
Ryan $3.50. sire Of Belle Colley, 2:09A; FIRST
dam, Sally NJ, by Broadwell; granddam.
Claypool, dam Of Belle Cooley. by Critten-
den 433. This horse took his record at
Hastings in August last.
w. A. Wells OF David City, Neb., has a
lumber Of very promising youngsters by
| Pactolus. 2:12&. that are being trained by
Harry Smith, who brought out Col. Wood
line, 2:221R.
Fl. II. Smith OF David City met with a
serious accident while driving a pair OF
3-year-old colts. A neck strap broke and
the pole fell and ran into the ground.
throwing Mr.. Smith out and breaking both
his arms just above the wrist.
NJ. J. Brown OF oseeOla, the owner Of
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-20

Fl. II. smith of David City met with a
serious accident while driving a pair OF
s-year-old colts. A neck strap broke and
the pole fell and ran into the ground.
throwing Mr.. Smith out and breaking both
his arms just above the wrist.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-20

w A. Wells OF David City, Neb,, has a
number Of very promising youngsters by
Pactolus. 2:12&, that are being trained by
Harry Smith, who brought out Col. Wood
line. 2:221k.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-20
Story of a Pioneer.

Thoa L Ross lis the pioneer real estate dealer of Topeka Kan. He has been
IN budn0s twenty seveny years aud In that time M sold more land than all the
dealers toEahs. who are % lin business there II e locsted in Topeka in nS
se "For several years' he writes my wife and l suffered 9TH that terrible
pepsa Cure on the Recommendation Of M druggist After n dose and in .
short time all those terrible pain and dyspepsia toTments passed away Ny aP
petite also my WiieS came back, aud our food could be enjoyed a. whenw ~ were
q. i al turning n. I hAve OF suffered day with ny stomach I'M CON
meneed to use KOdoi Dyspepsia Care, and i recommend Il to Ill o my fellow ct%
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-09-20
nuJnnnnInt

WIN Rring U.s. he did not reckon on
the destruction Of the homogenity Of
California society which actually fol-
lowed the introduction Of eastern men
ard manners when the railroad was
finished and we had daily mails from
the other side OF the American contl-
nent.
In those days Bret IIarte and | were
accustomed 20 dine together very fire..
quently, discussing the fortunes and the
possibilities Of the new magazine IN
which we had embarked SO many hopes
and fears For Harte, who was ever
diBtrustful OF his own powers, had re-
fused 10 take charge Of the overland,
unless he were allowed an assistant
counsel; and my duties IN that humble
post were confined to just such talks
as those which we had over the dinner
table at Louis Dungeons,
That historic restaurant was on Com
mercial street, and had been first made
famous by Martini, an expert chef who
came 10 New York and wasted his Call
fornla fortune on a more gorgeous es-
Enlistment on Unlan square. Dungeon,
who succeeded him, was an Ideal land
ord-rubcund, genial, easy-gong and
Watchful Of all that went on In his
house His only daughter Helen. the
pride Of his life was gifted with iine
soprano voice and won renown In the
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DEsEREr NEWS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20. 1902.

was the word you used in your manu-
script"
Imagine the CONSERVATION and the
FUN! But these subsidized until a few
minutes later, when the stern censor
again broke In with, beg pardon, gen.
eral It's better word, but you wrote
height, not altitude
Halleck was a man Of few words, but
on this occasion he spoke several Tufs-
ing 10 me, he said. "Wlll you take
measures 20 silence that ass7' IT Is
hardly necessary to add that our too
willing commentator went out INSTEAD
lily to finish his potatlons in an ante
room.
Halleck was succeeded In command
by Gen. George II. Thomas man
whose dislike of politics and politicians
was so intense as to be almost comic,
one day, while ! was chatting with the
general in his Office the card Of Mr.,
Ben Holiday was brought in. The
general laughed and said Nov !
will ask Holiday to tell YOU about his
stock In a senatorial election
II CHANGED that an election for
United States senator was then pend
ing in the legislature and Holiday said
that he had been called on by an agent
OF one Of the candidates To subscribe
to the election fund Of his patron. Hol-
laday according TO bis own story, said
to the agent
well ! have taken stock in q Great
many kinds Of property -railroads
steamship lines. cattle wagon roads
trading posts. stages, latbOats and all
sorts Of legislatures but never took
any stock In United States senator.
Just for the novelty OF the thing | Will
now How much Is II share?'
The tale deepened Thomas dlstrust
of all politicians, but he regarded
Holiday with some suspicion because
he would never tell the name of the
candidate In whom he took stock"
While | was editor of the Alta Cali
fornla, Justice Stephen j. Filed of the
United States Supreme court came into
pOgsesglOn OF "A written lease of a we'll
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There was a period Of time IN Cali
fornla, after the fever Of gold hunting
had somewhat subsidized and before the
transcontinental railway had destroyed
state isolation, when we were comfort
able and quiet In the enjoyment Of life
IN the cities and towns Of the Pacific
coast The hurry and the hustle Of
the earlier days were over, and the In
flux OF tourists and curious visitors had
not broken In upon the regular life Of
those OF US who were Just beginning
10 realize something OF the leisure that
comes after race-the repose which
follows a strenuous struggle.
II was during this lnterregnum II
may use that phrase that the Overland
Monthly was launched and the litera-
ture Of California began 10 take shape.
Life In San Francisco then, as | now
remember II with a certain sentimental
regret, was very pleasant Luxurles
Of life were no longer out Of the reach
OF men Of slender purses, everybody
knew everybody else, and there was a
community Of interest which dsap-
peared after the railroad came into
The state from the east
In one OF the early numbers OF the
Overland Monthly Henry George. then
in the budding time Of his genius, had
an article entitled What the Railroad