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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-06

Lou Dillon, 200. was once offered for sale
for $50.
Cresceus, 2:02A. will trot against time at
Cedar Rapids, Ia, on Oct. z.
r. E. Proctor has sold Bertha W., 2:19A,
TO Canadian parties for 81, 400.
John Nc. go, 2:17A, looks like a sure 2:1O
trotter for Rex Americas, 2:11A.
Lord Vincent, 2:OS%, is reported lame and
his racing days'are doubtless over.
During her record breaking mile, Lou
billions strides were 10 feet 3 inches.
Gambetta Wilkes, 2:19A, is the leading
sire of new performers for the season.
Scott Hudson thinks he will win the
Pennsylvania with Jay McGregor, 2:OS&.
Dillon Boy, 2:09A. is the only trotter that
ever won four races on the Grand Circuit
In two weeks.
Alta Axworthy, 2:21A. by Axworthy,
2:15h, is the fastest two-year-old trotter Of
the year, by the records.
Hudson and Mcdonald were suspended
for ten days, but in reality they were on
the ground but twenty-four hours.
Riley B., 2:05Hs, was shipped from Gales
burg, ILL.,, to win the 2:06 pace at Provi-
dence, but he failed to land inside of the
money.
his connection with the Village farm at
the close of the present season. Geers has
been training for the Hamlins for twelve
years.
SWIFT, 2:OSz, Is certainly one or the great
est %trotters that has been seen this year.
He was a prominent factor in two big
stake races and has had no training ex-
cept on the New York speedway.
Charles A. Durfee, of San Jose. Cal, who
has been attending some of the Eastern
Grand Circuit meetings., says the Pacific
coast country is literally full of sensation
ally fast ~trotters by Mckinney, 2:1lA.
The Eureka stock farm, owned by ]. S.
Lambert, Indianapolis, is one of the newer
enterprises In this line. Pride of Liberty,
by Gamboy, 2:0sA, dam Lydia, dam of
Daisy NJ, 2:21A, etc., by Mambrino, will
head the stud.
J. r. Smith, of Cleveland, o., last week
paid Glenn Beachey, jr, of Lexington, $1,000
for a green seven-year-old gelding by
Bourbon Wilkes, out of a Nutwood mare.
The sale was made after a trial mile of
2:12h.
II. B. Gentry, of Bloomington, Ind, has
just bought of Mrs. DR.. O'Rear, of this
city, for 5000 cash, the brood mare, Our
Lady. by Nearest, 2:22. brother to John
A. McKerron, 2:0i%, and her two flly foals
by Mckinney, 2:11A, one a yearling, the
other a sucker. Our Lady was bred back
to Mckinney this season, and is believed
to be in foal.
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Wonders of Denver.


A refugee from Denver tells me curious
things about that city. The streets are full
of signs asking visiting lungers (consump-
tives) to refrain from expectorating in pub
lie places. At first the lungers were dis
posed to resent this solicitude, but now
they are rather proud of being such OBJ
tects of municipal attention. When a young
woman from some Eastern city visits Den
yer she Is told by her hosts not TO look at
anybody when she walks in the streets,
even in the daytime, because the men may
less she is very reserved. All restaurants
close at 7:30 sharp. At the magic hour the
walters begin to sweep and pile chairs on
tables. III diners protest proprietors will
say: You haven't got TO cat here If you
don't like it,"
A telegram for a man In a certain hotel
was not delivered because there were two
houses OF the same name I'm town. The OPP
orator laid II aside and wrote a postal card
TO the addressee asking him to call for
the dispatch. Special delivery letters suf-
fer from the rarefed atmosphere. One that
a young woman sent announcing her COM
days after her ar: ival. although IL had been
received at the postoffice three days be-
fore. Denver Is good for the lungs, but
very hard on the heart. and once in so
often the Denverite has to jump the town
and go somewhere else or else go TO pieces.
The rarefied air works on the nerves until
everybody is as cranky as blue blazes. and
after a while people cannot get along to-
gether. The city is noisier than New York.
than the backs and dinky pockets built
In the forward skirts. The Denverite dis
likes the hunger cordially and the Hunger
de6DiSe8 the Deuyerite.
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EDITH W. Will RACE HERE
HALF-MILE CHAMPION EN-
TERED IN STATE FAIR RACES. :
All Circuits Will Center I'm Indianapo-
lis Next Week-JOhn M. vii BE a
Starter-HOrse Notes.

Entries for the state fair races next week
are pouring into Secretary Downing's office.
The entries will close tomorrow at mid
night, but those that are mailed before that
time will be received and tabulated. Many
Of the entries of horses that raced in the
Grand Circuit at Providence last week will
not be received here until Tuesday or
Wednesday.
All of the big racing circ uits will center
In Indianapolis fair week. 1t is an off week
in the Grand Circuit, the Great Western
Circuit and the Indiana circuits. Enough
entries have already been received to fill
all of the events, and the largest number
of entries will not be received until Monday,
as horsemen have a peculiar faculty of
waiting until the last day before sending in
their entries.
In the state fair races will be seen many
of the %trotters and PAGERS that have cam
paigned in the Grand Circuit so far this
season, besides a large number from the
Western circuits and the cream Of the lot
that raced in the Gas Belt Circuit and
other races in Indiana.
Edith W., that lowered the record for
mares on a half-mile track at Anderson
last Friday, has been entered. John M,
the unbeaten Gas Belt Circuit performer,
that carried off all the big stake events in
which he started, will also be started in
several of the events at the state fair.
Coast Marie, another big winner, has been
entered.
Horses will begin arriving to-day from the
Gas Belt and Great Western circuits, and
Grand Circuit performers will come to In
dianapolis early this week to train on the
track for the races next week.
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PLANS FOR POLO RINK
WORK WILL SOON BEGIN ON THE
NEW BUILDING.
Playing Floor VIII BE of Hard Maple
Manager Cohen After Fast
Eastern PIayers-Gossip.

Plans have been completed for the new
polo rink which is to be erected on Vir-
ginia avenue on the site of the old skating
rink. The building is to be two stories In
height and will be built of brick. The
plans have been prepared by Architects
Stiles and Moore. The building is to be 100
by $50 feet in dimensions. The rink is TO
be one of the finest in the country. 1t will
be thoroughly equipped in every partic-
ular. TIL seating capacity will be about
1000. A gallery and balcony will be built
around the rink. The gallery will be sup
ported by huge iron columns which will
insure the safety of those who occupy the
top seats.
The rink proper is to be fifty feet wide
and 100 feet in length. The floor will be
made of hard maple. The sides of the rink
will be made of the same material and will
be highly polished.
The front of the building will be on Vir-
ginia avenue opposite Huron street. There
will be a double entrance about fifteen
feet in width. On either side Of the en-
trance ticket offices will be arranged. Lead
ing from these will be chutes through
which the patrons will walk to reach the
gallery and balcony. On either side of the
entrance will be large storerooms,
The plans have already been submitted to
Harry Cohen, manage of the indianapolis
polo club, and bids for the erection of the
building will be sought this week. 1t is
proposed to have the building completed
Nov. 10, about two weeks before the reg
ular polo league season opens.
The new building is to be known as THE
Polo" The site where it is to be erected
was formerly occupied by one of the most
famous Kinks Of this city. At one time it
was one Of the pleasure resorts of Indian
apolis. 1t was destroyed by fire several
years ago. Since that time nothing has been
erected on the site.
Manager Cohen has a number of deals
on for players. He has signed Way and
Coggshall. He is in correspondence for other
men as he only wants high-class players
for his team. He is after three fast play
ers who were prominent in the Eastern
League last year. 1t is said that these men
have asked for exorbitant salaries and
Manager Cohen is now trying to reason
matters with these men in the hope that
they will sign indianapolis contracts to
play here this season. 1t is the intention of
Manager Cohen to give this city one of
the best polo teams in the league. With
the new building and a crack polo league
1t is thought that the sport will become
quite popular in this city.
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U AT


SEAGIRT, n. J., Sept. 5.-The tourna-
ment of the National Rifle Association OF
America and Of the United States Revolver
Association was continued to-day, but bad
weather conditions seriously interfered with
the shooting.
In the skirmish team match the COM
petitors included representatives OF the
United States Marine Corps. two teams;
the First Vermont Regiment. First New
Jersey. Fourth New Jersey. Second Penn
~sylvania, the Pennsylvania squadron.
Twelfth New York. Seventh New
York, Second District OF Columbia.
First District OF Columbia, Fifth
Maryland. At noon a severe storm broke
over the butts, at which time only the Fifth
Maryland, the two District OF Columbia.
the two Marine Corps and the two New
Jersey teams had made their skirmish
runs. The match was postponed until Mon
day.
A protest was entered by the Marine
Corps team, captained by Lieutenant Hol-
comb. He asserted that his team had not
been given the full time allowance because
the bugle had sounded the signal for the
starting OF the run OF his team ahead OF
time. The protest was sustained and Lieu
tenant Holcomb's team is TO be permitted
to try again. The first prize in the skirm-
ish team match Is the Harvard trophy,
vauled at $3.50.
The event of interest in the afternoon was
men each competed. The first prize In
cluded a medal to each member OF the
team and $50 in cash. The team represent
ing Squadron A. New York, finished IN the
lead by a total of $40 out OF a possible 1.5e.
The second prize was won by Battery Al
Massachusetts. with a total Of SO. thf
third prize by the Third Battalion. Distridt
of Columbia, with a total OF ~, and the
fourth prize by the First Troop, Philadel-
phia City Cavalry. with a total OF CSC.
Troop A. New Jersey, entered the match.
but withdrew before its conclusion.
AS a result OF the contest to-day made
with the hyposocope, an extra match has
been added 10 the programme. IL Is termed
the hyposcope match and the conditions
call for six shoots at 800 yares. magazine
fire. The programme for Monday calls for
firing in the company team match. the
Leech cup and the windup OF the skirmish
team match.
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CHANCES FOR HANDICAP
INDIANAPOLIS GUN CLUB WILL PROB
ABLY GET BIG EVENT.
Many Shooters Will Attend Dedica-
Month-ShoOt on Labor Day.

There seems to be no doubt of the next
grand American handicap shooting tourna-
ment being held in indianapolis next
spring" said Fred s. Foster, representing
the Winchester Repeating Arms Company,
last evening. Mr.. Foster and also J. L.
Head, representing the Union Metallic Car
fridge Company, are in the city, and at
tended the practice shoot of the Indianapolis
Gun Club yesterday. They are members of
that club, but it was the first time they had
seen the new grounds and the clubhouse.
They were more than pleased with the site.
THE grounds Of the Indianapolis Gun Club
are the best in the country for a big shoot
ing tournament" said Mr.. Foster. '"They
are well located near the city and are Pc
culiarly well adapted for target and live
bird shooting. The clubhouse is the best of
its kline in the country. indianapolis being
so centrally located and having such an en-
terprising club working for the next Grand
American Handicap will secure the big
event beyond doubt. I have talked with
prominent shooters in Cincinnati and many
other cities and they are enthusiastic over
the prospects Of the next national tourna-
ment being held In Indianapolis. While the
matter will not be settled until the COM
mittee of the Interstate Shooting Associa-
ton meets in New York in December. 1 have
assurances that the handicap will be held
In indianapolis. Irby Bennett, president Of
the Interstate Shooting Association, and Mr..
Shaner, the secetary, have as much as guar
anteed that indianapolis will get the next
handicap tournament. If the handicap is
brought here it will be the biggest tourna-
ment ever held in the world"
Officers of the Indianapolis Gun Club are
still working to secure the Grand American
Handicap for next spring. President Nash
has received assurances that his club will be
successful. The club is also working to
make the dedication amateur tournament
on Sept. %, % and "a one of the biggest tour
naments ever held in the State. At least
thirty Of the best expert shots Of the coun-
try will be here, besides the leading anna
teurs of Indiana and adjoining States. Such
~i-kno shooters as j. A. R.. Elliott,
Rollo Heikes, Fred Gilbert, j.. l.. Head,
Tom Marshall and others have already
written that they will attend the tourna-
ment.
A large number of members of the club
were at the grounds yesterday afternoon
practicing for the shoot to be given all day
tomorrow. The best score yesterday was
made by Joe Michaelis. who scored twenty
five straight in a target match.
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POLO NOW THE TOPIC.
Many Indiana Cities Are interested
i'm the Exciting Sport.

i'm the Exciting Sport.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Sept. Wit the an
nouncement Of the retirement of Racine
from the Western Polo League, and the
activity Of John r. Page, Of this city. in
the matter Of the construction of a rink
at Marion, polo has suddenly arisen from
its summer bed and is the foremost topic
Of the sportsmen's tongues.
And the evident sincerity of the efforts
being made by the promoters of the new
Central League has even had a good effect.
AS the central city of the Western League,
and its headquarters. Anderson prides her
self upon her motherly interest in the
game. and there is a general hope that the
new league may succeed. And, after all,
what is there to prevent? A definite an
nouncement has been made in Lowell to the
effect that the Eastern League is discon-
tinued. and the players are rapidly sign
ing for places in the West. This fact, to-
gether with Racine's retirement, will throw
into the Western League a wealth of good
polo material and new material, and the
men who last year were strong enough to
put the sport upon its present plane will,
In general, not be considered in the lists.
This will leave abundant material for the
Central League, and, 1t would seem, Of an
acceptable quality, for if Tarrant, the
Moneys, Murphy, Hipson and the rest of
them could open the way for the new game,
they can be fast enough to keep it going
In these new towns.
Up to this time the managers have been
very about announcing the line
ups of their teams. Their excuses for this
action are legion, but the real reason, in
all probability, is that they have no teams
to announce. The majority of the mana
gers have held back In singing contracts
for the reason that they have hoped to
line up as many as possible of the Eastern
men. Elwood has been satisfied to retain
practically her old lineup, and this is gen.
orally conceded 20 mean disaster for her.
Muncie has shown a tendency to capture
the old Lowell team, so far as possible,
and the Clinton remnants, at present
orphans In a double sense, having been
cast adrift by Racine, will be scattered
Marion and Richmond. Muncie has been
wise enough to retain digger" Higgins.
and has retained Cusick. whether wisely or
not few will say. Anderson will pin her
faith to the McGilvery flag staff, and, al
though Manager Norton will not make a
definite announcement, it is felt certain
that Burgess will tend goal; that '"Timbuc-
too Hayes will be at half, and that Bill
in doubt, although Campbell is willing to
come, and Wodtke and Lewis have both
said that If they come West at all that
they will come here.
Marion franchise. have said that they will
be ready for business by the middle of
November, with one Of the best Kinks in
the circuit. When that time comes around
the players will be in, the fate of those
who must winter with the uncertain Cen
trail will have been declared. and Indiana
will settle down to the enjoyment of a
season Of good, fast roller polo.
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ton, equally mixed with sand and conf
dence, will bring forth a new champion.
/ should think he would have TO put In IN
appearance within FIVE years, as at the rate
Jeffries is taking on weight and muscle
he will at the end of that time be far too
heavy to fight with a clever. hardhitting
man, who will go in for a quick finish.
81 give Jeffries five years under the most
favorable conditions. The outlook for
matches is very slim. Australia and New
Zealand have ceased developing prize
fighters altogether; England has nothing
but a handful of "'~alf-and-'alf' feather and
lightweights, all of whom are OF nc con-
sequence; Ireland sends her youths here
so early that they really belong to Amer
lea; France turns out only an occasional
second-rate wrestler and the rest OF
Europe may as well be set aside.
1.-The outlook for a change of champions
is indeed bad. No one is better fitted TO
make this statement than I. On the occa-
sion Of our last meeting ! made an honest
effort to win back the championship, and
up to the eighth round I was reasonably
sure that it was possible. But when I
tried to deliver the punch necessary to
win 1 broke the bones in both my right
and left hands. The same blows have won
over 800 fights, but they were useless when
planted on the iron jaw OF the champion. I
figure out that 1t will be a pretty hard
head are so hard as to smash the fist OF
the man who tries for a Knockout"
XXX
Ferretti & Gee. Chicago fight mc-agers
are getting a stable of fighters preparatory
to the coming winters campaign. The
best man In their string at present u Hugo
Kelly, who has improved enough to make
it interesting for any middle-weight in the
country. In fact, his managers want TO
O'Brien over a ten or twenty round route.
and will bet q few hundred dollars on the
side on the result. They have received an
offer from California to pit him against
Billy Wood, the coast mtddle-weight, and
probably will accept.
Those who saw the fight between JEFF
fries and Corbett say that Corbett II SEQ
ond only to Jeffries. Technically, Eitz-
and Sharkey have a right to dis
pute that claim. But, taking the men on
their present form, IL must be admitted
that Corbett looks pretty good. IL the most
made now IL would be between Corbett and
Fitzsimmons. The men who saw Corbett
shortly after his fight with Jefries, found
him a marvel Of health and strength. He
impressed a man as good enough to beat
almost everything except a wonder.
1t is said that the fighting game may be
resumed in Chicago. Within the next six
weeks the Chicago Athletic Association
will start in with a few neat little con-
other clubs will follow. There are only a
few desirable locations in Chicago suitable
for holding contests, and this means that
there will not be the rivalry among the
various clubs that was responsible for the
sport being killed there last winter.
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The Woman or the Flea.
New York Press.

New YORK PfeSS-
A brilliant humorist might write a column
on the agitations OF a woman with a flea
on her. Nature has fiattened the body of
the flea from side 10 side, until IL resem-
bles the general shape Of an ocean grey
hound, and this. in conjunction with its
smooth, hard and nearly naked integument
enables the insect 10 traverse swiftly the
hairy coating OF its host, whether man.
woman or animal. The flea has no wings.
IL Is the kangaroo OF insects. 1t can leap
through an open work stocking to a silken
petticoat. and back from the petticoat
through a lace edging. etc, etc. When the
dainty feminine finger Is placed directly
upon him he Is not there. II a mouse could
create as much CONSERVATION In proportion
20 Its size as a flea. there would be no wom-
m In the world
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SEASON OPENS SEPT. rs.


At a meeting of the officers of the In
dianapolis Bowling League held Friday
night at the aMrion Club. the official sched-
ule for the season was adopted. Two
schedules had been arranged, but In one
a number of changes had to be made. 1t
was found that several of the clubs played
too many games on one of the alleys. Sec
rotary Talbert then revised the schedule
and arranged it so that the clubs played
more evenly. Under the schedule adopted
the clubs will play fifty-four games during
the season.
The season will begin Sept. Is and will
last until April. The City Club alleys have
been secured by the Indianapolis Bowling
League for this year.
The following table shows the number of
games the teams will play on each alley:
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Sept. 5.-The Boon
Vile fair closed to-day. The races were
seen this afternoon by 5000 people. Results:
Free-for-al trot. purse s2OO-Ethel w. won
the three last heats. DR.. Gray second, Clar-
ence s. third Time. 2:24L, 2:23, 2:23, pa.
2:30 Pace. purse Dolores won
In three straight heats. George X. second,
Martha Young third, RexaIl fourth. Lali
kindel. Goldie Brown and Harry 4. also
started; Time. 2:23%, 2:24. 2:24A.
Running. one-half mile and repeat, purse
s50-Spinnaker won in straight heats. Carrie
Flag second. Thorndale also started. Time,
STA. :51A.
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Cincinnati.
INDIANAPOLIS.
UP TO


The surprise in the second round of the
open city golf championship tournament
played at Riverside yesterday afternoon.
was the match between Robert Rawls and
Frank Ayres. Rawls won the match by
8 up and / to play. but Ayers played a
good game throughout and it was only by
playing his best golf that Rawls was able
to win. At the eleventh hole Ayres was
in the lead by / up. but during the re-
mainder Of the match he was outclassed by
Rawls.
The other matches were also interesting.
d. r. Lindiey beat Horace III. e ingram,
s up and 4 to play. Joseph M'Crea de-
feated Herman Sayles, 4 up and 2 to play.
r. L. Wilson drew the bye and will play
Lindley in the semi-finals tomorrow. Rawls
will play McCrea in the semi-finals. The
finals will be played next Saturday.
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ALLEY.
The Instructive Butler.
Washington Stal

All the guests, with one exception, at a
recent gathering of a portion of Washing
ton swelldom were quietly amused because
of an embarrassing occurrence in connec-
ton with which the exception mentioned fig
ured as the victim. The exception was a
lady we'll equipped with ''airs.' Ice cream
had been served, when she requested Of the
butler, in tones rather loud:
please let me have a SPOON"
BEG pardon, num-" replied the butler,
In voice digniied, but equally as loud, "but
we are using forks, not spoons, for ices this
season"
The other guests made believe they hadn't
heard. but they had, and some of them re-
peated the remarks.
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FIannagan bronx. Own Record.

NEW YORK, Sept. 5.-John ]. Flanagan,
Of the Greater New York Irish Athletic AS
ISOLATION. has raised the worlds record held
by himself for throwing the ffty-six-pound
weight. The new mark is SO feet IL inches.
one and one-half inches over the old one.