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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-10-16
TRIALS OF THE BILLINGS HORSES
FEATURE OE THE MEMPHIS MEETING

Memphis. Oct. 15.-Not satisfied with
harness records as any one rich or poor
enthusiast ever owned before. C. K. G..
Billings, the millionaire lover of the
sport, expects to make his most I'M
portant assault on Father Time during
the coming meeting of the Memphis Trot-
ting Association. The meet starts next
Tuesday, with the Gold Cup race as the
feature.
Although there were nine nominations
made to the stake. it is likely that but
the two fastest trotters at present before
tie public will start.
e. E. Smathcrs viii drive Major Del
mar and Mr.. Billings will race Lou Dill
Ion After the settlement of the Gold
Cup contest MIR. Billings will begin his
trotting records. and from plans an
nouEced by the local officials. who have
been in correspondence with Mr.. Billings,
it is evident that sentiment for old-time
marks which may have held for many
years will be side-tracked.
Lou Dillon. the queen Of %trotters, will be
given full! opportunity TO lowe. all the
records from half a mile to two miles,
which includes the much-d!scussed nile
mark made by Maud s. in 1855.
BILLINGS WILL RIDE
Mr.. Billings will be seen riding in wagon
behind PAGER and trotter and in saddle on
stars OF his stable at both gaits. He in
tends trying after the worlds record
pacing mark established many years ago
by tombstone under saddle and Charley
Mac. present holder OF the trottins mark
for saddied t%rotters. Will DC ridden to n
faster mile. if possible, than the 2:12A
that set the figures for his present record.
The Monk and Equity will be h.tched to
pole and driven by their millionaire owner
and will be asked for a mile faster than
EOS. which is their own worlds trottinS
team record. established during the 1900
Memphis meeting and driven by Mr..
Billings. Prince Direct. now owned By
Mr.. Billings, and joint holder with the un-
beaten Direct Hal of the worlds pacing
record for teams. will be hitched with an
other inmate of the RillirJ barn. and
with their owner driving Will be given a
chance TO reduce the 2:G5r mark eStab-
lished in 1902. and which has since with
stood all attacks.
Lou Dillon's efforts to create new figures
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ten or fifteen years ago American breed-
ers were told the English horses would
carry of all the blue ribbons because Of
their better finished ty0e. smarter style,
higher action, less aHgGtar conformation
and superior quality.
For a short time this prediction was
verified. but American breeders say It is
a matter OF record thGt it took them only
a few years to produce from tTotting STOCK
show horses every bit as tasty ard styl-
tsh as the English hackneys. of confoE-
" Wei finished In eve-S respect, and with
superior action.
The show hackney is a high actor. but
Is not much of a traveller IN the ring. On
the other hand. the show horse. bred
from Am erican trotting sires and dams
selected for their conformation rather
than by their records on the track or IA
speed producers. soon demonstrated it
could develop Just as high knee and hook
action as the English hachneys. without
sacrificing its liberty of motion
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FORECAST STAKE TO BE CLOSING EVENT
OF THE DELMAR RACING PROGRAMME

Arm and yet absorbent surface, ard above
all a heavy dressing of river sand. Thus
built. the track ought to absorb a tremen-
dous quantity Of water before It becomes,
in turf p~arlance, heavy and holding
This IS the meanest kind Of a track 10
race over. from the standpoint Of both the
owner Il the players. It works havoc
with form. 1t doesn't matter how much
moisture there is If there Is a firm bottom
to the track; the horses can lun over 1t
and come out in good shape.
But II the mud IS thick and heavy. the
struggle through II is a terrible tax on tbs
horses. gets them sore and sour, and they
run bad races.
From Mr.. Barnes's talk. It would appear
that there IS really little probability of a
fight between the new and old track In
terests. He says that the promoters Of the
now venture do not anticipate n diff
Guilty in getting dates. and that when they
are ready to race the opposition OF the
When John r. Madden bought in Yankee
at the Whitney sale IN New York last
year. It marked the third FNturity winner
he has on his farm. He evidently he's
faith IN the theory that carly racing does
not seriously impair a horses powers.
This everlasting argument. by the way,
had a humorous development at Graves
end last week. Sidney Paset n Thomas
H. Williams were arguing the question.
Williams claiming that excessive racing
of 2-year-oids injured them in their fu-
ture racing ability. Mr.. Paget took the
opposite side Of the case. and finally. to
clinch the argument. offered to race a
maiden 2-year-old OF his against a Agar
old owned by williams which had never
raced, being reserved. as Mr.. Williams ex-
planned. until he reached his prime before
he was put in training.
yUtlior ND annar-aI tta Nhpl1nnrn a ND tna
race was run. each owner riding his "
horse. II was st three furlongs. and when
the maiden 2-year-old had finished, the
4-year-old was up in the vicinity of the six
tenth pole.
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From LEFT % right: Spencer. Money,
~Thompsou- HerE.od and U'Na.L-
o:geor-wing trophy Of the tinted States:
iom H. Gay. Jr.. % Austa-iitz, Ky. Ed
trady Of EcwbeIne, Tenn, =. II. Trip
u indianapolis; !. 4. Jackson Of Austin:
Tex. all Of whom stand 1T the head ut
tha amateurs in tae!r own localities.
I-@ professional shooters Who will at
t@rzEt 10 carry of the hgnOrs include Tom
4 Ais-shail, MagD- Gt keithsburs, Ill,
twice winner Of the Great American land
leap Frank Etshl Of Alton. winner OF the
Fr'gh Lick Trophy. Titn IS on the shoot
g. ". n. Heec, the expert who made
Thenomsnal score wEiie IN the E&s !e-
aentir; ". r. Crosby Of O'Fallon. Ill. the
~."C,e=. and brave=t OF t~rapshooters;
iT.!a deiiss Of Dayton. o.: Dave Elliott.
I'sei Gilbert and others OF the foremost
IN. trapshoot.ng.
III shoot opens on Tuesday. November
!. WIKI 4 shoot at ten live birds and five
target events. Of twenty targets each.
open on Wednesday, November . The
SHOOT i at fifty live birds. with h~andicaps
n Is TO 81 yards. and Al entrance fee Of
~. The winner Of the handicap Will have
Sirt. Is equivalent at Mermod & Jaccard's,
Cr $40 In gold coin. High guns will divide
the money. there being one money for
every four entries.
The interstate rules are to govern all
including the handicap. The men
will shoot in squads of five at 10 birds, and
Ii one ma is late. that squad must drop
out until the next full squad has shot
their ten birds. The Handicap Committee
viii be selected from the shooters present
CT Tuesday.
Ties WI be shot off at twenty-five birds.
and the close OF the handicap. with the
shooting OF OF ties, IL there be any. will
on Thursday. The shooters viii be
axe care of. many Of them in tents at
Du Pont Park. weather permitting. other
wise at the clubhouse. which will be turned
into 4 dorn!tory.
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judges, applies to saddle horses. coach
horses cohs, ponies. and to some extent
to heavy draft horses. The latter al
ways make IN interesting ard popular
exhibit. magnificent six and eight horse
teams competing annually at the Horse
Show in the Coliseum.
NO EFFECT ON TROTTERS.
Irottins horse breeders do not profess
to concern themselves greatly with show
horses, handsome is as handsome Goes''
being their theory; yet authoritative writ
ers on trotting horses ana their breeding
frequently point out with pride that many
Of the most famous prize winners in the
show ring are bred from trotting stock,
some. indeed. being STANDARD bred. And
trotting-horse enthusiasts never fail to
enjoy the many victories in the show ring
Of the American trotter over the vaunted
English hackney.
When the hackney boom was imported
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, aration for The PENNSYLVANIA game at
Franklin FinlG. PHILADELPHIA. on oIctoDeT
-. This VIII BE- the local Hleven's first
important match Of the season. In pep,
I arat,on for tins contest there Is lots OF
! hard work ahs.d for Columbia. as was
| concIGsiveiv shown il saturday,. game
! with Wiu.au.s. The hira ana whits play
! eis must Learn 10 "a. themselves ana no:
! spend ali their "ns-Gv n the first half
Of the game. wA!ch WAS me case against
Metzeatnin ar quarter back -ill also re-
( quira much attention from Coach Morley
In order 10 teach min To- take, aGvantaee
with only half q rainut. Ia play. ne per
sisted in trying to rush the ball h.tesn
yards for = score. instead II attempting
20 kick a goal from The field. In conse,
dIenCe. when the half was over. the bell
was FIVE wards from Wiil!arns's goal, and
IN opportunity to score w2s lost
N~etZeEtnin in Individual playing IS 81
perb. but Coach Morley fees that he must
be coached assicu0us!y 10 take better ad-
vantage OF the opportunities tlat present
themselves.
PREPARING FOR GAME.
With their preliminary games Of i'm
! portauce already played the University OF
Pennsylvania football coaches are begin
ning TO prepare for tle hardest part OF
their schedule. The Columbia. Harvard.
Lafayette and Indian games follow one
another on successive Saturdays beginning
on October p with Columbia Tho sched-
ule is now admitted to be the most poorly
arranged IN years. since it brings the
hardest games in a bunch at the middle OF
tho season before the team has lad an op-
| portunity TO strike its gait.
10 make matters worse The scrub eleven
is not strong enough TO give the regulars
good practice and several old pennsyIva-
ria stars have been drafted into service
The condition OF things in the back fed
could hardly be more satisfactory. IN
case Smith is hurt he has q tr~st-class sub
stitute IN Dennis, now pla yinG half back:
Sheble has won the position OF left half
back. heretofore held by Reynolds- II Il
not yet settled what shall be done with
Reynolds. For several days the coaches
have been trying him at quarter back in
place OF Co-son, whose work has been dis
appointing all season Reynolds is one or
the best punters IN the university. BE.
however, wi. have q hard time TO get on
the team In this position because OF the
startling work of Stevenson, a freshman.
Two other men who VIII make a strong
bid for positions in the back field are
Folwell and Greene. Both men weigh IN
the neighborhood OF $50 pounds. Greene
is regarded az a conner He played last
year at half back on the Exter Academy
eleven. The line is fairly strong except
for substitutes. In addition TO the heavy
line men there are no big men on the
squad. The coaches are now securing the
university for big men TO come out
Little progress was made last week to,
ward the development Of the Cornell
VARSITY team. owing first to the large
amount Of experimenting that Coach War
ner has been doing witt some of the
green men. and also to the injuries that
have kept some of the hes: men in the
squad out Of the scrimrnase each day.
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WRITTEN FoR TIL SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
The last stake Of the local season, the
Forecast, will be run at DelHlar Saturday.
It has the possibility OF greater interest
| thar the majority of the events scheduled
| for the year, being at q mile for 2-year-
bids.
1t would be OF interest to see a race for
the youngsters at this distance as a sort
| Of a tral. as Racemaker Maginn very
properly insists that such trials spoil
the interest In the main eventa
Thus far the only opportunity the own
ers of 2-year-olds have for trying them
out at a mile has been In competition with
older horses. though very few. and these
OF inferior quality, lave taken advantage
of the opportunity.
The best OF the eiisibles for nex satur-
days race are Dishabille, Jack Lory and
Pinkertou. The frst-named OF these three
Jack Lory Is also a doubtful starter,
though Schneider will very probably send
Pirkerton down for the race.
Tom Shelly may come. too. to be on
hand in the event Of rain. 1t Is doubtful
If any colt now in training hero can beat
this one on a soft track. Jesse Hughes
has in Borak a colt which has shown IN
disputable evidences of a liking for a
route. He has shipped to Kansas L1ty,
but will probably send the colt back for
next Saturdays race.
Tom Hayes has in Violin and Layson.
and these are fianked by a goodly array
which maxi, 1t probable a large and we'll
| balanced field will go to the post. The
| weights will be announced Thursday.
D. II. Barnes. the track builder. who
built the Kansas City track and is in
charge of the construction OF the new
track at New Orleans. was here last week
arranging for the construction Of some
very large barns at Schreiber's farm.
He is enthusiastic over the new track
in the Crescent City. which he says Will
be ready for racing before January /,
though the promoters have no desire to
| start active operations until after the
holidays. He is under a heavy bond to
have ali the steel work OF the grand
stand in place by November L. and rays
he will have no trouble meeting the re-
Quirements of his contract
After the steelwork is in place, the
balance of the work will be easy. n
track proper has been designed especially
to Withstand the ravages of the wet
weather that usually prevails in New Or
leans in winter. and the soggy, swampy
nature of the soil.
There Is a foundation of IL inches Of
ground cinders, tightly packed. then a
layer of ground shells. which make a very
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-10-16

10 supplant those established two years
ago by Cresceus for two miles will possi-
bly, be watched with more interest by the
harness world than any Of her ATTEMPTS,
The little mare has never been asked to
80 Beyond a mile at her best speed. and.
although there are few ilorsernen TO-DAY
admit she may possess more speed than
CresceuS ever Possessed, there are many
skept!cs that predict that the stamina and
gameness shown by Cresceus when he
stepped twice around the local oya', finish
Ing in All for the two miles. will never be
equaled nv Lou Dillon or any other t-uttar
OF the present dav.
Cresceus clipped more than ten seconds
from the best previous two-mile mark
when he finished his grand struggle in
All. and he distinguishes himself by ne
Eottat.ng the final quarter of the Journey
Willard Sanders. Lou D!llon's trairer.
thinks that the two-,nile mark will he the
easiest task ever asked of his pet.
SECOND TIME TO MEET.
The meeting between the Major and tire
mare viii mark their second duel. the
first having occurred a year ago when
Mr.. Billings drove Lou Dillon to straight
heat victories over Mr.. Smathers's
mount" Her appearance in this years
renewal of the cup race will mark The
second time she has faced the starter
and the horsemen are wondering whether
her inexperience as e racing tool may
cause a break or a mistake which might
give the thoroughly seasoned Delmar the
glory Of the gold.
Those most conversant with the far
reaching influence of the Horse Show
point convincingly to the evident i'm
provement in all grades OF horses, of
course, excepting the standard bred trot-
tiers ard PAGERS. whose business is break
ing records when not laying up heats.
In the effort to produce the wonders of
the show ring. because OF the e~xtravagant
prices they command. many high-ciass
carriage horses are turned out. besides a
great number Of really good horses of
somewhat less Quality.
1t is claimed all grades have felt this
influence and been improved accordingly,
until nowadays 1t is by no means uncom-
mon to see drawing the delivery wagons
of the fashionable retail stores such
horses as ten or twelve years ago would
have been considered too high class for
anything but the private Carriages of
the rich.
The same argument, 1t is stated by good
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RAP8HO0TERs FROM ALL PATS OF THE COUNTRY
WILL COMPETE IN WORLDS FAIR HANDICAP
Will Be Most Notable Event OF
the Year in This Hranch Of
Sport-Interstate Rules
10 Govern.


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ZOE TIE SUNDAY EEPUsLIc.

WRITTEN o THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
Cradle Weber, captain OF this years
High School football team. does not alone
play the checkerboard game, but is some
what Of alI-around athlete.
Weber has been a student at the Grand
venue school for three years. and during
tha. time has taken part IN a.! the sports
Of the school.
His work on the team for the last two
years won for him the favor!tIsm Of the
players, n the result was that he was
chosen captain of the team at the begin
ming OF the season.
Weber plays half back on the team, and
although other players are being tried out
at this position. Weber will probably stay
with the team. In fact. he is a regular
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y. CURE OR NO CHARGE-Absolutay O charge unlex satisfaction T..
Ever patient is Etven a written II 10 efund every dollar
Hd LOT ssrvtces n a specifedi length II time If hey d OF receive a
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INVESTIGATED m methods and terms Office hours dudng week. s a m to S p m Sun
CHAs. A. DUFF, NJ d.. SO Olive Street, ST. Louis, Mo,
Burlington Building Directly Opposite South side Of Post ofaee
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DR., CHAS 4, DUFF,

In order to demonstrate the certainty Of
the methods employ in treating the dis
cases that come under my speciality I ex-
tend TO every afflicted man a special iuv.-
tation TO call at my Office or write me. Ny
practice has been in the best hospitals of
the country where / have acquired knowl-
edge that ranks my name as a specialist
with no equal. and l hold diplomas from
leading medical institutions, which insures
those who deal with me. that my methods
dn Ill L clnirn
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member, but It has not beer decided at
which position re is 70 play.
Although only ls years OLD. ne is more
experienced than many other players years
his senior.
During last sunrler he look part IN all
the High School and in:erscholastic ath-
letic meets. and has a IRE bunch Of medaIs
and cups which ne has won The broad
Jump and sp:iuL are IFS spec.elt!cs, while
he Is rot Licking IN the hurdles and high
jump.
Weber IS S feet I inches tall and weighs
about lbs pounds. he is Of fine build and
takes z great interest in the football game
and is a help 10 the coaches.
Not only IL he = sprinter and football
player. but is also expert at basket-ball
playing, and will manage the team that is
TO be put In the Held shortly by High
School.
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NEWS AND NOTES OF THE BIG
EASTERN COLLEGE ELEVENS

Princeton Looking for a Kicker and Pair of Ends-Harvard Puts
Up Poor Practice During Week-Yale Has Two Finds in
Morse and Hutchinson -Smyt the Will NOT Play With Columbia
PENNSYLVANIA Coaches Pre- pairing for Hard Schciule-iittle
Progress at Cornell.
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sOslH 81. LOUIS TRAP SHOTS.

From LEFT % right: Spencer. Money,
Thomson. Gerr.od and U'NaIL-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-08-25
Hay and FeedStufs.

Hay and Feedstuns stand about as before
stated. Bran continues easy. OF Hay the
circular OF Somers & Co. says:
Shipments of hay still continue exceed
ingly heavy. the total for the week amount
ing TO $500 tons, which is increase over
last weeks account. In spite OF such heavy
arrivals there is yet large quantity Of hay
on the Oakland tracks awaiting shipment here
as soon as there is room for It. With such
heavy arrivals the market has taken a very
dull turn, and nothing but the choicest
grades seem TO find ready sale. We note a
continuance of a rather quiet demand locally,
many consumers having decided to take their
chances and buy as they may need for hay
during the season Some little hay Is still
going South, but these shipments seem in no
way TO relieve our market. 1t is now being
thoroughly proven that the crop this year Is
much heavier than that Of last. Already IL is
threatening rain and there are still large
balsd. Storms throughout the South and
Middle West would seem to indicate that we
might expect rain here at rather early
date. To summarize, therefore, we would
state that prospects for the immediate future
are rather discourag ing. for lack Of transpo--
tation facilities and the general dizziness OF
trade here VIII tend 10 keep back quite a bit
or hay in the fields until rather late date.
We give no material change IN quotations
from the prices given last week, although
there is undercurrent OF weakness in all
BRAN-s21d22 per ton.
MIDDLINGS-S24G29 per ton.
SHORTS-s21922 per ton.
FEEDsTUFFS = Rolled Barley. s23G23 so
jobbing. $50; Cocoanut Cake. $22123; Corn
Meal. $50 5Od31 so; Cracked Germ S31dS2;
per ton: Broom Corn Feed 9oc per cti
HAY-wheat. Ss912 So with s13Tl3 so for
extra fine: Wheat and Oat. $S912: Dat 81 son
10 so; BARLEY and oat sac; Volunteer Wild
Glover 81 50d9 50; Alfalfa, STg1O so per ton.
STRAW-35d65c per bale.