The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-09
NOTES OF MEN AND HORSES
THE NEW HAVEN DRIFTING
 CLUB

Race Track-The Death of L. l..
 stoddard Recalls an Incident--othcr
 Items.
 The following notes of men and horses are from the last number of the Trotter and Pacer:
 The annual meeting of the New Ha- ven Driving club was held recently, when the events of the past year were recapitulated and the plans for the coming season considered. The mem bers very properly expressed congratu- lations on the strength of the associa- ton, both financially and socially. Ths membership is extensive in numbers and good in quality, as many very agreeable gentlemen are enrolled as members. Plans for racing sport for this season are not yet perfected but may be inferred from the fact that a sufficient amount of money has been appropriated to put the local half-nflo track in good condition for races.
 Mir. E. A. liant, who has ably filled the position of secretary during me past year, which has been the hrst in 4l the history of the club, and consequent- ly as arduous as it ever will be, declined sl a reelection. His business office ds \ centrally located and near the post. of- Il flee. For this and other reasons he is well qualified for the position that he has filled very acceptably. A short time before the election of club officers a friend remarked to him, TT presume < you will be elected secretary ?'' Not if I see them first said the genial Hart. During the past year the position hes cost me considerable time and soma expense, and I'll let some one else have the place this season. The ofiicers elected are:
 President, Charles R. Waterhouse; vice. president, c. H, Downs; secretary, J c. Kerrigan; treasurer, | c. Rachey; executive committee, H. B. H. Hurd, Edward c. Ross w. F, Adams, J. C.. I Kerrigan. c. R. Waterhouse, Dwight Moore, Dr. w. J. Sheehan, Edgar E. Durant, R. H. Nesbit, R. Kannegiesser, lI B. A. Davis.
 TAKE ONE.
 | known both here and in New York city, died recently at San Antonio. Texas, aged sixty-two years. The New Haven :, Courier has the following, which Is cor-. rect in regard to the deceased: Mr. Stoddard was a genial cornpaniona able
 man with large circle of friends in
 New Haven.' During recent years he l, has been proprietor of first class ci-S :, gar and tobacco store that has consid- < erable Yale college patronage Preyi-
 ous to the cigar business he had a fine fruit store on prominent corner
 (Glebe building) that is passed by thou
 sands of people on their way to the
 central post office. It Is a mild state
 ment to say that he was decidedly pop- 3 ular in those days As stated, steverNk
 body knew Lew Stoddard,. and many stopped for either a purchase or A < friendly chat with him. At one tinhshe .1h had a narrow fruit stand on thev.syde- Walk directly in front of his store. On the fruit stand was a large basaset
 nearly full of fresh pop corn balls and z near the basket was pile of folded cir. culars intended for free distribution.
 Near the circulars was a small sign i'm plain view with the words, Take One. 4
 ~ wag who as passing stopped to read !, the little sign, which he took up and
 placed in the pop corn basket. The4 < lhelping himself to a corn ball he depa1~ ted right away.
 - When Lew came out of his storee there was a string of pop corn balls clear
 down to the post office every pedestri- I an had one-Which was readily ex~ plained when he saw the Take CmeF $ sign in the basket.
 }, WINTERED SIXTY HORSES
 Mir. George H. Dudley, whose exten-, : sive stables are not far from this city, q has Wintered a few more than sixty
 horses that are nearly all owned by E New Haven men. Mir. Dudley is pre- 5 pairing the stock for road work and is < quite busy delivering the horses to :, their owners. On account of his ex-
 cellent reputation he has had for seve- - Iral years an extensive business in the
 line indicated It is safe to state that T his favorite turf paper is the Trotter y land Pacer.
 MT. D. E. Curries fast pacar is. John ,. e, 2:25 3-4. Last winter at the s3peed-
 way sleiglaing the paced showed speed 5. lat a sfree-for-all' rate and could lead
 some of the fastest on the drive He is .r black in color and large and strong q lenough. to draw a family.
 JUDGE BAKER, 2:20 IA. I At my last visit to N. w. Hubinger's
 stable it was stated that sale was ,. contemplated. It is announced that MI. { Hubinger has sold the black trotting
 gelding Judge Baker, 2:20 IA, to MT. z Miller, a New York city gentleman, who < will use the horse on the Speedway, ...,I T.. he gelding is seven years old and .s got his record In 1901
 Henry Levy, of this city, owner of Belle Mine, 2:16. has decided not to < campaign any horses this season. Dur . ing previous years he has started seve- !, ral horses in races.
 \ R. P. PORTER. v WHO'S GOT THE BUTTON?
 It was the day after the call for spec le ial aims for the heather.
 The pastor bade her proceed