Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-04-15

iNlNihh AZ uriH. on but many nl them
we're driven back 90 the city before
the prugram was completed by n
chilly wind. which sprauk 40 FROM the
vest
Toe hrst even. was a ouartermlio
harness race between Major re
mont, owned by Horman nluohcr.
ana Independence. owned hy n. D.
Shinick, 2yoarolds Independence"
won ia 1901 This colt o. nineteen
I months old ana was from Action. p"
sired by Black Ike" and la purely q
I home product Major Bgmunt" was
/ ioaldod by 'Jotwihhlo.' and sired by
I "Egm0m Chief aud WAS brought
here from Butte cry. Mont Hulh are
promising colts
The second race, n go class trot.
vas won boy McGlnty.' Milton f."
: second. time 1913.
Tho freeforall pace was won by
Shccam" Ia straight heats; time
lGia Belle Jordan" failed to an.
pear, and Cricket" acted badly. rcfus
ing absolutely 20 strike gait and
keep Il.
Last night another carload Of run.
ming no SEES arrived In the city from
Ascot Park. Los Angoloa This morn
lng the horses wcse unioadod and
takon 90 the fair grounds There are
ave IN The bunch. and one of them IN a
sto0pleCnascr. They stood the long
trip IN fine shape and will be- kept In
training for the spring race meet the
last week In May. The horsos ave
nom the Citrous stable. which con.
slsis Of some of the best running
stock In the country.
The few Albuquerque shooiors who
brnyod the gale and tho mlro nf Ath.
letlc park yesterday afternoon for
hiile sport received little reward
Tor their trouble. And thuy proved
very poor marksmen. too. but whether
the low percentage OF "doadH" was
due 90 the wind, which frisked the
the blue rocks FIRST one way ana
then another, or whether a was due
10 the long inactivity OF the sports.
men. is diihcult 10 Judge But Il was
poor indeed, and the sportsmon we're
discouraged after shooting ton birds
Three OF the half dozen gunners broke
five out Of the ten. aud others Of the
six did no better than break one out
OF the possible ten.
The Browns. like the shootists.
hravcd the mlre Of the Athletic para
held yesterday afternoon Tor gamhIo
With the horse hide. n was the be-
ginning OF the seasons work. ana
those 81 tho brownies who took ad.
vantage Of the opportunity 10 timber
up their legs and quicken their eyes
we're Pitcher OallogOs. French, Hell
wig. Quier. Fluke. Brown and Frank
Harris. who II a new one They did
a couple OF hours hard work. but IL
was uphill business. The lnnold OF
the park field Is very rough and very
muddy, and the ontheld Is very little
better Il will DO impossible 10 get
the grounds In shape for the proposed /
game with LAS Vegas next Sunday.
though the weather should continue
Of the drying sort. Il will require
some rolling and narrowing 10 got n
IN shape, too Manager ChRdbourno.
Of the Albuquerque Traction company. Z
The way tho people turned out yostor.
day u evidence thai the fans are [
eager Cor Sunday amusement and the
sooner the ball grounds are put In .
serviceabplo condition the more crate.
ful win the people be. A. a reau1 /
OF the heavy rain fall OF the winter
and tho soopago. which camo into the
park the base bali grounds are la the .
worst condition ever.
Pitcher Harry sprintz, Of vi Paso.
was out with the Browns yesterday In
a brlght red suit Harry had been up .
To las Vegas. whore he was called By (
Manager Blood OF the Blues with the
prospect Of job with the Meadow
CITY aggregation, but for some reason.
not public property. Mr.. aprintz ana 4
Mr. Blood could not come 60 terms.
The Blues have not been idle IN the I
way Of securing material for tho sea. 1
sons campaign. but they have met 4
with one misfortune. which 10 felt |
heavily at Las Vegas, a. veil aa 70 !
GREETED throughout base ball circles /
of the southwest. Catcher Jimmy
laason Is In the Santa Re hospital at
Topeka. with a badly Injured eye. aud /
there Is a possibility that ne will lose
the sight Of a. Catcher LoaHOn was
a boilermaker apprentice IN the Santa T.
70 shops az Las Vegas, and while az
work recently suffered being struck I
IN the eye by q piece 81 dying
steel. Jimmy played a great many /
games 10 this city He Is not Of age. I
and Is blight 10 physique. but clever /
manipulation OF the big init,
W. r. Brown, a pitcher formerly I.
with Sheridan. Mont, will wear the
blue this year. w. II. Flynn. OF
Hutchinson, kaa., Is another new
player captured BY Manager Blood, /
aud Charles RathbOuFne has been re- I
leased b. LeayenWorih, kas.. aud viii /
remain with the Blues
The El Paso Colts and Troy GFaya /
have alamgamated and have do /
Clded % play their Ramea this season |
az The Pass cry. Athletic park, and 1
have elected A. D. Woods manager i
and Benjamin y. Nicholson treasurer.
The now team will be- called the Troy 1
Gmya and the list OF players VIII ln'
clude the following. Catchern. A..
dreas and lngorsoll; pitchers. Bright.
Heating and Schultz. innolden. Ford.
J. IaoOhy, Hackeit. lngersOll, Irwin;
outheld6rs. H. JacOby. q. Lopez
pottal. irwin and Martin.
Extensive improvements are boinE
made AZ the fair grounds IN anticspa
.i0n ~ the spring race meet. Twenty
1Yo new hos stalls are being built the
present exhibition hall thoroughly
lYerhauled and about 100 shade trees
planted. Ia addition nov hltrhinr
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