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The San Francisco call., 1906-12-26
Lego Defeats Proper by Neck in Christmas Handicap
Holiday TMong Sees Racing
IN Its Harshest Aspect
BY r. a. Sr11yth

Racing in its harshest aspect was
that witnessed by the spectators at
the Emeryville track of the New Cali
fornia Jockey Club yesterday, but
neither storm nor rain could dull the
enthusiasm of the great holiday throng
which filled the stand and betting ring
and overf1owed upon the lawn during
the running of each race. Christmas
has always been a favorite day for
the casual race-goer, and in the past
clear skies have shed brightness and
warmth upon the holiday makers.
All the light and color and action
which marks the sport in fair weather
was lacking. the spectators being pre-
pared for the worst the elements had
in store for them. Up in the grand
stand, which presented a solid pack
of humanity, there were few light cos
tunes to relieve the somber coloring,
and the crowd thus lacked the splen-
dor which would have marked the oc-
casion had the day been propitious.
There were a few splashes of color
here and there. but they were lost in
the blacks and browns which were
the dominant hues-
The Jockeys were the worst sufferers
of all. returning to weigh out each time
with their sf1ken colors bedraggled and
their features unrecognizable from the
mud splashed on them during the
progress of a race. After returning
to the jockey rooms sponge and water
worked wonderful Transformation in
their appearance, and they shed the
mud stained and water soaked gar
ments and were then ready to go out
on the track and repeat the perform
ance in the succeeding race On some
occasions a jockey may get his mount
off in front and keep him there out of
the way of. the splashing field, but
yesterday no one seemed to have this
good fortune, as every jockey in each
race accumulated his share of the mud.
Over at the clubhouse there was a
marked absence of the fashionable set.
The ladies did not care to brave the
elements. apparently, while the men
preferred to stay in the betting ring
or the paddock. where they could more
readily get down bet on the horse
they fancied in a. race The saddling
paddock was favorite rendezvous of.
big crowd throughout the day. and the
preparation of the horses before each
race was watched with the greatest
interest.
There was noticeable stir among
the spectators when the first three
races had been disposed of and the
Christmas Handicap was up for de-
cision. While the field was small
one, only FIVE horses going into the
hands of Starter Dick Dwyer. class
was strongly represented The field
included DIR. Leggo. with the red and
black sash OF c. c. McCafferty; Cor
rigan, carrying the blue with gold bars
and cap of DR.. Rowell; Rudolph
Spreckels' Borghesi, w. 3. Jennings
big Prestonpans horse Proper and T. H.
Stevens Ramus.
While Borghesi ruled the favorite in
the betting throughout. it was evident
that the sympathies of the majority of
the holiday makers were with DIR.
Leggo, which is undoubtedly the public
idol at the present time as he has been
in the past. The race was a spectacular
one from the start. each horse giving
his hackers hope throughout the great
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-26

The card for today's races at Emery
VILE is a very good one for the day fol-
lowing a holiday. The first race will
be a five and half furlong dash for
maiden three-year-olds None of the
twelve that have been named to go
have distinguished themselves to
any extent in public, but Ray
is held in little higher es-
TEEN by the experts than any Of the
rest of the bunch Get-Rich- Quick
ran a good race recently and is dan
gerous Martenor, Black Sam and Te-
jon all have a good chance.
Bell Reed has been consistently
knocking at the door and should be
able to win in the second over the fu-
turity course. Metalakatla would
be very dangerous If the distance was
just a bit longer, and may prove to
be SO even as it is. Hersain has speed
and Sandy may be able to steal
big enough lead with her to allow
him to win. Miss May Bowdish would
be more formidable If the route was
longer.
Triumphant will probably have Mil
Ter in the saddle and should win from
Mabel Hollander in the third at six
furlongs. Mabel Hollander has i'm
proved since the race in which Tri-
uinphant beat her several lengths and
will be close up today. La Rose showed
speed her only out, when she ran sec
ond to Hollander, and may be expected
to improve over her performance. Ta-
wasentha was speedy miss last season,
but has been off and hardly seems to
be ready. Bushthorpe has been heavily
plunged on several times. but does not
seem to be of much account
The fourth will be one Of the best
races on the card. st. Francis, Grass
cutter, Mandator, Sir Russell. Bedford,
Banposal and Kumiss will meet in a
five and half furlong sprint st.
Francis has speed to burn and should
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-26
Entries for Today's Races

The entries and weights for todays
races at Emeryville are as follows;
FIRST RACE-Five and half furlongs
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-26
WINNERS AT NEW ORLEANS

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 25.-Fairgrounds re-
suits:
First race. six furlongs-Posing won Tsara
second Fancy Dress third. Time-1:14 1-5
Second race i've and q half furlonrs-CoI
loquy won, Tudor second. Fantastic third Time
Ii :05 3-5.
Third race. seven furiongs-Lady Esther won.
Juggler second, Orbicular third Time-1:25 3-5.
Fourth race, mile and a sixteenth Christrnas
Handicap, $500 added--Allowmaise won. 81.
Valentine second. Gid third Time-1:47 Is
Fifth race, one mile-Rather Royal won,
Harmakis second, Pride Of Woodstock third.
Time-1 40 3-5.
Sixth race. mile and three-sfxteenths-Colon
Bartlett won. Flavigny second Huntington
third. Time-2:O1 2-5
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-26

Yesterdays scratches-Tavora, Luz
bin, Lisaro, Mary F, Nealon, Rose
Cherry, Triumphant, Mabel Hollander,
Eudora.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-26

The horse Roscoe, over which there
has been litigation, was brought here
from Los Angeles yesterday by man
named Bruen, who was given posses
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-26

sion of the animal by the courts. Ros-
coe was formerly in the string of Vic
Elbert, who had the horse at Emery
Vile early in the season, afterward
taking him to Ascot Park
The new owner of Narragansett Park
near Providence, r.. l., is out with an
announcement that he will not permit
running races on the property, but will
equip it thoroughly for harness racing
and automobile contests.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-26
Gossip of the Track

W. G. Yanke will shortly ship I'm
Joe and Doc Craig to Los Angeles,
believing that they will perform better
at Ascot Park than in the deep mud
of the Emeryville course. He will him
self accompany the horses south, but
will keep his book going at Emeryville
during his absence. AS soon as the
local track gives promise of becoming
fast for any length of time he will
return here with his horses.
Barney Schneider was a discusted
mortal when Marion Rose showed such
q marvellous turn Of speed In the third
race and won so impressively. Barney
had underestimated the quality of this
nice filly and is now convinced that he
sold the FLY for much less than her
value. Trainer Buxton of the Fleur
de Lis stable, who purchased her re-
Gently for about $1,000, has already
won three races with her, and she bids
fair to keep right on winning in the
company in which Buxton has been
running her. She made her field look
pretty cheap after she got fairly into
her stride yesterday. Little Buxton
weighs only 20 pounds, and when he
came back to weigh in after winnin G
the race the grand stand gave the
midget hearty round of applause.
Bookmaker Ed Soule was before the
stewards yesterday and was questioned
at length concerning the report that
he had laid top price against his horse
Benvolio in the race which Graphite
won on Saturday. He produced his
sheets for the inspection of the officials
and showed that he took little money
on the horse. In addition, he said that
he had bet $50 on Benvolio, notwith-
standing bis belief that the horse
would not like the going. He also pro-
duced the sheets of the race won by
his filly, Grace G, and said that he had
bet $50 on Clamor to win that race.
ments IN the Graphite race, but the
stewards still have it under inyestiga-
tion.
Among the Withdrawals from the
Great Republic Stakes of 1907 at Sara
toga is w. OBJ. Macdonough's Futurity
winner Ormondale. Ormondale's with
drawaI was not unexpected Ever since
the failure of the big Ormonde colt in
the Lawrence Realization last summer,
a race for which he had most careful
preparation, Trainer Thomas Welsh has
feared that he was only a sprinter, and
Mr.. Macdonough has not been sanguine
he would develop into anything like as
good horse as Ormonde got in Great
Britain before he was taken to the
Argentine Republic. II Ormondale races
next season, which is not altogether
certain, he will probably do his running
in sprints at such distances as three
quarters. seven -eighths and one mile.
He can make money in sprints If the
leg now under suspicion holds him up.
There is a chance, however, that the
Ormondale farm may have good dis
tance performer next year. Oran, son
or Ossary and winner of the great
Trial Stakes. ran last spring like a
two-year- that would improve into
clever misunderstanding fhree-year-
old
Yesterdays scratches-Tavora, Luz
bin, Lisaro, Mary F, Nealon, Rose
Cherry. Triumphant, Mabel Hollander.
Eudora-
The horse Roscoe, over which there
has been litigation, was brought here
from Los Angeles yesterday by man
named Bruen, who was given posses
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-26

CAPTURES UPfsNIN0 HAcE
III chihuahuas with Miller up. won as
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-26
TO MEET THE SEATTLE TEAM

CHICAGO, Dec. 25.-The Chicago
North Division High School football
team left here tonight for Seattle.
where they will play the Seattle High
School on New Years day. The thir-
teen players who will make the journey
to the Pacific Coast are in the best of
condition and prepared to play the
game of their lives.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-26
RAIN PREVENTS GAME

OAKLAND, Dec. 25.-owing to rain
the association football game between
the Albion Rovers and the Scottish
Thistle Club at Freemans Park was
not played today.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-26

Since looking at Mr.. Bryan's man Of
the road leading out of the wilderness
good many Democrats act as If they
would prefer to stay in the woods.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-26
Very Good Card
for Events at
Emeryyille
The Calls Selections
BY u. r. Jeffery

BY u. r. Jeffery
First race-Ray Carlo, Get
rich-qutck, Marten0r.
Second race-Bell Reed, Met
lakatla, HersaiE.
Third race-Triumphant, Ma
bel HOllander, La Rose.
Fourth race-St. Francis, Man
dator, Grasscutter.
Fifth race-Graphite, Invader.
w. b. Gutes..
Sixth race-Woolma, Pha-
lanx, C1amOr.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-26
Calls Selections Show
Five Winning Horses

I'm FIVE out of the six races at
EmeryviIIe yesterday The
Call picked winners. In the
second horses, DIR. LeggO and
Proper, were picked. The other
selections were FL chihuahua,
Governor Davis, Marion Rose and
Ocean Shore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-04
RAILROADS.
SOUTHERN RADl WAY

n. B.-roilowine schedule figures published only
as information, aud are not guaranteed 49,
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Danvs and way sa.tSn. and Florida Lin
Savannah and jacksonville: Dining car service
11:15 am. Daily. United States Fast Mail
First-class coaches and Sleeper to New ofieaos
z:o1 p.m. Week Days Local for Harrisonbur1
and way stations on Manassas branch.
4.55 pm. Daily. Local for Warrenton. Char
lottesville and intermediate stations.
7:3O pm. Daily. New York and Atlanta Express
First class coach to Atlanta. sleeper to Columbus
Francisco Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays.
$3.50 pm. Daily. New York and Florida express
Through coaches and sleepers to Columbia, Savan
nah and Jacksonville. Saeepers to Augusta and
1000 pm. Daily New York and Memphis Linn.
tied (via Lynchburg) Frstclass coach and sleeper.
to Roanoke, Knoxville, ChattaAooga and Memphis
sleeper to Birmingham and New ORLEANS. Dining
service.
1o:45 pm. Daily. Washington and Southwestern
Limited. All Pullman train; observation car e
Atlanta and Macon; club car to Atlanta, sleepers
to Nashville, Atlanta, Macon, Birmingham and
New Orleans. Dining car service:
TRAINS ON BLUEMONT BRANCH:
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days for Leesburg only. On Sunday leave wash
ington $40 am, sos pm, for Bluemont.
Through trains from the south arrive washington
8:42, 6:b2. $3.50. II :o6 am. $780, $50 and $3.50
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Ticket offices. 7o5 18th st.. b1i Pa. ave. and
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-04
Hungarian Goulash.

Plank steak. onions. tomatoes and pota-
toes 60 into the composition Of this popular
Hungarian dish. Cut the meat into small
cubes and place . layer on the bottom Of q
fiat bottomed kettle Of good size. Over this
nut a layer Of sliced onions and SO on until
the kettle is as full as desired. Add SUM-
cief1t water to fill the kettle. Just covering
the upper layer Of meat Put over the fire
and allow the contents of the kettle to come
to a boil Allow two cupfuls of sliced or
canned tomatoes to each quart of the meat
and onion mixture, and after the meat and
onions reach the boiling point-on no ac-
count before-pour the tomato over the mix
ture, but do not stir. Now push the kettle
back on the stove or over the gas simmerer.
where it will simply bubble on one side. not
boil. Simmer two hours. Have ready some
small potatoes of uniform size. peeled. and
put into the kettle, pushing the meat and
onions gently to one side to make room for
them. as the contents of the pot must not
be stirred any more than IS absolutely nee
essary. AS soon as the potatoes are done.
which will be in about twenty minutes,
serve.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-04
LARGE AREA INVOLVED.
Decision Regarding Two Million
Acres in Florida.

In an opinion by Justice Holmes the SUI
preme Court of the United States has de-
cided the case Of the United States vs..
Theodore Daclour and others. involving al
most two million acres of land on the west
coast of Florida in favor of the United
States The suit arose in connection with
q Spanish grant made to John Forbes
Co., by the governor general OF Cuba In
1918, when Florida was Spanish territory.
The United States district court of the
southern district of Florida decided favor
ably to the claimants. Their entire claim
was not allowed but that court held that
they we're entitled to the unsettled land
within the limits of the grant, amounting
to about eighty thousand acres, and decreed
that they should be permitted to appro-
pirate about one million two hundred thou
sand acres Of the vacant public domain
wherever found. Justice Holmes opinion
reversed that finding.
Justice Holmes decision In the case was
based on the inhibition Of the third section
of the act Of Congress Of 1860. concerning
land grants. providing that grants which
have been rejected as fraudulent shall not
be confirmed. He said this claim had been
rejected because Of alteration of a date. and
that this change was its only dependence
''The fraud" he said. went to the merits
of tho case. for the date Of the grant was
"a material to the validity Of the claim
as the authority Of the governor general
to make the grant for the King Of SPAIN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-04
BARON cURzoN AS GUARDIAN.
Court Authorizes Him to Take Charge
Of His Children's Interests,


George Nathaniel, Baron Curzon of Ke-
dleson. whose conference with Justice
Gould of the Probate Court was reported
In yesterdays Star, has been appointed
ancfllary guardian Of his three minor chill
dren, Cynthia Blanche, Alexander Valdera
and May Irene Curzon.
According to the petition Of Lord Curzon
the estate Of the children consists of an
interest in certain jewelry and Iaces In
England, under the will Of their mother,
who died July il, 1906 and an interest In
the estate of the late Levi 2. Letter late
OF Washington, which Is now in course of
administration in this court, under the
probated in this court, and also certain in
terests under trust deed of marriage set
Element referred to in that will upon the
marriage of Lord Curzon and Mary Vic
toria Letter, his late wife and the mother
of the said children, between them, and the
said Levi z. Letter and others.
The petition sets forth that the interests
Of the said infants under the will Of Levi
z. Letter, during the lifetime Of Mary 7.
Letter, widow Of said Levi T. Letter. and
the other living beneflciaries under the said
will, will amount to about SIC, 600 per an
mum each. which amount is subject to be
beneficiarfes under the trusts by that will
provided leaving the said infants surviving.
That the interests Of the said infants
under the trust under the said marriage
settlement will amount to approximately
5000 per annum each, subject to increase
in case Of the deaths Of other beneficaries
under the said settlement, to wit, your
petitioner and her two sisters hereinafter
named leaving said infants surviving.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-04
Street Cars in Constantinop1e.

To the Editor Of The Star:
Mr. William E. Curtis states in one Of
his letters In The Star that there are no
street cars in Constantinople. If he had
said no electric street cars that may be
correct. I rode In street cars-called trans
after the English, who probably introduced
them-in 1875 or later. They were drawn
by horses, as were all the cars in Wash
ington at that time and many years after
ward. 1 have good reason to remember one
ride, as very amusing incident impressed
itself upon my memory, which may amuse
your readers.
My gentleman escort put me On the car
and as 1 was to be alone / went into the
"harem' part-every public conveyance
there has a part for women alone, Id
used to ride in it when 1 could for the fun
of it. was hardly seated before noticed
q woman making a great fuss. I thought
she must be Ill. She seemed to be appeal
ing to every one in the car for help of
some kind Presently she took the seat
the door and appealed to him. He stopped
his horses. left the car and disappeared,
leaving us in the street unattended. After
a few minutes he returned, bringing a coal
to light the woman's cigarette! She was in
such dire distress for smoke that she had
fmplored the driver to go to a cafe and get
her one. No one had matches, and that
was her only resource.
At another time a lady, attended by
and as there were men near enough to see
her and she had on her yashmak-the face
veil-she had to pull the veil below her
lips take Whit, pull 1t up and repeat the
process between each puff until she was
satisfied! X. c. HAYNES.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-04
PHILIPPINE COURT UPHELD.
Right to Suspend Writ Of Habea.
Corpus Sustained.

In an opinion by Chief Justice Fuller the
Supreme Court of the United States has
dismissed the case Of Felix Garcelon vs..
Col David J. Baker and Capt John d.
Thompson. officers of the Philippine con-
stabulary. The case grew out Of the arrest
and detention of Garcelon by the military
authorities Of Batangas, under the author
ity of the order Of the commission of jan
uary 81. 1905. suspending the writ of ha-
beas corpus in the provinces Of Batangas
and Cavite on the ground that the conduct
of the ladrones in these provinces amounted
to an Instruction. No process of law was
resorted to. and the case was taken into
the Philippine courts on petition for a writ
of habeas corpus, on the plea that the ar
rest was in contravention of the Constitu-
ton Of the United States. The supreme
court OF the islands held that ample au-
thority for the suspension of the writ is
given by the act of Congress Of 1902 pro-
viding q government for the Philippines
The writ was therefore dismissed.
The case was brought to this court on a
writ of error. and this courts action at
firms the decision of the Philippine court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-04
Only Three Commands for the Colt

From Breaking the Colt" by r. NJ Ware. in the
Outing Magazine for November.
First. to halter break the baby. he is from
birth pushed about with the attendants
hand under his neck and behind his quar-
tiers for few minutes every time one goes
near the dam. As you push him ahead
always say elk few times: as you halt
him say Whoa! sharp and loud: as you
push him back say Back! at each stop. He
associates the words with the action; what
seems to him play is really Lesson: he
takes the idea at once. and like all first
impressions, II Is indelible. At about three
| weeks put: on him a little halter of soft
leather. fitting snugly about the nose and
under the throat that he may not catch a
hind or fore foot in 1t, and for a few days
push him about just a step OF two. by this:
then run cord through the Jaw piece
DIETER than a snap hook, as 1t can be at
once released). and as you lead the mare.
use this also on him. but never let him
fight it, or make 1t frksome to him. At
about this time, really halter-train him to
lead, and to do this have some one hold
the mare; put the rope through his chin
strap, start to lead him, and when he
hangs back, as he Will, brace yourself, and
let him pull II out" At his age you can
easily handle him; never snatch or jerk
him; never look at him (this Is very i'm
portant, as the fixed gaze of the human eye
Is terrifying and disconcerting to all ami
mals); just let him pull 1t out" convince
himself that he cannot get away, and
sooner or later he will come to you with
a rush. Pat him now over the forehead
where his brain is always caress the parts
or members involved: indiscrlminate caress
is worse than none: IF your son learns his
lesson, don't reward your daughter" as
well-known teacher once safd); let him
stand few minutes, have the mare led.
and lead him with her, behind, beside, away
from and back again. and in two days you
have a baby you can tie up with string
Be careful to hold his head up IL he throws
himself. and If he does 1t several times.
hold him down a little while and let him
think it over. Remember his mind contains
but one idea at time, and give him ample
opportunity to get an indelible mental i'm
preston of every step you take, especially
when the times come for punishment drill.