Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-04
BALDWIN, FOUR
GET THE MONEY
PASADENA WITNESSES DIFFER
AS TO FOUL
Judges In Chariot Races Award Firs,
Money to C. c. West-Chureh
Leader Raps Or. Burdette.
Other News
Pasadena Agency,
81 North Raymond Avenue.
Telephone, Main 1903.


PASADENA, Jan. SC. G. West
driver of the Lucky" Baldwin four il
Mondays chariot races, gets the frs
prize of $1,000 in cash.
d. NJ. Linnard, Rev Baker +. Lee anc
Walter $. Newhall, judges of the Tour.
nameut sports, met this afternoon and
considered the charges of foul made
by Mack Virgins against West.
Witnesses appeared who claimed that
In making the last turn before the
homestretch the driver of the Baldwin
horses deliberately fouled the Off horses
in taking the pole ahead of them and
by this means won the heat.
Other witnesses, equally reliable. as
serted that there was no foul. Through
the negligence of some one the watch
usually stationed at this turn to guard
against just such a happening was not
there when needed so that the judges
were forced to rely upon the evidence
of chance bystanders.
This evidence being directly in con-
flct the judges decided to let the ear
lier award stand and therefore give
the money to West. Virgins is still
very bitter over the affair." although it
is stated that competent veterinary
surgeon has examined the horse which
Virgins claims was injured by Vests
alleged foul and says that he found no
signs of actual injury. Virgins asserts
that he has never had fair treatment
in Pasadena contests and that he is
through with them for good and all.
The decision of the judges meets with
general approval, however, as the only
thing which could be done under the
circumstances, although the sympathies
of the crowd were with off and the de-
sire was freely expressed that his horses
might win first place. The managers
of the tournament say that the chariot
races are fixture and will be the CEN
tral feature of next years tournament.
OFFS friends say that if there are
chariot races next year every effort will
be made to prevent Off being on the
entry list. His accident year ago and
the second one on Monday have con-
vinced them that this event is bound
TO be unlucky and that to enter the
third race would be to race with death
itself.
The reported protest against DR..
Malaby's handsome polo pony Ramona,
which took first place in one of the
pony races, did not reach the judges
today. The men who asserted that this
pony is ringer" were not willing to
make their protest in writing and it was
not considered. DR.. Malaby claims that
the protest is absurd and says that he
is ready to meet the accusation should
it come up again.
ODJcCtS 10 BurdetteS Action
Referring to the action of the city
commissioners yesterday in granting
the use of the city parks for Sunday
band concerts the venera BILE Rev. DR..
Meredith, pastor of the First Congre-
gational church, expresses wonder at
the manner i'm which the minority car
ried the day" He says that DIR. Nc
Leod's letter to the commissioners con-
tanned nothing that was not said at the
previous meeting of the commissioners
when Commissioner Burdette an |
nounced that he could not ignore the |
protest of the 200 women.
DR.. Meredith further states that
what Mr.. Mcleod suggests is not a |
compromise; il is a surrender of the |
whole matter in principle and practice.
1t is reported that Commissioner Bur-
dette said It's little New Years gift
from the churches and don't let them
call us long-haired any longer 1t isl
very difficult to believe that the COM |
missioner would thus assume to speak
for the churches in Pasadena. The
churches have not given their consent
TO this change; it has been voted in
the face of their protests and their
prayers. Almost all the pastors and an
overwhelming majority of the church,
members of our city are represented. |
not by the mayor and the two commits |
sionerS who voted with him, but byl
the one man who has steadily voted tol
preserve the quiet of our beautiful CITY !
on the Lords day"
Unjust Discrimination Claimed
Recent passengers over the line oil
the Pacific Electric from San Gabriel
TO Pasadena have found a state of af-
fairs which they say demand protest
and an investigation by the proper |
committee of the Merchants associa- |
ton. On New Years day four or five
passengers took the car at San Gabriel
on their way to Pasadena, purchasing
tickets of the conductor.
They were given transfers to the
Short Line car at Sierra Vista and on
boarding the Pasadena car asked forl
transfers to the city lines. The con-
ductor refused to give them, sayingl
that for some time past San Gabriel
passengers were by official order to be |
denied local transfers
The passengers demurred and made
complaint at the Pasadena waiting
room, only TO be told that the conductor
was right. The passengers were Obliged
to pay an extra fare in order to reach
their homes in this city. IT was stated
that san Gabriel passengers going to
Los Angeles. however, still received
transfers in that city over Pacific Elec-
trio lines.
Wright Did Wrong
a man giving the name OF John
Wright entered the White Grill i'm this
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