Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-08

twenty-five-mile contest in which were en-
tered Wallace c. Hood who broke the 100
mile record at the track Decoration day
with his 6O-horsepower Thomas car: Larry
A. Orme. handling a 4O-horsepower six
cylinder Ford machine, and J. E. Lutz, with
40 horsepower Oldss machine In charge
of John A. Pfister. Hood was The only one
who had the good fortune to keep going,
and without being pushed at ALL re made
the twenty-five laps of the track in 2:O9.
A tire of the Olds machine gave way on
the turn of the seventh lap. and the drivers
chances, like the tire, fiattened right out.
Orme also found that his machine had the
stomach ache or something of the sort that
applies to machines, and he stopped to use
stomach pump in the ninth lap. Both
the disabled machines started again, but
did not speed the full distance. J. E.
Lutz was awarded second money.
Fails to Break Record.
Wallace Hood attempted to break the
mile record for the track of 100, made by
Barney Oldfield a couple Of years ago. His
time, however, was three seconds slower
than that made by the green dragon.
If a peculiar cat-like animal with white
fur and wild eye calls at your back door,
looking for something to eat. drop a few
grains of salt on his tail. grasp the animal
by the left toe of the right hind foot and
preserve him alive. Then if you notify Mr..
Schmidt, the bird-store man, that you have
his missing possum he will express his
grateful acknowledgements. The white
'possum was Thursday an attraction at the
circus, but yesterday it left for a place I'M
known and bent bars indicated his method
of escape.
A pair of Kentucky-bred horses, dapped
chestnut in color were exhibited on the
track by B. F. McCauley. The horses are
SO well broken that they will drive without
reins and are easily guided. They won
much admiration.
The officials for the races were: Honorary
referee Mai Richard SVlVeStpr referee
Royce Hough; judges, f. c. Berens. Cliff
Long. E. H. Neumeyer, jr.; secretary of
racing committee and entries, B. C. Wash
ington; timers. II. NJ. Woodward Otto ia
cobb, d. N. Walford; starter, E. P. Hough;
clerk of course, R. Jose: umpires, f. G.
Schafer, E. Newton Bowman, Frank NJ.
Peirce. ]. A. Kimberly, A. Loehl. Col. E.
Urell r. a. Klock, Abe Cohen, T. R. Miller;
committee of arrangements, F. C. Berens,
chairman A. Loehl, S. G.. Kimberly, E. G.
Schafer, P. j. Foley, J. D. Frazee, Gus.
Brill, c. p. Stohlman, f. H. Neumeyer. jr..
E. Newton Bowman, Frank NJ. PIERCE,
Henry Hammond.
At the Barn Dance.
by the great horn spoon, that ere fiddlin'
just makes me want to shake out my feet"
remarked 81, as he stroked his goatee and
watched the many couples trip the light
fantastic toe in the barn at Benning race |
track yesterday afternoon and evening
during the progress of the rural jubilee and
barn dance under the auspices of the local |
Elks 81 strolled in through the gate of the /
race track yesterday along with several ]
thousands of others, most of whom do not |
realize well ST does that milk does |
not come from milk wagons and the public |
pump.
''S'manthie, she just got a pesky notion
that she wants to come to town every |
week, and being she can't drive the
mare what's afraid of them there eol- |
darned horseleSs buggies, course | has to
come along While she is gaddin' along
with Squire Perkins wife, what has the
rheumatics so bad, l just thought | would
see if any mail had been sent to me-
AS 81 walked over toward the ''Pohick'
post office. which was the first attraction
on the grounds, he stopped to read again
the familiar sign which had been posted
there for some time. On one side of the
delivery window he read: male not called |
for every day will be sent to Anycoster."
The other notice was as follows: Motifs |
Trains leaves for Skudunk every % min |
utes." 81 was met at the delivery window |
by one of the handsome postal clerks, |
with the same winning and sheckle-entic- |
ing smile that his neighbors have learned |
to know at similar affairs in the city re- |
Gently Sis jeans were lightened to the !
extent Of 10 cents, and a package, care
fully done up with ribbons and tissue |
paper, was delivered to him.
''Ill bet that ere Congressman what tole |
me my corn crop was the best in this coun-
ty, and he knows, cause he travelled all |
over it, has got the government to send me |
some seed" remarked ST. examining the |
package. When he caught a glimpse Of the |
contents he slipped the package into his ]