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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-13
JOCKEYS COME,
JOCKEYS CO
MILLER LED LAST YEAR
His Winnings $4,000 More Than
Shaw the Second Sue
cessful Rider.

NEW YORK. January Io-The whlrI.gily
o. the Jockeys year after year. is never
ending. They come across tie horizon
or the individual year as shooting stars
through the sky % O. summer night
They pass are forgotten.
one might UNDER taud this 20 q certain
extent as regards the maximum number
of winning mounts. or as regards the
highest rerreu ta-ee OF winning mounts
bur one would expect 10 see the Jockey
winning tne maximum amount OF cash.
and ot tho high valued stakes. duplicate.
or al least approximate. his record in
"a succeeding year such. however. is not
often the caset
CHANGING through the record OF 1876.
and ticking only the stakes worth 5000
and over ~ worthy Of consideration. NH
ler stands AZ the head with q total Of
only Ni3.s5- where. ia 1875. stood Nic0l
with yl20 CImer eleventh ON the Ue.
with just over $1,000 and where. in
l@4 stood TIudebrand with sl79 0i5
Taknr the list Of the boys and amounts
won. for 1876 I'm fun, they rate.
Jockeys Miller $1l3 e57. shaw. go; -a5.
Martin CD. $3.50. Radtze. sV11Se. sev,elr
S'4z- Lvne. &f.-l5. Jones Cd SS $50.
Knapp $50 10. Garner 500 s2s: William
a.. fi625o: Beden. $3.50. Dugan. sl5592.
Hiidehrand. $3.50. TroNler. SO 90.
ONeln. sa575: Koerner. $3.50
The Sl-iS'l Of Miller was more widely
scattered than the record OF any proceed
ing boy az the head OF the list Win
the exception of the Great Trial tho
Brighton Junior and the Junior Cham
pipn. Boo had few of the real 'olur,,s"
in the two latter races his mount was so
much the best. il was gift. He won.
giving name Of stake. horse and value.
Excelsior Handicap. Merry Lark. s. $50.
Expectation. superman. S5.co. Cosmo-
uDlitau Handicap. InQuisiror s. 0-5. M
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Lord Byron.
over country green and the dusty road.
beneath the hare. dry branches tapping
in the wind. and with a broad sweep Of
cloud-specked sky overhead. the riders of
the Deep Run Hunt Club had fine run
with the hounds yesterday afternoon.
The day was rather hot for such O chase.
but the horses and riders seemed to
stand it well. and. after a fine long
rum came in pretty well punched to-
gethcr.
The drag was laid over some prett,
sum country. about ten miles from Wood
lawn. beck TO the hunt club grounds.
Inere were no falls, and nothing oc-
CURED 60 mar the enjoyment of the
chase
About twenty people rode 70 hounds.
among them being one lady. who was
well up with her companions at tho
finish
A large crowd was gathe~ci at the
club Co witness the finish and after the
drag "a reception was rendered them by
the reception committee
WoodlaWn was the scene Of the meet.
and from there the hounds IN fun cry.
started of through the farm OF DR. Pat-
terson through Leonard Heights. and
then through "a broad stretch Of neld and
upland in the Chanuuy place
Here the run was especially good as
there was broad eNpanse of field. where
tne riders could let their horses 80 i'm "a
fun burst Of speed. without rein or check.
The four Jumps tn the rhantuy acres
We're well taken. without mishnp. and the
hounds. with storms up ana noses close
tp earth. swept fun flt toward Broad
Street Road. Up Broad Street Road the
chase was continued four miles. and.
though tine road was dusty and the riders
feit the FAN measure OF heat ANA swirl II
dust raised 10y the fas--trayolng Sect.
the run went merrily on. The hounds
turned at Bethlehem Church. ana crossed
through Mr. Morrisons place. thence
through Mr. Burleign's homestead on
through Uncomfortable, through thr Ginter
estate. finally rounding ~ az th- club
house. Tho pace was fas,. aud t1t horses
came in painting and win streams of
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-13
The Master Breeds His
Own Hounds and Main
tdinS the Hunt.
NATIVE HUNTSMAN
is SATISFACTORY
a Splendid Country With an En-
thusiastic Field" Secures Ex
cellent Runs Throughout
Season-Mr. Beale
Calls 1t the
"Old Style"

CHESTER PA. January 12-The
Upland Hounds. Of which -. Edward
Grocer is master. furnishes N@se of the
best sport TO be had in Pennsylvania.
turning out simply but in good style. and
hunting over an exceiient country
Mr.. Grocer has for years given his per-
sonal attention 10 his kennels and stables.
and So the Upland pack is not made up
OF drafts, but with hounds Of his own
breeding.
Plenty Of foxes are to be gotten up
around Upland. and day with Mr..
Grocer is 70 be recNoned a day OF good.
clean sport with stir cross-country r. =
ing behind a pack that knows It's bus. 2
ness
The huntsman is a native OF PennsyI-
vania. and his excellent work goes to
prove that 1t is not necessary 20 bring
English huntsmen and whips 10 America
to secure sport
II is worthy Of note in this connection
that ia Virginia and Pennsylvania. where
there are more hunt clubs than in ali
the rest OF the country. native huntsmen
and whips are used exclusively.
Mr.. Grocer modestly speaking Of his
hunt Yesterday said.
we hunt In a very modest way down
here. and it is really a case where ac-
tlon spce Ss louder than words. and I can
only ElNF you a LeW ItLttS. ana YOU can
do with diem as YOU please hunt
American hounds entirely. and go out
every day that the weather permits. The
men who hunt with me regularly are J..
Howard Lewis. Jr.. r. H. Page. o A.
Hagen. Il. Yale Dolan. Horace Hare,
Edward D. Toiand Edward F..
Beale. Samuel Chew. Jack Straw
bridge and r.. r. Tunis. The
country around here is beautiful TO huns
over. ANA T think without question We
have more good hunting than other clubs
j know az. Yesterday We ran fox from
O'Clock until o and it was just as
hard as horses could galiop an the way.
IL Is the good old fashioned hunting we
have with small fields We only have a
membership OF twenty-five. and il is al
WAYS fuu
Tho luntsman is native Of this dis
trict "a good man on a horse. and splen-
did with hounds. and outside OF tha
lennel-man is the only servant tho CLUB
can boast off,
Air. Edward Bcalc. ono OF the hard
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The c'a6er paths are the scenes ~
great activity just now. and daily an
over Virginia and in Richmond the
sDrinters who have already won honors
s. their own annual track meets or 90
intercollegiate contests. are squirting
themselves or o. greater cfort fsr tN.
hours Will lapse quickly between now
and January -5tl. when all tLe amateurs
az tho state and many from others are
- meet together ln the Richmond Horse
show building 20 race and ran and 1lmp
Tor the numerous prizes offered hy tie
management Letters are continually
coming So from the various colleges which
are Interested in tine mect-.lnd there
arc many OF tlem-a-nd ir tlc lndlca-
lions prove true. t-is event Will he the
greatest and best OF its SORT ever held FOO
any Southern state. Effort was amply
repaid last year. ana 10 seems that thls
year The success Will ~ IW)-fold.
Athletics H. Southern colleges and
schools have undergone ~ marvellous
change within tle past few years. and
college sports OF all kinds have been
pushed Up 20 a FAR higher level tnqn
the plane on which they formerly stood.
Football and track contests are really
the only sports peculiar To- college Ife
and interest ln them is greatly increased
both among couegians and among those
who lean particularly. through former
association or through natural tendency
70 the development of sports ga iustitu-
lions OF learning.
Many Are Coming.
The indoor meet or last year per-
formed q great service for college sports
IN that II brought together college men
tn "a greater variety or contests. and be-
rause il tended to develop TO "A further
eegree that spirit of friendly rivalry on
which all amateur sport depends for its
VupnOrt
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TWENTY RIDERS
IN MERRY CHASE
Deep Run Hunt Club Members
Follow Hounds Ten
Miles.
RUN WAS WARM AND FAST
Many Witness Start and Attend
Reception After
wards.

WITH glossy skin and dripping name.
With Keeling limbs and reeking flank.
The wild steed's sinewy nerves still strain
Up the rcpeling bank
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TRACK MEET TO BE
BIG SOCIAL EVENT
Cinder Paths Scenes of
Great Activity Now
dddyS.
TO MAKE FEATURE
Or RELAY RACES

Arranging Three-Cornered Race
Between Richmond College, Viii
liam and Mary and Randolph
Macon - Virginia and
North Carolina May
Get Together.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-05

Publication Ofhce:
7s4 FIFTEENTH STREET NORTHWEST.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-05
Commercial Honesty

As individuals we are inclined TO resent
deeply any charge that We are not quite
honest in our commercial dealings with for
eign countries. but very frequently OBJ
servers in foreign lands have come back
to tell US that we can never hope 10 es-
tablish profitable foreign trade unless
we change our present methods and es-
tablsh a higher code Of commercial hon
esty. The latest commentator on the
subject is Prof. Rowe. Of the department
of political science in the University OF
Pennsylvania. who was a commissioner to
revise the laws of Porto Rico
According TO Prof. Rowe the merchants
Of South America are anxious to buy
American goods. but they find that com
mercial relations with the manufacturers
of the United States involve greater risks
than dealings with the merchants Of Eng
land. France or Germany. In theF cur
rent North American Review he declares
that while we have a fine and strict bust
ness honesty for our own use. there is a
marked contrast when it comes to a COM
mercial honesty for export" In South
America the merchants Of the United
States are characterized as "muy vivo."
which. being interpreted. means that the
South American merchant must be on the
lookout must deal warily.
The American consuls in South America.
while they do not charge dishonesty on
the part of the United States merchants,
do complain that we take no pains to
please South American customers. The
popular idea seems 20 be that anything is
good enough for South America The
first mistake is made in a dishonest de-
scription OF goods in catalogues for
that country; then there is much wanton
disregard Of contract conditions, especially
as regards time Of delivery, and little or no
attention is paid 20 complaints The
merchants Of South America also object
TO our methods of packing goods for
shipment, a feature that has helped ma
terialy to injure our trade with China,
too.
OF course. at present the question is
merely one Of trade and if we do not
try to please our customers, whether
they are in South America or elsewhere.
We shall simply lose their custom. But
the future promises a much more serious
problem. The peoples Of foreign lands
get their principal ideas Of US through cur
commerce and the way it is conducted.
Much Of Great Britain's firm hold on
far-away countries is due to the stolld
and conservative honesty of her nter-
chant traders. We glory in our own
strength now, but the time may come
when the friendship Of these nations we
are trading with will be vitality neces-
sary to US As Prof. Rowe points out, the
new grouping Of international relations
which the Spanish-American and the
Russo-Japanese wars have made evident
demands that In future our international
The Washington herald., 1907-07-05
FRIDAY, JULY 5. 1907.
an Avoidahle Accident.

Human fallibility is saddled with the re-
sponsibility for another serious accident
on the rail-this time on one Of the nu-
merous suburban trolley lines centering
in Washington. which have hitherto been
free from disasters such as that on the
Falls Church road An order forgotten
and not complied with-a little human
error, and a heavy price to pay in human
life and limb. Yet the responsibility does
not all lie in the faIlibiiity OF the men
who were instructed TO tell Conductor
brewery and Mot0rman Mock of the pres
euce of the rail car on the track, it partly
falls upon those who brought about the
conditions favorable 10 such an accident.
il IS the duty Of the operating officials Of
any railway to reduce 10 its lowest terms
the possibility Of accident and where
there is failure 20 do this they can not
escape censure because some one Of their
subordinates neglects to carry out In
strUctiozs Of a sort that should never be
given or required on a properly operated
system.
For some time past the Falls Church
road has been trying to establish an inn
proved and more frequent service between
points in Alexandria and Fairfax coun-
ties and the city of Washington. It has
attempted to do this on a single-track
road. with insufficient power. with i'm
properly placed switches. and with a
schedule impossible TO maintain II is
scarcely too much TO say that for more
than a month past the service has been
IN a demOralized condition. from which
the officials Of the road seemed unable to
rescue it. In the midst Of this demoraH-
zation. and as a more or less direct conse-
Quence Of IL, has come a fatal accident.
which. though it is the first Of the kind
on the line, is none the less inexcUsable.
Fortunately. the State Of Virginia has a
corporation commission with ample power
10 remedy the conditions which led to
this collision. What is needed is ampler
capital TO operate and develop the road.
a double tracking of that portion Of the
system most used. and the provision of
sufficient number of cars to handle the
traffic when heaviest. The corporation
commission should lay the Ak TO the
root Of the trouble which is the unwiH-
ingness of the nonresident owners of the
road to supply sufficient capital to equip
and operate it so as to meet the needs
of its patrons.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-05
The WarIike Turkey

The turkey, long associated with our
most peaceful feast-days. has turned al
last and asserted its right to recognition
as a pugnacious and strenuous fowl That
It IS now in thorough harmony with the
aggressive and warille spirit Of the times
IS shown by the following dispatch from
Newmarket, n. j.:
Justice Clarke T. Rogers, who makes srecialty
Of breeding big hogs and prize fowls, had a hair
raising experience with turkey
Rogers picked MP a ycung turkey, and, while
he was fondling it. the m,ther turkey ATTACKED
him. The emag1d bird few at the iudga's face.
beating his head with its wings and pceziug wildly
away into his flesh.
$50 unexpected and f1rociaus was the attack
that Rogers fell to the ground unconscious.
The clckles Of the turkey brought Col Downey.
a nephew. TO the scene and he drove away the in
furated bird
This saddens us, Of course. but we must
not forget that while the turkey is amply
able to take care Of itself in a scrim-
mage and is obviously blood-thirsty. Il Is
conservative and deliberate in assault.
and not of hasty and unreasoning temper.
After having rendered the judge uncon-
sciOus it viii be observed, the New Jer-
sey bird did not turn upon him and com
nit further battery. or seek in any wise
to make additional trouble. Though an
CRY, she permitted herself to be driven
away from the scene Of combat. victori-
Gus, but not inclined to crow. For this,
at least. the species deserves credit.
We have long felt that the turkey was
prone TO mollycoddllsh ways. so that once
more our faith in animal nature receives
a rude jolt. The gentlemen members OF
the turkey profession are holy terrors to
small children, and take infinite delight
in spreading their superabundant supply
Of plumage to windward, with truly awe
some effect upon undeveloped minds. But
beyond this grand show Of hauteur. so to
speak, the bird has ever seemed to US to
be unwilling 10 go. 1t has seemed to feel
that further than shining In life as a
barnyard pride and decking Thanksgiving
Day tables, attired in ravishing dressing
garnished with cranberry sauce. there
The Washington herald., 1907-07-05
Nations and Trees

The latest bulletin of the National For
estry Association is a strong appeal for
the preservation of our forests. Therein
it is set forth that nations have died
simply because they have allowed their
forests TO be annihlated Before Leb-
anon was destroyed, Palestine supported
in affiuence 100000 people" 1t goes on:
Syria, once maintaining a multitude Of prosper
ous towns and cities-Autioch having a population
q half a millon-is at present a scene Of ir-
r,panbc ruin. The destruction Of Syria's forests.
begun 26j0 B. C., followed by the disappearance Of
hey soil and the decay cf her industries. would
alone have produced this effect Babylon. once
capital Of the world. Is a heap. NneTah and
| Carthage, once the seats of mighty Civilizations
and abundantly equipped by generous nature for
permanent life. desolate wastes. Man destroyed
the forests. and lands which once flowed with milk
and honey were transformed into deserts"
All this is used as an argument in be-
half Of the Appalachian Reserve, which is
not a local or State matter. but a ma
tiOnal one. Those interested believe that
the nation should act for the preserva-
ton Of the nations forests. Sixteen
Western States and Territories having a
population Of 10447.i i9S now contain IA
3l3, iS5 acres Of national forests the re-
mainder Of the States, with a population
Of 73,i9i112. have none.
There can DE no question rs to the i'm
portance and deslrabuty Of preserving
the trees. The administration favors the
movement in that direction. and. perhaps
so do a majority Of the members Of Con-
gress. But until the people impress their
representatives, in the national law-mak-
ing body with the necessity Of determined
action. the present ruthless devastation
will go on. At the last session Of Con-
gress. Speaker Cannon was credited with
preventing favorable consideration Of the
White Mountain and Appalachian reserves
measures-on the grounds Of economy.
and if such a power is 20 be in the lists
against them during the next Congress, #
behooves the friends of the forests 10
fortify themselves TO the maximum limit,
and to be especially vigorous IN their
campaign
The Washington herald., 1907-07-05
The Inheritance Tnx.

From the Portland Oregouian
Several Of the States, including Oregon.
have already started an Inheritance tax;
and it seems TO the Oregonian that the
people of every State oughj to advise
their members of Congress tlt this i'm
portant source Of revenue lieis within the
appropriate field Of the several States.
and ought not to be seized by national
authority 1t is not a matter Of State
rights" but of eXpediency and adapta-
ton. The States, with their municipal
subdivisions, have 50 many burdeVs that
this source Of revenue ought to Nemain
open to them II is a highly proper way
of compelling great fortunes TO pay some
thing more than they are paying to the
support of the local governments on
which they rely mainly for protection.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-05
WHAT MR.. BRYCE SAID.
Authentic Report of His Remarks on
Oklahoma Constitution.

From the Springfield Republican.
Ambassador Bryce has been widely quot
cd as having spoken approving words Of
the Oklahoma constitution when visiting
in the Territory recently. As that consti-
tuition has become something Of an issue
between the two parties. complaints are
reaching Washington against the Ambas-
sador, and the alleged freedom with
which he is expressing himself on divi-
sive political questions. We have il from
those who heard him i'm oklahoma that
he never said what he has been reported
as saying; for example, that he never said
"a constitution cannot contain too
much" &c This is declared 10 have
been a remark from Mr.. Bryan. which
some reporters put into the mouth Of the
Ambassador. A report Of his speech given
by one of the Oklahoma Republican pa
pers contains the following:
Your constitution has aroused a great
deal of interest throughout the United
States I have heard much about it in
Washington, and other parts of the
country. / have been perusing it, but
have not perused il sufficiently to be able
to give an opinion about it. Even if I
had, I feel that my position would not
permit me to do So"
The Washington herald., 1907-07-05
MEN AND THINGS.
Politics In the West.

Additional evidence of the popularity OF
President Roosevelt in the Middle West
and West Is furnished by Mr. c. S. Watts
Washington correspondent Of the Cleve-
land Leader who In the last three months
has visited every State and Territory In
those sections. Mr.. Watts, who was IN
town yesterday. Is an ardent Taftite The
results of his trip are most gratifying to
him. for he found that the only sentiment
among Republicans. other than that for
Roosevelt. Is for the Secretary OF War
Practically everybody he saw and talked
with said they favored the denomination
of the President, if such a development
We're possible. Taking the President at
his word, and assuming that under no
conceivable circumstances would he ac-
cept the nomination, many declared out
right for Taft and others said they ia
vored the naming Of any man whom the
President favored.
California and Colorado according to
Mr.. Watts observations, are the only
Western States which are doubtful as to
Taft. assuming the irrevocable elimina-
tion Of Roosevelt. In California the S0ut.-
ern Pacific is in control of the situation
which means that f. II. Hartman is in
control Of it-but Mr.. Watts does not be
Iieve that the railroad magnate will. In
fthe final analysis. oppose Taft simply be-
cause 0f the Decentralization row, and
the fact that Roosevelt desires the nomi-
nation Of Taft. Colorado. too. the news
paper man believes, viii be in the Taft
column ultimately
The Washington herald., 1907-07-05

policy shall invite not only the approval,
but the active support Of our sister re-
publics. He says:
In our ignorance Of South American conditions
we have failed to appreciate that within COMPARE
tiTCly few years. We shall have TO deal with powers
Of real magnitude in the southern section Of the
continent. Ii they dstust us, we shall find orr
hands tied in the councils Of the nations. With
their support new equilibrium Of power-the best
guanBtee Of the worlds pcsCe-will be established.
In other words the road TO treaties is
along the line of commerce. and before
our diplomats can be prepared to take
advantage Of the wonderful growth OF
South America the way must be paved
by the commercial honesty and upright
ness of our merchants.
The Washington herald., 1907-07-05
Ansi-opium Movement.

Many high Chinese officials and noble
men are working diligently to do away
with the use Of opium among the lower
classes of Chinese, and recently they
have been greatly helped by chance. A
party of Chinese wOodchoppers, working
In a jungle, exhausted their supply of tea.
and for a substitute. took the leaves of
a jungle plant and brewed them in the
ordinary way. The drink made all the
men ILL., The leaves We're then roasted
and tried again, the result being a fair
substitute for tea that left no i'll effects.
One of the men had some opium drOss-
that is. what is left Of opium after it has
been smoked. This he mixed with the
tea and il made a drink palatable to
Chinese tastes. All of the men were
opium smokers, but it is reported that
after using this strange tea for a week
they found that they had no further de-
sire TO smoke the drug. The leaves of
the jungle plant, II is said, have been
identified, and its properties as an opium
cure are being investigated,