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The Washington herald., 1907-05-19
HARNESS HORSES ARRIVE.
Interest Increases In the Coming
Meeting at Brightuood

George NJ. Garth, Of Cortland Ala. will
arrive in Washington tomorrow with
stable Of seven horses, four trotters and
three PAGERS.
All are unmarked. The PAGERS are all
by Direct Hal, the stallion that went
down the grand circuit and left !; an un-
beaten horse, finishing his grand circuit
career with a record of 2:04A
Alabama hOrsemen regard the Garth
string as one of the most promising ones
ever sent out Of that State
'Gypsie' Haight has also engaged eight
stalls, and will be here on the 2st with
horse 10 occupy each one Of them. Haight
comes from Savannah. where he trained
through the winter along with the Crab
tree horses, and reports come from that
city that he will make trouble for the
Crabtree horses wherever he meets them.
Mr.. Crabtree Is here with Nut Boy that
went down the grand circuit last year
and came home with earnings Of S2l,750.
the greatest amount Of money ever won
by a horse on the grand circuit in one
year, with the exception Of those Of Sweet
Marie, $4,000. in 1894 He also has in hts
stable the great pacing gelding, Ny Star.
by any other gelding, stallion, or mare
IN the world Ny Star started last year
without a record and finished the racing
season with "A mark Of 2:032t. going three
heats for a $4,000 purse at Readvllle in
2.05i4, 2,O4I4, and 2.0324
Perhaps the next most interesting horse
in the stable is Hal Direct, the son Of Di
rect Hal This stallion has never turned
around in a race but when Mr.. Crabtree
bought him he had shown work miles In
2.c6. This is unquestionably one Of the
most handsome horses ever seen on a race
track. lie Is as black as Jet. with q white
arrow in his face and one white foot be
hind. Yesterday Hal Direct worked
mile on the Brightwood track IN 2:2SIa.
The Nirginia-bred mare. PrinCene. by
Sidney Prince, and Brace Girdle, both
trOtteTs, are also I'm the Crabtree stables
These TWO mares have stake engagements
agEregating $4,000
notwithstanding the reputation OF the
Crabtree horses. they will not have easy
picking among the horses I'm the District
as they Will be an a disadvantage over "A
half-mile track. having been educated on
a mile course
The Copperthite horses, the Javlns
Brothers horses, and the horses in the
stable Of Peter Taylor and other District
horses are all IN good shape and are la
BILE to upset the calculations Of the 0ut-of-
town people
The Washington herald., 1907-05-19
ROLLER SKATING CARNIVAL.
Close Finishes the Order I'm Tourney
Under Y. ". CA.

Many exciting finishes were furnished
by the Boys Roller Skating Carnival.
which was held on New York avenue. be-
tween Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets,
yesterday afternoon.
Prizes We're furnished by several Of the
large firms in town. and were presented
10 the BOYS by " q. Thacher.
On form. Casco Duke and Arthur Mel
son excelled. and both finished well mp in
every race i'm which they were entered.
The championship Of the Young Mems
Christian Association. at a distance Of 175
yards. was captured by Robert Nelson in
the good time of % seconds. The working
bows defeated the sch5oIb0ys in the relay
for these two teams. Summary.
lo9 yards. r rcars-Wru bv Jesse Zen: second.
Chester Hove; third. HsrU Darcy. Time Il sec
oud-.
rs Yards. I7 ve7r--Wcn tr Cazro Duke. second
Don Holmes. third. Eugene Lamb. Time. p as sec
Cnd-.
rs yards. Is ysars-Won by Arthur Nelson. sec
oud. Lee Hughes: third William KesIsr. Time. p
seconds
Skating Backward. 100 ya-ls-woa rr Cazco Duke:
second ZauVcni; third Hsmmet-. Time 70 seconds.
i-5 var5zi championship T. VI, e. Avon by Ar
thuT Nelson. second +. German Time % seconds
7. VI. q. A. rcl7v-Won Hv v7r5u- boys Wash
Williams. Alden Barry James Abbott and II D-ai-
zt..-s- --- Time minutes q seconds
991 yards: ~ ,-s-s-Woa hv y r. Tuner; second.
Zaruori: third Arthur Nelson. Time. is 25 seconds
100 yards. yesrs-Won by Robert Eaton: second
sam Sal0man. Time is seconds
100 yards, vears-Won bv Clifford Cox, second.
Fred sutton. thiId George Sargent. Time Is sec
Cuds
IgOya-d relay. Y ysars-Won By Cougrszson-,z.
second. Blomiusd8les. Time, 8 minutes 1925 sec
onis
lS3vard relay; IS Te8U-W0n rv Congressional
Juniors; second Rcd. Tine g minutes y seconds
Seward oner-Won hy SchvCitzer. second Ken
drick -hird, William Time, I minute 80 seconds
Broad Jump-Wou ty Zauugni. second Robert Mel
son: third T. Slack Distauca Is feet inches.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-19
SPRING TRACK GAMES.
High schools VIII Meet at Van Ness
Park May 2S

Central. Technical Eastern, Western.
and Business will meet at Van Ness Park
in the annual spring inter-hlgh school
track and field meet on May o.
The meet viii be managed by William
Foley and Or. Hudson. Of Eastern and
Central and Western and Business. re-
spectively. and the board Of faculty ad-
vsors will be in charge Of the financial
end
Following is the list OF regular events:
1C0-yard dash, 22o-yard dash, 44o-yard
dash. SSO-yard dash. mile run. 220-yard
hurdles, high jump, broad jump, pole
vault, throwing discus, hammer throw.
shot-put
The prizes for the above events will be
gold, silver. and bronze medals for the
first, second, and third man in each event.
In the inter-high school relay each mem
ber OF the winning team will receive a
gold medal
There will be a special event in the form
Of a 100-meter race for the cup offered
last year by Mr.. Fisher of the Bureau OF
Standards. The cup becomes the perma-
nent property of the school winning It
three times Roberts, for Central, won
the event last year. The individual win
ner will receive a gold medal on the or
der of the medals given winners Of the
regular events.
There will be three Junior events for
boys under sixteen years-a 15-yard dash,
a broad jump. and a haif-mile relay. No
points will be given for winners iu these
events. however.
The school having the largest number
Of points after the meet wins a leg on the
Championship Cup. Central already has
two legs Of this cup. and should they win
IL IN the meet this year the silverware
will become the permanent property OF
the Q street school.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-19
COLUMBIA LOSES TO TIGERS.
Princeton Track Men Win All but
Two Events.

Princeton. y. j.. May B.-Columbia's
track athletes made a poor showing in
dual meet with Princeton this afternoon.
and lost by the score OF So points to S4
The visitors won frs: honors In but two
events, the high jump and the half-mile
run.
Close TO record time We're made in al
most every race by the Tigers Eiselc
the distance runner, first won the mile
and then carried off the twc-mile in g
minutes 81 seconds. Rul0n Miller. the
Quaker athlete, won the l00-yard dash in
10 seconds fat, and then pushed Arm
strong for first in both the hurdles. but
was beaten out by the Tiger captain by a
few inches.
Both first and second in the quarter
mile went easily to the home team. Atlee
and Tittman fighting every inch for first
honors Atlee won out by hairs
breadth. with the next Columbia man %
yards behind Titman,
The Washington herald., 1907-05-19
TENNIS AT CHEVY CHASE.
Easy Victories the order in Spring
Tournament.

Easy victories were IN order in the
tennis tournament on the courts Of th-
Chevy Chase Club yesterday. The tour
nament consists Of events for mems
singles, mems doubles, and mixed doubles.
II the expectations Of the tennis COM
mittee are fulfilled the finals Of the tour
nameut win be played off during the
week Yesterdays scores:
Mems singles
A Y. Bradley. O.: W. b Wood pins q Is
Wood 6-l IA. "a
H. Rowland minus 2 IS; ". Littlefeld. minus ..
Littlcfeld. So SIS -.
C. Train. minus IS, J. Carlisle. minus 2 is. Car-
Isle, e. 81.
c. Hacsett. minus Is; C. Johnston, plus 2 IS.
Johnston. 6-3. 81.
H. W Jackson. plus IS; C. Brown. plus 2 Is.
Brown. 6-f 81.
W. Cresson. plus = IS; A. De Purv. plus 4 Is.
Crcss0u. 60. e.
W, c. Marrow, minus IS; E. Dom, plus Is f.
Dom. 4-6. 81 81
Mems douhes-
Cres=on and Fuller. plus = 4 Nevhod and Coo
ley minus Z l5 Cresson and Fuller, - 6-4
The Washington herald., 1907-05-19
FORTY IN FOURSOME.
Ellis and Racburn Garry on HOnOrs
on Chevy Chase Links.

The links Of the Chevy Chase Club were
kept active yesterday during the handi-
cap four-bau fours0me added scoresl
tournament.
Forty men entered for a pair prize Of
two handsome silver cups, which were
carried off by +. Ellis and w. Raeburn
who won first and second prize respect
lively. The pair made the gross score Of
l72 strokes, but were allowed a handicap
of Is strokes. letting their net score down
to l56.
They will be allowed TO enter these
scores in the tournament for the Presi-
dents Cup. which viii be the next card
at the Chevy Chase greens. The scores
follow.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-19
ONLY ONE RECORD BROKEN.
Randolph Takes AIl-around Medal
nj University of Virginia.

Special n The Washington Herald.
Charlottesville, Va. May H.-Only one
South Atlantic record was broken to-day
al the annual field day sports Of the Uni
versitv Of Virginia. B0sher, Of Richmond.
Clipped Is seconds of the half mile.
going the distance iu 2.o4 30.
The aI-around championship medal
was won by Archie G.. Randolph, Of Mill
wood. Va. who scored a total of 3 points.
His closest competitor was William 2.
Mcllwaine Of Petersburg. with 19 points.
Oscar Randolph. OF Riverside H. w7s
third Rector. the short-distance sprinter,
did not enter on account Of an injured
tendon.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-19
LOCAL RECORDS SMASHED.
Washington and Lee Track Men
Break Loose.
III htaA - AfHraNs
Special 70 The Washington Herald

Special 70 The Washington Herald
Lexington. Va. May 1&-In the annual
track and field meet at Washington and
Lee University. five local records We're
broken.
T. o. Bagley. Tennessee, won the medal
for all-round work Hundred-y3rd DASH
r. O. Bagley. l03-5 seconds. shot-put, O.
NJ. Minetroe. "a feet inches; two-mua
race. w. E. Ofet. ll.4, hammer throw, l..
Davis, 90 feet Si2 inches 22)-yard race
r. 0. B8gley, 0;2i; pole vault, +. r. Tay-
lor. feet inches, mile race, A. s. Nc
Cowan. 5.22; high jump. Leroy Hodges.
feet Z inches, 449-yard race D. w. Nc
Cluer. 0:55. broad jump, +. Sullivan. 70
feet = inch; sS0-yard dash, E. Sullivan
2.o5 3-5
The Washington herald., 1907-05-19
BIaokburn Knocked out NiIIer.

Philadelphia, May 1S-Jack Blackburn
knocked out Herman Miller, a welter-
weight from Baltimore, in the third round
at Penn Art Club last night with a left
shift to the solar-plexus. Miller never
had a chance to win. Johnny Cleary beat
Gus Feldman; Burney White defeated
Harry Gardner. Joe Smith bested Britton.
and Yankee Schwartz defeated Young
Mellow.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-19
Stanford Mt Pougbkeepsfe.

The admission Of Stanford University
70 the intercollegiate race on the Hud-
son. June 2G, is one Of considerab BILE
moment among oarsmen. for the reason
that il meauFa great deal in the future
Of Eastern rowing affairs. This regatta
Is not an open event, and is managed
by the trustees Of the Intercollegiate
Rowing Association, in which Colum-
bis. Pennsylvania. and Cornell were the
incorporators. The other colleges were
admitted only by invitation, and this
would be the only way Stanford could
get a crew ln the race
The Washington herald., 1907-05-19
NAVY WINS DUAL MEET.
Swarthmore Defeated in Midship-
mems Last Appearance of season.

Annapolis. Nd. May lS-The Midship-
men closed the season Of field and track
sports to-day by winning from swarth-
more College. Of Pennsylvania, by 81 to
% points
The season has been a successful one,
the Mddies having defeated Johns Hop
kins and the Carlisle Indians
In t0-day's meet Navy carried of all
points I'm the 229-yard dash. half-mile run.
and broad jump. while Swarthmore got
first and second places in one event. 4il-
yard dash.
As a result Of the meet six Naval
Academy records were broken and an
other equaled. Three of the records
broken were by Midshipmen I'm the 22l-
yard dash, half-mile and pole vault
In the pole vault. Stephenson. of Navy.
after winning that event al 10 feet
inches vaulted against the record which
stood al that height made by him Two
weeks ago. and he succeeded In clearing
the bar at 10 feet inches.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-19
THRALLS CLEVER VAULTING.
Ties with Mercer, of Grove school,
but Loses the ToG OF.
pecial to Tho. Washington Herald

Special 70 The Washington Herald
Philadelphia. May 1S.-Thrau, Of Techni-
cal High School, tied r. Mercer. Of Grove
School in the pole vault in the Middle
States Interscholastic Track and Field
championships here to-day.
Thran and Mercer cleared the bar at Il
feet > inches. Mercer won the toss-up to
decide the tie
The Washington herald., 1907-05-19

Capstan Half Caste, supper Dance. seawaI, Pho
tographeT Excuse. Kirkheld Wick Light. Wild
Flower, and Billiner also ran.
SIXTH RACE-One mile and seventy Yards Cob
mosa, l05 Lloyd. 20 l. won: Suzanne Rocamora.
l0 BuTton. 10 20 J. second; Picaro0n, JOG thunzi,
20 l. third Time, AZ. Bon Mot, Golden Wave,
Warning Dolinda Nellie Racine. Round Dance,
Holloway Ambcriey. Moonriue, Cursls, Sailor Knot,
and TTent0n ii also ran
The Washington herald., 1907-05-19
PETER PAN DEFEATED
Talent Loses Much Money on
Commando Colt.
HOT FAvORITE At 8 TO 10
Players Back Him to Man. hut
Frnnk Gill. ns Good as 20 10 1, Nets
About $4,000 for Owner-Other
Shrewd Insiders Push Price Down
and Get Aboard the winner.

New York. May 1S.-The defeat Of Peter
Pan at Belmont Park to-day was one Of a
series OF upsets. and was chiefly due to an
incompetent bit Of horsemauship on the
part Of Willie Dugar. Thousands of dol
lars We're wagered on the Commando colt
who went by the post a hot favorite at
10 IT, The players backed him to a man.
while the crowd in general would have
much as % to / about Frank Gin at one
period of the speculation, but his owner
bet enough or him to clean up about
s25,o)a, while other shrewd insiders helped
TO back him down TO Is to ! at the last
mnmnnt
The Washington herald., 1907-05-19
Cruise TO jamestown.

Plans for the cruise Of the Inter-C Canoe
Club Association 20 jamestown are being
completed. The cruise viii be taken in
l-5-fo0t schooner, and the start viii be
made from Washington on the 18th Of
August.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-19
ing six farlongs.

Apprentice allowance claimed. tseagram entry.
.Dymcnt cntry.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-19

s Hotel Cup Handicap
g and upward one mile.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-19
Apprentice allowance claimed.
WOOdbine.

THIRD KAJE-UUe and 0ne-SIyteonth mics, Fal-
mouth purse; thEee-year--ids ard upward: selling
r-a,
The Washington herald., 1907-05-19

Rising SGu............. $50
Frank Semers. rs......... $50
Amador ledger., 1907-11-08

most lucky she had recalled the coup
let about change of name though not
OF letter being change for worse and
not for better and had said NO"
though her heart cried Yes"
Just now she was too busy examin-
ing the contents of the pocketbook to
give heed to his filings. There were
two flve-doilar bills, two and two
ones. The rest of the bulk was made
up of papers covered with strange char
iacters that neither could make out.
There was not scrap of paper to
show the name of the owner
Maybe they are charms" said Avice
in an awed voice.
Its not Hebrew" said the more
practical Hastings. at may be Ara
bic. saw some writing once that look
ed like that"
1--WE must advertise it" she announc-
ed. ut belongs to some mystic. and
there is no telling what may happen"
He should be clever enough to find
1t himself If he is a wonder worker
scoffed Hastings. 'I'll bet he sells rugs
from house to house or nougat from a
stand"
Avice frowned at his levity, and until
they reached home she could talk of
nothing but the pocketbook and its
mysterious owner. As they parted at
the foot of the steps Hastings caught
her hand.
"You won't forget that we are going
to the boat club reception tonight?" he
begged. Don't get so completely
wrapped up in your magi that you for
get me-"
"Tll be ready" she assured him, with
sudden penitence. Il will be ready at
8. VIII that be time enough?"
"Just right" he agreed. "I'll be here
on the moment"
He turned away and went off up the
street. This was the first reception
given by his boat club in its new house,
and it was the event of the year to its
members. For three months they had
been preparing for it, and Hastings
was all excitement.
He was at the house five minutes be-
fore s. with a huge bouquet, but his
face fell when Avice came into the
room in the same cloth dress she had
worn that afternoon.
81 didn't forget" she cried as she
noted the disappointment in his face,
Amador ledger., 1907-11-08
What Esnab s
Father Did.
By HAROLD CHRISTY.
Copyrighted. 1907. by P. C. EASEMENT.

81 may have saved your life. de-
clared Avice earnestly.
whats life when your boots are
muddy and no chance to get them
cleaned?" scoffed Ned Hastings "I'd
rather take chances on walking under
a ladder than going out in the muddy
street to escape the hoodoo."
81 think you're horrid," pouted
Avice. Next time l shall let you go
under the ladder If you want to, but
don't blame me for what happens"
Next time you'll do just the same, "
he declared, with laugh. 81 never
saw any one quite so superstitious in
my life"
You must have spilled salt" said
Avice dolorously, land you never
threw any over your left shoulder. I
just know that there is going to be q
quarrel"
Not unless we meet with more lad
ders over the sidewalk" he laughed,
"or some other of your numerous signs
of evil luck"
1t was a tactful remark well quail
fled to fulfill Avice's prophecy. but at
that moment the girl darted forward
and picked something from the side
walk.
IT'S the best kind of luck to find
money on a Monday" she declared.
at means that you will gain all the
week"
cts good luck to find a pocketbook
on the 1st of April" he scoffed. at
means you will be fooled for year"
1t was fortunate for Hastings that
the girl did not hear him. Superstition
was dangerous subject between
them. Hastings would not confess to
his few little superstitions and was
intolerant of her lore of signs and
omens. Once she had declined his of.
fer Of marriage because he spoke on
one of her unlucky days, and when he
had again put his fate to the test on q
day guaranteed by the almanacs to be
Amador ledger., 1907-11-08
Seeing the Point.

The following story is told of Phil
adelphia millionaire who has been
dead some years: A young man came
to him one Cay AID asked pecunlary
aid to start him in business.
do you drink" asked the million
aire.
"Once in awhile"
"Stop it. Stop it for a year and
then come and see me-
The young man broke off the habit
at once and at the end of the year
came to see the millionaire again.
do you smoker asAe; tbs success
full man.
"Now and then"
"Stop it. Stop it for year and then
come and see me again.
The young man went home and
broke away from this habit. 1t took
him some time, but finally he worried
through the year and presented him
self again.
do you chew?" asked the philan-
thropist
Yes, do" was the desperate reply.
"Stop it. Stop it for year and
then come and see me again.
The young man stopped chewing, but
he never went back again. When ask
ed by his anxious friends why he never
called on the millionaire again, he re-
piled that he knew exactly what the
man was driving at. He'd have told
me that now that have stopped
drinking and smoking and chewing I
must have saved enough. to start my
self in business-and have"
Amador ledger., 1907-11-08

Receipt books, location blanks, deeds
mortgages, promissory notes, etc.,
FOR sale; also mining signals on
cloth, graduation diplomas, at the
Ledger Office.
Amador ledger., 1907-11-08
NIGHTS OF UNREST.
No Sleep, No Rest, No Peace for the
Sufferers from Kidney Troubles.

No peace for the kidney sufferer
Pain and distress from morn to night.
Get up with lame back,
Twinges of backache bother you all
day,
Dull aching breaks your rest at night,
Urinary disorder add to your misery.
Get at the cause-cure the kidneys.
Doan's Kidney Pills will work the
cure.
There for the kidneys only.
Have made great cures in jackson.
Ben. Gilbert, living in jackson,
Cal, says: 81 have used Doan's
Kidney Pills and they proved of great
benefit to me. / suffered from back
ache for long time and the trouble
gradually grew worse in spite of the
different remedies I used. l got SO
that could not do my work and at
night was SO tired and played out
that could not Esleep. A friend
finally advised me to give Doan's
Kidney Pills trial and 1 procured a
box at the City Pharmacy. felt
their good effect Immediately and 1
continued taking them until was
cured. Whenever I have felt any
symptom returning, always applied
Doan's Kidney Pills and they always
gave the satisfactory result. y
For sale by all dealers. Price 80
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo.
New York, sole agent for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan Stake
no other.
Amador ledger., 1907-11-08
ITEMS WORTHY
OF PERUSAI.

Tacoma is planning to have the
largest building in the world, to be
"a stories in height.
A Berkeley gardner has produced a
walnut as large as lemon, and
rose with green leaves in the center.
The mining companies of Goldheld
are feeling the financial strain, and
stocks have dropped heavily.
Certificates are being issued to the
amount OF between two and three
millions in denomination So, $40 and
800 by the clearing house of San
Francisco, to he used in place of coin
as circulating medium. This is to
tide over the present tightness of the
money market.
The president has been requested to
call special session of congress by
financial leaders.
One blast on the Western Pacific
near Oroville cost $4,000, blowing
out the side of mountain.
A lone highwayman in PRESCOTT,
Arizona, entered five hotels one night,
robbing u persons, and made his
escape after cutting one of his vic
Tins with knife tor resisting.
Japan is taking up the emigration
question. The government demands
a deposit of $4,000 yen from each
company engaged in the passenger
traffic; also requires that not more
than So passengers shall be taken on
trip to Hawaii, of whom not more
than IS shall be men.
( Joseph walker. secret service
agent OF the federal government, was
shot dead at Durango, Colorado.
while Looking around mine in the
investigation of alleged land frauds.
David +. Walker, president of Cali
fornia Safe Deposit and Trust Com
pany, has brought funds from the
east to reopen that bank.
L. E. Lahan, secretay of San Jose
police board, is missing. lie was
treasurer of the Native Sons in that
city, and the accounts are supposed
to be short. Experts are investigat-
ing.
The hull for a British yacht sup
posed to contain $3.50, 900 has been
found in river bed in Texas.
1t is reported that E. Root is to
retire from the presidents cabinet
shortly.
Telephone girls in Paris cannot
marry except by permission of the
postmaster general, and then mar
riage to foreigners, police, or may ors
and others is barred. This rule Las
been adopted to safeguard govern
ment secrets.
Rockefeller says that trusts will
increase, rather than decrease. The
days of individual investment in
enterprises are past.
Luther f. Kuller, a Sacramento
postal clerk, has been indicted by
the federal grand jury on a charge of
robbing mails to the tune of $1,000.
"a
Robert f. Keefer, manager of the
Union Ice Company, lost his life by
drowning on Sunday in attempting
to wade out to launch in San Fran
isco bay.
Amador ledger., 1907-11-08

COLLEGE at Stockton, one of the old
est and best, prepares in okkeeping,
Business Stenography, Normal and En-
cheering Branches. 1t is one of the
celebrated HEALD'S COLLEGES,
with schools in San Francisco, Oaklann
Los Angeles, Fresno, Santa Cruz, Sad
Jose. Riverside, Long Beach, Ocean
Parh and Reno.
Tuition my be used in any OF the
Heald's Colleges.
Write to Heald's College.
Stockton, Cal.
Amador ledger., 1907-11-08
Royal House.

4th and Howard Sts.-San Fran
cisco, f. l.. Turpin, Prop. European
Plan. Rates same as Old Royal
House before the fire, SOC, 75c, 81 and
81. so per day. Special weekly rates.
200 room reinforced concrete build
lug containing all Modern Conven-
fences, Reading room, Ladies Parlor,
etc. 2 blocks from 4th and Market.
From the ferry take Mission street or
Market street cars to Fourth. From
Third and Townsend the Fourth
street cars pass the door.