The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-30
Boston and Waltham Vie
With Capitol for
Horse Sense.

Washington, the Capital Of the Nation.
has long been roted as the wheel about
which revolye all the great things Of
national import, but il has recently ac-
cOmplished still more. 1t has made
heroes Oat OF horsefesh and given 10
that species Of animal a higher niche
IN the tower Of fame than II ever had
before.
washington has done more. The time
was when story about horse brought
the retCrt, 'AV. come 70 l.fer' or What
yer givin' me-" but now the stories
about horses are heard with the greatest
respectful OF which rebounds 70 the
credit Of the horse.
IL all came about because The Wash
lngt0n Times printed the true story OF
how ]. II. WurdeInan's horse, after
throwing his rider and leaving him un-
conscious, went 10 Dr. II. Wells Wood
wards house IN Massachusetts avenue,
walked upon the porch and rang the
doOrbell, thus SummOning the physician
10 his masters relief. This story inter
ested the enterprising Boston Journal
That paper investigated and found Two
other stories 70 the credit OF the horse.
one was from Waltham, Mass. and
tho other was from the heart of Boston
Itself. Joe Bilks, Boston horseman OF
some repute, told the Boston story,
which the Journal prints as follows;
WhewI What a whopper.
Now you may think. said Mr.. Bnks
10 the Journal reporter, that I am
telling yOC one Of these I-cOuld-proye-
-Biil-Jones-Was stories. but
have the word OF Judge Williams hired
man, Vhose Uife's sister is related 10
the cllauffeLS who figures in this yarn
"A Teller named AIelcher owns this
horse I'm going to tell you about. a
horse that has got more intellect than
al the Washington and Waltham
horses put together. AIclcher was out
driving on tie JamaiCdNay when one
OF tner. pesky automobiles came scOot-
ing along on the wrong side mind We.
and slap-bang-o IL crashed into Mel
ChCr's outfit.
'Melchcr he was thrown cut in the
brambly Japanese barberries, which
didn't please him none. and his carriage
smashed worse than anything exCentiuc
regulations al the Thaw trial. but his
horse wasn't hurt meme. Melcher see
that his horse Was looking mighty in
diguant at the automobile as il was
speeding away, and the next thing ne
knOEed his horse made q dash across
lots after tho auto. caught I'D with it.
and then showed his intelligence"
Mr.. silks paused a second for effect
Snd continued THAT horse Of Mel
chCr'S knOwed the auto was on the
wrong side of the road when IL hit him.
so he g3lloped up and yanked the IL
Cense number right off the back OF the
car and brought IL back 10 Melcher. OF
course, Melcher was able to get after
the auto owner and sue him for dam
ages which ne did with good success,
Tor lie took the auJO number into court
with him as evidence. both of the ideu-
t1catiCn Of the car ard Of his horses
sagecity," and Mr.. Bilks walked away
well satisfied that neither Washington
Tor Waltham horses were going 10 hest
tate for moment in the same class
Wite Boston horses when il came to
matter OF giant equine intellect
What the Waltham Horse Did.
The WalCham story. also discovered
by the Boston Journal. is as follows:
The tramPling OF a horse in agony
10000 Easter Lilies and Blooming Plants
retaiied at Wholesale Prices At Kramer's
The Florist 9f6 F ST NV