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The San Francisco call., 1908-03-12
Purchases Mozart
From Griffin
Al Koeingsberg Secures Bropn
Colt as addition for Stable
10 Race in East

After the year old race in which
the youngster finished a creditable
second at EmeryviIle yesterday. Al
Koenigsberg purchased Mozart from
IN. T. Griffin for $4,000. Mozart is
brown colt by Belvedere- -Lucasta and
runs like q good racehorse. He will
be trained by the veteran William Ca
hill in future. Koenigsberg was en-
couraged to buy the colt by the stake
success which followed his purchase
of the crack filly Rose Queen from
Griffin several weeks ago. Koenigs-
berg is organizing stable that should
make creditable showing on the
eastern tracks the coming summer,
and his willingness to invest in prom
ising youngsters deserves success.
report was in circulation that H.
l. Wnson had sold his crack sprinter
Gemmell to Charlie Henshall. The lat
ter denied that he had bought or was
thinking of buying the horse. It rs
known that Wilson is anxious to dis
pose of his clever sprinter, because
he figures that il he attempts to cam
paign him at Butte the coming sum-
mer the horse will be continually bur
dened with crushing imposts He has
been asking $4,000 for the horse but
is likely to let him go for less should
II come to a pinch. Wilson would
send Gemmell east for q campaign on
the New York tracks if he had an
other horse or two of fair caliber to
make such campaign worth while.
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the wrong lightweight however, for
Marian Casey, which had as much of
a pull in the weights as the supposed
good thing, turned UP the winner by
a neck in ding dong finish with the
favorite, which was under punishment
throughout the long sustained stretch
drive in which the pair fought it out
stride for stride. San Alviso, which
finished close up third, probably
would have beaten both of the horses
that led him tc the wire but for hav-
ing been cut off and thrown back at
a critical stage of the running. Cloyne
was never a dangerous factor. A sur
prising feature of the race was the
showing made by the 300 to l shot
Irene Outrim, which pressed Roalta
closely for nearly six furlongs.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-12
FRESHMEN DEFEAT soPHs

BERKELEY. March 1.-THE track
and field athletes Of the freshman class
of the University OF California easily
defeated their sophomore rivals by a
score Of TIA TO SOFA in the annual
tnterclass meet between the two classes
on the oval this afternoon. The best
time Of the meet was made in the half
mile, which Dowd of the freshman class
easily captured without being pressed
in the fast time of 2.06A
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FAvoRs ANTIRACETRAcK BILL

ALBANY, N. Y, March 1.-THE senate
committee today reported favorably on
the Hart-Agnew antiracetrack bill,
making it a crime punishable by i'm
prisonment to gamble on the turf. The
committee, however, amended the
measure so as to make, it take effect
September 1, which is about the middle
of the racing season.
The assembly codes committee Is ex-
pected to report the bill with an amend
ment similar to the one adopted by the
senate committee.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-12
wILMERDING Is VICTORIOUS

The track team of the WilmerdinE
school defeated the athletes from Low
ell on the Wilmerding oval yesterday
afternoon by a score of SO to 81 The
track was fast and exciting sport re-
suited. The feature Of the meet was
the 440 yard race, which was captured
by Gebhardt of Wilmerding. who over
took MacRae's long lead aud won out
by making a great spurt
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-12
Big Bow Captures
Monterey Stake
Defeats Miss Rillie in Hot Finish
and Qualities as Contender
for the Thornton
BY J. R. Jefferv

Big Bow, winner of the recent four
mile race at Arcadia, qualified as a
likely candidate for the Thornton the
coming Saturday by winning the Mon
terey selling stake, two miles. at
Emeryviile yesterday in a driving I'm
-ish with Miss Rillie. Big Bow was
the lUkewarm favorite Of the contest
and was concedipg weight to all the
other contenders. In winning the
horse did exactly what G. W. Scott.
his owner, predicted he would-Stepped
along quarter after quarter in close
10 26 seconds. With a steadiness that
seemed almost automatic, the horse
ploooeo along from the start. worked
into the lead before the first mile had
been trsversed. and maintaining the
same machinelike stride increasingly
10 the end was able to beat Miss RilIe
by half length after that mare had
wrested the lead from him at the last
turn and establish q slight advanta ge
entering the stretch Red Leaf I'm
ished distant third and behind her in
the ruck were Byronerdale, Fulletta,
Eetanus, Treasure Seeker and Royal
Maxim The last named was the only
contestant in the race that is not an
aspirant for honors in the historic
Thornton stakes Saturday.
PREPARES FOR SATURDAYS TEST
Jockey Kirschbaum rode Big. Bow
yesterday and rode him exactly to the
Instructions of the horses owner.
After the race the horse was worked
cut an extra mile TO fit him thoroughly
for the trying test 10 which he will
BE subjected Saturday Had Jockey
Butweu deferred making his final
move with Miss Rillie yesterday until
well into the stretch the race prob
ably would have had a different end
ing, as IL is conceded that the chances
Of beating q horse of the Big Bow type
lie in catching him unawares with a
strong end sprint
Big Bow was one Of two favorites
thar scored. The other races Went to
horses ranging from s to y TO ] in
the betting. The 33 book makers that
laid odds in the big ring transacted A
profitable business throughout the
afternoon.
THE MIST WINS HANDICAP
The Niles handicap, which provided
. sn interesting sidelight 10 the main
feature Of the program. was a sizzling
contest every inch of the futurity
course. Fireban had the early foot of
The field and looked all over the win
: ner up TO the last 20 yards, only TO
-fose in the closing strides TO The Mist,
I'D A. Ross consistent sprinter.
= The Mist had been outrun in the
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YEsTERDAY,s wINNERs

early stages, but closed with a whirl-
wind rush on the outside and got up
TO win going away from her field.
Sugarmaid, the favorite, failed to get
OF to advantage, was never able to get
TO the front, and after following Fire
balls pace into the stretch tired at
the end under her heavy impost and
wound up in third place. Burning
Bush. on which there had been a heavy
plunge, got off poorly, ran up into for
ward contention at the turn and then
stopped to nothing.
Barney Schreiber's Sir Hercules-Ohio
Belle FLY Seattle displayed a sensa-
uonal turn of speed in winning the
year old event in which she beat II.
I. Grifflns crack colt Mozart. the
heavily played favorite, by the best
part of a length in a stirring finish.
Mozart closed very gamely under pun
sihment, after having been outrun by
the winner in the early stages. and was
beaten on his merits, with no excuses.
Woodlander, from the Macdonough sta
bic, which finished third. Tapped on the
two leaders and probably would have
been the winner with more favorable
luck at the start as he was eating
up the leaders at the end. Carrie
Thatcher, which contested the early
running with the winner stopped badly
III the Hndl iuTiOnS ana pIObdDlS lS
not as good filly as some of her re-
cent races seemed to indicate.
SALVAGE'S EASY VICTORY
Salvage, the favorite, hao everything
his own way in the opening race and
won by as far as Jockey Hayes pleased
after leading under restraint from the
start. Byron was the runner up
throughout. but lost the place in the
closing strides. to Prestige, with
which Jockey Buxton took off the
pace in the first part, and which
closed stoutly None of the other con-
tenders ever had a look in for any
part of the money.
The fifth race brought big upset,
neither Pontotoc nor The Captain, the
two choices, finishing among the placed
horses. Taunt. with Jockey Sandy up,
won with ridiculous ease after having
followed the pace set by Sam McGibben
into the stretch. She ran away from
her field when Sandy let her down in
the final furlong and passed the judges
with the boy pulling UP. Vinton, in
forward contention throughout, lasted
just long enough to stall off Cartha-
ginians closing bid for the place, and
Pontotoc. which had supplanted The
Captain in favoritism, finished just out
side the money.
SURPRISES IN LAST EVENT
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scHAErER pErEArs HOPPE

CHICAGO. March 11.-Jacob Schaefer
tonight defended his title of champion
billiard player at the IS inch balk line,
one shot In game, defeating Willie
Hoppe, 500 to 423. Schaefer's average
was IA 1895. Hopes average was
IL 1884.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-12
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The San Francisco call., 1908-03-12
IN LAST EVENT

The wise set, figuring that Roalta,
the favorite of the closing race, was
carrying too much weight and would
be beaten, settled upon Cloyne as the
one likely to turn the trick They took
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-12
The Calls Handicap Forecast
BY j. r. Jeffery
overweight.

Ratings for fast point for pound
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apprentice allowance.

EMBEzZLEMENT CHARGED-Mrs. NJ
Walker eest cantonment, Preside, obtained
a warrant from Police Judge Weller yesterday
for the arrest OF John Doe Brown on charge
ing for company of soldiers at the Preside
and employed Brown to collect bills amounting
to $4750. The complaint charges that Brown
kept the money.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-12
LAsSEN-RED BAL-SEVoRToN

DIUS anu q " dI u
Remarks.
Outran Burleigh last start.
Hard to guess.
Improving.
Last race nice one.
Has shown little.
Balance outside chances only.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-12

Bernard, finished as named. Value to winner
$325 Winner, r. T. 0futt's, ch. M. 5, by
Solitaire u-Georgia vi. Trained by W. p. Max
well. Start good. Won easily. Second easily.
Third easily. Scratched--E. Ampedo. Daruma
As place, 1-3 show; Merlingo, 40 place, 1-3
show; Gateway, T-10 show. Daruma forced a
tremendous pase throughout and singing out
easily an eighth out won as rider pleased. Mer-
lingo came through fast final eighth, finishing
resolutely. Gateway, in sharp last eighth drive,
tired badly final sixteenth.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-12

SECOND RACEThree half maiden 2sy

Remarks.
Should beat this bunch.
Ran one good race
Recent races poor.
Last races not much.
Has shown little.
Little form to balance.
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me-.25 2-5. 30 Is. 1:l5 4-5. la
rs show; Roalta. ID place, out
Aura IT, Trained by j. Lowe.
good. Won iD q hard drive of [
Marian Casey moved up fast at q
outgsmed him IN 3 hard drive.
punishment u long sustained 81
cut Of three times during the rae
Cloyne never dangerous, as Walls
nice turn Of speed
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Santa Anita Park Entries

esT RAcE-Five and a half furlongs,
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Apprentice allowance.
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ime-:25 2-5. :49 As, I:I5 SIS, 1:4I %
IS show; Vinton, 3 place, s-5 show
fon-Liane Trained By 7. E. Crisi
price-Y Yinton O. Pontofoc 70, Captain
in stretch and breezed home. Win
considerable ground. Pontotoc, on e
up again quickly and weakened at en-
made up ground.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-12

II.-0 TO. 5tdICI NIt, IIIIt MIH1sltr, san
Nicholas. Matador. Burnolette, Montebank Paul
|, Chief Bush. Quaint, finished as named. Value
to winner, 1928. Winner, NJ. Garrity's br. b., 5,
by Brutus-Nabette. Trained by owner. Start
ScratcAed-Charles Green. Toller. 6-5 place, 10
show; Cataline, even place, 1-2 show; Tatten-
ham, show. Toller in game stretch struggle
oustayed Cataline. Latter forced sharp pace
first five furlongs but failed to stay. Tatten-
ham, under sharp punishment, weakened only
last 100 yards.
The Detroit times., 1908-09-08
EDITORIALS BY Till PEOPLE.
Plastered Detroit.

/ Plastered Detroit.
! To the Editor OF The Times:
! Detroit is indeed a beautiful city
and aside from its ancient history
OF settlement, has many things or
commentator, its beautiful. ever
I flowing river, its magnificent island
park, its broad, wellkept streets. ave.
nues, fine business buildings and ele
CANT mansions all lend glow 10
cheerfulness and the insignia OF beaut-
liml, but how Is all this dwarfed by tho
shameful methods and procedure or
local political solutions, who disfgure
the walls OF fine buildings and encum-
I Ter alleyways and saloons with a
| lot OF signs that make the whole city
I take on an air OF the junk shop, be-
sides wearing the appearance or old
country show bill boards. covered
with patent medicine advertisements.
| Go where you will and you find these
great unsightly signs bidding for the
votes OF the electorate, even in the
heart OF the city, there to greet the
visitor who comes TO spend q few
hours In the beautiful" while large
numbers OF saloons are plastered and
doubly plastered with these Unlocking
placards. Is 1t not shame? Dis
graceful. every line OF 1t betokeninG
corruption, OF the ballot and politics
That men, moral men, possessing an
intelligence and seeking an Office of
honor OF position, could stoop to such
prostitution OF the American elector-
ate to- do these things.
People decry saloons and condemn
their existence, but does this multi
tudinous placarding OF saloons inside
and out add 10 the character OF the
business or to one doing the placard-
ing? No. il lowers both the business
and the man The saloonkeeper an4
his business when properly managed
and conducted can have as much char
acter and respect as can any class OF
mercantile business. Then why should
any good citizen debase II? Why then
should he debase himself when seek
ing political preferment, go first 10
the saloon corner. debase the saloon
mans building and business by load
ing the whole thing down with pla-
cards, unsightly 10 the eye OF the
good citizen and most disgusting to
the sightseeing visitor. Other bust
ness and buildings than saloons are
plGcarded. II politics is pure and
wholesome do not for a moment pros
titute 1t with such uncanny conduct
and do not make the saloon business
worse than IL is by such unbusiness-
! like procedure. The saloon man may
not protest because he wants those
dollars watch come from that class OF
politics and politicians. protest
against such class of political proceed
dure, because | want TO upbuild the
electorate. Then | would see the sa-
loon man get his dollars from a bet
ter channel. thus upbuilding his bus
mess and the calling OF saloons
THE ONLOOKER.
Detroit. Sept. 6. 1908.
The Detroit times., 1908-09-08
Sherds and Brickbats.

When the muckraker gets his prop
or niche In the Nalhalla OF evolution
1t will perhaps be possible TO say that
be found everybody's business no
body's business and left nobody's bus
mess eyerybody's business.
For a generation who relegate SIN
cere feeling TO the backwoods we man
age to create and appreciate rather a
considerable art.
The proper study OF mankind IS
man-that, Is, II the man isn't too I'M
proper.
The ancient view OF proscrastina'
ton regarded 1t as the thief OF time,
but modern illumination, with ITS
finer moral distinctions, begins to give
IL the nobler aspect OF the high imam
cier OF time.
The adage gets the cart before the
horse. Poverty knocks at the door
and, II love thereupon flies out OF the
window, enters. But If love STANDS
its ground poverty passes on
Nobody speaks with such authority
on art or literature or philosophy or
politics as the man who has made a
pot of money at something else.
The Detroit times., 1908-09-08
The COWardiCe of Despair
BY ELLA WHEELER WILCOX,

today year may scatter them and
leave you with new hope and new in
terest in life
II you are an invalid year may re.
store your strength.
This is wonderful age, and people
| are beginning to realize that health is
greatly within ones own control.
Simple food. we'll masticated, as lit
tie meat as possible, much water, con.
tinual deep breathing, to feed the
body with pure oxygen, and continued
assertions OF health and strength
from the source OF all energy. will re
store three-fourths OF the invaliGs on
earth, with no aid OF medical skill 4
two or three months, or even weeks
diet OF raw vegetables, or milk and
eggs, would restore half OF the re-
mainder, II coupled with the right
mental attitude and exercise.
The day is nearing when sickness
VIII mean disgrace or lack OF brains.
There is Always Help at Hand.
II you have no money and no en-
ployment make up your mind that
both are coming to you. II starvation
seems imminent go 70 the nearest
hOuSC III lut anu AtAl ypNi
condition Not one door in one hun
dred will shut you out before bestow-
ing saving meal If you are IN a
city the blessed Salvation Army will
help you and will tell you OF places to
find shelter until you can look about
and gain courage for a fresh start.
Unlike most OF our orthodox
churches, their rooms are open night
and day. and in all parts of the city
and in every city in the union they
are 10 be found. They are doing just
the work Christ did when upon earth.
No matter IL your creed is not theirs
TO the letter they will help you TO rise
and keep you from the morgue and
the potter's field.
After you have rested for day,
brace up, morally and mentally, and
declare that you are going 10 make
new start, and that the way Will
open, must open and has already open
ed TO you for a new life.
This assertion will strengthen you
amazingly. Believe In yourself, In
your right TO a useful, happy and sue
cessful life Remember how many
men have been in poverty and de-
spair and have risen out or them 10
power and usefulness afterward.
Trust in the invincible force OF your
own divine soul TO become one of
these and believe the Angels or lAght
who hear the cry OF despairing ones on
earth will strengthen you.
The way will and must open for you
IL you turn your eyes away from death
and despair, upward and onward.
The world needs you or you would
not be In II.
Your place Is waiting for you--fnd
IT,
The Detroit times., 1908-09-08
Growing independence of the Middle West

chine and defeated Gov Warner for
denomination.
Whether or not the middle west Is
more radical than ever, it Is certainly
more Independent. The voters are not
asking MIR. Roosevelt. Mr.. Bryan, Mr..
La Toilette or anybody else whom
they shall nominate and elect to Office.
They have their own ideas on that
subject. and more and more they re-
sent anything that resembles bossism.
This feeling is sure To manifest it.
self In the November elections. Four
years ago professional politicians were
astonished by the independent voting
which elected Douglas governor or
Massachusetts and johnson governor
of Minnesota despite the overwnelm-
ing Roosevelt majorities in those
states. This year they are likely TO
be still more astonished. The Ameri-
can voter Is learning how to mark his
ballot-New York World
The Detroit times., 1908-09-08

Detroit. Sept. 6. 1908.
The Detroit times., 1908-09-08

The middle western primaries, how
ever. deserve careful consideration. In
Nebraska the two most prominent Bry-
an seekers after the governorship,
Dahlman ard Berge We're opposed by
Shallenberger, who has never been
conspicuous as promoter OF Bryan
ism. Dahlman is not only member
of the Bryan kitchen cabinet, but Is
yociferous friend of Mr.. Roosevelt
and Ny Policies.
In Wisconsin Senator Stephenson
was indorsed for reelection, although
La Toilette had broken with him and
erased the o. X. mark. Representa-
tive Jenkins, chairman OF the mousse
judiciary committee, was defeated for
denomination, although he had been
indorsed by Mr.. Roosevelt as Man
OF My Type. In the Michigan primar-
les the Republicans smashed the ma
The Detroit times., 1908-09-08
Republicans Furnishing Powder
To Be Blown Up With

'The Republican party is not in a
position 10 reform anything because
its conspicuous members are connect
ed with the various things that need
reforming and the Republican party
cannot reform these things without
disgracing its prominent representa-
tives.
The Republican party selected its
national committee and that commit
tee selected its chairman and that
chairman selected his executive com
mittee. IL you will read the names of
the members OF that executive com
mittee, who are now carrying on this
campaign, you will find that n major
lty OF them are conspicuous for their
connection with the very corpora
tons that need regulation, and one of
them, Mr.. Du Pont, of Delaware. Is to-
day defendant IN u suit brought by
The Detroit times., 1908-09-08
Box Parties' Manners.

Oscar Hammerstein praised at a
musical given in New York the per-
feet order that box parties now main
tain at the opera.
II wasn't always so, !" said the great
manager. II remember. in the eight
les. meeting an actor at supper on the
first night OF his production of Ham
let.
Well said /, how did your Ham
LETT go?'
"'Oh, splendidly!' he cried. The
most sumptuous and artistic produc.
ton seen on Broadway for years. And
how 1t held the audience. Spellbound.
every mothers son OF them. from first
TO last. Why. sir, In the climaxes not
sound could be heard but the deep
breathing OF Polonius, the suppressed
sobs OF Ophelia and the laughter and
conversation In the boxes. "--Phlla-
delphia Record.
The Detroit times., 1908-09-08

the United States government and
still pending for conspiracy in the vio-
lation of law on the trust question.
Mr.. Du Pont is defendant in that
action and is charged with conspiracy.
and yet he is one of the executive
committee to carry on the Republican
cam align, and is chairman OF the
speakers bureau. Now. want to ask
you do you think Mr. Du Pont Is in
good position to pick out the speak
ers and train them as TO what they
shall say? Do you expect any speak
er to mention the suit against the
powder trust?
DO YOU expect Mr.. Penrose. or
Pennsylvania, who has been intimate
ly connected with the great corpora
tons OF his state TO be a great re-
former?-and yet he Is one OF the ex
ecutive committee to carry on the
campaign"
The Detroit times., 1908-09-08
From Another Point of View

those didn't
Dan s expected optic
going to rest but refuses
In Mr. the running
in he had
rejost
When association wisely has
no third-term scrupe
should
least honora mention
a Louis
prove hat he that
Nt Il
We suggest prize contest for the
bestre defeating Thompson.
wants. 8 the time for declarations
u
Michigan hasb MIXED hat way remember
of Topeka shoot Judge Taft
the list Of doubtful
probably
5obA
The Detroit times., 1908-09-08

John w. Gates has contracted for
the construction OF the finest golf
links In the world at his home az
Port Arthur. Tex. Work has been com.
monced on the tract. embracing $50
acres OF lond The new links will rep
resent an expenditure OF nearly ST.
100000. including the cost OF the land.
slS0,000. A clubhouse costing about
100000 IS 10 be erected.
The Detroit times., 1908-09-08

+ you are discouraged and blue
and life looks hard and the
future hopeless today. do not
grow cowardly and think OF
self-destruction as the door OF