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The Detroit times., 1908-07-23
SAYS HE LOST $2,5oo
BUT DIDN'T REPORT 1T

whether Jacob n. st. John, of Mont
gomery lost $4,000 from his trousers
pocket and made no complaint to the
police or other effort TO recover the
money. is being investigated In case
now up before Referee Davock In the
bankruptcy court. St. John and his
brother. George. conduct general
store and a mortgage for $1,000 was
given some time ago TO George Ben
nett. also OF Hillsdale county.
Bennett took possession OF the stock,
valued at $4,000 and the creditors OF
the ST John brothers got busy and
took the case into the bankruptcy
court Jacob 81. John alleges that he
got the money in cash from Bennett
and took $500 OF II 10 Toledo 10 pay
off creditors He missed the money
and returned home.
The creditors are trying to prove
that Bennett either did not loan the
money. or that St John did not lose It,.
Harry Eberline, OF Detroit, has been
appointed receiver.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-10
Wet Weather Blow to Owners
Of Horses With Early Dates
Much Work viii Be Required to Get Some Back
in Form-Decoration Day Meet at
Brightwood Track
By L. D. SALE.

Of the Yeomans estate. during the pzst
week. full sister OF Red Rock. III
The new purchase IS a PAGER OF consId-
cradle promise. and VIII be put IN train
ing at once by M Bovine
George y. Gcodacre. owner q NAY
Queen. 2-z7lE. and Harry Madden. .2.17I..
arrived from Europe Wednesday LAST.
and was heartily welcomed d. scores OF
old friends His hcrses are Ieing pre-
pared Tor all the seasons events. and
are promising.
J p Mott purchased last week
from Frank c. Coombs. OF Leonardtovn.
Nd. the promising pacing stallion
Happy c. II is lIr- Motifs intention TO
give the son OF Happy Russell a careful
preparation and point hin toward the
big faH purses Z r Kan has sent the
remainder % the string OF trotters. pur-
chased by himself and Frank Tippett AZ
the indianapolis sale. 10 his Virginia
farm. Charles Weaver. OF West Wash
ington. Is beginning 10 step along his
new purchase BY COOper's HanuIs. a
very promising s0rrel mare that shows
speed at the pace Clayton Farhney IS
Gradually filing Up his stable OF trotters
ard PAGERS and hopes 20 be able 10
start something at Prospect Park. Bal
timore. next month
" Z. Miller expects 20 put Kushan,
2-1s5t, 70 hard track work the latter part
Of June The great trotter is looking
good and feeling better than al any
time he has been BIr- 1Iiner's property
Frank Thomas bought last week a dne
pacing prospect By Happy Russell. 2.Z2Iz
He is a good sized Well-made brown stall
hon, and was recently converted 70 the
pace. His first trial for half over
BrightwOod Was negotiated n I.I5. which
so pleased M Thomas that he VIII put
him into training IT once.
Alonzo CorbIu has IN training at pres
ent eighteen hOrses-a larger number
than have been IN the hands Of one nan
al B-ightwoOd for many years. The
stable comprises trotters and PAGERS.
with and without records, and ali seem
% be giving satisfaction Two very re-
cent stable acquisitions are Duke. a
highly bred and fast grandson Of Louis
Napoleon. and a speedy geIdinE BY Be
noni, PISA owned by M Jones, OF this
city George T. ZurEorst IS exciting a
good deal OF attention these days with
his team OF brown geldiugs by Ouycha
Wilkes. 2-21i.- Ar ZUrhorst has sent
his highly bred Elcctioree- broodnars
10 the court OF Bale Axworthy. owned
by J. NJ. COrolH, OF Hamilton. Va who
also owns Dr. Bell, 2.I11<
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-10
NEXT SUNDAY OPENS
PIGEON RACE SEASON

Next Sunday viii open the racing sea
son OF the Washington Federation OF
Homtng Pigeon Fanciers, with liberia
ton Al Cumberland, Nd, ana the out
come VIII be watched with Interest
throughout the East
Il has been fifteen years since the
last hOming pigeons were trained West,
the difficulty OF the course being the
mountains. which the pigeons must
traverse on each toss In 1SS3 the losses
were exceedingly heavy. and but one OF
the hundreds % sterling honsers which
took part IN the first race, hCmed from
the coveted gOal-ChicagO. This experi-
enCe. however. does not cause fear
among the enthusiasts OF America
foremost and most progressive flying
club Everyone cOufidentiv expects
the creation OF new records from each
and every race point. and are looking
for returns from the Windy City a. a
speed which would put the Chicago
Special 20 shame
Owing 20 q limit being placed upon
each race entry. only about 600 pigeons
will be entered in the Cum berl2nd race
and among the contestants are the fol-
lowing fanCiers. VINO have made the
National Capital famous for its pigeon
flying Messrs. Ashworth. Balm. Bus
call. Casselts. Dismer. FlaherJy. Hixon.
= Fairbanks Bolmead. Hunt. JOhnstone,
krous. Leach, Noble, Norwood. Rollins.
anS Wolfe
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-10
YOUNG AND DAVIS
WINNERS At WHIST

The weekly compass whist was played
last night at the Washingtoa Chess.
Checker and Whist Club. The playing
was not as interesting as usual. md the
attendance Wa small
Young and Davis played the best
game, and won first place with plus s.
Their playing was very good al times.
but. taking loo ereat chances, they cut
down their score Tarhox and Cannon
havs second place. with score Plus 6.
They could have had frs. place # 4
little more attention had been paid TO
the cards. For third place. with Plus 5.
there is Me- and II. Davis
The playing Of the others WIS st times
good. The score follows:
Brown and BabcOck plus 1: Lavender
and T2liafeTrO. plus /; Reardsley and
Belt, even: Parker and Lewis minus i:
Martin and Smith, minus 5; Iine and
SaXton, minus S; Bryan and Pitcher.
minus g.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-10
DUAL TRACK MEET
EASY FOR NIDDIES
Score 70 TO 80 Against Co.
lumbia-Academy Rec
OrdS Fall.

ANNAPOLIS, Nd. May 9.-The Naval
Academy won decisiveIy from Column
bia in a field and track meet here this
afternoon, the score being IS points to
90.
Columbia took first In the mile. quar-
ter mile, and pole-vault, and tied for
first Il the broad jump. top honors in
the rest Of the thirteen events going
10 the local athletes First place count
&C five points; second, three, and third,
one Three Academy records were
broken, those ia the two-mile. the
broad jump, and the hammer throw.
The best event of the day was the
two-mile race Carmichael, Navy, took
the lead at the start and timed him
self beautifully 70 run the distance uo
10 his limit Hall. Columbia, Sprinted
finely at the finish, and cut down the
lead to a foot.
The Summary.
S2O-yard hurdle-Burg. Navy, first:
Helm, Navy, second; Murray, Columbia,
third. Time, IS 3-5 seconds.
Mile run-Boyns, Columbia, first;
Rankin, Navy, second; Sanders, Column
bia. third Time 4 minutes. 81 seconds
440-yard run-Zink, Columbia, first: J.
II. Smith, Navy. second: Strother, Navy.
third. Time, % is seconds.
l0o-yard dash-Carey, Navy. first;
Burg, Navy, second; Kimbel, Columbia,
l00-yard hurdle-ShafrOth NAVY 6rst
Davis, Navy. second; Graham, CoIum-
bla, third Time, Is Is seconds
Two-mile run-CarnichaeI, Navy. first
Hall, Columbia, second: NJ ID. Smith
Columbia. third Time, 10 minutes. S as
seconds.
22O-yard dash-Carey CVavy). first;
Burg Navy, second; Kipbei (CoIun-
bia), third. Time, q 2-5 seconds.
Half-mile run-Emmett NAVY. first.
link (Columbta), second: Hoyns CCc,
lumbia), third Time. minutes 9
seconds.
Hammer throw-Le Bourgeois (Navv)
first; Northcroft Navy, second: Poi
lock (Columbia), third. Distance, 151
feet inches.
shot-put,,Northcroft CSavy). first:
Grassi (Columbia). second; Ryan (Co-
lumbia), third. Distance, 81 feet 10
inches
Broad jump-Donelson Navy. first:
Norton (Navy), second; Gaebelein ICo-
lumbia). third Distance, p feet g
inches
High 5ump--Northcroft Navy. and
Ran (COlumbia), tie for first: Ware.
third. Height. feet 81 inches.
Pole vault-Babcock (Colunbia), first;
Roberts (NavyO. second; Stevenson.
CNavy), third. Height, 10 feet.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-10
Nationals Are Batting Well;
Lead in Extra Base Bingles
Cantillon's Men Slugging at Surprising Clip
Stovall and Cobb Tied for Individual Hitting
DEMONSTRATING Records.

Batting averages of the American
League ere stin in somewhat nebu-
lous condition, but are beginning to
assume definite form and proportion as
.the season grows older.
Eighteen Of Ban Johnson's players
are hitting over the 800 mark-which
would mean some very creditable stick
work If this number could be main
tained. Criss is the nominal leader OF
the lot. but has only officiated as a
pinch hitter, while the real leader. on
service rendered and number Of games
played, is Chase. Of the Highianders.
who is batting in magnificent form.
Mcconnell, Of Boston. one Of the sur
prise parties Of the early season. is
second, and Rossman third. A feature
is the hitting of StovaIl, who was way
on last year. and now seems deter
mined 10 make up for all past omis-
sions Cleveland leads in team fielding.
with a margin of only one point over
New York, while the slowest club to
catch its batting form is the Philadel-
phia outfit. which fought its way up
top almost without any hitting Wash
ington is batting surprisingly well, and
leads the league IN extra-Dase wallops-
Stovan and Cobb are tied for honors
as individual sIuggsrs; Pat Dougherty
leads in base running, and Chase in
run-getting.
Schreck and Criger top the catchers
in field work. and Tom Jones leads the
first basemen. Mcconnell heads the
second sackers: Lord leads at third,
and Turner at short. Seven fielders
still have faultless garden records. The
Athletics lead IN club fielding, and St.
Louis has made the most double plays.
Batting Averages.
Records of men who have played FIVE
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About the only opposition he encounter
ed was IN Thursdays match with James
Baird who held him until the last hole
where the match was won by up.
West Defaults to Eynon.
The third sixteen went to W. C. Eynon
by default Commissioner West Was
unable to play on account OF a business
engagement which left Eynon without
an opponent.
The excellent condition Of the greens.
which have seldom been faster than
for the tournament last week, elected
favorable comment from all sides ana
especially from visiting players. Several
holes have been heightened and this
coupled With the readjustment OF the
tees, has materially improved the
SE8I-FINALS.
First sixteen.
-d l.; L, Hiarban. Columbia, defeated Wal
cot Iuckerman, Chevy Chase, 4-3
Hoover Bankhard, Columbia, defeat
Cd ). 9 Davidson, Columbia, 4-3.
Second sixteen:
G T. smallwood. Columbia. defeated
u. r Weaver, Columbia. 5-3
II. V Sanford. Columbia. defeated
{. H Weaver, Columbia, g.
Third sixteen:
W G Eynon. Columbia, defeated w.
n: Duff, second Oakmont c. G.. "a.
Henry L. West. Columbia, defeated y.
r Greenwalt, Columbia, g.
CONSOLATION ROUNDS.
First sixteen:
Z p Brooke. Bannockburn. defeated
W. l., Hillyer. Columbia, l UP.
". r. TUckerman. Chevy Chase. de-
feated A 3. Leet. Columbia, by default.
Second sixteen:
NJ. E. Danforth. Columbia. defeated
u. II MacAdam. Columbia. 1 up Is
F. D, Carusi. Columbia. defeated A.
y. HeatOn, Columbia. IS
Third sixteen:
+. s. Henry. Columbia. defeated +
Gove4n. Columbia. ga
Ben Woodruff. Columbia, defeated W.
l. LemSSey, Columbia. by default.
FINALS.
First sixteen:
l. L Harlan. Columbia, defeated
holes.
Second sixteen:
II. v. Sanford, Columbia. defeated
U. r Smallwood, Columbia, "a
Third sixteen:
w G. Eynon. Columbia. won by de-
CONSOLATION.
First sixteen:
r. +. Brooke. Bannockburn, defeated
W W. r Tuckerman. Chevy Chase, 1 up.
E. Il. Carusi. Columbia. defeated n
4: Da nforth, Columbia, 4-3
T. : Henry, Columbia, defeated Ben
woodruff, Columbia, 1 up.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-10
lie DRO|T SQUAD
BEATS BACHELORS
Capture Five Sets in Return
Match-Darkness
Calls Play.

In return match on the lie Droit
tennis courts yesterday afternoon ths
lie Droit Tennis Club defeated the Bach
elor Lawn Tennis Club.
The lie Droit Tennis Club in the sec
ond preliminary game won sets and
the Bachelors won 3, one set not being
completed owing to the darkness. The
uncompleted set was the set being
l. Leech and w. NJ Wells. Of the T,e
Droits, and G. Kelly and II. c. sheri-
dan. Of the Bachelors. When tbey
stopped Kelly and Sheridan had won the
first game by 81, and the second stood
81
The rains last week Old not do any
damage 10 the courts, as was expected.
but instead put the courts in a better
ccndltion. The playing today was fast
and very close.
In the single the set between c. r.
DOyIe, The champion Of the District of
Columbia, ard ]. {. Davidson was seen
sons nne playing This set was won by
O9yle with the score IS, 60.
t5aHenger and a Y. Leeck also played
q nne game IN their set, Leech winning
unaily with Ga. SO. Ga
In the doubles Geoghegan and +.
Leech defeated Davidson and HYATT in
close set, their playing being the fast
esq OF the day. the score being 6-3. &c.
The Scores.
Singles: c. 3. Doyle, lie Droit, de-
feSted J. c Davidson. Bachelors. 6-S,
r. II s Cake, Bachelors. defeated F.
Geoghegan. Lo Droit. 6-1. So
4. Y Beech. l. Drcit. defeated J. H
B2llenger. Bachelors, 81. $40, ca.
Ralph Hills, Bachelors, defeated L.
r. DOYLE. 6-S. 6-&. Co.
c. Kelly. Bachelors, defeated z. o.
Leech. lie Droit. SIS. 81
II. vs.. Wells. lie Droit. defeated w.
G. Hid. Bachelors. 80. TO. Ga.
Doubtless Doyle and Doyle, defeated
Ballenger. 60. 6-1.
Geoghegan and F. Leech, lie Droit.
defeated Davidson and Hyatt. Bachelors,
A Y. Leech and w NJ Wells, lie
DToit VS.. g. Kelly and H c Sheridan.
not completed
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-10
Columbia Golfers, Led by Harlan,
Garry Off Their Own Trophies
Capture Eleven Out of Thirteen Prizes Offered
In Annual Spring Tournament on Brightwood
Avenue LinkS-Sandford Second
THE PRIZE WINNERS
UNION BOWLING TEAM,

IIarban Columbia; consolation Hoover
Bankhard, Columbia
s1teen-H V. Sanford Columbia consolation G. t
SmaIlwood, Columbia.
Third siHeenW 6 EynOn, cOlumba West
Consolation rounds
First sixteen e e Brooke,
f. d Carusi, Columbia.
Third sixteen-E Henry, Columbia
Lowest handicap medal play-G. T. SmaIIvood
Columbia
Second low net handicap medal playC Weaver
Columbia
Chevy
Qualifying medal play IL Harlan Columbia.
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Batting Averages.

Records of men who have played nv
games or over:
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Managers Frank Thomas and AleXan-
der Davis, OF the Brightwood track. are
busy framing a program par excellence
for big meet on Decoration Day. They
are putting themselves In touch with
horse owners and trainers IN the Dis
trict Of Columbia. Maryland. and Vir-
ginia, and. If their scheme does not
miscarry, Decoration Day viii be a red
letter one in the history Of Brightwcod.
AZ now doped out the program will
comprise a free-for-au trot and a free
for-all pace; a slow pace. and. perhaps.
slow trot; also .wo running races On
the siGe-aiI for substantial purses.
The new men at the BrightwOod bel
lows have materially changed the face
OF things at the old course To begin
with. the best OF order prevails. sec
opcly, the races are called on time
thirdly. unnecessary delay between
heats IS no longer permitted Drivers
must be oUI when the bell calls them,
or UNDERGO a penalty. Useless scoring
has been IN q large measure eliminate
all OF which adds 20 the attractiveness
Of the meets.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-10

-he past week. with its prevailing
dampness, has given local trainers a
bad case Of dumps
Horses in training. when left stand
ing In their stalls for a few days. take
on flesh rapidly. grow soft. and require
much WORK to get them back 20 their
Old form Some OF the best OF our
Washington trotters and PAGERS have
early engagements, and their trainers
have been hustling them along during
fine weather that they may be 1T
The reason why so many good horses
go wrong carly in the season and do
not recover their form until late in the
fall. is because they receive a hurried
preparation early in the season. Thus
they become what hOrsemen call baked
up" or else they 20 wrong in their feet
and legs. and frequently are Knocked
out" for tho entire season
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-10

The dam CT the king OF half-rniIe
track PAGERS. Jane HOyt. dam OF Frank
YolSum. 2.of1z. was shot by Humane Of
hcer Charles Wright early last week.
lane Hoyt was bred by the late Judge
Eeonlans, and was a Sutherland gray
mare by MOhican. a son OF Handle
tonian 10. She was twenty-five years
old at the time Of her death. Jane How
was the property OF the WASHINGTON
NaiIor estate.
Earry Bowline- OF this city. purchased
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-10
WEDGFD IN

That fellow who has been robbing
millinery stores has been caught by the
how did they eaten him ?"
He was irving 10 esf a Merry
Widow hat through the doorway
Exchange.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-10

Lieut. Gen Nelson 4 Miles VIII tenn
porsrily retire from the light harness
horse business. BY the hrst. OF next
month he expects TO leave for Europe.
and all Of his holdings in the way Of
h0rsehesh VIII 90 for the high dollar.
His sale last week or the fast trott!ng
selding Chipiio 10 John z. Madden was
the beginning Of his determination 70
unload When the general returns he
expects to get another stable OF horses
together.
c c. Glover. president Of the RISKS
National Bank. made a deep plunge into
choice norsefiesh in New York last
week. paying $3.50 IN cash for a pair
OF horses for carriage use The team
consists OF a pair OF welI-matChed bay
seedlings. with black points and white
stockings behind. and IN their shoes
stand about I5-3 hands. They are I'D
headed. well quartered. drive as one
horse. and are gifted with unusual knee
and heck action B. r 8TcCauIIy. OF
this city. who has had wide experience
in horses wearing heavy leather for car
rage use, says they are by all odds one
OF the handsOnlest teams ever brought
TO the National Capital
A team that would probably be able
10 give them a run for the blue ribbon
at horse show IS a Handsome and
stately pair OF long-tailed sorrels owned
by Billy Hibbs- Wherever they have
appeared they have excited universal
admiration. on account OF their style.
conformation, and good way OF going.
The Presidents new team or bays are
also exciting much admiration and II Is
said ne Is highly pleased airh his new
purchases.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-10

A sweeping victory for the players Of
the Columbia Club and the defeat OF
Hoover BanEhard by Dr. Lee Harlan
marked the close OF tho annual spring
tourney OF the Columbia Golf Club on
the Brightwood avenue links yesterday
afternoon.
Thirteen prizes were offered. OF these
Columbia men won eleven. In the con-
ISOLATION round OF the first sixteen 4. P.
Brooke. OF the Bannockburn. who was
carefully brought up in the way he
should go, and taught the business at
the Columbia Club. broke the monotony.
ar6 the only other outside man 10 carry
home one OF the trophies was W p
Tuckerman Of the Chevy Chase Club,
who was awarded a silver plate for
turning In the lowest gross score in the
handicap medal competition played or
yesterday.
Harlan Cops Two.
L. L. Harlan. in addition 10 his
spOils yesterday. won the prize offered
the first day for the lowest score in the
eighteen hole qualification round. His
match with Hoover Bankha-d, a young
Baltimore player, who shows unusual
steadiness for one who has but recently
broken into the game. attracted a large
crowd Of golf fans who followed the
players over the course. The contingent
increased in number until on the last
holes near the club house nearly 20e
people tramped up hill and down hill
over the tnish to witness one OF the
closest and hardest fought matches
fought on the Brightwood links for
many a day.
Harlan won the first hole on three.
Bankhard took the next two and they
halved the fourth and fifth. After
Bankhard showed better at the sixth
the seventh. snd eighth were nalved.
and e nip aDd tack race continued until
they squared on the eighteenth.
They started bravely out for the sec
end time over the course. and halved
holes Is and %. on the twenty frs
won the match by one up.
Wind Affects Scores.
While the match was close neither
player put UP a perfect game over any
part Of the course. The wind played
havoc with calculations The putting
of both men was poor at times. Har-
bans drives were by far the sure-. but
Blanchard excellent judgment. in gaug-
ing the DETECTION Of his ball in the man
sized gale that blew over the course
was very largely responsible for his
showing.
II. V. Sanford in the second sixteen
played one Of the best games OF the
day. His opponent, G. 7. Smalwood,
won the first hole. the two were even
until the nth, when Sanford took
the lead and steadily forged ahead un-
til he won the match by 5. up and q
to play
Sanford Improves.
Sanford was by no means in his best
-orm in Wednesdays qualification round.
Had he played the game then that he
put UP yesterday he should have landed
a berth in the first sixteen. AS it was
ne worked his way Up from the bottom
of the second group until, by defeating
:. H. Weav 9r. player Of known stand
ng, he qualified for the final round
L L. Harlan. on the other hand had
things his own way from the first.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-10
COLUMBIA Fights
BEATEN BY NAVY
Annapolis Varsity First by
Few Feet-EXciting
Struggles.

ANNAPOLIS, Nd. May 9.-The Navy
first crew won from the Columbia var
slty here this afternoon IN a contest Of
the spirited and exciting kind.
Evenly matched in skill and stamina.
and but little difference fl weight, the
crews alternated in the lead down the
whole course. and the winners forged
few feet ahead just at the last. after
what appeared TO be the hnaI squirt OF
the visitors had Overhauled them. The
official time was given as ten minutes
and tweuJy-thrae and one-dfth seconds.
and that OF Columbia only one-tifth Of
a second slower.
The race was q four-cornered one, the
second crews OF the two institutions
starting at the fsme time, but il soon
developed into Two races. the crews
finding a real contest only with their
own athletic standard
Second Navy Also Wins.
The second Navy crew came in about
six lengths behind the Columbia var
s!ty, the time being ten minutes and
forty-nve and a nth seconds. The Co
lumbia seconds We're a tride over
length TO the rear. the time being ten
minutes and forty nine and one-ffth
seconds.
The race was OF special interest, be-
cause Of its doubtfulness at al stages
Navy had a slight advantage Il the
start, but il was overhauled BY CoIum-
bia AFTER the first half mile. This lead
was maintained. but Navy managed 10
close up and get a slight lead after the
mile point. Within a quarter Of a mile
OF The finish Columbis. made q splen-
did efrcrt. closed UP the gap. and al
one time had about a half length 10
the good II looked like ColumbIa's
race, but within 20 yards OF the finish
the, game AIidshipmen drove their boat
10 the front and won
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About the only opposition he encounter
ed was IN Thursdays match with James
Baird who held him until the last hole
where the match was won by 1 UP.
West Defaults IN Fvno1