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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-09
LEXINGTON AND
LEcONTE, BROTHERS
They Are Two Of the
Greatest Of the Get
Of Boston.
.LECoNTE WON
II OUT OF IS RACES
Lexington, However, Was Not
Only Great Race-Horse, but
Left His Mark on the Rae
ing World in the Num-
Der OF Great Colts
He Sired.
ny THOMAS NELSON CARTER.

Il
The careers, except as sires. of Lex
ington and Leconte, the two rival sons
of the great Boston. were wonderfully
alike; indeed. the horses themselves,
except in color and markings, bore a
striking resemblance to each other.
In color Lexington was a blood bay.
with fore and hind feet and pasterns,
and small portion of his hind legs
above the pastern joint white. while
Leconte was rich chestnut, with
white on his hind leg. which reached
little above the pastern joint.
Both were foaled in 1850. the year
following the death OF Boston. their
celebrated sire-Lexington at The
Meadows, near Lexington, KY. tho
home OF Mr.. f. Warfeld. his breeder
! and owner, while Leconte was bred.
owned and run by Mr.. T. j. Wells, OF
the Red River District. Mississippi.
The horses both stood fifteen hands
three inches high. although Lexington.
being a slighter horse. of smaller bone.
weighed $50 pounds less than Leconte.
They We're both remarkable for eX-
cellent tempers and great stamina and
endurance. The conformation of each
was beyond criticism, both being fur
nished with strong backs. deep chests,
short legs below the knee and long
from knee to body. oblique shoulders
and muscles everywhere.
Lexingtons right eye was diseased,
and he finally went blind in it. I have.
however. known of none of his colts
having defective eyes.
Both Lexington and Leconte We're
ravenous feeders. and always fit Lee
conte. 1t is said. could eat sixteen
quarts of oats day
| Like their common sire and another
of his sons. Redeye. both ran with
lowered heads and long. reaching. fox-
| like strides. Lcconte's habitual stride
! In race was twenty three feet, while
no one. to see Lexington rating along.
would think he could save his distance.
Fashion ard Nina. on the contrary
the former The conqueror of Boston and
the latter of Redeye-ran with their
heads up and short. quick stroke,
gathering with almost incredible quicB-
lness. (.
An ancestor OF the writer on steing
Nina and Redeye run. said IA horse
that could stride like Redeye and
gather like Nina. could beat the world
The best example of the two styles OF
action the writer ever witnessed was
in match race at Morris Park. N Y,
between Handspring. tall and leggy.
but we'll muscled, we'll set up and pow
erful son of Hanover. and Hastings. a
much smaller horse. by Spendthrift,
with splendid front and deep chest.
but lacking behind.
! The big horse simply devoured the
track with his immense strides. while
Hastings. gathering like a rabbit.
4 lapped him to the stretch and then
pulled away. winning in canter eN-
employing the well-known fact that
lungs and heart, and not stride, size.
conformation. nor any other thing, wins
races.
The first three-quarters of that race
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-09

as the prize-ring vernacular has it
But-a real champion has no right to
give too much attention to lemons. He
ought to be willing to go against the
real thing Just as often as the real
thing turns up ready to fight.
This may not be business as man
ager and fighter look at it. but 1t is
the view taken by the great American
public.
! II my New Orleans correspondent is
to be believed this man Tony Ross,
who fought Mike Schreck at the Cres-
cent City last week. is worth watching.
While the Ohio Dutchman has hardly
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-09
AMUSEMENT FOR
AMERICAN SAILORS

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. February S.
Jack Gleason. the fight promoter, who
fell out with Jimmy Coffroth, Willus
Britt, Eddie Graney and Morris Levy.
who composed the fight trust here for
years, will have the laugh on them
now. for the board Of supervisors has
awarded him the fight permits for the
months Of February. May. August and
November. The supervisors have also
decided to let the favored fight pro-
moters pull off two shows a month
while the great fleet of battleships are
in the harbor. 1t is estimated that
10000 sailors will be ashore then. who
will be hungry to see some good
SCranS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-09

Successful and that he would be ready
to fight by that date
4 Mike Coburn is dead. This an
nouncement means little to the fight
fans Of the present day. but with the
old-timers 1t calls up recollections
when bare knuckle fights )were the
means by which championships We're
decded;s when champions fought first
and had the newspaper talk afterwards.
Mike held the featherweight cham
pionship OF the world for twelve years.
from 1858 to 1880. when Patsy Shep-
ard took. 1t from him in desperate
27-round battle in Indiana. He was
a contemporary of Billy Edwards, Joe
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-09

measured UP to the first rank of ight-
ers in his class, lie has always been
pretty tough citizen and has soma
mighty good fights to his credit.
According to the reports have re-
ceived, Ross simply palyed with
Schreck, and while the fight was a
draw officially. as matter of fact.
there was only one man-Ross-in it
at any stage. If this is so, the light
-heavies have a new man to reckon
with.
I see that Moran is anxious to get
on match with battling Nelson at
1928 pounds. do not know If the Bat
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-09
Woman Splinter.

tier can make 12s pounds and he fit to
tight. If he car my own opinion is
that Moran had best let him alone and
keep after Attell. Nelson may not be
all that he was before his historic
fight with Cans, but he has shown that
he has enough left to make him a
very dangerous man of his weight for
any of them.
February 25th has been setas the ten
tative date for the Papke-Kelly fight.
which will be held before the AIilwau-
kee Boxing Club at the Hippodrome.
II. f. Jones, manager of Papke. wired
Harlan Yea that the operation per-
formed on Papke's nose was entirely
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-09
ny JEEF THOMPSON.


NEW YORK. February Snow that
Attell has drawn down some easy
money by stopping poor little frankie
Nell who has been practically down
and out so far as lighting ability Is
concerned, for many moons, he should
be willing to sign up with Owen Moran
again for a longer route and let MS
see which of these little fellows IS
really the better man.
/ don't blame Able for cultlvatlng
the lemon crop. So long as the pub
lie will put up good money to see q
first-class fighter put it over a has
been" the party of the first part afors-
said Is foolish not to "cop the dough"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-09
TOMM BURNS HAS
PURSE WAITING

NEW YORK, February S.-Tommy
Burns will return from his money
making tour abroad about April LIST.
and then there will be some more
lengthy gabfests before he is finally
matched with Jack Johnson. II is rea-
sonably certain. however, that these
heavyweiShts Will be, matched. and a
big fat purse Will be reaGc for them
when they finally decide to battle for
the Championship Jimmy Coffroth,
the California promoter, has stand
ing offer of $4,000 for this pair, but
Tex Richards has entered the field
again. and will offer $4,000 for the
mill at Goldf1eld. Richards would like
to get the attraction for Memorial Day.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-09

Demon" that his demoniac day was
definitely and finally past.
Now it is settled that Tommy Burns
will fight Jack Johnson when he has
cleaned up his English lemon crop.
Mrs. Burns. who has just arrived in
Detroit from London, says:
He'd never fight Johnson If l had
the chance to decide it, for don't like
him to fight with colored men, and he
promised me when we We're married
he would never fight negro. But he's
sore over what's been printed about
him and Johnson, and I'm positive that
he will sign up for the battle just as
soon as he gets in America"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-09

Fowler, Arthur Chambers and Bob
Farrell. His brother, old Joe Coburn,
was one of the most noted fighters of
his day. which was Just before the day
of John l.. Sullivan.
There We're mighty men in those
days. before the prize-ring was so
thoroughly commercialized, and sue
cess with the padded mitt meant an
Introduction to the stage.
Joe Walcott must be thoroughly
convinced by this time that his day is
past. When Terry Martin not only
licked him with ease, but knocked out
his favorite gold tooth. 1t must have
demonstrated to the one-time BLACK
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-09
LEXINGTON.
Sporting Letters.

The sporting editor of The Tines
Dispatch will gladly answer in these
columns amy question regarding
sporting matters. communications
on sporting subjects will ALSO he
printed, and comments will be made.
Address Sporting Editor. Times-Dis-
patch.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-09
YALE ON THE WATER
Best Outlook for Boating That College Has
Ever Had.

Ever Had.
NEW HAVEN. CONN, February s,-From
al Indications the rowing season of 1908 at
Yale University will be one of the most
successful that the Ellis have INDUCED in
f5r the last five years for counting one
coxswain are ten now in college
who have won their "Y'' and who In
tend to resume their seats in the shell
appear to have excellent chances, for al
though the squad Is less by ten thant that
which answered the call for the freshman
boat last season. ninety-five having come
ont for the crew. The men all big fell
lows and look TO be capable OF great things
in the line of sweep swinging. Coach Ken
nedy. who has had the coaching OF Yale
crows since 1902, will again be in charge.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-09
lege, holds the record for 100 yards.
She made the distance in thirteen sec
onds on May y 1904.A-Editor.
Hammer Throw.

Sporting Editor. Times Dispatch:
Sir.-Will you please print the name
of the holder of the amateur record for
throwing the sixteen-pound hammer?
j. N. d.
lance, 166 feet 5 inches.-Edttor
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-09

Continued on Third Pase.)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-09
Olympic G,,n,c..

a. Olympic Gnmcs.
Sporting Editor, Times Dispatch:
Sir.-Will you kindly tell me the
name OF the person In authority for
the Olympic games to be held in Lon
don this year? S. G. ID.
Lord Desborough, of Taplow.-Editor.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-04-19

,wcck ending Apr1 -. toosj
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-04-19

w JnNKs
Assaysr
owl ENGiNElr"S

PITT ross
County surveyor
Atterney hefnre H. s. Land Department.
Land Scrip for sale Ciyil engineering
Gold avenue opp. Morning Journal otflca
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-04-19
uoMEopATus
DENTISTS.

Dn j. E KRAFT
Dental Surgeon
Rooms 90, Barnett Building, PhonR feA
Appointments made by mail
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-12-03
VICTIMS OF HUNT NUMBER "a
Half of Fatal Accidents Happened In
Minnesota, Wisconsin,, Illinois
and Michigan.

st. Paul, Dec. 1. - Only "A persons
were accidentally killed this year,
against ~ in 1907 and IA in 1906. The
number of injured also shows fall
ing off, the number for 1908 being
81, against 81 in 1907 and 70 in 1906
Over half the fatal accidents hap
pened in the States of Minnesota,
Wisconsin, Illinois and Michigan, the
number in these states being 8, 8, z
and ;. respectively.
An unusual feature this year is the
killing CT two women. Mrs. Jacob
CAN'T OF Warsaw, Ind, was killed by
her husband, who had shot at hawk
Mrs. Albert Skinner OF Peru, Ind, met
death at the hands Of her husband,
who accidentally shot her as he was
starting on a hunting trip.
One we'll known Chicago man was
a victim. He was Sidney B. Tremble,
a broker. He was shot by Frank
Stuart. his hunting companion, while
in Kansas. Mr.. Tremble bled to death
before assistance could be secured.
Judge J. C. McKinnon of Mariana,
Fla, also was killed. A hunting com
paniOn attempted to climb a fence,
carrying three suns. One was dis
charged, and Judge McKinnon, who
was near him, received the charge in
the abdomen.
Five of the dead were mistaken for
deer and ten were drowned.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-12-03
SAY D.YIL DISTILLED BOOZE
A ppaliing Results Follow Sainpling OF
jug of Whisky in South
Dakota Town.

Sioux Falls, S d., Nov. 29.-It ap-
peared to be juCtI an ordinary jug of
whisky, but residents Of Hayti, little
town on the South Dakota Central
railroad. north of Sioux Falls, aver
that the whisky was distilled by the
devil.
The small jug of whisky in question
was struggled into Hayti by man
who lives several miles from town.
The belief that the whisky was dis
titled by the devil himself is based up
on the effect the liquor had upon a
number of the residents Of Hayti, who
were quietly invited to sample the
liquor and aid in drinking it.
Men who had been lifelong friends,
after quenching their thirst from the
innocent looking little jug, pulled off
their coats and fought on the public
streets like demons, rolling and tum.
bling about in the dirt like street
gamins.
Other heretofore staid and sober
residents, men who never had been
seen under the influence Of liquor,
staggered about the streets after
drinking from the jug and 5oasted
that they could whip any man in Ham
lin county.
The sequel of the Introduction Of
the jug of whisky to Hayti was the ar
rest of several we'll known citizens on
charges of being drunk and engaging
in fighting. The payment of stiff fines
was the only way in which they could
escape the ignoring Of a stay in the
lookup.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-12-03
Brumder Leads Electors.

Of the thirteen Republican electors,
w. c. Brumder of Milwaukee led the
list with 247,747 votes. The lowest
vote received by any of the Republic
an presidential electors was that of o.
K. Hawley, 247,666. f. C. thinner
man, the first Democratic presidential
candidate received 1862, and
Thomas Emmerton received the low
est 16G,484. The highest vote receiv-
ed by Prohibition elector was II ,572,
by l. lincoln Abraham, and the lowest
was 1876. The highest vote polled
by the Social Democratic electors
was 2S,170, and the highest for a So
cial Labor candidate was 314.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-12-03

The jury in the case of Frank La
Tour, who was recently married at
the county jail in Eau Claire. and is
charged with robbery, disagreed after
being out nearly eight hours La Tour
will remain in Jail until spring, as he
is unable to furnish bail
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-12-03
REGISTRATION APPROVED.
Census Bureau Accepts Wisconsin
Mortality Statistics,

DR.. Charles A. Harper, secretary Of
the Wisconsin state board of health,
has received notice from the federal (
census bureau that Wisconsin has
been admitted as registration
state. This means that the mortality
and morbidity statistics collected I'M
der the law passed at the last session
OF the legislature will be, published by
the government bureau. s. NJ d.
North, director of the United States
census, in writing to Dr. Harper,
says:
l desire to congratulate You AMI
your board upon its effective service
IN enabling the State of Wisconsin, to
ce ADDED to the registration AREA OF
the United States, which will now for
the year 1908 exceed for the first time
over one-half of the total population
OF the country"
statistics of births, deaths and mar
riages have been gathered in Wiscon-
sin since 1852. These statistics are
not now and never can be of any use
Tor statistical purposes, because there
has been no uniformity or accuracy
in the collection of the data. Under
the old system it was impossible ia
furnish applicants with certified cop
les for more than three-fifths of the
calls for death records In the case Of
births and marriages. the state de-
partment could only rarely furnish
certified copies for more than two
nfths OF the requests. From careful
examination of over 100000 certif-
Gates submitted under the oldnsystem
at least 90 per cent were incomplete
or inaccurate
The 1907 legislature was keenly
alive to the advantages Of the pro
posed law, both as a sanitary aid and
as a financial saving to the various
counties of the state As a result the
bill passed both houses of the legisla-
ture without dissenting vote.
During the month of October an ex-
pert from the bureau of labor statis-
tics investigated the system used and
recommended that Wisconsin be ac-
cepted as a registration state. The
census bureau has already employed
clerks to make transcripts of all GER
t1ticates received for the year 1908.
AS soon as the transcripts have been
copied they will be sent direct to
washington and will be Incorporated
in the next annual report for the reg
istration area
The uniformity of stating causes of
death, as we'll as other information
| relative to each decedent, will be tab.
ulated in detail and the relative i'm.
pOrtance of each disease in the vari-
Gus sections Of the country can be de-
termined.
The registration of all deaths, with
their causes, Immediately after their
occurrence and prompt return of the
certificates of death once each month
to central bureau gives the sanitary
authorities of the state timely infor-
nation of the exact prevalence and
distribution Of disease A bureau of
vital statistics properly organized
serves the same purpose in the public
health work of commonwealth as q
system Of bookkeeping to the indus
trial world.-W.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-12-03
STAFFORD SPENT $3,e3e.5e.
Of This $2,462.13 Was Spent in Pri-
mary CAMPAIGN.

Campaign expense statements were
filed in the Office of the secretary of
state as follows: Congressman w. H.
Stafford of Milwaukee, Republican
candidate reelected in the Fifth dis
trict. $3639.59, of which $2,462.13 was
spent during the primary election
campaign, and $1,17746 during the
general election campaign; Neal
Brown Of Wausau. Democratic candi-
date for United States senator, ST.
1870; George r. Peabody of Apple
ton, candidate for state senator in the
Fourteenth district, $718.31; George
T. Heslin of Maiden Rock Democratic
candidate for state treasurer, $456 %;
Henry M. Fellenz of Fond du Lac,
candidate for assemblyman, $t1205;
Walter c. Owen Of Maiden Rock, re-
elected Republican state senator in
the Tenth district $25; Martin Geor-
genson of ManitowOc, Social Demo
cratic candidate for congress in the
Eighth district, nothing.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-12-03
BULLETINS FOR DEBATERs.
University Publishes Fifteen With Ma
teriaI for Discussion of Problems.


terial for Discussion of Problems.
The extension division of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin has published a
series of fifteen bulletins, with view
to assisting debating societies and 9TH
er organizations devoted to public dis
cuSsion. Besides a revised edition of
THE Principles of Effective Debat-
ing" by Prof. ROllo l.. Lyman of the
university department of rhetoric and
oratory, and a pamphlet of 'Debaters'
Aids" giving information on questions
for debates and loans of literature,
there are six bulletins devoted to ma
terial for the affirmative and negative
sides of the discussion of such sub
jects of public interest as the commits
sion plan of city government, the right
of recall, the popular election OF sena-
tors, immigration and the guaranty of
bank deposits. General references by
which the student may gain a compre-
hensive view of the subject are given,
as we'll as separate lists of publica-
tons bearing specifically On either
side of the debate.-W.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-12-03
STATE AID FOR SCHOOLS.
Almost $4,000 VIII Soon Be at Dispo-
sal Of WashbuTn CITY.

The claim of the city of Washburn
against the state for aid for it's high
school was this week granted, and the
secretary of the school board has been
notified that the amount, $7.995.68
will be forwarded to the city treasur-
err. The high school was organized as
free township high school and was
therefore entitled to aid as such, but
it has always been classed as a dis
trict school and all the aid that has
been received since it was started was
that apportioned by the state to such
schools. There are many schools in
the northern part of the state entitled
to this aid and demands upon the
state will undoubtedly be made.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-12-03
MAKES TARGET OF FLAG.
Shows Contempt for Postoffice Service
by Riddlnu FIaq.

Superior, Wis, Nov 29.-Great ex-
element was created yesterday morn
ing at the corner of Fourteenth street
and Tower avenue, when George M.
Marter in fit of passion against the
United States postoffice department
fired three charges of buckshot at the
American flag above the federal build
ing.
He was taken into custody by the
police and is now held at police head
quarters pending an investigation be-
fore Judge Larson of the probate
court for insanity.
AS a motive for his unpatriotic act,
Marter explained to the police that he
was justly angry with the postoffice
department, which he claimed had
been opening his mail.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-12-03

Chicago capitalists who have been
projecting an electric railway from
Kenosha to Lake Geneva have an
nounced that the deal is off because
farmers demanded $4,000 for a right
of way. The line would have been
about forty miles long.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-12-03
FINES LIQUOR VlOLATORS.
Judge GrindeIand Imposes Heavy Ser

Judge Grindeand Imposes Heavy Sem
tences on Convicted Men.
Warren, Mimi, Dec. 1. - w. G. Ad-
dy, a prominent merchant of Strand
quist was brought before Judge Grin
deland and pleaded guilty to selling in
toxicating liquors without a license.
-Four indictments were filed against
him. He was fined 800 and costs in
each case, making a total fine of $3.50.
Charles Nelson, a saloonkeeper at Ste
phen, pleaded guilty to selling intoxi-
eating liquor to a minor and was fined
500 and sentenced to thirty days in
the county jail.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-12-03

New York, Dec. !. - Miss Julia Os-
good, ffty-fve years old, a sister of
John Cleveland Osgood, the Colorado
millionaire and former president of
the Colorado Fuel and Iron company,
was struck by an automobile here,
sustaining injuries that caused her
death in half an hour,