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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-03

favor of the horse if the permission! il
refused.
Rumors were floating about the Rialte
yesterday with great persistency to the
effect that Ed Moriarty, the nice little
fellow who edits the pink sheet, is tc
become a benedict real soon. This
rumor has been extant for several
weeks, but 1t has been revived from
authoritative sources and seems to be
reliable. Ed told me 1t was none OF
my business when requested the cour-
tesy of professional confidence, so II
looks like the story is on the level.
J. F. McElroy, moving spirit in the
Seattle summer race meetings, left for
home Tuesday night, after passing sew
eral days in the southland He is very
sanguine regarding the prospects of
holding another good meeting in Seat
tie next summer.
Doc Powell left for Frisco yesterday
morning after seeing that all the Will
Hams horses were properly stabbed and
ready to begin their southern racing
campaign. He will return in a few
days.
F. Wahlhauser, who owns Edwin T.
Fryer and other good ones, is paying
off the winning tickets for the Dixie
book, having accepted the cashier S
Job in the book while his horses are
getting in trim for winning a few
purses this winter.
Charlie Pike, the popular passenger
agent of the Salt Lake route, was a
visitor at Santa Anita yesterday after
noon, having some business affairs to
arrange with horsemen. Charlie is
just out of the hospital, having been
bedridden at the California for more
than a wetk with severe case of la
grippe. He is about recovered, but
feared that he was doing the wrong
thing in getting out in the dampness
yesterday.
Funny how easy it is to pick on
Harry Brolaslxi every time it is desired
to roast somebody around the race
track. Harry may have done some
thing in his life that deserves criticism,
but If this is true he certainly has
drawn a penalty little short Of capital
punishment
Ed Sinclair, partner with w. o. Par
mer, who owns a controlling interest
in Canadian race tracks, In the Eden
void stud, near Nashville, has arrived
for a winter vacation in the balmy cli-
mate of Southern California.
At last it is announced that the stake
books will be ready for distribution
Saturday. The books are delayed this
season for various reasons. So many
nominations were made that it re-
CURED hard work to get them ready
in the time intervening between the
closing date and opening day. while
the printers also had to have time to
set the type and turn out the work.
w. A. Pinkerton, head of the great
detective bureau, has found it impos-
sible to make up his mind to leave
for home as early as he had intended,
and finally compromised by allowing
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-03
LEASE OF ASCOT
SEEMS CERTAIN
DEALERS ARE NEARLY UNIT IN
FAVOR OF PROJECT
Barney oldfieId Anxious for Date on
New Track, and May Be Here
for Opening with Soules
and Christie

Prospect of a cement track at Ascot
park has enthused the dealers along
gasoline row and they are impatient
for the work to be done and the PROM
ised speedway opened.
Nearly every man interested in the
automobile business expresses himself
as pleased with the chance of holding
high speed contests here and setting
worlds records that cannot be oupn-
Gated anywhere else.
A few dissenting voices are heard.
One of the most conservative men IN
the trade takes the stand that circular
track racing is not nearly so eff1cacious
as road race or hill climb events. j.
b. Conwell is the man who takes the
stand that track demonstrations nave
reached a point where they are OF III
little If any value to the anutacturer,
and of no value whatever as means
of demonstrating the value or car TO
a prospective buyer.
al would much rather see a road
race held here, such as was held few
days ago in Savannah" said Mr.. Con-
well. "than to see q series OF track
events pulled off with a probable loss
of life, which is much more likely on
a circular track than on the road.
'To be sure the events that will be
made possible by the cement track will
serve in way to advertise TINS Sec
ton, but in my mind it is not so good
a means of obtaining publicity as
road race would be-"
w. e. Bush, president of the Auto
mobile Dealers Association of South
ern California, expresses himself as
heartily in favor of such a project, and
wishes to see the local dealers interest
themselves in the matter and control,
as far as possible, the automobile
events that may be held on the track.
That the deal has been closed for
the lease is conceded by some of the
men closely identified with the project,
but Captain H. d. Ryus, who will have
charge of the park, will say nothing at
ali on the matter for publication, and
all of the others refuse to be quoted,
but refer all questions to Ryus.
There is little doubt but that the
conveyance papers are now being pre-
pared and that the lease is in escrow
waiting the return of F. Q. Fenner
from San Diego, where he went Iues-
day evening on a business trip. Small
blocks of stock will probably be sold
so that the directorate may be made
ND of local automobile dealers, and
from the interest displayed in many
quarters there is a big chance that the
stock will be oversubscribed, as the
project is looked upon as good In
vestment and more than likely to pay
big dividends.
Barney Oldfield's manager is in town
and anxious to arrange for an early
date to bring Oldheld, Soules and
Christie here with their racing ma
chimes. They are at present in San
Francisco and will doubtless winter on
the coast, so that the prospect is good
for having them here for the opening.
There is some talk of their being fea-
tured at Agricultural park IN the near
future. hut the report could not be
authenticated.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-03
PASADENA LAD IS
ELECTED CAPTAIN
stoney VIII Lead Saints Football
Eleven During Season of 1909,
to Succeed GrindIe, Who
VIII Not Return

George Stoney of Pasadena was yes
terday elected captain of the st. Vim
cents 1909 football team by unani-
NOUS vote. MurieI Grindle, who has
captained the team for the last two
seasons, does not intend to return to
school next September, and for some
time Stoney has been considered his
logical successor.
The st. Vincent captain-elect has had
a varied football experience. During
the seasons of 1906 and 1906 Stoney was
the mainstay of the Throop Polytechnic
high school eleven of Pasadena, he
playing fullback on the Crown City
team,
Since entering st. Vincent Stoney
has played fullback, right half and left
end, being switched from one position
to another as the needs of the team
required. From the showing made by
him in the various positions, and on
account of his ability as a punter, the
Pasadena lad has been ranked among
the best all-around gridiron men in the
south.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-03

n OBLIGATION of forecasts of prob
able results of races at Santa
n Anita has been discontinued by
The Herald. This action has been tax
en- because it Is not desired that any
stumbling block or hindrance be given
to the constituted authorities in their
efforts at enforcing such laws, good or
bad. that appear upon the records. This
information has been published hereto
fore because it has been the general
impression that the ordinance prohtD-
iting such publication had been NULL
fed by the decision of the courts in a
recent test case, and because such in
formation has been desired by an eIe-
ment of the readers of The Herald.
Since It is the opinion of the city legal
department that the ordinance still Is
effective, and the city attorney desires
that it be observed, the sporting editor
does not desire to appear in the atti-
tude of defying the law or those
charged with its enforcement The
daily form chart and entries VIII pe
published, but in future the pilSers and
plungers must do their own handicap
ping or get somebody else to do 1t for
them. No bread and water diet for
mine, and $500 fines are especially I'M
desirable in my vicinity.
Jim Barry wired his boy manager,
Terrence Murphy, last night from Ala
mogordo, N M, that he would arrive
this evening. The big child has been
home to eat Thanksgiving turkey with
mamma and then visited few hours
in Chicago. He will rest a few days
after arriving before going into train
ing for his New Years scrap with Al
Kaufman The latter also will ar
rive this morning and will train with
Papke at Venice, each helping the
other.
Baron Long was kept in bed all yes
terday by an acute attack of la grippe,
but when he heard the bombshell re-
port regarding the Papke-Jones divorce
he was so excited for fear that the
Papke-Kelly scrap would be called off
that he hustled into his clothes and
got downtown in a hurry. When he
ascertained that the divorce proceed
ings would not interfere with the
matches he got sick again and began
taking medicine to cure it. Bob Col
ner also found that the disease was
contagious and he took a great deal of
the same prescription. Both were about
cured at midnight.
Herman Brandt got Proper rather
cheap, in view of the excellent perform
anee of the aged stake horse yesterday.
Brandt bought him for stud purposes,
but he is racing so nicely that he prob
ably win allow the old campaigner to
run few more times before being re-
tired.
Secretary Smith was about the press
stand yesterday telling a good yarn
about Henry Mcdaniel, trainer for the
R. L. Thomas stable, and Joe Young;
owner of Alma Boy. Both these very
capable trainers applied to the judges
yesterday for permission to scratch
Light Wood and Alma Boy Permission
was refused and both horses afterward
won. Smith says that the best tip on
earth is the application of owners or
trainers for permission to scratch their
horses. as It seems to work a charm in
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-03
wheelan and Gillette will be the par

wheelan and Gillette will be the par
Elephants.
For the shot put Poly has three good
men in Olmstead, Swartz and Monk
Pierce, while Olmstead and Mckenzie
will be out for the sixteen-pound ham
mer throw. In the pole vault the only
men showing up at present are Beane
and Malone. For the high jump Coach
Thompson has three good men in Wal
berg, Ward and Abbott. For the broad
lump Anderson and Franklin look good
In the discus throw Olmstead and
Harmon will try for honors. The re-
lay team will be composed of some of
the fastest athletes that ever entered
the Washington street school, the
team will be composed of Franklin,
Pierce, Wheelan, Anderson, Chamber
lain, Blair and Kallmyer
Coach Webster of the Hollywood high
school team has several men out prac-
ticing for the various positions, among
them being Harlon Lewis, who will
try for the fifty and 100-yard dashes
with Arthur Hill. Young Brown will
try for the mile with Bulge Taft, while
Robert Mclaughlin will in all probable
ity enter the 220 and 440-yard dashes
Track work will be taken up as soon
as the county high school basketball
season closes on January 20.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-03
DARING CRACKSMEN BLOW
OPEN TWO SAFES; ESCAPE
Postoffice and Store at Kingsburg,
CAL, Looted by Expert Yege-
men, Who Get Away
with 1855

FRESNO, Cal, Dec. 2.-Daring
cracksmen between 2;SO and 8 o'clock
this morning blew open with nitro
glycerine the postoffice safe at Kings
burg and an office safe i'll the mer-
ohandise store of S. Davis. Kingsburg
is twenty miles south of Fresno.
From the postoffice safe $500 IN
stamps of various denominations and
$3.50 in cash was secured. From the
store safe $500 in gold and $125 in small
checks was secured.
Entrance in each case was through
the rear doors of the establishments.
The safe combinations were pried off
and the explosives inserted, the robbers
then completing the work by filling up
the remainder of the hole with soap.
The store safe was wrecked several
minutes after the other the store be-
ing situated several blocks away from
the postoffice. Here the cracksmen ev-
identity became frightened, for they left
behind them hatchet, a hand AK, a
chisei and a bar of soap.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-03
DATE UNCHANGED
FOR HILL CLIMB
Rain Causes No Damage to Course
and Event viii Be Pulled OFF
Saturday with a Large
Entry List

The rain of yesterday and the night
before caused considerable worry on
the part of those automobile dealers
who are interested in the Riverside
hill climb. The event is to be held next
Saturday. IL the weather holds good,
as the course at present is in fine shape,
according to a telegram received by
The Herald from c. A. Dundas last
night. He also says that there is a
large entry list and that all conditions
indicate that the meet will be largely
attended and very successful.
Most of the local contingent viii
90 out Friday, though some of the
cars will be sent today, so
that they can be tuned right for the
grade. AS the contest starts at 9
o'clock In the forenoon 1t will be Inn
Dossible to get to Riverside by an
early train and see the first event on
the program.
II the rain does not fall very much
more before the hill climb the roadway
will remain In fair condition, but as
the soil Is adobe, too much precipita-
ton will Kill It's speed and make all
OF the events very slow.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-03

himself an additional ten days vaca-
ton. He will return to Chicago via
Frisco in ten more days.
Billy Mckinley allowed Duke of
Bridgewater to run loose yesterday.
With as good as Is to 1 hanging around
loose he was too afraid of Proper to
take any chances, so let the Duke go
it for what he could win in the cut of
the purse. When he ran second, which
would have paid to 1, Billy let out
howl that quickly turned into life
sized crouch.
Mrs ]. D. Brown, wife of the Mon
rovia horseman, will entertain her
friends at a dance Friday night in
Odd Fellows hall. Monrovia, and horse
men and their wives will start the WIN
ter social season in the foothill city on
this occasion.
Big Tim Sullivan's colors will be seen
in action for the first time this season
when Saracinesca and Yankee Daugh-
ter go to the post this afternoon. Big
Chief thinner is handling the Sullivan
string here this season, and if he does
not clean up in both races 1t Will be
the source of wonder.
Starter Hoffman yesterday handed
out the first suspension of the season
when he set down J. Howard for dis
obedience. Howard, who is one of the
good boys brought from Texas, will
have a ten days vacation, during
which time he can watch the races
from a disinterested viewpoint.
R. L. Thomas sent Schilling to Frisco
last Tuesday night to pilot home two
good things-Billy Bowlegs and Schles-
wig. The summaries show that both
horses finished in the also-ran division.
Tom Woods is circulating a petition
at the track for the benefit of joe
Gallagher, former valet to Jack Mar
tin, the crack jockey. Gallagher is re-
ported to be sick and in destitute cir
eumstances at Latonia, and the fund
that is raised will be forwarded to him.
Hughey Jones bet a COB ON Alma Boy
at and to 1, and then allowed him
self to get touched for big bank roll
by the victory of Billy Mayhem. Jones
could not see Billy in the race.
r. L. Taylor. another MAT" has ar
rived from New York and will put on
a book next cut-in day. Taylor is one
of the leading members of the great
bookmakers' organization and he will
be a welcome addition to the ring, as he
has the money and the courage to stir
up competition that makes better
prices.
Yesterday was cut-in day, and eigh-
teen books were registered with Gene
Elrod. Abe Enkle and Sid Cohen cut
out. while San Shaen got brave and got
back on the job.
The stockholders and directors of the
Los Angeles Racing association will
hold the annual meeting December 10
at the association offices in the Doug
las building. Annual business will be
transacted and other matters OF I'M
portance will be taken up.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-03
DORY RACES WILL
START NEXT SUNDAY
AS Each Boat Is Built on the Same
Lines Club Members Expect
to Witness Classy
Racing

The first dory race of the winter
series will be started next Sunday UNI
der the auspices of the South Coast
Yacht club and will be participated
in by seven dories, among them being
Merrily, owned by Warren Wood, who
is also owner of the Mischief l.; Little
Mischief, owned by Walter Folsom,
who owns the Mischief II; Doris, owned
by Commodore Rufus p. Spalding. and
Kitty, owned by Secretary A. Lester
Best.
The first race Sunday will start about
o'clock in the outer harbor at San
Pedro, and will be followed by other
races every two weeks until the mid
die of March, when the championship
race shall be sailed. AS each dory is
an exact duplicate of the other, some
exciting races are looked for by the
members.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-03
RUNNER
DIED YESTERDAY

j. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2.-Dr. !
+ John B. Taylor, the former cham !
j. pion quarter-mile runner OF the :
j. University of Pennsylvania, died =
+ today from typhoid pneumonia. :
= Taylor was the first colored man !
\ ever picked to carry the American :
= flag on his breast in Olympic :
= championships. running in the 400 :
= meter race and in the relay event. =
= In the summer of 1904 he visit !.
! ed England and France and won :
+ the majority of his races, =
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-03
New Lumber Rates Effeetlve

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 1.-The rates
on lumber originating at Huuboldt
bay will become effective tomorrow
and are established as proportional
figures applying from San Francisco,
Oakland, Diamond and Cornwall via
the Southern Pacific and San Fran
cisco, Oakland, Point San Pablo. Rich
mond, Diamond, Antioch and tsockton
via the Santa Fe.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-03

Winner The
hnnth easily
place 80 shows
ready 10 this
off but ran nab
utce alo
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-03
BOXING
81 FIRST RAcn-ss furlonss; .-yoar-olds; $500

So
Atpos2i minute start good
third divm
andwa
rsl rpom
poorly an
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-03
So SIXTH RAcEFve fuongs; 4eolds up selling purse $780,

-ndeAl Horse and UWheF'
-. Billy Mayham, a, Armour
10 Tim O'Toole. 4, Talley
-. Pr. Of CASTLE. 4. Carman
-. Monvina, 4, Dodge &c Co.
-. sam G.. a, Cloninger Co
-. Andoche, 4, G. Henry.
-. La Chata. a, Mrs. West
-. "Bellchamber, 4, Anderson
-. Brennus, a, Orange VStb.
-. lFofkford. a. c. Fawcett
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-03

To- 80
Trained Value to winner
3 2howBr
in
his wayh on and t
with d n
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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-03

IFS 20 1888 la 49, So lo rs Winner
to winners
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mission mile
Henyaw
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-03

7szT Horse and owner 1wtfst Fa- Jockey ToDTu-
$ s5 E., u 5s$ $::: e ri; i Il. $ ;
Is Mike Jordan a
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aton-swe
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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-03

Index Ia9ea ndo
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Start
winner Won easily second 81
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-23
CAPT. lott ACTS AS
GUIDE ~ TIE WINTER

Bangor. Me, Sept. 22.-Capt Happy
Jack lott. who. for the second time,
has steered a Bangor league team to
the championship. has put his big mitt
and baseball togs in cold storage. oiled
up his trusty rifle bought a supply of
ammunition and yesterday started d
dash for the tall and uncut, where the
big trees grow C Ose together.
Happy" has signed for the season
on the team of guides at a camp on
Umculous lake. Rockabem poStoffice.
He has been at these camps for the
past five seasons, and no one would
believe the number of deer and moose
he has coached hunters to bring down.
and he has shot his own allowance.
too.
These camps consist of 16 small or
sleeping camps. clustered around a
central camp. where the people feed.
Last year, visiting hunters took out 80
deer and three moose.
Happy" has hunted in the big woods
since he was 10 year; old, and is as
much at home in the trackless wilder
ness as he is on the ba seha | diamond.
Several OF the big league ball players
have followed Happy" on the trail
daytimes and talked baseball around
the campfire nights.
He expects: to return to Bangor after
the hunting season and tai; baseball.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-23
MRS. MORRIS IN WASHINGTON.
Woman Who Was Elected From White
House Out Of Mad House.

Washington, Sept. 22.-Mrs. minor
Morris, whose violent ejectment from
the White House in January. 1905,
caused a scandal of no small proper
tions. has returned to Washington af-
ter a long absence. At the time of her
ejectment from the building in which
President Roosevelt has his office Mrs
Morris was not regarded as insane
but she offended Secretary Loeb and
Assistant Secretary Barnes by her per-
sistent effort to see the President on
behalf of her husband. who was then
employed in the government service
She is a sister Of Representative Hull
of Iowa.
Some time after the White House in
cident Mrs. Morris was pronounced in
sane and has been confined to the
State Insane asylum i'm Missouri Size
escaped from the asylum. she says. IN
the disguise of negress. and found
her way to Albany. ~ Y. She declar-
ed that her mind is normal and that
she is simply suffering from the effect
of the White House episode and the
estrangement of some of her relatives
Mrs. Morris says she has come here
to look after some of her personal Ell
fects which were left in Washington
when she went West
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-23
sLocUM'S CAPTAIN DEckHAND.
Van Schaick Is Too Old and infirm,
However, to Do Any Work.

New York, Sept. 22.-Capt. Van
Schaick. who commanded the Gen
Slocum when she was burned and
1000 lives lost. and who is serving a
10-year sentence in Sing Sing for his
part in that catastrophe. is now a
deckhand on the penitentiary's little
steamboat. Bristol
Though nominally a deckhand. Capt.
Van Schaick does virtually nothing on
the boat. He is 70 years old, he can
barely see objects more than 200 feet
away and his hands are crippled. He
was given the place on the Bristol to
occupy time which would otherwise
be spent in complete idleness, as there
is no work in the prison he is capable
of doing
1t was reported yesterday that Capt.
Van Schaick wearing "a blue uniform
trimmed with gold lace" commanded
the craft This report reached En-
gineer Slattery's union. and he had to
explain that Capt. Van Schaick wore
the gray prison dress. never touched
the steering wheel and moreover had
lost his pilots license when convicted,
The idea of Sing Sing convict wear
ing blue uniform trimmed with gold
lace greatly amused Warden Frost.