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The Washington herald., 1908-08-23
PIMLICO READY FOR RACES.
Entries In for Preliminary Flat
Event and steePIe to Follow.

SPECIAL 70 TIE Washington Herald.
Baltimore. Aug. 22-Entries for the two
mile preliminary fat race and the Pink
Coat stesplechase. TO be run at the Mary
land United Hunts meeting at PimHco
next week. have closed
The preliminary race will be run on
Wednesday. the first day and the Pink
Coat SteepIechase on Saturday, the last
day. The same teams are entered in both
events. and the team winning both VIII be
awarded the handsome silver challenge
cup. Should the race be divided. then the
cup will be put up again next year. the
team winning It twice to become the ab-
solute owner
Three teams have been named. which
iusures a field Of six starters in each
event. and this should produce a fine
contest
The PatapscO Hunt Club names as its
representatives Morrenton Chief and Cap
tain Jack They VIII be ridden by W. J.
H. Waters. jr. and r NJ Taylor, IT.
The Green Spring Valley Hunt Club en-
ters two teams Souvigny and Mystery,
ridden by Jarvis Spencer, jr-, and George
c Nicholas. respectively. are in the drst
team. and Rolfe and The Hen are named
as the second team W. G Hayes viii
have the mount on the former. and the
rider Of the other has not Yet been Sc
Iected.
These six horses comprise the best and
fastest qualified hunters in the State. and
they VIII be ridden by the pick of the
hunting set
The race will be well worth seeing. as
both horses and riders are IN excellent
condition. and the friendly rivalry be-
tween the two clubs viii bring out hosts
/ Of members and their friends Many mem
! bers will wear club colors. which are pink
and light blue for the PaJapsco. and
/ light green and white for the Greer
I Spring Valley
Two carloads of horses are expected &c
arrive at Pirnlico this week from Fort
( Erie. comprising the stables Of H. Flip
pen. J J johnson, J Farrell, jr-, r L
I Miller. N Buchanan. and NJ c. Ricketts,
/ Elmer Wilson. the starter, viii be OF
[ hand al PimlicO early Monday morning u
! school horses at the barrier
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23
CHICAGO TO HAVE RACING!
Reported that the windy City VIII
Hold Meeting Next Year.

Hold Meeting Next Year.
From the Chicago Tribune.
Racing in Chicago in 1893? Wise mods
and predictions are coming from the
same sources that have been nodding and
predicting ever since racing was stopped
in this city as a result of political cOndi-
tons and the personnel of the local track
owners Apparently. political conditions
are changing. but so far as known the
personnel Of the track owners is no less
undesirable than it was three years 90.
when the lid was clamped on tight
The prognOsticatOrs are right in that
Chicago Is ripe for racing-that is. ripe
for a limited period Of good. clean sport
free from many Of the conditions which
prevailed in the past. conducted with
some regard for the sport and not en-
tirely for the betting revenue and gate
receipts But Chicago is not ripe for the
kind OF racing that prevailed at several
Of the tracks before the advent Of the re-
form lid By this it is not inferred that
the racing itself was actually dishonest
but there were circumstances and Incl
dents. both in the ra6ing and in the man.
a agement OF the tracks which were not
conducive 10 the perpetuity Of the sport
ANY attempt to revive racing until condi-
tions are changed cannot be more than
temporarily successful There must be
new blood and less commercialism 70
give racing in Chicago the standing il de-
serves as a great and pleasurable sport.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23
FEATURERELAYRACE
Montgomery Teams Run at
Washington Grove.
FOR TITLE OF THE COUNTY
Linden, KeBsingtOn, Rockville, and
Washington Grove Are Expected
Be One of the Biggest Attractions
at the Labor Day Games.

One Of the feature events In the open
handicap games at Washington Grove.
Nd. on LABOR Day. Monday. September
:. is the Montgomery County relay, open
only 10 athletes residing therein. Present
indications point 10 a large entry in this
class. Linden, twice winner Of the hand
some Foster trophy cup. viii defend the
title against all comers- Kensington has
entered a four, Rockville VIII be heard
from little later. and Washington Grove
has a bunch Of boys in daily practice,
working out for this event
The junior relay members VIII have as
contestants a team from the boys depart
ment OF the local Y II C A. the Tre-
monts. POtOmac-s. and a team from Bal
tlmore. there are some gritty youngsters
in this offering. and the contest should be
worth seeing-
The committee Of arrangements has Sc
Iected the following well-known track
officials TO conduct the meet:
Ressree-Dr. D. Z. wiber. chairman. registration
committee Of the A. A L
Track judSes-J G c Peterson " G. a A.
William Talbot W g. A A.; Walter Foster.
" g. 4 A. and Robert Walker G. L
Field iudses-DanisI Z Gargss. ". 6 A A;
Percy Campbell. " g. a A. Il = alllLs ~ IL
A. A. and J. T Mezry- ". c. A. A
TTmers-Capt. c. Z. Edvs-ds. y. G. D. C.; y h
Jose. " D. C.. Thomas klrby. Georse-oW1g a1d
" g. Thatcher, " O.. = A.
Sra-trr-Prof. G. z. Beckett. Y. N C. A.
Cterk-W. C. stuart. PeErsylrsuia-
ASSISTANT C1erE-Nor1rzn Foster. Amherst
Iuspectors-W. B. HARDY. William Soreweil- ".
Z PerIfe and g Z Archibald
9Ia-shal-slelriIIe . Lindsay " G. A A
Announce--Pe-cv : Foster " - A. A.
Scorer. ". Jsann. ". g. A A.
Custodian q prizes-Roberr L Bans
Entry blanks may be obtained at al OF
the leading sporting goods houses En-
tries close for these games on Tuesday.
| September l.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23
GOLF UNDER A NEW SYSTEM
Garden City Tourney to Be Gov
erned by Revised Code.
Recently Introduced Condition.
VIII BE Tried in Order 10 Give
Equal Chance TO AL

New York. Aug. Clubs affiliated
with the United States Golf Association
will By this time have posted the pro
sgramme for the amateur championship
on the bulletin board. so all aspiring
members may ruminate over the new
conditions governing the competition
Many methods have been tried during the
twelve years the United States Golf As
sociation has had the supervision Of the
meeting. and SO far none has proved en-
tlrely satisfactory
Until the championship OF 1872 a thirty
SIX hole qualifying round in one day with
thirty-six hole matches 90 follow were the
order. The drawback 10 this was the al
tentative Of dispatchi1g the frsJ pair in
the qualifying round at cock crow. or
starting az more rational hour with the
I probability Of the late starters finishing
their second round by candle light. as
was the case al Morris County IN 1s9S.
In 1879. al Glen View. an eighteen hole
Qualifying round for the first day. with
sixty-fOur 90 continue az match play. was
given trial This proved failure. as
Louis James who vas siXty-fOurth man
70 qualify. won the title. after a scram-
Z bling series OF eighteen hole match
rounds
I United States GoIf Association commit
i tee went 70 another extreme and sdopted
the British system ~ ail-match plsE. The
/ result proved that the officials had gone
from ScyIla TO Charybdis- In the first
. round there were TO less than thirteen
! matches defaulted. while the plan also
! Trovided the edifyins proposition OF q
/ man. J. D. Cady. Of Rock Island. III
/ reaching the third round without playing
I a match. Interest. too for the Tn e
days was impossible. and This ventura
. viii always be underlined in champion
. sap annals a. the dullest and profound
est failure Of al the gatherings
( At Balcusrol in 1914 an eighteen-hclt
. qualifying round the first day. with III
best sixty-four scores 10 resume opera
. tiOns at thirty-Six holes medal play tht
second day. was the order. the bes
i thirry-twO scores for the three rounds Z
3 continue al match play. This meeting Is
I memorable, first, because Findlay Doug
las and Frank Reinhart We're amOnl
I those who failed 70 qualify after a ti'
for last place. and. second. becaus,
! George Ormiston defeated W J. TTavi!
En- the second round by three and one
after holinS mid-iron shot for two a
the seventeenth. and also because il wa
/ Chandler W. Egan's first victory. ANY
how. the system adopted was an i'm
provement over all previous conditions
aIthough its weakness lay in calling 70
round too much at score play A
y Wheaton the next scene Of the cham
pionship. the qualifying round was modi
fed 20 a round each for the first TIVE
days.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23
LAUDS ATHLETES OF FRANCE
Harry Hillman Thinks the Nation
VIII Develop Strong Teams.
Hurdler. After Competing at Paris
says French Can BE Depended
Upon TO Become Power.

New York. Aug 22-Harry HILiman. Of
the New York Athletic Club. who was one
0f the American team that competed in
the athletic carnival promoted II Paris
by the Matin a fortnight ago. Is loud in
praise OF the French as an athletic na-
ton Some day" says the great hUr-
der. the French viii be fighting it out
with the leaders in the olympic point
column It is only Of late than the news
papers have taken Up track and held
sports. The MaJin Is particularly active
now in this respect. and as a result hun
dreds Of young Parisians are forsaking
the wine and song lie for the training
diet.
At the present time French athletics
are almost wholly confined 20 TIE city Of
Paris. Later on. when the whole coun-
try is infected with the athletic spirit.
as ours is. France viii turn out some
world beaters- It's the country lad that
makes the best athlete. say what you
viii.
The artistic eye Of the French turns
up on the athletic field as in every other
walk Of lie. AT their meets the decora-
tons are superb. Every arrangement
looking 20 the comfort and convenience
OF the athletes IS absolutely perfect Fol
instance. in all the hurdle races each
competitor has his individual hurdles Of d
different color from those OF his rivals
In the vault slanting board placed 50
that the bread side plainly marks the
! point where the athlete must sink his
/ pole into the turf is a great aid Tht
/ high Jumpers land IN a pit Of soft SAND
( that lessons the shock materially.
In the distance runs a sign IS shovT
Z over the final line keeping the runner
! posted as TO how many laps they have tc
run This Is, Of course. changed as .th'
/ runners complete each lap All events a
Do meters and under are run In lanes
The French officials are on the jol
! every minute. They are courteous, anC
absolutely fair in all their dealings viii
the athletes Because Of the lack OF ex
! perience on the part OF the officials ther
meets are not run quite as smoothly a.
I ours but that viii come in due time
| Their treatment OF the Americans durin;
the big meet at CoIombes Paris. which
5y the way. lasted two whole days. va
/ of the finest order
/ Even now France has some fine per
/ foTmerS-uOt quite Up 70 the world
championship class. It is true, but crack
ing good men. I noticed especially Nal
faiJ- the quarter miller, who ran agains
J. c. Carpenter on the second day Of tn
games. Carpenter had 10 step 80 meter
IN fifty fat 20 lead the Freuchman hons
| a French athlete asked me why "
! Americans trained 50 hard Why sal
he, You go in as though your life depend
ed upon your being IN fine condition
The Frenchman trains ever so lightly
He never gives up his wine. and seldor
4 his smoking. and he cannot understsn
how the Yankee youth can make sue
big sacrifices for the mere winning of
race I told the Frenchman that was ou
way Of going about things. but he sti
looked puzzled"
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23
FOOTBALL WORK ON FARM.
Forty Candidates for Brown Team
VIII Practice at New Bedford

Providence, r /. rug. Z-Forty can
didates for the Brown University foot
ball team will report at the training
camp Of Coach "Dan' Gammons in New
Bedford. on September 9, 10 train for the
season
Following the custom Of previous years
the candidates Will camp out IN tents,
and will have a daily programme OF
practice and runs TO get them into trim.
The general outlook this year is for a
fast light team. which should keep up
70 the record OF the past elevens. 'Dah
Gammons will take charge OF the candi-
dates for the first time He was zp-
pointed coach last fail by the athletic
committee. Mr. Gammons was a former
star player on the Brown team Of several
years ago. Trainer Charles Higgins will
be with the squad as usual
On account Of the freshman rule hav-
ing been discontinued by vote OF the
faculty and the athletic committee. fresh
men VIII be taken with the varsity
squad. and some good material is already
slated for the university. Up TO this year
freshmen have been debarred from play
ing on any varsity team at Blown. Sew
eral OF the old men will be back, includ-
ing Mayhem. the sll-American half back
Kiriey, and Dennie, the end
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23
A. A. U. TRACK TOURNEY.
Junior and Senior Championship
VIII Be Held on Travers Island

VIII Be Held on Travers Island
The National A. a. [. junior and sen
jor track and field championship viii thi
wear be given under the auspices Of the
New York A c. at Travers Island, y Y
on September IS and 19- The junior evenu
v-f1I be run of on the second This is de,
cide5lv n better arrangement thaustry1ns
~ rf1n of both classes Of events on tht
one dav. as has been done on former Oc
"a sions- The usual programme Of stand
ard events has been announced for Junior.
and seniors. but il IS noticeable that tht
Greek style OF discus throwing has beer
left out. This event was introduced her
last YEAR in the national fixture. and /
se,;red again IN the Olympic tryOuts. 5u
as officials and competitors seem 10 b
totally ignorant Of the real Hellenic meth
cd. for peace sake il is dropped for tbs
present
In order 70 stimulate a keener rivalry
between the clubs a point banner viii b
awarded 70 the club scoring the mos
points on the basis Of 5 for a first. 3 70.
a second. and for a third. Entries 70
the championship close on August p. viii
Barlow S Weeks Post-office Box 81
New York. and three days afterward thi
list will be printed and sent to AL ths
.cIub members Of the A. a Z.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23
Tennis at Dumbarton,

The tennis tournament which had been
arranged 10 take place at the Dunbar
ton Club some weeks ago. but which on
account OF the weather. was postponed.
opened last Wednesday afternoon A
number Of matches IN singles have been
played. but the seuli-finals and finals
viii not come of until about the middle
Of the week Much interest is being
shown among the club members as the
players are all in fine form and the out
come is sure 70 be exciting.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23
ketcheu Making Much Coin.

Chicago. Aug. 22-Tommy Burns is not
the only sqUared-ring artist that is fat
tening his bank roll Stanley Ketcheu IS
gathering the currency so fast now that
he Is carrying several passbool1s- Ketcheu
realizes that the money VIII not come
easy al the time. and he is ready TO
tackle anybody, good, had, or Indifferent
Ketchell on Tuesday night. didn't disturb
a hair On his carefully brushed head
when he whipped Joe Thomas in two
rounds. For this little romp he received
A1e050- There was about FIVE minutes
Of actual fighting. so that ketchel earned
close 70 s., COO a minute.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23
MEETING AT BURKE TRACK.
Elaborate Programme of Races Ar
ranged for Labor Day.

An elaborate Labor Day programme
has been arranged by Mr.. Henry Cop
perthite for his new track at Burke. Va
The first event Of the day viii be a free
for-all trot and pace. purse. $50; the sec
ond 2-Z7 trot and pace. purse. 500: the
third event being a three-n-;nute trot and
pace. purse. so.
Three running events are also an
nounced- The first Will be q dash Of FIVE
furlongs for purse OF So the second a
six and one-half furlong dash purse 81.
and the third event a one-mile dash for
a purse Of the same size 3. ?. Nc
Csulley has been engaged as starter
The festivities Of the forenoon VIII in
clude a baseball game which VIII begin
at 10 O'Clock. 10 conclude with a tourna-
ment that viii begin al noon The prize
for the winner in the tournament is SO.
and the club that wins the baseball game
gets a prize OF SO.
A special train VIII leave the Union
Station al II-l0. and viii arrive al Burke
al u-55 The return train viii leave
Burke al SIS p m. arriving at Wash
ington at : ?. m
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23
MAY RACE LABOR Day.
Plans Being Made for Meeting of
l.. j. X. and May Queen.

Plans being Made Tor heettnS OF
l.. J. X. and May Queen
Another match between l. J K and
May Queen is practically assured Alex
Davis. manager Of the Brightwood Driv-
ing Club, has Informed J. J. OKeefe,
owner Of L J. K. that George Goodacre,
owner Of Nay Queen. desires a second
race.
l. J. K. and May Queen raced for a
stake Of 81. go at BrightwOod August z
L. J. K won, and Mr. O-Keefe says he
viii rematch May Queen. the stakes 70
be not less than 500 side. the fun
amount 10 be posted when the match is
made
There appears 10 be no doubt that
Goodacre will call Mr O'Keefe's stipu-
Iations. The race viii probably take place
on Labor Day. II Is understood the
BrightwoOd Driving Club will add a
| considerable sum OF money for the at
traction The conditions that prevailed
l in the first match. owners 10 drive, viii
| hold good in the coming contest
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23
LONG BOUTS IN SIGHT.
Judge W. :. Overtou Has Leased
Plum Island to Hold Matches

New York. Aug 22-Judge W 5 Over
ton has the cutest little scheme 20 make
a second test Of the boxing laws OF the
STATE He IS going 10 use the United
States as a big stick on the boxing
statutes Of New York This IS how it
will be done
Plum Island has been leased from the
United States government by Judge over
ton. and this afternoon the Military Ath-
Ietic Club viii pull off twenty-eight
rounds Of fighting A decision win be
rendered in each event Judge OverJon
contends that the State has no jJrisdic-
ton over Federal property. he invites
the police 10 be on hand and make an
arrest so he can bring . test case in
the courts
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23

New York. Aug 0--Desplte the rainy
weather. 10000 persons witnessed the run-
ning Of the S15.Ol0 Empire City Handicap.
one and one-eighth miles. al the Yonkers
track today. The track was heavy
The Sl5eJ6 stake drew a fine field 10 the
barrier Frank GIu was the favorite-
PInkola was an added starter. and was
quoted al 10 J. He ran magnificent
race. and won The race was closely
contested throughout. and when the
horses came into The homstreJch il was
anybOdy's race. King James was leading.
with Jack Akin BeaUcoup. Pinkola- and
G-etEa Green close together and all run
ming gamely-
Then Butler on Pinlzola began TO make
his run. with The result that PInkola.
perfectly handled. drew away and won
by 9 length and a half. Frank Gil. IN
der rather weak ride, loomed up just
then with q wonderful rush through the
stretch and nailed the place
Magazine. TO I, made al the pace
IN the handicap Al g mile. and won easily.
while CymbaI S - !. won the first By a
head from Darknight, the favorite-
Ragman won the second and Wise Ma
son the fifth
T-.aa
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23
The Likeness,

From the Christian Guardian
Why is a pancake Ike the SUM-
Because said the Swede, it rises out
OF, der yeast and it sets behind der vest"
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23
The Summaries.

FIRST RACE-SslinE= three-year-oids. one and
G1e-six-eer-h miles Cymnal. g Bergen 10 o J.
u1u- Uarz NiELt. 10 ID smith, : % 10. second
Ea--'s C11-t q Uu-1uJ 20 3. third I-ue. liz IS
Ela-z Oak and Adriaua also ran-
SECOND EACE-TTo-ysar-0lds selling sx fl--
sarcs- Ra-rlan. lls smith, Is 20 ; won Anon
llck. l15 tAIcClleT'. I7 - :. s5c1ld5 bar1er- ls
.,So--srI 90 s. third. Tine. Isl 2-5 siskln. E
,-au Won Llar. DouzrJ> and Ed Way also rau-
THIRD E-rEr5e-year-o.dS and UPWARD one
nile Magazine. s. j.. Butleri- 70 ! Won Tony
B-15-o I2 lIoCarry. 10 10 s. scoud; Fl-estons, Jog
.Glbe--I 3 70 ; Lhl1d Tne las -. Escso1 also
rll-
FOURTH RACE-Eupi-e City Handicap; value
$500 -=o-gear-oids and upvzzl- one nile AID Z
t.-Ial- Pu1zo-z l15 j. Butter. % T. w1n- FrsrE
en- IL .W. Miller. ; % . secondi hIg james
is IL Leal- 6 10 3. third Tine. IS IS t5recla
Green BACK Arsiu. TIeIug Beauc71I. G1H1--- iiosA
Tourist. ali Master R5bsrt also rau-
FIFTH EACE-TE0-ysar-o.d nre ana one -lai
-srl1--v- Wl=e M1sl1. lE tNot-ar-- - :. Won
P1rsc1zI. Il5 J. Butter. 70 ID. second. Ton hay
wand. g .GIbe-ri. 20 3 third Time. L1e -
sand Plqsr Ross Dare and krisi1a als1 ral-
SIXTH RACE-FU-r-ye yee--1lls and urFa-1s ont
ard due-sixr-eutl miles L-ri S-auLoqe- Us %
Burns. % 3 u1n- lad q LSuc-ull, HS Powers
q % T. sscJul- L1ly. -1s r. But5sri- 20 ;. lind
Tine. - GrseHa. TIlius- and s111re also ran
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23
PINKOLA IN AGAIN
Added Starter Wins the Big
Empire City Handicap.
STAKE IS WORTH $4,000

Beats Out Frank Gill by Length and
a HaIf-MaEaziRe, at : to l. Made
All the Running in Handicap and
Won EaSfiy-CymbaI Beat Dark
Night, the FavOrite, in First
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
BATTING AVERAGES

The batting average Of the Southern
League players who are batting 80 OF
over are
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-12
Men
Die
Too
Early
By N. JEAN FIN0T.

roye the germ dissolution forthwith active
into the system slowly but the less surely making healway toward
our destruction to later.
In YOUTH manhood aud up middle age
effects About the 60 however when imagine
tire iorefahes did before begin find Old age lying eay-
y upon This really the germ dissolution which
certain strength in its and which then feels powerful enough
presence Following the tme-onod so
adopts dentay habits and begins lead idle life
He is in reality playing the for the BY degrees the
its fine work. the blood becomes ytate tissue refuses
the body becomes prey all kinds Of illnesses which the
inactive life has naturally predpod the system Old age upon
with rush. long, long years before due and simply
we did not make use Of our powers of auto-sugge>on
What to do, then? One of tho greatest thinkers that the
world has known Goethe hat has the power his
mind to eliminate from his body all that him suffering
But negative action will by suffice We live by
suggestion not die by il.
1t takes least 20 years acquire knowledge
Of the capacities and pces Of their particular physical makeup under
existing conditions Of knowledge Autougon step, in however and
makes the body what the mind wishes poi
sons but she has created andoe Death nothing poison
which is by the average hought allowed take effect years
before has reached its full power TO be effective The antloe
early deaths at 60 TO- 50 properly directed reflective will pow
auto-sug4eston
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-12

A gentleman Choctaw and a wag
halt-breed from Oklahoma were
guided by a New York friend into
one of the quick lunch places not far
from the City Hall, New York. Sew
eral thousand persons feed there daily
between II and o'clock, and their
tactics are more amusing to a strang-
er than all the monkey shows. Mr..
Cnoctaw is Carlisle graduate. ex-
pecting political preferment. After
observing the lunch tends for ten
minutes be whispered to the land
lord: How much Is the prize? What
Is 1t, a bit of plate or money!"
PRICE" demanded the astonished
proYiier Of the feast: II don't seem
80 sit next Prize for whut? Who
said anything about prize?" "Oh,
don't get angry. I thought these
people were eating for a prize. They
are certainly making excellent time
and skipping nothing"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-12
Giant Records,

An Eskimo viii devour greedily
twenty pounds Of meat a day. A
Russian Tartar win eat in twenty
four hours forty pounds. Captain
Cochrane mentions a Tartar who con
sumed in that time the hind quar-
ters Of a large OK. twenty pounds o.
fat ana a proportionate quantity o.
melted butter for drink. Three OF
his tribe-the Yakuti-think moth
ing OF polishing of a reindeer at a
meal. In London and New York the
average consumption Of meat is half
pound 10 each person daily; In
Paris Ii is one-sixth of a pound, with
a much lower fraction for the viii
Ia ges and country; the Irishman' S
bone and muscle are elaborated from
potatoes, not from flesh, and the
brawny Highlander builds up his
huge members from porridge, kali
and whisky.