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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-23
STRINGS AT
WASHINGTON
HoRSEMEN ALREADY SHIPPING
TO JENNINGS
Change in Dinner Stakes Guarantees
Winner $9oo-Easter Monday
SieepIechase Run Under
New Name

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-Tom Nc
Creery is one of the first of the Long
Island trainers to ship to Bennings
The string that McCreery will race dur
ing the coming meeting of the Wash
ington Jockey club was shipped from
Long Island Thursday and was I'M
loaded at the local track yesterday.
Greene, who races in the colors of T.
M. Cassidy, is one of the promising
ones in the string and he will be point
ed for the Benning spring handicap.
He was a handy sort of horse last fall
and Mr.. McCreery is of the opinion
that he is good enough to nave
chance for the prize. He has wintered
well and there SHOULD be little trouble
in bringing him to racing condition.
There is nothing the matter with the
way Greene is breI. He is by Greenan
out OF Tongese, and accordingly a
half-brother to Tongorder and High
Order. This last named one just
missed greatness by breaking down
In 1900, carrying equal weight, he beat
Kinley Mack and Jean Beraud in
final for the Brooklyn handicap that
was later won by Kinley Mack. He
broke down in the work.
Another in the McCreery string is old
Right and True, who still gives evil
dence of being able to win some sprint
races. Royal Lady, who races in the
colors of Roxie Angarola, is another
and ebert is the only other of the older
horses he will train. Obert did not show
a great deal as a two-year-old last
season. but he is of the Albert and
Herbert strain, and Is one that should
improve greatly when the distances are
stretched out.
In addition to these horses McCreery
has five very likely two-year-olds in his
care BY his early arrival at Bennine
he hopes to have ample chance to be
ready for the opening, March %.
e. c. Cowdin has leased the racing
qualities of The Pippin and Counter
pane to the Newcastle stable. Both
are two-year-old f1llies- The Pippir
is a half sister to Wave Crest, being
by Ben Strome out of Spindrift. Coun-
terpane bears the same relation to The
Squire, being by Sandringham out OF
Homespun.
Announcement has been made of the
stakes of the Washington Jockey club
To be run at the spring meeting. which
begins March 22. There is one marked
change in the offerings. The Dinner
| stakes, which formerly had an added
guaranteed stake The winner is guar.
snteed $500, second $500 and third $3.50
Last season the fifteen subscribers to
tha Dinner stakes were August Bel
mont. Perry Belmont, Columbia stable
w. Colt, w. G. Eustis. Ivan Fox
George Howard, F. r. Hitchcock. James
Kerr. e. A. Mitchell, Robert Neville
Oakley stable, J. G. Oxnard, j. p. Story
ir.- and H. H. Westcott.
The subscriptions for the Dinner
Another change is found in the nam
ing OF a stake. What was known as
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-23
ST. VINCENTS WIN
FROM ALL STARS
FeatureIess Game Is Enlivened at
Times by Good Individual Play
ing and Heavy Stick
Work

ST Vincents college went down 10
defeat Yesterday afternoon by the score
of 7 to before Goodman's crack bunch
of all-stars.
The game from start to finish was
smuggling match, thirteen hits pelhs
made off Cornett and eight Off ker-
foot. The game as whole was very
commonplace. The only play out or the
ordinary that was made was Gray
catching Goodman off first by his beau
tiful throw from Center after making
a running catch of McClellan's ny.
ST. Vincent's played strong Datt,ns
eame hut was very weak In fieldlng ana
base running, while the All-Stars We're
particularly strong in base running
and very fortunate in bunching hlts.
The stars made two runs In the tnlrd
i,ning when Nickolls walked, mitchell
hunt. which was juggled by " Hourhe'
making both men safe. 70 heip MAJ MAJ.
tiers along O'Rourke threw the Dali pet,,
Corhin,s head into the bleachers. Both
runners scored. Three more We're mace
in the sixth on two hits, sacrlnce anu
an error. completing the Al-Stars
total in the seventh on two puhts,
sacrifice and a stolen base. St. YIN
cents came to life In the sixth, Wne.
Kerfoot walked, stole second anu "e q.
home on a pretty double steal. OF,
Vincents last came in the ninSn VIZ,
they gathered Ave hits OH eorne''
delivery. ra,;eved
In the seventh inning Larner renewed
Kerfoot in the box, and during tne
three innings he pitched he distin-
guished himself by leaving the neavy
hitting Stars down without MT anu
he getting two hits out of two times 70
bat, one of them being tWo-passs .,
shorty Corbin also did good worh :
with the stick. getting three hits out
Of three trips to the plate, For the
Stars, Mitchell behind the bat ana BITS
walter on short did good work. playing
their positions in great style.
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SAYS DIAZ FAv0RS
RACING IN MEXICO

NEW YORK, Feb. 22-F. M. Shor-
tell a former attache of the Fasig-Tip
ton company in this city. but now
merchant in Mexico, says the move
ment to promote first class racing IN
the republic to the south OF the hlo
Grnnde Is sure to produce results that
will be of benefit to breeders in the
limited States. The Mexicans want
horses badly and they prefer the thor
ouehbred strain to all others. Inc
project has the warm support or the
government, that is to say, or Pornrlo
Diaz. =.
President Diaz has long sought to
establish in Mexico fine breed Oh
horses, and being long-headed man,
he appreciates the fact that the BEST
wav to get what he wants is to en-
courage racing. There is no organ
ized racing In Mexico, as in the United
States. One or two days meetings are
held at the City of Mexico at various
times during the winter months under
the direction of various social
societies.
The German society WILL for exam
Pile, give two days meeting shortly IN
commemoration of the birthday or
Emperor William.
Later the American and English So
cieties will follow suit. 1t would not,
Mr.. Shortell believes, require much
work to secure the cooperation OK
these societies with the Mexican
Jockey club in an organized attempt
to give regular and high class meet
ings. Racing is thoroughly popular
among the Mexicans and after seeing
n little conducted on American lines
Mr.. Shortell believes they would aban-
don bull fightins for 1t. The giving or
a $4,000 derby for three-year -oids, the
horses to be in the country at tne tirne
of nomination, is practically President
Diazs idea.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-23
PRESENTCUPS
TO OWNERS OF
WINNING
FIFTH ANNUAL SHOW COMES
TO AN END
PRIZES AWARDED BY JUDGES
AT SESSION
Exhibition OF Club Next Year viii Also
Be Held in Los Angeles, Accord
ing to Statements of
Officials

To say it ended in a blaze of glory
would give but a meager idea of the
actual splendor with which the fifth
annual bench show of the Southwestern
Kennel club was ushered out last night.
The attendance of the previous days
was more than doubled from opening
until closing time yesterday. and even
the dogs seemed to be on their good
behavior to make last good impress
sion.
The feature of the day was the pre-
senting of cups to the special prize Win
ners. and during the awarding the tudg-
ing ring and surrounding square were
packed with interested spectators and
expectant owners ready to receive their
stems.
Manager Fred Herr said the success
of the show had far exceeded his most
optimistic hopes, and that the sixth
venture of the club in exhibiting the
result of its work and foundation would
certainly be held in Los Angeles.
According to Mr.. Herr 1t was planned
by the directors of the club to hold
their future shows in another city, IL
the one Just closed had not been re-
ceived with such hospitality by the
public but after the proceeds had been
counted last night it was unanimously
decided to make foreign fanciers come
right back to Los Angeles next year.
Owners All Happy
Another important statement which
might be made concerning the owners
who took part in this exhibit Is that
they all left the show happy and con-
tented and with whatever wee small
regrets they had on account or not
capturing all the prizes carefully con.
cealed so that neither the feelings OF
Judges nor of fellow competitors would
be injured.
Considering the strenuous charges OF
graft and Partially and other terrible
things hurled Unfortunately at the
poor adjudicators. the change Is re-
markable one to take place in so short
a time.
But dog owners, like most other peo-
ple who are fond of animals ana the
comparing of their pets with others,
are for the most part good sports, ana
disappointment is cherished by them
but for short time.
Visiting fanciers were unanimous IN
their expressions of the cordial treat
nent which they had received at the
hands of the show officials, and with
one accord have voluntarily given their
approval of the way In which the ex-
hibit was managed and most import
ant of all, the expert treatment ana
handling given their animals.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-23
HONEY MELODY SAYS he
IS DONE WITH PRIZE RING

NEW YORK. Feb. 22.-Honey Mel
iody. former welterweight champion,
has fought his last fight, according to
Johnny Mooney, whA was Mellody's
manager. When the Armory Athletic
association of Boston last week wanted
Melody to sign for a bout Mooney
produced a letter from medical
specialist who examined Melody after
his defeat by Frank Mitchell and who
stated that IL Melody fought again
and was hit hard he would probably
die in the ring. The Boston CLUB
dropped the proposition.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-23
MAY SUTTON WINS
TROPHY FOR KEEPS
Special to The Herald.

Special to Tho Herald.
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 22.-Today saw
the end of the tennis tournament at the
Coronado Country club courts. but the
championship trophy remains in the
the Country club to supply new prize
for the wornen's singles, as the present
one becomes the personal property Of
Miss May Sutton, since she has won II
for three consecutive years.
Previously she won 1t by defeating
her sister Florence in the final match,
but this year her final opponent was
another sister, Mrs. -. .. Bruce.
The championship in the mems single
remains with Thomas G. Bundy, as he
defeated S. w. Sinsabaugh this after
noon in one of the prettiest matches OF
the tournament. This is the second
time that Bundy has won. and he VIII
have to defend the cup next year.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-23

the Easter Monday selling steeplechase
will be run as the First of April selling
steeplechase.
The stakes which close February "a
and are announced are: For 2-year-
olds, the Dinner stakes, the Washing
ton Nursery and the Jesse Brown cup;
for 3-year-olds and upward, the Ben
ming Spring handicaps, to be run tho
first and last Saturdays of the meet
ing, and the Amateur cup. The steeple-
chases are Spring handicap steepls-
chase, First of April selling steeple-
chase, Chevy Chase Hunters steeple-
chase and the Spring Hunters steeple-
chase
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-23
PnPkE AND KELLY FIGHT
POSTPONED TO MARCH II

MILWAUKEE. Feb. 22.-Owing to
the fact that Bill Papke's nose, which
was operated on recently. is not healing
as rapidly as expected, the date for his
match with Hugo Kelly of Chicago
has been changed to March II.
The men will fight ten rounds be-
fore the Badger Athletic club at Mil
waukee. The last time they fought the
battle ended in draw.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-23

visit Pasadena's finest hotel. THE
GREEN.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-23

''Is 1t all right, boss, to take a chick
en- in your hands when eatin' it?' asked
Sam.
well, SAM" replied the boss. with
suspicious looks. at is If 1t is your
chicken. "--Yonke Statesman
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-06-13
Steamboat Rate War

The latest developement in the rate
war between the Canadian Pacific
Navigation Co. and the Inland Naviga.
tion Co. for control of the passenger
business between Seattle and Victoria
and Vancouver is the announcement
that the Inland Navigation Company
will enter what has hitherto been the
formers exclusive field between Van
couver and Victoria and will eyad.
the provisions of the Canadian law
which prohibits foreign vessels from
engaging in coastwise trade between
Canadian ports, by transferring Vic
toria and Vancouver passengers from
the Ircquois at Roche Harbor to some
steamer, probably the Rosalie. to be
operated between Bellingham and Vic
toria. A bill was passed at the recent
session OF congress exempting Ameri-
can vessels engaged in the passenger
business between Puget Sound and
British Columbia ports. and making
three or more trips week. from. the
payment Of customs fees tor entering
and clearing.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-06-13
The Salmon Situation

Frank Wright. formerly of Belling.
ham and nov of Seattle, who was one
of the fortunate salmon trap owners
who realized fortune from the biz
Onffroy combine, gives his views OF
the salmon situation for this season
as follows:
''Most of the canneries that are
operating this season have prepared to
pack the early flsh and az a result the
canned output of spring salmon will
be the heaviest ever known on the
Sound. The spring salmon that have
been taken so far are Of an exception
ally fine quality In past seasons
most of the spring salmon have been
handled by the mild curing plants,
but owing to the light sockeye season
and the fact that most of the canneries
have prepared to pack both. spring
and fall salmon as we'll as sockeye,
the output Of mild-cured fish will
probably be lighter than usual this
season. -
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-06-13
Prof. Tucker locates in Montans

Prot. @. N. s. Tucker and family
arrived Saturday from Snoaualmie.
where Prof. Tucker has been principal
OF schools for the past two years.
He left Wednesday for Montana to
make improvements upon tract of
irrigated land upon which he filed Q
few months ago. The land is near
Huntley. and not far from Billings
and was formerly q part Of the Grow
Indian reservation. The lrrigable land
opened to settlement was subdivided
by the government into 633 "units''
of about forty acres each. Settlers
filing upon these tracts under the
homestead act are required to pay to
the goverment S34 an acre within ten
years, of which amount $50 goes to
reimburse the government for the
cost of the irrigation reservoir and
canal and 81 to the Indians for the
land. Prot. Tucker likes the situa-
tion very much and intends to
establish his home there. Mrs. Tucker
and children will remain here for 9
few weeks. until their new home IS
ready for them.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-06-13
Low Prices and Small
Demand for Wool

Not for many years has the price Of
wool been so low as it is now and the
market generally in such an unsatis-
factory condition. This county
produces more wool than any other
county in western washington but
It's output is small as compared with
counties on the eastern slope of the
Cascades. The situation there. az
viewed by the big wool growers, IL
indicated by the following press dis.
patch sent out few days ago from
North Yakima:
"There are over 1000. 600 pounds
of wool stored in North Yakima. II
is we'll stored, is under insurance and
will probably remain there for some
time. A few small lots may be brok-
en- out but the bulk of the wool will
remain where it is for time. The
reason is that the wool market has
gone to pieces. At Arlington. Ore.
a few days ago when TOO. 600 pounds
of wool we're offered for sale, the bids
we're 6I to 81 cents and all bids
we're rejected the wool being with
drawn from sale. It is believed that the
Umatilla county wool growers will
withhold their wool from sale al
Pendleton and Pilot r ock. The price
offered the Gillian county men il
less than half what they received last
year and they are at loss to under
stand the reason of the slump this
year. The situation is clear one to
the North Yakima people. AS an
actual fact only from 80 to 40 per
cent of the mills which consume wool
are in operation. There is no demand
for the wool. There is no competition
and therefore no conditions which
will bring about an advance in price.
Financial conditions of last fall
caused cancellation of many orders for
wool goods and the wool was not put
into manufacture. The same reason
and a more or less mild winter in
many parts of the country curtailed
the consumption of the goods manu-
featured and this spring the expected
revival of the industry has not come
about. In other words. as already
stated, less than 40 per cent of the
mills are in operation.
"The figures offered at Arlington
are lower than prices which have
already been paid for some 40. 00O
pounds of this seasons clip and are
considerably lower than could have
been procured short time ago. The
Portland Oregonian in speaking o1
the Arlington sale. predicted low
prices. but thought that about Is cents
would be offered. The North Yakims
feeling is that it will pay to store and
INSURE
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-06-13
Fatal Accident
To Jay Churchill

Another insxpressibly sad accident,
resulting In the death Of bright boy,
occurred about eleven o'clock last
Sunday on the Frank Guard farm,
about four miles from Friday Harbor.
Jay Churchill. second son Of Mr..
and Mrs. N. E. Churchill and grand
son Of Chas. Mckay. one of the
county's oldest and best known
pioneers. was out there hunting
rabbits In company with James and
Jesse Taylor and one Of the Guard
boys. While climbing over log in
q thicket his gun caught in the brush
and dropped from his hand. The
hammer is supposed to have caught In
the brush causing the discharge of the
weapon. The full charge entered the
boys forearm and ranged upward
along the muscles of the upper arm
into the axillary, or under part Of the
shoulder. and right side. His COM
psnions ran to his assistance az
quickly as possible and did the best
they could to check the flow Of blood
by using handkerchief as q ligature.
DR.. Wright was telephoned for and
the injured lad was brought in
conveyance as quickly as possible to
Friday Herbor. the doctor meeting
the party on the road. At the
Doctors Office he was placed under
the influence of chloroform and his
lacerated arm and shoulder dressed as
we'll as could then be done. He was
then taken to his home but was co
weak from the terrible shock and loss
of blood that the doctor could give
the grief stricken parents little hope
for his recovery. The end came early
Monday morning. The fine, dark
eyes of the big. handsome boy closed
In their last, long sleep about six
O'clock. in the room In which they
first saw the light of day on the 23rd
of August. 1894.
Although not fourteen years of age
Jay was considerably over six feet in
height, broad shouldered. and as
straight as an arrow. He had hand
some features and was boy Of fine
disposition and very popular with his
playmates. His parents. brothers
and sisters have the sincerest SYM
pathy of the entire community.
The funeral service took place
Wednesday afternoon ct the Presby-
terian church with Rev. W. ]. Mitchell
as the officiating clergyman. The SER
vice was very largely attended and the
floral offerings were very numerous
and beautiful. All business houses
we're closed during the funeral. Inter-
ment was in the Valley cemetery.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-06-13
The Fruit Acreage
Of Washington

The total acreage of bearing or.
chards in the state of Washington is
tit acres, divided smong the
different varieties of fruit trees as
follows:
Apples 50.297; pears. 1895:
ounces. So; peaches. 5.704; cherries.
3.244; plums and prunes, 1880:
apricots. 236; almonds. 116: English
walnuts. 500.
This information ia contained in q
table compiled especially for the
Post Intelligencer by F. A. Huntley.
commissioner of horticulture. This
is the first time that the bearing
acreage has been computed. Mr..
Huntley is unable at present to give
the acreage devoted to small fruits.
such as grapes and berries. The tabu-
lations include the present bearing
acreage and do not include the added
acreage of the last two years.
Yakima county leads all others In
the bearing acreage of fruit trees.
having total of 22.682 acres in
bearing this season. With but one
exception. that county has more
acreage in bearing OF the different
kinds of fruit than any other. The
exception is in the case of plums and
prunes. Clarke county leads the
state In this instance. having a
bearing acreage this season of 3. 967,
which is 5000 acres more than the
nearest competitor, Whitman county.
Yakima. which leads in every other
kind of fruit. has but seventy -four
acres set to plums and prunes in
bearing this season.
Adams county has less fruit in
bearing than any other county in the
state, the total being but eight acres.
four of which are apples.
King county shows total of 597
acres. the same number of acres of
bearing fruit trees as San Juan.
The ten counties having the greatest
number of bearing fruit trees are as
follows. each ranking in the order
named Yakima. %. 682 acres Chelan.
6, 191; Whitman. 4.631: Clarke.
4.524; Spokane. 4, 465: Pierce. 4.037 !;
Kitsap, 2.750; Cowlltz. 1884;
Asotin. 2.12O: Columbia. 1.944.
A significant feature of the report is
the progress that has been made in the
culture of English walnuts. The total
bearing acreage this season is 8y6.
Every county but one. Adams. has
English walnuts under cusltivation.
Yakima leading with 285 acres. In
San Juan county there are eight acres
in bearing. Another significant
feature is the fact that there are 116
acres of almonds in bearing in the
state. Yakima leading with ninety two
acres.
OF the 597 acres of bearing fruit
trees in San Juan county. 533 acres
are in apples. % acres in pears, p
acres in cherries, six acres in plums
and prunes and eight acres in English
Walnuts.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-06-13

DR.. Theodore G. Frye professor OF
botany in the state university and
we'll known here from his work in
the university summer school OF biol
oRy, and Miss Else Anthem. also we'll
known here as former teacher In the
public school. are to be married on
the 3Oth of June. It is not improb-
able that they will spend the month
-iof July here and that DR.. Frye will
relieve DR.. Prentiss in charge Of the
marine laboratory. on account Of the
i'll health Of the latter.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-06-13

Summary Earned runs. II; 2 base
hits, 6-Nichols. Baker. 'McNamee
and Blaine. each l. Worthington. q;
home RUN, Baker; passed ball. bases
on balls, off Roster. 2: struck out by
Rosler. IL; left on bases. 7.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-06-13

Roster in Action an errOrless game. and
Baker made 2-base hit and a home
run. The whole team batted better
that they have in any game Sd far this
season.
Manager Trimble has had consider
able difficulty in getting teams Of rec
ognized standing to play ball here on
these dates, as all teams have their
schedule fully made up before the
season starts.
Following is the score Of the local
team in last Sundays game: