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The San Francisco call., 1908-07-22

iiniSSA lHdI ne was lHe WlHHeTs ne
went after the worlds record. The
bar was placed at feet 5& inches,
just one-eighth of an inch higher than
the record, which was made by M. F.
Sweeney in New York in 1895, but it
was just a shade too much for him.
Better weather, much larger at
tendance and exciting finishes made
today's Olympic sports at the stadium
far more interesting than any that have
preceded them.
As expected, it was Americas day,
for besides winning the only two
events finally decided the American
sprinters won the great majority of
the heats in the other events. The
running high jump was the most keenly
contested event of the day. 1t started
in the morning, and not until after 6
o'clock was Porter proclaimed the
winner.
In the first section of this event H.
A. Gidney. Boston athletic club, was
defeated by Honson of Norway and
Leader of England, but after the other
sections had concluded a protest was
entered on the ground that the spot
where the other sections contested was
more favorable to the jumpers than that
of the first section. The protest
was allowed, and Gidney in the second
attempt did feet inch, thus qualify
ing for the final There, however, he
soon found more than his match in
Leahy, the Irish champion. Porter, SOM
ody of Hungary and several others.
THREE VAIN ATTEMPTS
In his try for the worlds record
Porter made three attempts, but with
out success. Leahy, Somody and Andre
Of France tied for second place, each
having topped the bar at feet 2 inches,
and although they tried it a quarter of
an inch higher none of them could ac-
complish 1t.
1t was decided to give each silver
medal and award the points for second
and third places equally among the
three countries.
t. Mofit of the university of Pennsyl-
vania did feet 1 inch, which, as he
has been i'll since coming to England,
was splendid performance.
The Americans suffered two disap-
pointments in the heats of the 200 me-
ter fiat race, Lawson Robertson,
Irish American athletic club, being de-
feated by Roche, the Irish champion,
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BUTTE ENTRIES

First race. four furlongs selling-Beaumout.
Trocha Banthel Colonial Mary. Cavallena, Yolo.
Jolter. Sir Barry.
Second race. seven furlongs. selling-DIamond
Nose. STRAIT Martin. Louise Fitzgibbons Deck
law Azusa, Entrada. Zick Abrams, KaiserhoY
Cerro Santa. Hi Caul Can. Dr. Sherman Bright
Albert.
Third race. seven furlongs-Corelli Helisme
Reene W. Brawny Lad. Succeed, Lady Alicia
Kumiss. Nina Gibson Burnolette. Queen Caro-.
line. Gavanic. Andrew Mack
Fourth race. SIX furlonGs. selling-Southern
Knight. Aunt Hala, Kuropatkin, Bill Taylor
Spring Leaf Harke. Huachuca, knight of the
Fifth race. mile. selling-Mrs. Neugent
Patriotic Willie t. Senator Beckham Lucy Ma.
rie. Tarp. Happy Rice. Golden Wine Kenova
Etapa. Cardinal Sarto, The Don.
Sixth race. one and an eighth miles. selling
Prince of Orange. Golden Light, Markie Mayer
Ellie. Benvolio. Kamesha H. Chippewa.
Weather clear; track fas.
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Ward Resigns From
Ae0Iian Club
Cires Up Presidency and Takes
YapI lola From Roll of :
Organization

ALAMEDA. July 21.-Presidemt LOUIS
T. Ward of the AeoIian yacht club re-
signed his Office and membership to-
day and withdrew his yawl lola from
the enrolment of the organization. He
declared that he was prompted to take
the action he did because Of what. ha
asserted, was unfair and unspOrtsman-
like conduct on the part of Commodore
Carl StrOm of the club. Wards resig-
nation followed as a result of the IL
mile triangular race sailed by boats oG
the Aeolian club sunday. Although
Wards entry. the lola, crossed the fms
ishing line first it was disqualified fol-.
not rounding the vessel Shenandoah OF
Hunters point, which had been selected
as one Of the stake boats Wards ex<
PLANTATION that he did not know that
the Shenandoah was one Of the stake
boats and that he was looking for am
other stake boat. which he presumed
would be in position, was accepted BY
the regatta committee which judged
the race and Ward was held to be innO+
cent of any unfair tactics, but the CONS
mittee held that under the rules the
lola had not covered the correct course
and the yawl was therefore disqualified
In his letter of resignation to the di-
rectors of the Aeolian club President
Ward wrote:
Not being used to the tactics displayed by
your commodore and regatta committee in the
matter or handling the yacnJlg interests or the
club members and the race recently sailed by the
club. together with the malicious and false re-
ports purpOrted to lnjure the reputation OF 4
member and a yacht in the club enrolment,
through the medium Of the press, i hand you
herewith my resignation president OF the
AeOllan yacht club and withdraw the yawl lola
from the club enrolment.
Relative to the disqualifying of
Wards yawl lola Commodore StrOm
said:
had nothing to do with the protesting OF ths
race Wards boat disqualified by the re-
gatta committee I do not know whether be-
rounded the Shenandoah. or not. and / understand
that Ward did not know that the Shenandoah
to be OF the stake boats. I heard that
OF Hunters point Ward sailed about looking for
stakebOat and he admitted that he did not
round the Shenandoah.
Judge Langren of the regatta com-
mittee said;
Commodore StrOm had absolutely nothing 70
do with the action of the committee in dis
qualifying the lola The was settled en-
tirely by the committee, and from its decision
there Is no appeal
In all of the races of the AeOlian yacht
club there has been a keen rivalry be-
tween Wards lola and Commodore
StrOm's yacht Nautilus and the hackers
of the merits of the respective boats
constitute two factions in the club.
BERKELEY MAN APPOINTED Washington,
July 21.-H. j. Holland of Berkeley has been
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YANKEES WIN IN GERMANY

FRANKFORT ON THE MAIN. July
21.-A number of American Victories
were recorded in the field sports held
here today in connection with the IN
ternattona1 gymnastic tournament. The
events included the high and broad
Jumps, putting the shot, triple jump, the
long throw, the running and free ex-
ercises. The scoring was on the point
system, with 10 the highest possible.
John Grieb. Philadelphia, got 911a I:
Schroeder, Brooklyn, 81; George Kern,
St. Louis, 50; Jean Meister, Pfttsburg'
82L; Max Thomas, st. Louis. So: Max
Hess, Philadelphia and Frederick En-
gelhard, Brooklyn, SLY; Herman Ring
wuld, st. Louis, and Wilhelm Lemke.
Rochester, 791a; Philip Kassel, Phila,
delphia- 77s; and Leopold Fisher,
The highest score, los, was made
by Wagner. Switzerland.
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BY r. \. SMYTH=
Swift American Sets New Mark
for Distance Race i'm London

LONDON, July 2l-Melvin w Sheppard of the Irish Ameri
athletic took the Engand distance
in the 15Oo the Olympic games just ago.
scored another today when he finished far the lead the
800 meter establishing Olympic record of As for
the distance and continuing the half mie which he
within 35 of second of H Klpack worlds record made
New York in 1896
Another gold medal to America when Harry Porter OF
the athletic club captured the high jump by clearing
the bar feet inches and beating the Olympic record made by
K Baxter Paris in 1900 of feet IS inches After assuring
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Windsor Races

WINDSOR Ont. July 21.-Today's results:
First race. six furIongs-Alinot won EdgeIey
second Ida ID third. Time, i16 2-5
Second race, five and half furlongs-Indian
aitnter won, Sir Cannon second, Sight third
Time. 10 40
Third raee-Declared OF
Fourth race. mile and a sxteenth-Lawrence
T.. daley won. Martin Doyle second. Time
% 1-5 Only two starters
Fifth race five furlonEs-Lomond won Anna
H. Daley. second. Trtppe third Time, Los
Sixth race, mile and eighth-Schroeder's s
Midway won. Petulant second, Helen B third
seventh race. one mile-Estella won. Char
latan second, Banrda third Time. 1:41'4-5.
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Butte Races

BUTTE. Mont, July 21.-Twenty-ir day.
Weather clear. Track fast.
FIRST RACE-Three furlongs selling. year
olds and up:
Rstys rs,p Priqs tlso-o sGroth) 1o9 109 ~ IA
9-1-Hersan (Heatherton) Jos
Time. :35. Nina Baker, Mrs. Matthews. Louise
FItzglbbon. Ida Chestnut Mischief Cerro Santa,
OliviIo, finished named Winner CHI. m. la),
by Handsome-Misty Morn. Start good. Won
easily. Second and third driving hard.
SECOND RACE-Four furlongs, selling. year
olds:
odds. Horse and Jockey. VT, st. Str. Fin.
Time, :47h.. Friar Of Elgln. Katie Gleason.
DAILY left Winner, b. +. by Ben strome Aine.
Start bad. Won all out. Next two driven
Aquiline made Katie Gleason quit in first quarter
of mile and then just lasted out. was stopping
very fast Rose DAILY ran away before the start.
THIRD RACE-Five and a half furlongs. SELL
Odds. Horse and Jockey. W.T. ST. Str. Fin
5-1-semproele (singletonj 1o5 2 Il ~
sTissanhoPs Ti%s Ss Busstis orsd r,s,t9,na
Egotfst. e. G. SchIieder, finished as named
Winner. eh. +. by Meltoniaw-L -Lizzette. Start
good. Won easily. Second and third driven
Minnie ran without blinkers and had no trouble
In getting to the front. Pallas was closing WELL
FOURTH RACE-one mile, selling, 8 year
oldS and upward:
Odds. Horse and Jockey W.T.. st. Str. Fin
1o-1-Timothy Wen (ButwelD .112 81 12
l-1-Bellsnicker (Singleton). III 2
SIN. Hollander (Sullvan). 102 3
Time, 1:42h. +. W. Barr, Mike Jordan,
Rustling Silk. Kogo, Sjlverskin, Northwest
Graphite. finished as named Winner b. b. "a
by Troubadour- -Falomacitas Start poor. Won in
hard drive of FIVE. Timothy Wen stood long.
hard drive and lasted 1t out gamely. Barr al
most left; ran sparkling race; on well would
have won.
FIFTH RACE-one mile, selling, year olds
and upward:
Odds. Horse and Jockey. VT. St. Str. Fin.
.3-1-Tea Tray II fOtis). Ill II
30-1-rMe Meadowhorn (Woods). -. lib u
10-l--Nabonassar Brady. 49, ll6 u
Time, l:45&. Happy Rice, Lord Rossington
Elevation, Ruth W, Calendar, Mendon. Little
Mirthful. Nina Gibson, finished as named. Win
ner, b.. 9. a. by Tea Tray Ella Martin ii. Start
bad. Won easily. Next two driven
"A gale blew up and cloud OF dust obscured
the view Of the race except for the start and the
last 100 yards
SIXTH RACE-Five and half furlongs, han
dicap. year olds and upward:
Odds. Horse and Jockey. W.T.. st. Str. Fin.
l01-Canardo (yan Dusen). 100 liz
5-l-Husky &C. Miller).. .104 u
25-l-Dixie Lad Dyer. .l01 33
Time, 1908. ST. Joe. Aurora, finished as
named. Winner. b. &. (5) by Canopus- -Rfcardi.
Start good. Canardo was only galloping all the
way. Husky was taken back and made his run
IN 'tnul -farsosg. Aurora dogged it badly.
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sHERIFF FoRBIDs FIGHT

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 21.--
Efforts to make Saltair, the bathing
resort on the shore of Great Salt Lake.
a place for holding boxing matches
between men prominent in the prize
ring were knocked in the head today.
when Sheriff Frank Emery informed
Manager Chapman of the Saltair bi-
cycle track that the Clifford -Sholes
fight, scheduled for next Friday, would
not be allowed. Negotiations were also
have all been called off, and probably
no further efforts to conduct fights at
the lake resort will be made.
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Windsor Selections

BY NEW YORK TELEGRAPH
First race Hollow, Meadow
breeze, Posing.
Second race Ferris entry,
WOOdside, Lizzie Flat.
Third race-Edwin l., Patriot,
Dan de NOy1es.
Fourth race-Tom DOlan, Polly
Prim, ServfIe.
Fifth race--GtorfOle, BaIbek,
Nigger Baby
Sixth race-Helen b, Mortiboy,
Listerine.
Seventh race-Keep Moving,
Marbles. Geneva 8.
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GAMES POSTPONED

SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALI,
SANTA CRUZ, July 21-The last two
of the three game series between the
Sand Grabs and the Senators have been
postponed owing to the crippled condi-
tion of the teams. They must rest for
this weeks league games. Fresno will
eepen i4sese tomorrow for five games.
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NEGRO KILLrD IN R1oT

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, July PA
clash between deputy sheriffs and negro
miners IN the Blue creek region, 20
suited in. one negro being shot and
killed and two deputies, Newsome and
Whatley, seriously wounded.
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Suspicion Is Aroused
by Bad Race
!. F. DOnahue's Dismal Per-
Torrance at Odds On May
Be Investigated
Seattle Selections
BY j. r. JEFFERY

By j. Il. JEFFEHI
First Race-Anna May, Lady
MirthfuI. Diamond.
Second Race-Larry Mulligan,
LfnOIa, Inclement.
Third Race-Miss Fairbanks,
Abbey, Belle Kinney.
Fourth Race-GlOriO, Stanley
Fay, BOGgs.
Fifth Race-VarietieS, Pick
away. MOnVina.
Sixth Race-Smiley COrbett,
Gypsy King, Luretta.
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SWALLOWED FIVE
BOTTLES OF POISON

weeks he reported himself cured
of the kidney trouble. which had
bothered him for years.
How did Electro-VigOr do this?
Simply by removing the cause and
giving nature the power TO cure.
The rheumatism was caused by
the kidney trouble. and the reason
for the kidney trouble was a lack
of strength and vitality in those
organs.
Electricity. which is vitality. was
all that was needed With that
force restored. the life and activity
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When the cause OF disease IS re-
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provement after one application.
Electro Vigor cures. and can
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A man came to me for treatment
few weeks ago who had taken
five bottles of poisonous drugs. He
got the stuff from a doctor for the
cure of chronic kidney trouble and
rheumatism.
OF course, the patient did not
know the nature of the medicine
he had been using until / analyzed
the contents of one of the bottles.
The mixture contained morphine,
alcohol and potash in large guam
titles. He then realized why he
>-had become nervous. debilitated
and weak: why his stomach went
back on him and his food wouldn't
digest. He realized also that If he
had continued the use of these
poisons much longer he would
have become a drug slave, just as
thousands of other sufferers have
who went TO doctors for relief.
That's the way all drugs work.
They will stop a pain by deaden-
ing the nerves, but the pain comes
back In a few hours and you have
to repeat the dose. The trouble is
still there and will remain there
until the cause is removed.
Now. this man took up my treat
ment and began using Electro
Vigor every night In three weeks
time every pain and ache was gone
from his body, and in another two
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-22

BERKELEY MAN APPoINTED-Washingt
July 21.-H. j. Holland of Berkeley has been
appointed assistant chemist in the agricultural
department.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-22

Next two driving. Beautiful and Best 10 Roval
Rogue 40. Or. Crook 80, Rudabek 13 finished as
named. Lelina had the speed 10 set a fast pace
all the way. Elmdale always the contender
Coblesklll was outrun from start to finish ZeliuA
% place II show; Elmdale. place, S-5 show:
Cobleskdn 1-5 show.
5000. THIRD RACE-One mile. selling Z
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-22

limo, I,UO 80 Start good Won easily Next
two driven. Our Anna 10. Dr. Coleman g. Met
lakatia ~, Celeres 16, Gigana 100, Prolific 10
Head Dance 20, finished named. Winner al
ways close up. picked up leaders at last turn
Mechlin and Coleman made early pace Latter
stopped as II short. YiYant. of poorly made mn
many lengths, but hung at end. Work place
show; Mechlin e-5 place, 3-5 show; Virant. 81
show.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-14
NYHAWKER JOTS

Marysville has the only interest
| ing" bride in Kansas. Brides are
| usually charming, or beautiful and
accomplished.
| sit in a case where a man Is charged
with killing a horse trader. yelling
ton is finding this out at a cost of u
| round sum daily.
Down in Coffeyville the court grant
ed an Injunction restraining man
from selling liquor in his house or his
cellar, and the enterprising liquor
seller dug new cellar under the side
walk and continued business.
When the fire broke out in Sedg-
wick last week a lot of people called
up the central telephone station and
several times they cancelled the final
90 The central Office was located in
the buildings burned.
Coffeyville is in trouble with its
street car company. The citizens
threaten to tear Up the track and the
age suit. Between threats and DAM
age suits the troubles of Coffeyville's
mayor may pass into oblivion until
Jackson gets busy again.
Three girls out at Bennington de-
cided that they wanted to see more of
school walked four miles west. After
witnessing the habits and Industries OF
the people, and regaling themselves
with the sumptuous fare provided by
one of the natives, the girls returned
home, impressed with the greatness
Of the world.
Wichitans are preparing to hold
their noses continuously in the near
future. A big glue factory is to be put
in operation there. When it gets run
ming enough Smucilage will be turned
out each day to stick up the whole
town. Come to think of it the output
will not need to be unusually large
to do this for the town is just natural
ly pretty well stuck up.
Ed Baird of Mineral had been out
hunting. and when he returned, be-
gan Dragging to a stranger Of the
game he had killed, multiplying every
thing by three or four. His emotions
may better be imagined than de-
scribed when he discovered that the
attentive stranger was a deputy game
warden. Mr.. Baird was later arrested
and required to give bond for his ap-
pearance in court.
The Cimarron Jacksonian says that
the German name for kangaroo Is
lattensitterwet terkotterb -
This sounded to the Syracuse Repub-
lican like another jackrabbit story,
and on consultation with that linguis-
tic autohrity, Pete Warkentin, it found
that the name for this animal Is a
short word meaning "The-rat-that-
has-a-tail-like a-fifteen-cent cut-of
Armour bologna"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-14

her ridicule. The single misstep had
cost him Dolly's YES" If, indeed he
had ever had a chance to win it. In
his minds eye, he could see himself
again SPRAYING in the icy water. then
climbing aboard in the mud stained,
dripping garments with Dolly in the
stern seat in an ecstacy of glee. 1t was
bitter hour for Bray. and he well
coined the arrival of the cook with .
tray.
Miss Dolly. she say eat this and
you Kin have nice dessert advised
aunt Mandy. "She say you doan' get
the dessert till you Gated all the din
ner."
There was a dish of pudding on the
tray and lost in wonder as to what the
o.her dessert might be Bray rapidly
cieaned his plate. Then Mandy en-
tered again bearing a covered dish.
only an envelope lay under the cover
and Bray's heart beat fast as he read
the few lines.
You dear boy" Dolly wrote. my
answer is Yes 1 think 1 have always
hked you best, but I was afraid Of
your very perfection. I thought that
could never attain your high stand
ara, but looked so deliciously human
In the water that knew at that in
slant that loved you. AS soon as
your clothes are dry (and they are
crying fast) you may come down and
receive verif1cation in person.
copyrighted. 1908, by M M. Cum
ningham.)
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QUAKER REFLECTIONS.
LFrom the Philadelphia Record. ]
A labor Of lo1re-C,,nid,. -po..1-

LFrom the Philadelphia RecordJ
A, labor Of love-Cupid's work.
Don't go to a crook for a straight
tip.
Hand in glove with each other
pugilists.
The truth is too often something We
don't want to believe
Many man Is puffed up who can't
afford press agent.
The man who doesn't pay his debts
thereby borrows trouble.
Many a man pins his faith to star
only to discover that it is freely.
The dentist may never have studied
art. but he can at least draw teeth.
Many a fellow who thinks he is a
warm proposition gets cool reception.
To the man who likes 1t that way
a well-done steak may be a rare treat
There is plenty of room at the
top" as the wig-maker said to the
bald-headed man.
Love is a lottery in which a fell
low may win girls hand without
winning her heart.
Wigg-"That bleached blonde saws
her hair weighs on her mind" Waeg
THAT shouldn't bother her It's
light enough
Blobbs-"Saphedde boasts that he
always takes advantage of his oppor-
tunities.'' Slobbs-"Yes; especially
his opportunities to do the wrong
thing"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-14
THE DEAD OF 1907.

There is not a department of the
worlds activities which has not suffer-
ed a loss of many of its most active
the famous wirlzers during the year
1907 says the Chicago Tribune. THE
political world has lost NJ Casimir-
Perier, ex-president of France; Count
Lamsdorff, the Russian ex-minister OF
foreign affairs and one of the most ac-
complished of that empires state off,
Gals; Karl Blind, the German agitator
and reformer; Russell A. Alger, secre-
tary of war during the Spanish-Ameri-
can campaign; Galusha A. Grow. ex-
speaker of the house and author of the
homestead bill and other useful leg1s-
lation: and the veteran Senator Morgan
of Alabama.
Several great scientists have passed
away. among them Prof. Ernest Won
Rergmann of Germany; Sir Henry
Baker. the English engineer who in
vented the pneumatic shield; Prof.
Alexander J. Herschel, third in the line
of famous astronomers of that name;
Prof Angelo Hilprin, and Sir William
Thompson Lord Kelvin), whose dis
tinguished service to the world has
earned him enduring fame and burial
1.-The religious world has lost the Rev.
DR.. Henry NJ. Field, who gained wide
spread reputation as clergyman. author,
and editor; Henry S. Olcott. who began
life as a journalist and ended it as
president of the Theosophical society;
DIR. John Alexander Dowie, whose re-
markable career as a business pro-
moter and head of the Zion colony is
still fresh in memory; the Rev. Dr.
John Watson even better known by his
literary nom de plume, Ian Maclaren,
than by his own name; and Archbishop
John J. Williams of Boston, who died
lamented by the members of all de-
nominations.
Three sovereigns have passed away
--Mustapha Ed-Din-Mirza, shah of
Persia; Oscar II. of Sweden, mourned
by all his subjects; and Queen Dow
ager Garcia of Saxony.
THE dramatic stage has lost two
prominent resentatives-James H.
Stoddart, the dean of his profession
| and one of its most ca oable actors,
and Richard Mansfield, who died in
the flower OF his age and height of his
i many successes.
Music has lost many OF it's great
J ones. among them Sophie Cruvelli and
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with the necessity of holding state
convention. The story has it that II
this situation develops Mr.. Stubs
would get out of the race for governor
and devote his energies to securing a
United States senatorial nomination by
direct vote. The denials of this story
should be taken at their face value.
But at the same time it would seem
to be the logical course for
Mr. Stubs to pursue. The en-
actment of an Immediately effective
primary law would practically leave
Mr.. Stubs without live issue to run
for governor on and would give him a
chance to contest In the open for an
honor he SO dearly cherishes