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Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-07-23

Tomorrow, Saturday, viii be the
big day of the territorial encampment
Of the New Mexico National Guard,
it will be governors day, so designa-
ted because Governor George Curry
will make an official visit 70 the camp
to review and inspect the battalion.
1t will be the crowning feature Jf the
encampment and indications today
were that a mammoth crowd would
throng the grounds tomorrow after
noon when the review and inspection
take place. The Las Vegas Traction
company will have extra cars to han
die the crowds.
The official review of the battalion
will take place between B 80 aid
o'clock. when the soldiers will go
through the various military cvolu-
tions and other exercises tnat the ex-
ecutive may wish. Following thls the
governor will make a minute ynspec-
tion of the camp. meet the officers
and enlisted men personally. look into
the messing facilities, sanitary ar.
rangemenss and other matters of inn
portance.
When the exercises of the day are
over, Governor Curry will be the
guest of BTigadier General r. A. Ford
and other officers at the officers
mess at the camp headquarters This
latter arrangement was made today,
when the executive accepted an invi-
tation extended by General Ford to
have dinner with the officers at camp
headquarters tomorrow evening at
$3.50 o'clock.
To-day's Program
Today the soldiers were occupied
every minute. There was battalion
drill, close formation, from to 1890
o'clock, and target practice on the
rifle range. In addition hose men
on guard duty we're put to work get
ting the camp in shape for inspection
tomorrow and a general cleanup was
made. Everything looks spick and
span about the camp and there is
nothing which might be improved
upon.
This afternoon the soldiars partici-
pated in d mimic attack on convoy,
which was to have taken place yes
terday, but was interfered with by an
unexpected shower. This attack was
made the event of today's program in
order to give the troops instruction in
one Of the most important features of
military service. The convoy was
represented by large number of
wagons AMI was In charge If the Blue
army. It was supposed TO be passing
through the country of an enemy.
when an attack was made On it by the
Brown army General Forl acted as
umpire os the Blue army and Capt.
Brookes umpire of the Brown army.
They will file their report on tie re-
suit Of the attack later.
Capt. Brookes Pleased
The feature of yesterday ifterr eon's
program was the official inspection Of
New-York tribune., 1909-01-31
COLUMBIA STARTS WORK.
Baseball Mem Ordered Out for Work
an Cage Nth Good Prospects.

Indoor work for the varsity baseball candidates
will begin at Columbia In the cage In the svrna-
stun this week With six Of last years varsity
team, the whole II freshman nine and five Of the
varsity substitutes ready respond to the call
Frank V. Goodman, who has been re-ennaeed as
coach, expects to turn a team that will be
the best that has represented the Morninzside
players in several seasons The pitching star
which has been the weak point Of the last three
Columbia teams will be stronger than that OF any
college team in the East, according 10 Goodman
who says that IL will its own in the fight for
championship honors.
The only drawback which Goodman will encoun-
ter in the development OF fast team will be the
lack Of a suitable place for practice AS soon as
the winter clears work will be begun on the regrad-
ing of South Field and 1t will be impossible for the
baseball men to use it for outdoor work. II IL cal
he arranged the work will probably be done at one
of the uptown league grounds. The management is
also having difficulty in arranging the schedule for
this reason, and 1t is thought that most OF the
preliminary games. which have usually been played
South Field. will be cancelled. and the important
played on other grounds
So far be learned the schedule will be al
most the as last years. with the exception
that a trip will be taken to Cornell and the Yale
Columbia game will be played May q instead
OF early in April. has been the custom in the
last few The New England trip in the
first week of June has been abandoned but the
annual Southern trip at Easter will be taken as
usual, and games played with Virginia GEORGETOWN
and Annapolis An effort is being made 70 have
the commencement day game. which will be played
on the reconstructed South Field, with the George
town team.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-31
CLUB READY. FOR MOVE.
IDa7rn Tennis Hen ProUide Sinking
Fund for Ne1o Courts.

That lawn tennis players are finding dif1culty IN
holding grounds suitable for the playing OF the
game was developed at the annual meeting Of the
New York Lawn Tennis Club. The members met
. ,,ss1e-dsv az the Grand Union Hotel Dean Emery
presided and was reelected 70 the presidency
TIE club provided for the contingency Of removal
from the present grounds lE35 street and Manhat-
tan avenue by passing the following resolution
q. 10 q sinking fund for the purpose:
The Initiation fees and 10 per cent Of ali dues
ceive6 after January !. l91e, snail be retained as
e sinking fund for the future extraordinary needs
of The club, Including the obtaining Of new grounds
and club Quarters. Said fund shall be deposited in
3 New York bank trust company in the name
Of three members % the club TO be selected by the
hoard Of governors who shall hold the same as
trustees subject the direction of the board The
hoard nav from time time change the trustees
IN accordance with the wishes OF the club,
expressed by q tWo-thirds vote Of the members
present e. annual special meeting called
for the consideration OF its disposition The board
the surplus on hand the expiration Of the fiscal
wear.
In the discussion OF the subjects coming before
the spIa- through system recently favored by the
service rule the club voted 10 enforce rigidly
si times.
The officers elected for the ensuing year were
Dean Emery. president; Robert lie Roy, vice
Child. secretary: Edward a Gunther, captain:
William H. Connell. first lieutenant: r. NJ. Pott
second lieutenant, and governors. Jose z. Chaves
and Robert T. Bryan. Club tournaments Will be
IN the Metropolitan League, Of which the club won
the championship IN 1901 and 1893
New-York tribune., 1909-01-31
NOVEL TROTTING RACE.
Big Purse VIII Be off cred for Con-
test at Columbus.

Columbus Ohio Jan 30.-Plans for the National
Trotting Handicap valued at s35,5o0, were an
nounced here to-day by the secretary OF the Co
lurabus Driving Park Company
Candidates are to be graded according to their
records on April 90 when the first payment an
entrance fee of $500 will be due There will be
seven divisions and each Will trot trial heat
mile and & quarter. The first, second and third
horses in each section will qualify for the main
race to be decided two days after the final pre-
liminary. Trotters with a record of 2:04 better
are the only ones barred For each of these trials
q purse OF 81 500 will be offered. The first horse
viii get $3.50. the second $3.50 and the third $500
BY this elimination twenty-one horses will quail
fly for the principal They VIII be handicapped
according to their trial performances and the slow
est class started q mile and quarter from the
finish mark The 2:05 class the fastest one, will
set 300 in the
To The winner will be paid $4,000, The second
horse viii get Sc ESQ and the third s., $50
New-York tribune., 1909-01-31
Rise of Irofff09 Bred HorSeS
American Product Capable Now of Competing on
Equal Terms With the British Hackney.

mont was Grand Circuit campaigneT. with rec
ord Of 2:14
The American Hackney Horse Society has taken
a long needed step IN the direction of preserving
and perpetuatng the qualities which have made
the trotting bred high stopper famous the world
over by admitting 10 registration in its stud book
mares by hackney sires out of trottins bred dams
Stations are admitted registration under the
the registration of stations have been made more
stringent All stations, whether native or imported
must hereafter be by full registered hackney sires
Of full registered hackney dams TO ind place
IN the American Hackney stud book
The English hackney and the American trotter
trace in many lines to common ancestors-rhe
British racehorse and the old English Norfolk
trotting horse Ninety-fve per cent OF the fast
trotters in the country to-day be traced back
to Rysdyk's Hambletonian, the offspring or a
cross. There plenty OF
horsenen here who firmly believe that the Ameri-
can hackney would surpass the English orig1-
nal had the founders of the American Hackney
Horse Society shown appreciation of the superb
specimens of the heavy harness horse that abound
ed In the breed of trotters and which have now
gained such tardy recognition.
Undoubtedly the chief reason for giving recogni-
ton to the female offspring Of inspected trotting
bred dams is the comparatively small number Of
hackney mares In this country. The number Of
suions registered is about twelve hundred. Less
than two thousand hackney mares have been
recorded since the stud book was established,
nearly twenty years age OF these majority are
ister'' exists in the form Of American bred
New-York tribune., 1909-01-31
RUNNERS BRAVE STORM
Thousands Line Course to See Pitts
burg Marathon.

Pittsburg Jan so-with binding snow blown
in their faces by ten miles an hour wind. with
the temperature at II degrees, and running over
course ar times covered with mud or snow six or
eght inches deep, 22s starters from Western Penn
svlvania, Ohio and West Virginia left Rochester
Penn at 12:3o o'clock this afternoon in Mara
thon race OF 2s miles sS5 yards TO this city More
than $50 Of the runners finished the race. all Of
them IN fairly good condition
William t Shannon, Of Edgeworth, Penn,
the race in hours 20 minutes 90 seconds. John
Robb of Dixmont Penn. finished second IN 8
hours Il minutes 80 seconds. and George W. Mas
ten Of Rochester, Penn, came in third, his time
being 8 hours q minutes
Fifteen Of the runners were exhausted early in
the race and one broke his ankle account
Of the slippery ground before having gone four
miles At O'Clock tonight James Mckee. forty
FIVE years old. finished the with q sprained
ankle.
Considering the weather conditions the is
said to be the most remarkable ever run in this
country.
Thousands Of persons lined the course from the
start TO the finish, the number in this city being
so great that streetcars were taken off the main
thoroughfare full hour before tho finish.
The runners were started away in rows of eig4-
teen and twenty. All the men faced the snowstorm
lightly clad Their abbreviated running trunks,
sweaters and shoes caused the thousands Of spec
tators at the starting point, who were wrapped in
heavy coats, to shiver.
Practically the entire population of Beaver Val
lev was out to the start Of the race, and the
road to Ambridge, Penn, the first town east Of
Rochester through which the runners passed,
lined with people.
At | 30 p. the runners, well punched, reached
Ambridge, Penn, having then covered nine miles,
in about one hour. With the race half Shan
non and Maston came to the checking station at
Sewickley. Penn, stride for stride Herman, of
Youngstown, Ohio. minute behind them,
and large number Of others running
strongly.
Bv o'clock the leaders in the were fast
approaching this city, apparently in good condi-
ton. At that time three men, Shannon. Of Edge
worth Penn; Masten, Of Rochester Penn, and
Herman of Youngstown, Ohio, were at Ben Avon,
Penn six and a half miles from the finish. =
half score Of runners were from three five
minutes behind them.
II is estimated that one hundred thousand per
sons lined the Apparently the spectators
were unmindful that the thermometer registered
II degrees above and a strong wind blew
snow their faces.
At Bellevue. five miles from the finish, Shannon
was stln leading. Four other runners were close
behind At this point Shannon was, at times,
walking He said he feeling pretty bum,'
and looked the part He managed to keep
the end however. and was loudly cheered the
finish
New-York tribune., 1909-01-31
COLL[ES In HIGH FAVOR
Lead Al Other Breeds in Entries for
annual Dog Shoe.

Collies have returned TO favor, Judging by the
entries for the annual bench show Of the West
minister Kennel Club, which will begin Febru-
ary in Madison Square Garden. Dogs of this
breed lead all others number entered. no less
than PA being named in the various classes. a
year ago the Boston terriers headed the list. while
this year they second, 215 entries being made
in the classes for this popular breed Following
the Boston terriers the bulldogs fox terriers
bull terriers, cocker spanies Irish terriers English
settlers and Pomeranans. The pugs have gone out
fashion, and only OF this breed is entered
while Italian greyhounds also represented by
only entry.
The notable increase in entries for any one
breed is in the classes for ST. Bernerds A few
years ago these dogs fell off marked extent
but this year ninety-nine Of the big fellows have
ing them up again.
All records broken in the number of entries
the grand total. not counting the foxhound and
beagle packs, being S.046 This number would have
been increased except the carelessness some
owners waiting long, and for the Canada
quarantine. which has reduced the number Of en-
tries from that country nearly Is per cent. There
more dogs entered that have been imported
from England than in several years Last year
the high water mark reached with 2o25 en-
tries More than two thousand dogs make up the
entries this
". ]. Britain has been selected to Judge the bull
terriers, in place OF Clair Foster. who has been
called TO British Columbia business.
The number OF entries in each breed follows:
New-York tribune., 1909-01-31
NONTCLAIR MEN LEAD.
Jersey Squash Experts Take
Crescent Players Into Camp.

Squash players Of the Montclair Athletic Club
three out Of the five matches played yesterday
against the team of the Crescent Athletic Club.
II the first OF series OF dual contests on ths
cosey little which the two clubs are en-
gaging. and II came near being four TO one in
stead OF three TO two. The redouotable Charles NJ
Bull. jr. the forces from Brooklyn into the
stronghold of the Montclair men. He hardly
In trim for the fray. for too much continuous
swinging Of the racket had resulted i'm a bad hand
so that 1t comparatively easy job for Frank
Kidde TO defeat him. B-6. 1S-l5.
AS II smartng from the defeat of his leader
Williamson Pell. OF the Crescents. made a slam
bang contest In his court against Arthur H
Iockett. But Lockett devoted himself making
his shots die away In the corners and placing so
low to the tetale that he won. at l5-l0 15-u
In the other victory for the home team Ernest
Underhi defeated Maxwell Brigham IS IS-i3
The victories of the Crescent Athletic Club
were by Rudolph Goepel and Harry g. Martin
ahe lawn tennis expert
New-York tribune., 1909-01-31
SKATING CHAMPIONS TO MEET.
ST. Nicholas Rink Will See Fastest Experts
of Country in Competition

The international skating championship races AT
the St. Nicholas Rink February will attract
the fastest skaters I'm the country and local
skating enthusiasts will have an opportunity for
the first time OF sc ling Edmund Lainy. Of Saranac
Lake in competition against Clarence Granger and
Phil Kearnev, the local champions In addition m
these, invitations have been extended TO the fol-
lowing amateur skaters: Lot Roe and Fred Ron
son of Toronto, regarded the best two amateurs
in Canada o. Bush. OF Montreal a one-armed
skater who is said to be a speed marvel: Ollie SUIT
phen of Long Branch. N j.. of the fastest bows
in the East; A. c. G. Anderson and Harry Kaad
of Chicago c. Fischer of Milwaukee and e AhI-
roth. of Duluth.
Tie above named men will participate IN the half
mile and one-mlle international championship races
and special cne-nile race, Glass A. with handicap n
limit OF hundred yards. There will also ba q
haf-rnile for novices The entry list will close
on February with S c. Austin. No. 90 West e6th
street.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-31

There Is no doubt In the minds of American
horse BREEDERS to-day that the trotting bred horse
is quite capable Of producing style and action equal
TO that of his English contemporary, the hackney
In the matter of conformation he is according to
ideas his superior. and is distinguishaoie
as being irnbued with that restless energy that
characterizes all things American The good old
English hackney, which, before the invasion Of the
trotting bred horse monopolized the heavy harness
field was likewise typical Of his native 1and-a well
hammered, easy going animal with plenty OF bulk
and bone, and considered quite essential to the
propasation of the race of high steppers greatly
in demand
While the speed Of the American trotter was In
compatible with the high action demanded as one
of the requisites of the heavy harness horse 1t
was possible with proper shoeing to force the tot
ting horse into gait that a good imitation
Of the English hackney horse and. being his equal
in many other ways, the well bred American trot-
ting horse sprang into public favor with his first
appearance in the show ring in the heavy harness
classes
Few horserner knew Of his origin when he made
his first appearance in competition with the Eng
Iish hackney high stopper, and when it was made
known through the columns Of The Tribune In
1884 that majority Of the high stepping heavy
harness horses exhibited at the National Horse
Logan were trotting horses, docked and trimmed
up in hackney style, 1t was revelation to the
horse world. Reginald G Vanderbilt's DR.. Selwonk.
an international winner in the heavy harness
classes. is trotting brSd horse His sire June
New-York tribune., 1909-01-31
TIGERS ENTER COLUMBIA GAMES.

The manager Of the Columbia track team has
received the entry of the entire Princeton Unver-
sity track team for the games OF the local unver-
sitv which are to be held in Madison Square Gar
den on February 1S Al COPELAND. the Tiger trainer
is getting his men into condition in The big Prince
ton gymnasium and expects to win the point
tropbv with 8 uch men Rredemus the Amateur
Athletic Union. all-around champion Frantz vino
was placed IN the half at the intercollegiate last
wear: DaHbarn. the sprintsr wonder and
about a dozen other likely men.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-31

Aces BY servce-Waferbury and Barger, 5rooke and
Potter 26 BY packingWatsrblry and Barger. 10;
Brooke g. Aces by opponents, naiss-Water-
bury Barger. n; Brooke and Potter q
Individual by garnes-waterbury. q lls;
s., Is. 9-51: Brooke, 8, 4. T. T. tSB;
Spencer. 8, 3, 4, 4, go.
Referee-M s Patton. Notwithstanding
After the doubles the spectators remained for =
professional match between Jack Soutsr, repre-
sentinz the Philadelphia Racquet Club. and James
MulIens an assistant to George Standing at the
home club Soutar's superiority apparent, his
placing being especially admired Even 50. the
full five games had to be played before the visitor
succeeded in scoring the decisive point The scores
New-York tribune., 1909-01-31
WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP DATES.

Bids opened for the 1903 metropolitan
ting championships al meeting Of the Amateur
Athletic Union on Thursday evening. Several clubs
sent In bids with view to getting the tourna-
raent but as usual the Boys' Club, Avenue and
10th street, was successful. and for the third
secutive year viii the tournament The pre-
uIrins-y bouts are scheduled for Thursday even
flS March 4 and the finals for Saturday, March 6.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-31
MGRAW SELLS NEEDHAA'
Extra Catcher Goes to st. PaS
Club for Cash.

John McGrav manager OF the Giants nas !.
Needharn, the catcher who came from 0os1os ,,
the ST. Paul club. OF the American - -,,.
This leaves McGrav with Schlet. formerly y -.
cinnati as his only catcher with MAJOR -
experience Snodgrass and Wilson being younsss, =,
McGraw said last night that he rad also sSA0 "a
waivers on Joe McGinnity. Dummy IassO', -,
had sold Barry, the GU fielder. bought from 81 -
last year 10 Milwaukee. Waivers have seen -.
on B1ain. Pfyi. Beecher and schreioer aiH'4'
vrt1nRsfers
New-York tribune., 1909-01-31
NEW GROUNDS FOR DETROIT NINE.

Detroit Jan. 5o.-Announcernent was u1sos u.
that the Detroit baseball club has purchased =.
for new park. 10 be ready for use for me -.
Of 1911 The new park IL on Mount HIiio' a. -,
between Warren and Beaufait avenues Alo & a.,
ard half miles from the City Han rlA .r
being made for concrete and steel stanos :. = m
New-York tribune., 1909-01-31
H4RV4RD WINS ON ICE.
Hornfeck, Of Wanderers, Severely
Hurt IN Stadium Contest.

Cambridge. Mass Jan So--Harvsrd defeated the
Wanderers Of New York. at hockey in the stadium
here to-day by score Of 70 2 The teams played
evenly during the first period. each scoring one
point but in the second Harvard pleo UP rne
+11,s -.-51,, nv .urerio- team work and brilliant
Individual playing
Fornfeck left centre for the Wanderers ves Sc
verelv injured and had 70 retire from the game
New-York tribune., 1909-01-31
MANY ENTRIES FOR LONG RACE.

The management Of the six day go.asyou- please
team race, to be decided in the second week in
March in Madison Square Garden is being
barrassed by the great number of Teams anxious
70 enter the Many foreigners resident here
are anxious represent their countries in the race,
enter.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-31
AMHERST SEVEN WINS FAST GAME.
Massachusetts Agricultural Hockey Team
Beaten on Pratt Rink.
Bv TeleErsph to The tribune. ]

Amherst Mass Jan. 3G-The Amherst College
horkev team defeated the Massachusetts Asri-
cultural College on Pratt Rink by e score OF 3 TO
o this afternoon
The Arr- soo-e was made in the first half after
five minutes play. The second was in the middle
q. The second half and the last tust as the whistle
hlex San Souce Wickof and Sibey starred for
Amherst and Morris and Peckharn for the visitors
The SUMMARY follows:
New-York tribune., 1909-01-31

Brooke and Spencer began we'll for Philadeipnla
In the second match by winning the game. 10 10
/ Waterbury and Bsrger scored in the first hand
while tho Phnadelphians were shut out The latter
Tailed 8 IN the next hand, Brooke getting o. ana
after that the visiting pair always led
Throughout the remainder Of the match the New
Workers. always had command Of the situation
They won the next. Is to e. and the third game
Is to H. whis In the fourth game Barger scored the
ertire himself. When the count stood u all
in the game II set for whereupon Water
bury and Barger the necessary aces The
acoreH were:
New-York tribune., 1909-01-31
Joe LAKE SIGNS WITH YANKEES

Abe Nahon. secretary OF the New HorA -.s
cans received the signed contract OF Joe L@As -.
terday Lake is one OF the most prouisins s-st -
young pitchers who provided about the ons = az
feature Of tha disastrous season OF the eeAli IN
He pitched some excellent ball last year -
Manning Wilson and Varhop. Is one Oh
StaIlings is counting upon.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-31
.QUAKERS In DEFEAT
BEATEN At RACQUETS.
Double Victory for Ne1c Yorkers IN
First Half of Match.

New York defeated Philadelphia in the first half
Of the ntercity racquet contest In doubles between
the New York and Philadelphia Racquet clubs IN
the formers court yesterday In the first match OF
the day J. Gordon Douglas and W Stackpoole beat
Wilson Potter and DR.. Misky four games TO two
In the second match Lawrence Waterbury and MIL
ton S. Barger beat George II. Brooke and willing
Spencer four games to The second half Will
be played at Philadelphia next Saturday and IN
order 10 get tie, the Quaker City delegation VIII
have to win both matches
To start the afternoons fun Douglas won the toss
for New York and retired after pair of aces. but
In four hands the Philadelphans had the score
1+2 Douglas and Stackpole then ran their count
up 70 TO- only to have Misky, Philadeiphia's latest
racquet recruit, score the necessary point
The next game stubbornly contested all the way
finally went TO New York, with run OF IN the
last hand Philadelphia had total OF IL In the
third game the home team won at Is 20 z, getuns
10 IN the sixth hand. Of which Douglas had SIX on
service This made the New York pair pronouncen
favorites but Philadelphia gained In the nrs1
hand Of the fourth game and won at 15--lz- STRONG
play by the New Yorsers. especially Douslas, "oh
the next two games and the match FOR tne nono
team. The scores were: