Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-30

match is partly the outcome Of a game
just decided between a side made up
entirely of jockeys and those great in
professional sports This was the
match in which Bombadier Wells play
ID prior to his fight with Storbeck.
ON the English boxers side were
Harry Nardon. golf champion; Barry.
the English scribbler; Jabez Wolfe, the
channel swimmer; OlIey, the road cycle
champion, and others. The tiniest
jockey riding today proved the bright
ST OF comedians, for he marked down
Bonn adier Wells from the start, and
4-nglands hope scarcely knew what
/" do to get out of the way of the
ittle man. Joe Plant, who is nearly
thirty years old hut can ride at
IT ntty-eight pounds.
IN enormous crowd turned out to see
tine game. which was for charity. The
Jockeys won. as they showed some sort
~ combination. The diminutive rider
teferred to rode off the field mounted
on Wells shoulder.
This Plant is an extraordinarily little
man He puts on twenty-eight pounds
IN weight during the winter and of
curse. has great difficulty in taking it
on, out Is one OF the strongest light
weights riding He did not take to the
saddle until he was eighteen years old
hefore that he supported himself and
4anlIy by buying and selling poultry
Many big bets were made when he
was In this business that he could kill
pluck and truss a chicken ready for
taoIe quicker than any one who could
be brought against him The uttIe
man Invariably won Although left
Tor dead more than once on a race
track through horses falling with HIM
or being brought down, he has ridden
me winner or many important races.
ana MS services are much sought
y prominent official Of the British
olympic Association states that the assoc
citation has been charged with extrava
gance because il has pledged itself
10 an expenditure Of not more than 500
80. The official stated that critics thought
twenty-two competitors would he enough
At Stockholm But the association thinks
differently, and will take not less than
''fty. As IL Is absolutely necessary for
treat Britain to hold It's own with the
rations or the wor d. The Swedes are
liking the coming games seriously 1t
= worthy or note that this year they
i.eld their own admirably against
sitting team OF the London Athletic
hub.
10 may not be known that the great
l~inglass. which recently died was the
ii'oSeny of Deadlock. q mare retrieved
Tier erstwhile owner. the late Capt Man
nell, was jolied into buying her by the
- Lord Abingdon. They were going
over the latters stud farm, when Lord
az @tCu. 10 be jocuisr. said: Nov
les Il mare worth 800 When his
c'upanion replied with good natured sar-
that he would give C20, to his sur
Use he found the mare was his
ISinSlaSS was the mares third foal
When only two years cd Deadlock
-cks were SO bad she vas discarded from
the racing stables. Then for three or
four years she pulled "a dog cart Yet
Isinglass won over 100000 in his hrst
season.
don't know how the public would take
- another match between Gotch and
iackenschmidt, but many times the
thought has been inevitable that il was 4
pity for "a man with Hackenschmidt' S
.rputation To live for the rest of his life
itnoer what Is almost stigma. IL is no
use treadinS over ground already We'll
worn, and the incidents of the recent
meeting are fresh in the public memory,
hut nevertheless moro than half Of the
spectators do not know exactly what