The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-11

innate, Of the Grauite State voters.
Tor thoy rolled UP a phenomoroI 49,
1ority for their favorlte son desntte
MS alleged devotion 10 sport As.
matter or fact. Pierco was only nodo,.
atoiy fond Of racing and only after n
osl.imate fashion. not being addicted
, TO gambling In any form.
Lincoln Without tho T,r,
Instinct.
od A ,h Lincoln seems to havo lack
Ing true sporting Instinct Rough
anu nara as II was, his curly Ife w.s
NOT wilhout amusement Thore was n
! mousse iull OF young folIss-Lincoln and
ne. no sister' stepbrother and two step
Spite. aid u cCus,E of Nancy TANKS
/ -, tennis tanks. quite enough
10 pan sports and keen time fron,
hanging too heavily. or course. Inc
boys hunted, but the future President
huH the reputation Of being n very
uncertain shot. In curious autohIo-
sraphy which Lincoln wrote In rc.
sponSe TO the request OF a friend i'm
TIL, t ~! SUBJECT is given a paragraph.
MS iltte personal history il written
entirely In the third person and inc
P"r' referred TO runs as roilows:
y low days before the completion
Oh MS e.ghin year. in the abscncr nj
"is iather. a lock of wild turkeys M.
preached the new log cabin. AID Abra-
num- win riic-gun. standing Inside.
enot through Il crack and killed one
-. lncln' ne mas never since pulled the
trigger on any larger game" On th,,
/ narHih OK l.incolu'S manuscript Dcnni.,
| iiahks confirms the account as follows:
no doubt about "a Llncoinis k'hin.:
| 'hr turkey. He done Il with bis IA
therR rifle, made by William Lutes. q i,
buliitt county. Kentucky. l have kil.
= cd a hundred deer with her mysnlf ann
1 80
| Although he was not e.peciallv
! roma OF hunting, there were many 9th
Ter outdoor sports that Lincoln cnJoy.a
TO the fuil He never failed to put !n
prompt appearance at every horse
race ana COX chase In his ncighbori,ood
and he wrestlcJ, jumped AID ran rac.s
/ without waiting to be urged. Tho
sports he liked best were tnose which
brought men together. the spelling
, school, tho husking bee, Tho raising.
h'id OF all such gatherings no was tn-
( NE through his wit his uunagging
good nature. his ready doggcrei, his
practical Jokes and even by his aualn,
politeneSs.
When Lincoln was n young man ne
had wide reputation for physica !
prowcss. Tho owner of the store a,
ClarE's Grove, where Lincoln WORKED
for while used to declare that his
clerk could mi moro. throw FARTHER,
better than any man IN Sangamur
county" Tho young CLERK was given
abundant opportunity to defend his
ttie TO Thu, distinction, and when he
had made It matter OF record h.
was declared the best fellow wno
ever broke into the camp" From that
day. as long MS lie remained In that
part Of the county. Lincoln was the
accredited umpire a, all the COCK
Nights and horse races. Such was the
reputation as n man OF nerve and
streigth that when the fail muster
came OF he was elected captain.
Andrew Johnson saw nothing dis.
crsditablc In his preference for thu
turf as his means at recreation. and
he never made u secret OF tho fuc,
that the game OF draw poker had ]
fascination for him which lie wus no,
, incliGcd To resist. Despite his mIltnry
: training, Genera. Gran, was not =
practical exponent Of outdoor exercise
E In any form. President Hayes had r
I fair reputation as an athlete In his
I, college days, and when. in after year:
, he found II necessary 10 adopt some
! form OF outdoor exercise he chose Gro
quct. at which he became very skill.
! ful.
Copyright, 1912. by the Associated
= Literary PressD