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sourA sl4AFrssURY

Il. j. Beagle was in Arlington Tues.
day on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marcus Dean left
Monday for Colorado
Mrs, II. A. Wilkinson spent tho
weekend in Bennington.
Dewey Bronson. who has been i'll
of munips. is couyalesccnt
N. Parbloc spent Sunday with
friends in North SALISBURY.
Miss May pockum OF Bennington
was a guest Thursday Of Lorena
Tcssier.
Mrs. Deborah Adams has moved to
the house she, purchased OF Mrs. Der
tina Harrington.
John Lane. who has been confined
to the house by illness, is able to be
out of doors again.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bacon of
Sunderland spent Monday with her
sister, Mrs. Il. ]. Beagle
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Farnsworth of
North Bennington were Sunday
guests OF friends in town.
Mrs. Clifton Carlyle and children
returned Saturday from a visit with
her parents in Chester, VT.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clement OF BennIng-
ton were Sunday guests OF Mrs. Glenn.
ents mother Mrs. Edward Bowen.
Mrs. Merritt Bentley aud daughter
OF North SALISBURY spent Saturday
with her mother Mrs. Edward
Bowen.
Miss Ella Potter, who recently un.
dcrwent an operation for appended
it's at the Putnam Memorial hospital.
ia much improved and expects to re-
turn home soon t
Every member OF the Red Cross is
asked TO give some used clothing
or shoes this week to be send to the
refugees. Leave your bundle at the
post Office or the Boy Scouts will call
for II II you notify Them. People liv.
Ing out of the village may send In
clothing by C. II. a A. .. Hawkins
truck or telephone 1853
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PoWNAL CENTER


Max Walk bought Emo team of
horses IN North Adamu last wosks
Hugh Slallery of Albany was
weekend guest at Grandvlcw farm.
Miss Olive BARBER passed tho week
cni in North Adams ne tho guest OF
Mrs. Harriet Patterson. Sos
Mr. and Mrs Joseph Campbell and
son. William Of bennington sbent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs, William
Campbell
Niles BARTLETT, recently enlisted In
tho Merchant Marines, visited his
grandmother. Mrs. Della Rood here
last Thursday.
l.auresion Wilcox who recently 20.
turned from overseas with the Goth
Coast Artillery. reached his home
with his DISCHARGE papers. Thursday
az mldniEht l..-.f-
The Sunday school OF the pownsl
Center N. y church are planning an
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-03-25
BUILDS YOU UP
The Right Way--sprinr Medicine
that Bspins and Ends Ripht.

So gcnernily successful n Hoods
Sarsaparilla as Spring medicine.
and In all ailments OF the blood.
stomach. liver and Kidneys. that Il
may truly be said 10 give universal
satisfaction. II he's been before the
public for nearly so yeara, and TO.
day has tho largest salo OF any Ear.
saparllla. Nothing under the sun
could keep up this great demand but
phenomenal efficiency and loyal sup
port by the people OF a good medicine.
IL thoroughly rcnoyates the blood,
adds red corpuscles, creates an appe-
lite, tones the stomach. aids diges-
ton. pcrfccts assimilation, secures 100
per cent. bcneflt OF the food you eat
Hoods Sarsaparilla represents the
wisdom OF one OF tho best physicians
Boston ever had. combined with the
practical experience OF 4 phArma cist
who has been putting up prescrlp-
tons for more than 80 years.
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Spring cleaninq Time Is Here.

II house needs Spring cleaning,
how about the human bo65 after a
winter of indoor life and heavy food!
Mrs. Jennie Miner. Il. +. ID. |, Box S.,
Davidson. Ind. writes 81 can truth.
fully say that Foley Cathartic Tablets
are the best ever used. They are
so mild In action. felt like | had
been renovated and made over
again" Don't suffer from indiges-
ton. bilIousness. bad breath, bloatins
aas or constipation, when relief can
he so easily had. Sold Everywhere.
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SEES HAVOC or WAR
President WHsoi, Deeply impressed
lalsa91 by Ruin in France. ~ ~

Paris, March "a President Wilson.
accompanied BY Mrs. Wilson, Miss
Benham, Mrs, Wilson'S secretary,
and RearAdmira Grayson. spent the
day visiting scissors, the Chemin des
Danes, Coucy lie Chateau, Channy,
Noyon, Montdidier and the neighbor.
ing regions. The president followed
with the greatest interest the move
ment of arms in those regions and
received vivid Impressions of the
havoc that had been wrought there.
On his return TO Paris he said.
THE day has been very instructive
to me. II has been in many ways cx-
ceedingly painful, because what | saw
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NothlnQ 10 impossible.

"a creature Of marvel is this thing
called man." observed the facetious
philosopher. He can ride in an auto
mobile and run into debt at the same
time"
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Girls with ugly ears cover them with
little knots u hair, but mans cars
must stand out before the world ana
take what IL coming TO them. Toledo
blade.
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Keen Children Erect

To make child maintain an erect
position while writing Mt a school desk
n German has Invented rod 10 be at
iached 10 desk, terminating In a cup
against the chlld's chin.
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Rainfall.

The average rainfall on the earth
r. variously estimated nj from 30 to 90
inches annually: ranges from ass
inches 10 Cherrncongee, India. TO zero
In the Sahara desert.
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No. 4
SHOW ME- HOW
To Clear My Complexion
Stop Headaches and Keep
NV Health.

You need R. & G. Pills, containing
Podophyum, to stimulate the liver. to
secrete bile. and to carry on the work
Nature intended II to do.
We say. and we mean Il, "Ask your
druggist or your own doctor about the
wonderful qualities Of r. & 6. Pills,
containing Podophylum for the liver
Natures own vegetable substitute for
dangerous calomel-For a bad COM
plexion, bad breath. sick headaches, bill
lcuRess."
A few pills taken each night for time
will bring you splendid results. r. &
G. Pills do not grippe or sicken YOU. 10c.
and 2Sc. the box.-AdW.
FOR SALE BY w. l.. G0kAY
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WANTED--Pupii nursss. male and
female, at tho Taunton state Hoeplei
Training School for nurses. For par.
ticulars address Or, Arthur " Goes
Supt, Taunton State. hospital Tnyp:
ton, Mass. 3ptfh.
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Uncle Eben.

Many man." said Uncle Eben.
turns over a new leaf an den puu
de same Of writin' ON Il"
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WANTED - Aprn let a man aito
work I'm garden and on lswns for
seven months Apply !. Thowp eeh
North Bennington. Wts'1.
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WANTED

WANTED - Position as cook. walt
y or gsrdner. Address A. Boz. p'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-03-25

WANTED - To exchange fetsee
COW that freshens In July for new
mllch Jersey COW. Address poet-oflde
box 2oa. North Remington. itW y
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wANTER = A small tenement. Tet
22i-i5. 6ets' Z
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-03-25

WANTED - Position as gardnner'iof
on Eentleman's place by man OF yeart
of experience. Sober and honest. Ad,
dress II. H.. Box 40, Remington. VI
tsttas~
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WANTED - To rent q smell tebti
ment suitable for family Of foutAlr
all adults. Mrs. John HurleyaS LA
Stafford Street, Tel eii-Ws v .66t2E
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WANTED 49, Washlnga and irorlhKs
to do at home. email washinRs prelen
ed. Call at division Place. IMrs =
L. Thompson, betes
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ron SALE

FOR SALE-Building lots In q. vnry
fine location For particularly ,phqR
l02-R. zsu .
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FOR SALE

FOR SALE - Ford touring car. 1916
model, In good order. Also a truck
body. n. Petras, Mckinley st. Ben
nington bbt6'
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TERRIBLY SWOLLEN
SsHahssDsssli5s7 zAsiy<su.
Rslieyed'by glasEDrsaEht. :

RessvileS oa.-,iAs. Kat Lee AbIetol
Ills place. whites "My &Aband EfsSau
engineer and enee Whit lifting helm!
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ehine U, acres tho hdon,ef. Nj wa
80 soe he Spuia tSbear to;jtess on
ltimasir tSll ens sStpras doniens HE
weighed ~ ibu and zen, oil ,uutIe he
wei he'd kil d IA fNuNe 81 ;
H&eet 6nsdpGteds q. ifIookea
IKE ewol 4 We had tlrse differeni
doctors yet "a ilthef b1edicine, his
lbcNsis t6Ig ros ne tseuldfturn Nm
latsu-cent ctlleot stot oil, aatfdrink
IL fwoof Ares day b Sneesssion. ne
ldid this .twiihpaf Z ii. We became
despefs shesGle Hewas swell
IenleE bly, ~ 80 tSe,his suffering
ecdid niy tedeseahed aStprare.
bs b and hqapht Thedh rd's Black
DID ht lmade him take / big dose.
and Rhenit begin to acths limited, ho
w ihsict misery, buth e got AIles and
81 I'm % mend afonee. he RcA ven,
al va both feel he.owes bic ID q
Thedfcrdss HizeA-Drangtis." y
] 1hedierEs Blaek-D Observation-Disclosures,
eoskeep 1T seadyEiOr the, day's 1ota
TtyM Nc-isi
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More Soldiers Return.

Ralph B. Douglas and Herschell A.
Tetrick arrived here from Camp Lee
on Sunday, where they were recently
discharged from the service. Mr..
Douglas was a member of the 314th F.
A. and Mr.. Tetrick was a member OF
the 315th F. A., both of the SOth divi-
sion. Mr.. Douglas will probably run
over to Wheeling on Tuesday to par
ticipate in the parade OF his regiment
which was composed largely OF
Wheeling and Ohio county men.
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Personals,

Misses Ovid and Nellie Goodnight,
OF Brownsville, Pa, are visiting Mr:
and Mrs. Walter Goodnight in Market
street.
Mrs. w. o. Cleveland, Of Diamond
street, who has been very Ill the past
week, is slightly improved.
Mrs. w. H. Satterfield has been in.
disposed the past couple OF days at
her home in Diamond street.
Miss Ellen Higginbotham, of Shinns-
ton, is spending this week with j. NJ.
Higginbotham and family in Merchant
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph A. Courtney
have returned from a few days. stay
in Clarksburg.
Mrs. Luther Steele and children, OF
Raymond street, are spending this
week with relatives at Little Falls.
/. Mrs. Frank Freeman, of BellaiYe, o.,
arrived here today and is the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Tichnell, in
Market street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Malone, OF
Blaine street, are visiting Mr.. Ma
lone's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Malone, at Smithtown.
Ansil Kisner, of Blaine street, is
confined to his home by illness.
Mrs. Hugh Ball and daughters,
Mary Frances and Julia, of Guffey
street, leave tomorrow morning for a
months visit with relatives at Charles
ton.
Miss Iva Hustead, of Columbia
street, has been indisposed the past
few days.
Miss Doris Woody has returned to
her home at Grant Town after visiting
friends here.
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Grover Douglas. Of Fairmont. came
up on Monday TO see his brother.
Ralph, who has recently returned from
overseas service.
Spencer NJ. Parrish, who resides
near Annabelle, and who has been IN
poor health for several months, came
to town on Monday for visit with his
son, Mayor J. Lane Parrish . Mr.. Par
rish is among the Oldest residents Of
this section being nearly So years old
Mrs. G. B. Nay, OF Williamsburg, Pa.
was week end visitor with her broth.
er in law, j. Lane Parrish.
VIII D. Jacobs, who has been work
ing at Loveland. Ohio, for several
months, came home on Saturday for 9
visit.
]. L. Bennett, of Middleton. was a
recent business visitor in town.
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Coast Artillery
Gets One Man Here

w NJ. ormes. representative Of the
general recruiting service for the o.
S. army. was in Fairmont today stop.
ping at the Fairmont postoffice. While
here he enlisted one mAn-George W
Binnix. Binnfx has already served
two lenlistments and this time enlist
ed for one year in the coast artillery,
At 5 o'clock this evening the recruit,
ing representative will leave for
CIarksburg where he has his headquar
tiers. The first Of next month recruit
ing viii be opened up IN Morgantown
and Grafton.
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Visiting FaIrvlew.

Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Seabold, OF
Fairmont, spent Sunday here with Mrs.
seabolds parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jake
Greaser.
Mrs. w. 3. Johnston and Miss Amy
Ingalls,, OF Fairmout, spent Sunday
with friends here.
Miss Elizabeth Barr. of Ohio. is Wis.
iting with her brother, Walter Barr,
and her uncle, John Sutton, Of this
city.
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Warrington
A severe Electrical Storm.

A severe thunderstorm visited this
section about 1000 p. m. on Saturday.
Odd Fellows hall was struck by light
ming but the damage so far as visible
was slight. A few bricks were knock
ed off the wall and one piece Of cop
ing was broken. The bricks knocked
of crashed through the skylights OF
an adjoining building. All electric
lights in town were put out OF com
mission for time.
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Tho County Court Hare,

Commissioners Conway and MILAN
and Clerk A. G. Martin, of the Marion
County court were here on Monday
morning looking over the streets and
to confer with the members of the
council in regard to paving. 1t is
hoped that an agreement will be
reached satisfactory to all concerned.
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Notes and Personals.

NoLeS ana FoTboHalSs
]. D. Wilson, Of Fairmont, was a
visitor in town Saturday.
Clyde Machesney, who has been Ill
at his home here, is now able to be
out again.
Funeral services of Mrs. Gilbert
Moore were held at Days run on Mon
day morning. Mrs. Moore had been
I'll for long time. Undertaken Ham
ilton was in charge.
Everybody who can, come and bring
lawn mowers. shears, rakes, etc., on
Tuesday evening at s o'clock to the
cemetery for the purpose of cleaning
and moving 1t and getting 1t in a bet.
ter condition.
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EAST SIDE
-:-.NEWS =


The,Julia Bonifield Mission Circle
which was to have met this week
nave postponed their meeting until
tuesday OF next week at 2:30 O'Clock.
the meeting will be held at the home
or Mrs. II. L. Murphy, in East Park
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Misses Ruth Weaver and Margaret
Cowan, who are attending Fairmont
State Normal school, spent the week.
end with their parents here.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-10

Mrs. Claude NJ. Rogers and little
daughter, Claudine, of Buchanan, Vir.
ginia, arrived here on Saturday for a
visit with her father, M. c. Cochran,
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FAIRVIEW
New Brick Building.

j. Y. Hamilton has laid the founda-
ton for new brick building to be
constructed where his old undertake
ing establishment was formerly locat.
cd. n
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Rev.. Ebert Wells. of the Diamond
street church, went to Buckhannon
MONDAY TO attend meeting OF the
board OF trustees of Wesleyan college
OF which he is a member.
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A son was born Saturday, May z. to
Rev. and Mrs. c. C. Lawson at the par
sonage OF the First NJ. P. church in
Market street. A son was born Sun
day, May 8, to Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson,
VINO reside near Columbia street.
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Sunday In tho Churches.
Rev. R. D. Hall preached at the NJ.
2. church Sunday at 1900 a. m. He
also filled his regular appointment at
the evening services.
Rev. c. n. Coffman filled his regu-
lar appointment at the NJ. 2. church,
south, at the evening service. He
preached very able sermon from the
text: Mat. 2S:19-20.
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Homo from service.

Harry HUFFMAN. who has. been IN
the service overseas, has been dis
charged and has returned here.
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poreaa soeIetv 40 Meet.

The porcas society OF the NJ. E.
church, south, will meet with Mrs.
Clyde Machesney on Thursday after
noon.
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ceeroe SauIsbury Homo,

George Salisbury. who had been
IN the service overseas, has received
his discharge and returned to his
home here,
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tended the funeral Of Mrs. Gilbert
Moore. Of Days run, on Monday morn
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Sunday. School Convention.

Sunday School Convention.
The annual Paw Paw district Sum-
day school convention will be held at
the N. q. church in this city on June
18th, at which time the state Sunday
school secretary will be present,
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a Attended Funeral.
Asnumber of people from here at
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-06-04
$500 IS WANTED
FOR SALVATION ARMY
Pendleton Lodge B. P. O. E.
Will Raise the County
Quota.

The $500 quota assigned to Uma-
tilla county in the statewide Sal
vation Army campaign will be raised
through the efforts of Pendleton
Lodge No. 2ss. b. +. o. f., at the re-
quest of the state organization of the
Elks.
Fred Steiwer, Roy Ritner ano
Merle Chessman comprise a commit
tee from the local lodge which will
meet within the next few days and
make arrangements for organizing
the county.
The present plant is to raise the
funds through personal solicitation.
The assumption of the responsibility
in aiding the Salvation Army is not
new to the Elks for all during the
war the b. p. o. Il. OF the nation
stood back of the organization and
contributed outright a large part of
the funds which the Salvation Army
carried on its front line work.
The committee is confident that
there will be no difficulty in raising
the sum in this county because of the
war record of the salvation Army.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-06-04
SHOW SET FOR OCT.
22 AT HfRM|ST0N

Hermiston will be the scene of the
Cmatflla county fair this fall, the fair
board today having. selected October
%, % and "a for the hog and dairy
show to be held there. An appropria-
ton will also be asked from the coun-
ty court to have exhibits of the boys
and girls Industrial school work. Ex-
hibits of stock and irrigation pro-
ducts will be included in the show.
The county fair board held its an
nual meeting this morning at the Of
flee OF Major Lee Moorhouse. secre-
tary and treasurer, to take first steps
toward the fair. f. p. Dodd OF Her
miston. and Louis Hodgen of Uma-
zine and w. w. Green of Pendleton
president, were present.
County fairs have been held in
Pendleton and in the county towns for
close to Is years and before the days
of. the Round-Up were in the nature
of an autumn jubilee as well as an
exhibit of stock and farm products
The board plans to make this years
event big one for the west end and
will work hard to get liberal appro-
priation for exhibits and prizes.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-06-04
ALL ENGLAND CELEBRATES.

CONTINUED rroSa pnge ~
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-06-04
NEW TEXTBOOKS FOR
SCHOOLS ADOPTED

Drawing, geography, writing, ste
biography, typewriting. English liter
ature. algebra and higher arithmetic
textbooks for use during the past si'
years in the schools of Oregon were
not changed at the recent adoption
of books by the state board of tex
book commissioners. according to ar
official list received today at Fra
zier's bookstore. Dictionaries now In
use were also readopted.
Following are the new books: In
the grammar grades Agriculture
Davis, cProductive Farming; arith-
metic. Hamilton, Essentials of Arith-
metic: civil government. Hughes
Community Civics;" history. Gordy
stories of American History. Am
erican Beginnings in Europe" Mace's
school history, 1919 edition: Ian
guage, Potter. Jeschke and Gillet
Oral and Written English;" music
Progressive Music Series:" physiol-
ogy, Winslow, Healthy Living"
reading, Basel, Natural Method Read
ers, "Fassett. Beacon Method OF
Reading" literary, Literature Read
ers.' (nine books), spelling New
World Speller.
Following are the new books in the
high school grades: Agriculture, Wa
ters. Essentials of Agriculture;
civics. Reed. Form and Function of
American Government" bookkeep-
ing, Miner and Elwell, principles of
ookkeeping;" English composition.
Clippinger, written and Spoken
English, Ward, Sentence and
Thence" Century Handbook OF
Writing" American literature. "Am-
erican Literary Readings With Intro
duction History of American Litera-
ture;" French, New Chardenai
French Course;" ancient history,
Breasted, Ancient Times" English
history, Cheney's "Short History of
England" American history. Fite,
History OF the United States" homo
economies and domestic science,
Bailey, Domestic Science" and Well
man. Food Study" geometry. Dur
rell and Arnold. "Plane and Solid
Geometry" biology, Hunter, "Civic
Biology" general science. Snyder,
First Year Science" Curtis. Manual
of Experiments in Elementary Sci
ence."
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-06-04

som were almost impossible for the
vast throngs, all making for the IA
nous Downs
King George arrived just before the
first race and the royal standard was
hoisted on a racetrack for the first
time in four years, amid tremendous
enthusiasm.
Popular choices were w. X. Van-
derbilt's French-bred colt Mckinley.
of whom the American trainer, D.
Duke. thought lot; Major Waldorf
Astor's Buchan; Lionel Robnson's
grey Stefan the Great, (son of the
spotted wonder" The Tetrarch) /;
Sir Alec Blake's The Panther; the
French Due Decazes. Rapidan; ano
Sir william Nelson's Tangier.
The race was for three-year- olds,
colts carrying 126 lbs, and fillies 125
lbs, and was run over the famous
mile and a half course, which until the
war had been the scene of over 12c
Derby's without a break. Substitute
races were run at Newmarket during
the war. but they never appeared like
the real thing. and the last real
Derby" was that of 1914, which was
won by the American owner, II. b.
Duryea's French bred Durbar II. To-
days race as worth about 100000 to
the owner of the winner. but the in
trinsic value of the race Is far greater,
as Derby winner" generally fetche-
an enormous sum, and earns undying
fame. for stud purposes. The 1902
winner. Ard Patrick, sold for $2Oo.-
600, while G. Bower Ismay's Craga-
nour, who was just beaten by the sem
sational 100 to 1 chance, Aboyeur in
1913. fetched $250.000.
Vast sums of money changed
hands over today's result, in the nu-
merous seepstakes, organized by
practically every club in the British
Empire, a Derby sweep" being a tre-
mendous attraction to people who or
dinarily would not dream of risking
a cent on a horse-race.