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anu anu order and mixing up special regu-
i~'iohs with general regulations
Commends Defense Code.
. Lrattic regulations should never be
III IN me form of an ordinance. but there
Should be an ordinance or some other
laW empowering the police depart
nents to adopt the Council of the Ma
tiohai De.eASe code without change
OIL any kind. This is the practical
va! OF attaining uniformity-so
much to be desired because absolutely
necessary for safety.
Ihe regulation of highway traffic
mas grown to be an almost exact
science. and as such it is as important
70 Know what to omit as what to
'hclude. We may. therefore. make
up our minds that unless we can pre-
vent traffic regulations being drawn
up ny inexperienced people we shall
continue to have high death rate
and excessive waste through traffic
delays
The Council Of National. Defense
er. four inches by six inches. in an
especially approved form. containing
marginal notes. and on placard
about fourteen inches by twenty
inches. The folders should be kept
for distribution at every police sta
ton and every driver should be obliE-
ed to pass an examination on the
regulations and carry copy with
him when driving. The placards
RACES. stables. schools and station
houses. and on standards in public
places in order that pedestrians as
well as drivers may have an oppor-
tunity to become familiar with them.
Schools should instruct their pupils
Evening star., 1921-05-29
in the regulations and hold exami
nations ard drills.
Indefinite Word Used.

Indefinite Word Used.
".eAttention is called to the fact that in
the Council Of National Defense code the
word directions Tor pedestrians mas
been used instead OF regulations be-
cause i, is not possible TO make regula-
tions for pedestrians drastic enough IN
der all Condit ions as well as reaSonapie
at all times. AS no law or regulation IS
,dyisahIe which cannot be enforced.
we n,ust rely on education of pedes-
irians through directions which appeal
to common sense.
.1t must be remembered that in try.
ing 20 educate the public in genera
thought Of special regulations. whlch
must not under any circumstances ne
written into or form a part of the
general regulations. In addition 10
the folders and placards of reguia
tions cities should issue a pamphlet
setting forth the special regulations
particularly those in regard to the
approach to and departure from places
of assembly: list of one-way tral-
fic streets. the method of obtaining
licenses for driving, registration Tot
vehicles. laws on equipment. etc. etc'
This. however. is a separate ana uiS-
tinct thing and mus; not be con-
founded with general regulations
Special Regulations.
Next in Importance to familiarity
with the general regulations is knowi-
edge of the special regulations
especial regulations are those "nlcn
can be brought about by trafhc suldes
consisting of lines. signs. STANDARDS
bumpers. dummy cops. HaphoteS,
crows nest direction lights. etc. "hiCn
can be extensively employed TO enioe
the movements of both pedestrians
and drivers.
Lines are Of exceeding Importance.
but not when unscientifically piaceo;
Trained experts should be employed
to lay them out.
signs should denote their meaning; :;
as far as practica l.. by their snape anu
color. different color combinations pc
ing used for different purposes. INC
best combination consists of vivid
yellow letters. arrows or Graphlcs on
a black BACKGROUND These should be
used for moving vehicles. Secondary
signs for stationary vehicles should
have these colors reversed, and ter
ciary signs. or those for the control OF
pedestrians. should have red letters.
Evening star., 1921-05-29

better to accentuate their visibility
by placing them within painted lines
or on a white disk. The bases and
tops of portable standards should be
painted bright red and the pipes with
black and white bands from eight 10
twelve inches wide. the top and bot
tom bands being white.
"Eumpcrs should be kept painted
Evening star., 1921-05-29

arrows or ,Sraphics on a white back
ground.
"Standards should never be joined
by ropes, chains or pipes. as such
a practice sis daneerous. They should
be only sufficiently heavy 10 keep
them in place in high wind. Their
bases should be Of special pattern to
avoid rolling if knocked over. II is
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white and should stand on a painted
white disk so that thex can be more
easily seen. %,sss
Dummy cops. first rde6rnwended in
1904. have multiplied 90 khat ther-
arc now hundreds Of Thousands OF
various designs. They should be
~
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Continued on sixcp Fage.
The New York herald., 1921-04-17

Pick OF the Basket and Dainty Mss,
winners OF several blue gibbons at the
leading Eastern shows In 1919. arc
among the harness horses 20 bc sold at
purlands on Wednesday. The chestnut
high steppers were doing service in
private stable last year.
The New York herald., 1921-04-17
MORE FAST TROTTERS
LEAVING FOR EUROPE
Thirty-sir to Go To-day on
Mcnon7inee.

The steamship Menominee or the At
lantic Transport line win leave New
York; to-day with a notable lot OF
horses bound for England and Denmark.
There are thirty-six trotters and PAGERS
on board. together with six polo ponies
belonging to Rodman Wanamaker I'd
The largest shipment OF trotters is owned
by George Watson OF TeaneclS. n. ]. He
IL sending twenty-six fast ones TO Lon
don, where they are to be sold by auc-
tlon next month. Thomas w. Murphy
OF Poughkcepsie. Vance Nuckols or
Cleveland, c. T.. Metcalfe Of Hudson,
N Y, and r. #. Metcalfc also have trot-
ters on board. Among those having
public records and for which certificates
OF identity have been issued by II. J.
Tranter. export agent Of the National
Trotting Association. arc:
Nancy wigo, 2:i5%. br. M. BY wilgo.
Kathleen Gale. . :osia, b. M by Barongals.
Clinchfast. 2;2ots, b. 3. BY Trampfast.
wellington Direct. 2.0siE. 70. :. By Directs
Wood Patch. 2.o5i4. sr. T. by Dan Patch.
Brltton Forbes. a:o6lk, bl. q. BY J. Malcolm
Forbes.
Luana. 2.oTA. br m. by Kinney Lou.
Peter Duffy. 2:1Oli. b. 5. by Peter the Great.
Glory, a:1oN. b. m. by Peter the Great
Liberty Bell, 2:i3iA, bl. IN. by Colonel G.
Great Might. cl3i4, DIX. b. BY Caduceus the
Great
Peter Colt. 2.ioH. b. $. by Peter the Great.
Rose Knight. 2:isM, b. m. by Border Knight.
virginius watts, 2.2Tis. b. >. by General
Watts
Nelly Armont e.iq4. ch ~. by Armont
Poiyanna, 2.2iia br, m. by Kentucky Todd.
Cecile Axworthy. .:2I, br. m. by Morgan Ak
General Buriev. 2.o7is. B. g. BY Lord Rob-
Eva knight 2;2sh. b. m. BY Border knight.
The New York herald., 1921-04-17
MORGAN HORSES
WITH Is VERTEBRATE
Skeletons Of Two Owned by @.
c. Stillman Show Short Backs
Not Peculiar to Arab.

c. c. Stiilman. secretary or the Nor
gan Horse Club. has set the scientific
horse sharps OF New York and washing-
ton by the ears by setting up in tho Of
flee OF the club at 3 East Forty-fourth
street the skeleton OF his favorfte MOT
gan stallion, Donald. which shows only
eighteen dorsal and Ave lumbar verte-
brn. maldng twenty-three in all
As told on this page of THE NEW YORK
HERALD a few weeks ago. partisans OF
Arabian horses have claimed monop-
oily for their breed in this matter OF
short backs. as shown by the number or
vertebra, and II. X. Bush-Brown. for
merly secretary OF the Arabian Horse
Club, recently wrote q learned article for
the Journal of Heredity in which he
maintained that the desert courser was
the only horse in tho world with less
than twenty-four vertebrm. and attrib-
uted to this peculiarity the remarkable
endurance and weight carrying capacity
demonstrated by mere p'1lies of the
breed in the Cavalry Endurance Test,
500 mile road race with 24o pounds IN
the saddle.
Prof. Henry Fairfield Osborn OF
the American Museum of Natural His
tory called attention to the supposed
singularity in the anatomy OF the Ara
bian horse several years ago in writing
an introduction to Spencer Borden's
book. What Horse for the Cavalry"
Skeletons of Arabiana Thoroughbred
race horses, trotters and drausht horses
in the museums seemed to corroborate
the assertion, which was generally rec
ognized by scientific men and experts or
the Bureau or Animal Industry at WASH
ington until Mr.. Stillman exploded his
bomb by setting up the skeleton OF
Donald, as prepared by Wards natural
science establishment at Rochester.
The explosion was. in fact, double
barrelled," for besides having Donalds
bones articulated Mr.. Stillman had
those Of another Morgan horse, Dude
set UP at the same time for Mr.. Chubb
OF the Museum of Natural History, and
thas skeleton, too, disclosed only eigh-
teen dorsal and Ave lumbar vertebrB.
When the shortage In both horses be-
came known the scientific men forth
with started an official investigation.
Having verified by affidavits from
Rochester the completeness of the skel-
etons OF Donald and Dude they notified
tho Department of Agriculture in Wash
ington. and steps are now being taken
10 examine all available skeletons OF
horses and procure others for examina-
ilon.
When asked for his opinion OF the
matter Mr.. S.illman said yesterday that
he was inclined TO believe the number
OF yertebre will be found 10 vary In
horses or all breeds. The Arab people
were the first to note a case in whicn
there were twenty-three instead OF the
usual twonty-four. and they assumed
that Il was characteristic peculiar to
their breed alone, according to his view.
The New York herald., 1921-04-17
GALAXY OF FLYERS
IN $4,000 RACE
27 Fast Trotters Eligible TO
Compete for Big Purse
at Cleveland.

T'wenty-seven trotters have been an
tered IN the $4,000 race at Cleveland in
tho week beginning August s. It will
be the largest purse of the year for
aged horses. and nearly every ono in
sight that seems TO have a chance in
the free-for-all class is among those
nominated, Peter Manning. 2:02la. and
Arion Guy. 2:0i94. alone excepted. these
two having been barred on account OF
their supposed superiority.
Several of the entries came as sur
prise to a good many followers of ha-r-
ness racing. There are Trumpator.
2:12k, al First National 2:124, for eX-
cripple, with records seemingly unprom-
Using Of victory in a field which includes
such clinkers as Media, 2:03A Ante
Guy, 2:03A; McGregor the Great, 2:03A;
Z. Colorado, 2:06%.. and Sister Bertha,
2:02&. First National has never won a
race, but IL is not to be forgotten that
he made his record as a two-year-od
with Brusiloff. 2:o4,a, and other fast
ones behind him. This was in 1918, since
when he has not started. Trumpator
was out last year and made a winning
race record of 2:151S.
June Red, :05 II. one of Ed Geers's
eHlries, ana Early Dreams, :03 "a, are
the veterans OF the field, each being 13
years old, while Charley Rex. 2:04A, is
only one year younger. The juveniles
of the lot are Sister Bertha and jean
cite Rankin 2:06 " both four-year-olds.
BY the records Sister Bertha is the fast
est of the twenty-seven. This Pennsyl-
vania bred fily fought out the Ken
tucLy Futurity of 1920 with Arion Guy.
trotting the last half OF the second mile
In 1:0114 after one Of her frequent
breaks.
Eleven or the eligible trotters are en-
tered in the 2 :05 race to be trotted at
Cleveland's first meeting beginning
July 4. and thirteen of them are in the
Same class the following week at To-
ledo, where they will meet Arion Guy.
These races should give a good line on
the big event of Clevelands second
meeting, but the best of the bakers
dozen entered at Toledo will have to
reckon with new factor in Media, re-
garded by many horsemen as the most
formidable trotter OF the twenty-seven.
She Is not eligible to the :05 class and
may not get a, race until she starts for
the $4,000 purse.
Following are the nominations in this
,-ar
The New York herald., 1921-04-17
Miss Janice Liggett
To Sell Her Horses

TXCIUSIVB news In adverstise-
r, ments IS one of the things
that make the horse page OF
THE SUNDAY HERALD sought after by
horse fanciers all over the country.
A notable example is in the an
nouncement to-day that Miss Janice
L'ggett of Boston is going 70 sell
twenty horses and ponies at Dur
lands Riding Academy on May II.
This tnconspicuous advertisement
conveys the important news that one
OF the leading exhibitors of saddle
horses. hunters and hackney ponies
is going to close out her show stable,
which Include some OF the best
horses of their types In the United
states. Among the four saddle horses
are Bohemian Actress. champion of
the National Horse Show in 1919;
Gwydye Rose, champion of the New
York Spring Horse Show. The eight
hunters include such noted winners
as Mslchester, Tradesman, Black
Watch, Outlaw, AIentain and Bate
man, while the twelve English hack
ney harness ponies comprise Fulange
and FNlgora, champions at many of
the leading shows last year, together
with the imported prize winners
Princess Betty, Falinge Dorothy,
Falinge Furore, Natty Horace,
Bouncing Bantam, Harmony Girl
Lady Betty. Bingley Boy, Gormand
and Pleasure, several of which were
brought over last year. Miss Liggett
is the daughter OF Louis X. Liggett,
one OF tho leading business men of
Boston and New York. She has been
a successful exhibitor for several
years, riding and driving her own
horses and ponies. and the announce
ment that her stable is to be dis
persed will be read with surprise as
well as regret wherever there Is in
terest in horse shows.
The New York herald., 1921-04-17

Reginald c. Vanderbilts absence in
England as judge at the London Inter
national Horse Show, will prevent him
from officiating In the harness pony
classes at Devon. Robert A. Fairbairn
and T.. Won der Horst Koch will there
fore judge both harness horses and
ponies at Devon.
The New York herald., 1921-04-17

Labe Riddell. 2:osl5, has lust been
sold by Theodore w. Bassett OF Harri-
son, n. r.. to William Crozier. a Hart
ford trainer. for something like $4,000.
The New York herald., 1921-04-17

the production OF light and heavy
horses, are not reassurlng as to the
future supply. Kentucky had 3s2, ,442 on
farms in 1890, as compared with 425, ,SS4 in
1910. In cities and towns the number
fell off from 40, tS2 to 4,422. 1t will sur
PRISE many persons to learn that Iowa
has moro than three times as many
horses as Kentucky. The number on
farms rs reported as 1.3s6.522, as COM
pared with ! AS, $50 In 1910. Automobiles
reduced the number in cities and towns
from 12s,s70 to 54.411. according to the
census returns.
Barney Waller, auctioneer at Waller
Potters busy auction mart in Brook
lyn, conducted their largest sale on
Tuesday. Close to three hundred sea-
soned workers changed hands. More
than one hundred big ones from the
stables of the United States Trucking
Corporation made up the star consign-
ment.
The Bergen Horse Company's regular
weekly auction in Jersey City on
Wednesday brought out llundreds OF
easor bidders last week. There was d
good run OF horses. including car lot
from DR.. I. A. Bown. Charlton, Iowa.
Henry Schnfer sold about one hundred
useful seasoned work horses. including
n ioad from Pennsylvania, on Wednes-
day at the Raymond Street Auction
Mart III Brooklyn.
Dave Kahn, OF the West End avenue
firm OF Heilbrunn & Kahn, says the de-
n1and for farm chunks and business
horses is rather better than for extra
heavy drafters just now.
The last sale at Durlands Riding
Academy before the spring horse show
there will take place on Wednesday
evening, when Il. S. Glover's polo ponies,
hacks and hunters are to be offered
under the hammer.
SIX or seven high class saddle horses
sold by NJ. 3. Newcomb. 9as Seventh
avenue, win compete for ribbons at this
weeks Brooklyn show.
John r. Spratley & Son or Elberon,
Va, are showing some very attractive
Virginia saddle horses at Durland's Rid
ing Academy.
II. Kaufman & Sons. 1913 Division
street, are supplying some high grade
English saddles, new and slightly used,
to New York equestrians this spring.
The Bulls Head Harness Company, i46
East Twenty-fourth street. is getting
back TO pre-war prices for work har-
ness and collars.
The Central Park Riding School l54
West Fifty-fifth street has put in some
exceptionally nice saddle horses for the
spring riding season
New Jersey has lost nearly 5000 in
her equine population during the last
zen years. There are now about $4,000
horses on farms and $4,000 in cities and
towns as compared with $500 on farms
and 5000 in cities In 1910 Mules have
increased in numbers while horses de-
creased.
The New York herald., 1921-04-17
SEEN AND HEARD
IN HORSE MARKET
NeU York as Eastern Distrib-
uting Centre.

Growth or the New ork market as an
Eastern distributing centre for fresh
Western work horses IS being stimulated
this season by an up to date system OF
veterinarian inspection instituted at Fiss.
poerr q Carrolis semi-woekly auctions.
where most OF the horses are sold. No
sooner Is a shipment OF green ones OFF
the cars than tho official test for CLAN
ders is applied, with the result that
when the horses 60 under the hammer
they carry a clean bill OF health en-
abling buyers from out OF town TO ship
away without delay. Each succeeding
week sees an increasing number OF such
buyers in the Twenty-fourth street mar
ket. where their operations become
steadily larger.
Hull Brothers or Des Moiaes have
been shipping some CLANCY riding horses
70 the semi-weckly auctions at Fiss.
Doerr & carroll's this spring Coming
In with the work horses local amateurs
have overlooked them. but the dealers
who we're on hand to bid for them made
some quick turns quite worth while.
One piebald gelding sold for siS5 was
resold for $500 another that brought
sI65 changed hands at s3oo: bay mare
picked up for SI27.50 is now held AZ
$500. and a chestnut gelding that cost
s167.5O Is priced az $500 uptown. The
horses are all green and unused TO city
ways. but they look like the making OF
real good ones. Frank J. Mckay. who
represents the Iowa shippers IN Now
York, received a telegram yesterday 20
look out for two likely ones among the
two carloads OF workers due here to-day
for to-morrow's auction.
highest price OF the season, at George
Watson's auction in Durland's Riding
Academy last week J. r. Cormier paid
the top figure for Clashmore. bay geld
Ing. l5.3 hands. by Hayden. Blarney
Castle. gray gelding, 1871 hands, topped
the hunters. selling for 81 900 to John
Dickman. The average FOR All sold was
around $500.
Census ycturns from Kentucky and
Iowa, respectively. the leading States in
The New York herald., 1921-04-17
HARNESS RACING
NOTES AND NEWS

Horace p. Murphy. secretary OF the
Orange county circuit, reports every
class filled for tho four meetings at
Endicott. Monroe, Goshen and Middle
town. The number OF entries Is not as
large az it was last year. but there is
ground for belief that it is largely dead
wood that is missing. The number OF
starters may be as large as ever and
the racing just as keen.
I'D Geers Is entering in the 2:l2 class
through the Grand Circuit a green
trotter from California called Nelly
Mac, that Is said 10 have worked in
2:o7A last season. She is by Expressive
Mac. :2Ji5, a twenty-one-year-old son
or Mckinney. 2:fl9.. and Expressive,
o:l2i:. by Electioneer.
The Freehold ~. J.) Driving Assoca-
ton will hold a three days trottins
meeting in the week beginning August
%. with instalment purses of s,000 each
and late closing purses OF 800. Horace
p. Murphy OF the Orange County Cir
cult IS to be the manager.
The Grand Circuit trotting meeting to
be held in connection with the New
York State Fair at Syracuse this year
Will be affiliated with the Union Trot-
ting Association and governed by Union
rules
Brocktons offering OF $4,000 for
four days meeting sets a new record for
harness racing on the half mile tracks.
The meeting is to be held on October
Al. when Lexington will be about the
only other to attract high class horses.
and with purses OF $4,000 eacn to race
0In nd
should be a galaxy OF fast ones TO com
pete for the money. Entries close on
May for the ten instalment purses.
Labe Riddell. 2:osIa. has lust been
sold by Theodore w. Bassett OF Harri-
son, n. r.. TO william Crozier. a Hart
ford trainer for something like $4,000.
The New York herald., 1921-04-17
ENTRIES CLOSE MAY 2.

One per cent. check or money order,
required with entry; one per cent.
july 1: and one per cent. (third and
final payment September 1.
The New York herald., 1921-04-17
Late Closing Classes of 81, 600 Each
soon to be announced.

Single Judge plan. Charles 7. Stick
ney presiding Judge; ) per cent. to
enter: five per cent. deducted from win
ners. National and Union Rules to
govern. Additional entries IN each
class may be made. but full three per
cent. must be paid on every horse started.
All races 8 in S. ending with fifth
heat; with exception of colt races,
which are 2 in 8. Right to decline
entries. change program or declare off
events is reserved.
The New York herald., 1921-04-17
SALES NOW BOOKED
for April and May

DURIAND's RIDING ACADEMY.
West Goth 81.
APRIL Goth.
H. $. GLOVER or Aiken, $. C.. 20 Good
Hacks and Polo Ponies. possibly a few
Hunters FOLLOWED BY OTHER CON
SICNORs.
MAY Bird.
SHELBY r. HARRISON a. co. cf LexinE
ton KY Fine Saddle Horses, Thoroughly
Trained FOLLOWED BY OTHER Co>S~
SIGNORs.
MAY nth.
LOUIS Il LfGGErT or Boston, HIS Famous
Show stable of 20 horses. FOLLOWED BY
OTHER CONSfCNORs.
MAY 18th.
w. q. SHROPSHIRE OF Winchester. Ky,
Fine saddie Horses.
FOLLOWED nv OTHER CONSfGNoEs.
Those having high class horses which they
wish to dispose OF In our May Sales should
send descriptions or horses az once 70 receive
preferred positions IN Catalogues of our
Sales.
That our mailing list may be kept up 70
date those wishing catalogues VIII Please
send name and address 10
VIM. DURLAND, West Goth st.
Phone Col. 9i00.
The New York herald., 1921-04-17

Census Neturns from Kentucky and
Iowa respectively. the leading States in
The New York herald., 1921-04-17

FREDF. FIELD. President.
HARRY c. BRIGGS. Chairman.
RALPH L. MlLLET. Racing Sec.
2s Main st.. Brockton, Mass.
The New York herald., 1921-04-17
$40 IN GOLD TO DRIVERS

ONLY HALF MILE TRACK IN
AMERICA IN GRAND CIRCUIT
CLASS.
The New York herald., 1921-04-17

Godfrey Preece OF westbury, r. T..
will show in Brooklyn this week two
thoroughbred polo ponies that he re.
sarSls as the equals OF any he has owned.
Peroxide, one OF Mr.. Preecs's prize win
ners or a few years ago at the Brooklyn
show, Is now In England IN training for
the International matches.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-15

of the city, to enlarge the water
works filters, and to improve Toe
coa's school facilities. The women
voted
John NJ. Miller, furniture dealer
of Boston, was Friday adjudged not
guilty by jury of the superior court
of the charge of criminal assault al
legged to have been made on an g.
year-old girl of Boston. The verdict
was returned after the jury had de-
liberated only five minutes. The
defendant is also charged with Grim
inal assault on two other young girls,
aged 10 and II years, but it is not
expected that he will be arraigned
again at the present time.
Potsoffice receipts at Atlanta
show a decline, according to state
ment given out by Postmaster Gen
eral Hays. The statement shows
that the receipts of the Atlanta post
office for April, 1921, were $214,-
1918, as against 1898, 585.05 dur
ing April 1920. The receipts of the
office during April, 1920, showed
an increase of ITO percent, over
April, 1919, and the receipts for
April, 1919, were an increase of
1907 percent over April, 1918.
Official announcement by the
war department at Washington is
made in a bulletin giving authority
for the establishment of an air serv-
ice unit and a quartermaster corps
unit of the reserve officers training
corps at the Georgia School of
Technology, Atlanta.
The five public swimming pools of
the city of Atlanta opened to the
public Saturday afternoon.
Headquarters for the annual
spring meeting of the Georgia Hotel
Mems Association to be held in At
lanta on May 24-25. will be estab-