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Evening star., 1923-05-06
The Centenary of
"HOME, SWEET HOME''

been 50 listed ever since though some
years later Bishop confessed paternity
1t bad Il rather curious introduction
uriginaUy. which the composer left
out when h, put il into "Clari.
"Clar, or the Maid OF Milan. was
first sung in London May :. 1879, with
Miss NJ. Tree. an older sister Of Mrs.
Kean, i'll the title role. Pearman. who
sang the role OF ,Iocoso. seems to have
made the greatest impression, and
when it came to The i-nited States No
Vember II OF the same year. the play
bills and advertisements emphasized
his songs but made Il" mention Of
Home. Sweet Home" Miss Johnson
sang the part Of Clari ~ New York
"in the full pride OF youthful beauty
according to the newspapers "f thar
day
Home Sweet 1iomc" netted a for
tune for every one who handled it eN-
cepi poor John Howard PAYNE. Near
ly 900 copies of the song were Sold
the first year and copies of those first
editions prove that the English pub
fishers did not suppress Payne's name,
as has been claimed. while the Amcri-
can editions do omit it.
The lives of the two men who gave
this undyins song to the world We're
| in great contrast. Both started out
| richly endowed. Bishop in London and
Payne in New York. Bishop climbed
the road to fame quickly and easily.
| Honors seemed to await him at every
! turn, and everything he did was sue
cessful He was a charter member
and later a conductor of the Phil-
harmonic Society: he held the char
of music at Oxford: he was knighted:
Dublin and Edinburgh conferred hon
ors upon him, and to him was as
signed the distinction of writing tho
| music for Queen Victoria's wedding.
+ x X X
IN the other hand, by the time John
~ Howard Payne was twenty he
was struggling to support his family
Of orphaned sisters and brothers. His
success as an actor was not lasting;
! his writings won him much praise,
| but little money: he became embit-
| tered and Tanderer, and finally died
broken and in want in Tunis. Thirty
one years, later, in 1888, he received
belated recognition from the United
| States. His body was brought to New
York and lay in state there before it
was finally ~entombed here in. Wash
| ington.
The music division of the Library Of
| Congress has an interesting exhibit
of things pertaining to Home. Sweet
Home"-first and early editions of the
| song itself. an original printed score
! Continued on Seventh PagsA-
Evening star., 1923-05-06

The hot blood raced into young
Pennington's face and then retreated.
He strode after Sandy Mckee and
whirled the latter around.
Not that. SANDY owe you too
much start the horse If you want
TO. but | can't see the point unless
you've got something UP your sleeve"
The trainer made reply duly: Il
haven't anything. We can put O'Neil
up and run Shooting star in blinkers
Hes the greatest quarter horse in
America.
And this is mile-and quarter
race" said Pennington grimly. 20
my holy aunt
McKee's face quivered He was
close To breaking down.
IF 1 had nothing but q selling
platter. I'd start him III the colors
today and go down roofing for him
All I want is to see Shooting Star out
there leading Trafalgar; and then I'll
feel that I've done all | can"
Cad" exploded Pennington. Cad -
you're thoroughbred, Sandy YOU
make me ashamed OF myself, Blamed
If 1 don't play Shooting star on the
nose. Shake
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dian h:n2, according 70 the speed
sheet. figured 10 have the edge on
the american champion still. it was
so small margin that track condi-
ton. relative horsemanship and any
Of the factors that come under the
general heading Of racing luck. might
well determine the result
From the time that il was first
suggested. il was foreordained that
public opinion would sooner or later
force the match. Maj. Ludlow. who
owned Trafalgar. was both million
aire and good sportsman. Late in
the summer he announced hissiuten-
tion of shipping his stable to Ken
lucky for the fall meeting. and this
was accepted to mean that the mon
arch Of the Canadian turf would
measure, strides with Machine Gun
in the Pennington handicap.
On the day Trafalgar entered his
car at Montreal Sandy Mckee caH
celed all engagements for both Shoot
ing Star and Machine Gun, and con-
centrated all his skill and energy on
the task OF lifting the half brothers
for their greatest effort.
Almost Immediately the race as
sumed international Significance
There were rumors of a pool formed
by British interests to back the Lud-
low colors. not alone in this coun-
try. but abroad. Bruce Montgomery.
owner Of Cloud o War, telegraphed
from California that lie would sup
port the Pennington stable. dollar
for dollar with the blue sky the limit.
Tod Pennington announced that the
stable would not depart from its
practice Of brxcketing Machine GuS
and Shooting star. which satisfied d
the dopesaers that the great son of
Evening star., 1923-05-06
SHOOTING STAR
:, BY
GERALD BEAUMONT

but use your own judgment. There's
| no sense in furnishing a horse when
he's not gutter. Shooting Star will
race his heart out. and he couldn't do
more than that If you whipped him
all the way"
THERE was a commotion at the
i entrance TO the paddock. and a
man with a badge ordered the jock e ys
OH their mounts. One by one they filed
! into the runway leading to the track.
1.-THE crowd scrambled back to the ring
and the stands. In the distance a
Uugle sounded.
Mckee and Pennington shouldered
| their way to q spot just below the
press box, where they could hear the
voice OF the official caller. and could
with the aid of field glasses obtain Il
fair view Of the start.
The field cantered past the stands
and then came splatterine past,
Trafalgar on the rail. Shooting Star
shaking his head at the unaccustomed
hood and moving sidewise in the No.
/ , position. The others moved past.
! sedately or plunging, as their tenn
/ peraments dbctated.
over the multitude settled the ex-
! pectant hush (which tries the nerves
Of the most experienced hOrseman.
1t was big feSd, and there was too
much at stake for the starter 10 TAX Q
! any chances. THE minutes dragged
by, and there We're two false starts.
Shooting star Jnuttered Pennine
Ton, hes raising tine mischief There
he goes again
+ \ bay colt burst through the web
bing. plunged 10 ii stop and went
: siding back. They could see the
starter waving one arm vigorously.
! The longer they stay there. the
! better" Mckee whispered. "The black
: is carrying 127 pounds, and we've got
thirty-pound advantage. Tcrry's
{ trying to beat the barrier. TOO. Who's
! that doing all the kicking?"
Z The Hobart mare-Sh oordng Star
crowded her. Terry can't get away
/ with that Stuff: he'd better look out i;
{ he can't get through-Ah."
They're off,
Z throats and rumbled off into d throb-
! biHs roar. Down the track ii rush OF
color tiared suddenly. The voice of
the official caller came TO them jerk
lily.
''Trafaigar. Sea Queer. Argument.
Rock Leg. ION. Jackanap-s. 81. George,
Steel King. Shooting STAR"
Tod Pennington lowered his gIassc $
and laid hand on the shoulder or
Mckee
Its a. III the game, old pal" he
conforted. The colt wheeled the
wrong way. and that's TO fault OF
Yours Here they come
The field sw.shed past the stand.
Trafalgar. on the rail ana setting his
! own pace Two lengths to The good
As they made the iirst turn the boy
on the Canadian horse looked back
over one shoulder
Mckee broke his silence, glasses
fixed on the moving blur
Hes looking Tor Shooting Star, and
there goes Terry on the outside-no.
] he's cut on
:; ! Z
4 L the half-mile post, as though
TO settle beyond all doubt the
fate of the Pennington entry. the
horses III the second division shifted
again, this time pocketing Shooting
Star or the rail in n position from
which there was no escape. Rock
Legion. i'll third place. held to the
rail in front of oNeil, with Sea Queen
running at his side and two horses
/ following close behind.
Once more the drone of the caller
came 10 their ears:
Trafalgar by three lengths. Sea
Queen neck. Shooting Star a
| length
Evening star., 1923-05-06
Incidents of a Great Race
Which Assumed the Character
of an international Contest

is pretty strong, and il makes a nice
name. suppose we call him Shooting
Starr"
And though Tod Pennington. with
what almost amounted to premuni-
tion. warned Sandy that shooting
star comes from nowhere and ends
in the same place. that was the name
finally selected for the son of Lady
Courageous.
Almost before they knew IL. the
colt flesh disappeared and Shooting
Star was yearling. an impetuous.
longlegged clown of the stable
whose chief characteristic was a
tendency to jump out of his skin at
the least prorocation. Two days after
being backed he WAS following other
thoroughbr-ds around the track. and
Evening star., 1923-05-06

got the Cloud o. War jawbone. and
the boy can't rate him."
Mex ee's analysis proved true. Shoot
ing Star lived up to his name. The
two-year- old never looked through a
bride that could lead him from the
barrier or over the first quarter mile,
but in that mad dash he burned him
self to nothing. He worked out as
fast as he raced. and no boy could
make him take jog. With the fash
Of the barrier Shooting star was out
Evening star., 1923-05-06

Gun continued to campaign success
fully on the western tracks, and Ira
falRar hung up mark after mark at
the Montreal, Windsor and New York
tracks, conjecture as to what would
happen in the event the two horses
ever met was the source OF argu-
lnent wherever 'horsemen gathered.
It was more patriotism than Judge
ment that Influenced American turf
followers to support the chances OF
the Pennington colors. for the Cana
Evening star., 1923-05-06

! TITS procession" mourned Pen
! ningto "Trafalgar won't even have
4, to extend himself"
! He turned again 10 Mckee and then
/ as quickly turned away Down the
trainers withered cheeks from under
! the leveled field glasses great tears
! were rolling. For the first time in
! the history OF the Kentucky turf the
/ cerise and green had failed its sup
port"fs in the Pennington handicap--
/ tradition had been broker.
Pennington listened stupidiy to the
voice above him:
/ Into the stretch Trafalgar four,
Steel King a head, Rock Legion
neck, Sea Queen length, Shooting
/ Star two o.
I a big man in raincoat. Standing
! next 10 Pennington. Interrupted with
a warning
/ Look out. boy, youll bump-Loos
! out-What did | tell YOU"
y quick gasp Of horror rose from
. the stands Back Of til" ourushin-
/ Trafalgar Two horses went 70 th"'r
! knees. throwing their riders into tie
/ gray sea. lust in time the pack split.
. three horses vecriuG 10 the right ard
the others taking the rail. In th-
. twinkline nf An eye the gap closed
again, and then the multitude cot I
still greater thrill.
Cut off. ppcketcd. spatlered VIII.
Inui held back b. turrc for the first
time IN his life but w!lh all MS ma
, V-ID.!s hurSt OF speed intact and only
Il ue,>-~..yen pounds on his back OUT
from the ranks sh0; IN" Gown OF tn.
ItrI.ingtom stables -- the sreateSt
quarter horse III America.
shooting star
, II was Sandy Mckee WHO shrleked
. il first, hurled II ecStaiicalIy into the
very weeping heavens. \ thousand
/ voices caught it I'D. ten thousand,
twenty. one glance down tho stretch
and all Kentucky knew that the un-
! hritcvahle thing was possible--tEe
Pennington miracle was unfolding.
Tie boy on Trafalgar. startled
from Lis security by the rumuit.
glanced back aud saw an EQUINE me
teor blazing al his heels Two sprays
Of mud shooting w on either SIDE
/ heightened the impression Of cone.
/ systematically ne lurched forward,
: ding dong. ann and heel, and the
black horse responded. but not Quich-
" enough. At the paddock tho me-
/ teor flashed up neck and neck witA
the black Then hammer and tong5
on even terms they fought for tho
wire
Evening star., 1923-05-06

TNu every jockey his day. 10 every
L horse his race, Never in all his
life had Shooting Star failed to lesd
lis field: never had lie raced on a
track Of such welcome softness:
never had lie felt a boy on his back
who hurled him irresistibiy forward,
who autographed with reins and
knees. 'Win-wiu-win."
Into the lorg legs and the big
heart spurted the strength OF HIS
sire and the gallant blood Of LaG5-
Courageous Twenty feet from tie
finish boy and horse merged their
souls in ole last effort, and by the
length Of a mud caked nose it was
Shooting star that went under the
wire first.
bennington - Pennington - Pen
nington," The throbbing crv blasted
the heavens. The white numbers
dropped into place at, the judges
stand the field came blowing back.
and still the golden chant of trium-
phant kentucky pealed forth. Bare
headed in tie rain that beat upon
tho winners circle. q young man
faced the blackened. roaring stands
with one arm around the shoulders
Of his racing partner and by impas-
stoned sc stures centered the tribute
upon Sandy Mckee.
tConyricht 1922
Evening star., 1923-05-06

Pennington stared and then spoke
UP impatiently.
"See here, Sandy, I'm not going to
have the colors disgraced jim the
Pennington handicap, nor am I going
to throw away million dollaSs in
good American money. If Shooting
Star goes to the post. the bets on 'fhe
stable stand"
"And IL he doesn't GO" cut tIte
trainer, you'll break the Pennington
tradition. and what's more. they'll
accuse us of deliberately crippling the
horse TO dodge the race. Shooting
Star goes to the post
NO.
Mechanically the trainer brushed
off his clothes and pulled battered
hat more firmly over his gray hair.
Well. goodbye. Tod" he said, and
turned away.
Evening star., 1923-05-06

pT~HE long. pleasant days slipped
past. and as Shooting Star ap-
preached racing condition his tenn
permanent peculiarities became more
pronounced. Race horses and athletes
are alike in that respect-the closer
they approach to being on edge, the
more difficult IL is to handle them.
The Pennington horses moved to
New Orleans, and on New Year day.
when the son Of Lady Courageous, by
virtue of racing rules, became two
year-old he sidled to the post for
his maiden scramble in three-fur-
long dash. A plunging. sweating
tangle of nerves. he broke the bar
rier twice, kicked one horse out of
the running, and when the webbing
finally shot up won by six lengths
in thirty-five seconds fat
The debut amazed Tod Pennington
and transported Sandy Mckee to the
seventh heaven. Shooting Star was a
big colt, full Of run and fire. He won
his next two starts, this time at
three and a half furlongs. and veteran
horsemen hailed him as the king OF
the southern two-year-olds. The fame
of Cloud O. War as sire and Lady
Coura geous as a brood mare spread
over the racing world.
But Just before the meeting closed
Mckee entered the colt in four
and -one e-half-furlong race on a fast
track and he finished absolutely last
after spread-eagling his field up to
the final furlong.
At Lexington they tried him again
with the same result, and then Sandy
Mckee realized that he had a prob
lem on his hands.
Morning Glory" ayerred Penning-
ton. 'The colt lacks bottom"
The trainer scowled- II say he's got
bottom and speed; it's nervousness
and ambition. He runs half the race
III the paddock and the other half
~ Saa II The :,,ts+ f,,rsic ere II IS
Evening star., 1923-05-06

II
i Mckee turned back to the stable.
Tod Pennington went away to face
the music. BY 10 o'clock every news
paper in the country had the news,
and the morning racing extras were
on the streets with scare headlines.
Track officials issued a formal state
ment to the effect that the Penning-
ton colt was scratched on legitimate
grounds. This statement was coupled
with Tod Pennington's assurance that
as soon as the colt recovered. he
would enter him against Trafalgar
for any side wager the owner of the
Canadian horse cared TO make. Tn
the meantime the Pennington colors
would be defended in the handicap
by Shooting Star.
This last statement evoked ironical
comment. Never was there more
complete upset before race, never
a keener disappointment to the Amer
lean turf. There was only one con-
ISOLATION: Trafalgar would be prob
ably sent against time to demonstrate
that even with Machine Gun in the
race, he would have been the victor.
| That thought. coupled with the fact
that there is always large element
of the racing public that never plays
favorite under any conditions. sent
the gathered thousands streaming
! into Latonia shortly after the noon
hour
| AS though to add to the general
gloom, the threatening skies dis
solved with the first race into d
steady rain, and when the starting
board for the Pennington handicap
was displayed opposite the sea OF
umbrellas, the track itself was coated
with three inches of slop.
! Tod Pennington was waiting in the
paddock when Mckee and a groom
came in leading Shooting Star. hood
/ ed and blanketed. There were nine
other starters, the largest field in the
history of the handicap. With Ma
chine Gun out of It, and second and
third money an open question, at leas,
three entries who would have beer
| scratched otherwise were left on the
board. When the thoroughbreds were
in their stalls. the center of attrac-
| tion became the handsome Canadian
champion, the satin-black Trafalgar
"How's the betting going?" inquired
Mckee.
| Trafalgar all the way Penning-
| ton made answer. Everybody
hedging. He's one to twenty now. and
it's growing worse every minute
They're backing Steel King for the
place"
Shooting STAR
| Write your own ticket He car
ries a fortune in the advance betting
but I'm the only fool who's backing
him now"
Mckee grunted. There's two Of
us, then" He displayed a greer
ticket. II never sent a horse to the
post yet that didn't have my sup
port"
| He. turned to Terry O'Neil. ninety.
Ave pounds Of tempered steel. stand
ing quietly in the green blouse ant
cerise bar of the Pennington stable.
"Do your best, lad; that's all any o.
us can do. If you can steady hin
without choking. he may last Longer
than usual"
The boy nodded. How about thu
bat?"
Mckee frowned. Il don't like it
Evening star., 1923-05-06

in a week or so he was fairly way
wise.
Meanwhile the Pennington tables
expanded. More seasoned horses we're
added to the string. together with a
few youngsters. including Machine
Gun. a handsome hay colt by Cloud
q War. out Of the Kentucky mare.
Maribelle Lee.
Trained especially for the event,
freight repeated her success in the
Pennington handicap, but she had to
be ridden out hard to last nose in
front of Captain Davis. More and
more horsemen were making il an
object of honor to break the PeEninG-
ton grasp on the Latonia classic.
The game is coming back" Pen
nington commented. Next year some
of those two-year-olds will he hard
to beat
Mckee nodded. I'm glad To see il
come; we'll break a few watches our
selves"
The younger man smiled indulsent-
ly What with" he inquired
Shooting star
Pennington's grin broadened THE
colt will break plenty of barriers
and a few necks. but the only way
he'll ever smash watch is by jump
ing on II. I'm banking on his half
brother"
Sandy Mckee puffed refiectively at
his pipe a moment. ."Al1 other things
being equal" he deliberated. "T pick
the colt for what I see through the
window Of his eye when he's excited.
The high lights for courage and
stamina. and the fame Of the ruby
for" He paused
"For what?"
Mckee shrugged Il don't really
know" he admitted Inauguration,
perhaps. or desire. Its what makes
thoroughbred run out a race on a
broken leg Lady Courageous had it;
so did Lord Valor and True Blue.
It's almost a Pennington charac cter-
istic.''
What about Machine Gun
Its there" admitted the trainer,
but not to the same extent as in
Shooting Star. The Star has almost
too much for my liking-too much
fire, aud / don't understand il. l
never felt that way before about a
horse"
Evening star., 1923-05-06
IHEN Lady Courageous. ri

A star that bursts the vault OF night
And heats the heavens in its flight
Squanders its wealth with one brave show
Till naught remains save aftergiow.
Evening star., 1923-05-06

G i: =: y: =: ::::: &: ::: :.
Few songs have been so pop-.
Evening star., 1923-05-06

A LII through the summer months,
q. Mule Shooting Star and Machine
Evening star., 1923-05-06

BENNINGTON dressed hurriedly and
i made his way down the avenue
u naples. And there, in the dark
ened stall, he found Sandy Mckee
bending over a seal-brown foal that
squirmed feebly on the straw under
its mothers caresses.
Colt" whispered Sandy. "and he's
como ahead of time. But didn't tell
you he'd be short above and long
below look at those legs"
Pennington's eyes rounded. "Glory:a
he calculated. But you'll have to
feed him with a bottle.
Mckee NODDED. I'm having some
fannels heated. We'd better go out
now."
On the tanbark corridor Penning
ton halted. "What shall we name
him?
Tho trainer unused a moment and
then he related the incident of the
night before I'm not much q
auhches,p he admitted. h1't .''s< ens
Evening star., 1923-05-06

Copyright. 1923
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-07-13
SOLDIERS HOME NOTES

Commissioner Mrs. Julia E.
Killam. arrived Monday morning.
to attend the meeting Of the board.
The Board Of Commissioners are
now In session. Commissioner
Thomas P. Boutwell, is absent on ac-
count of illness. He. is in st. Lukes
hospital, Denver.
The Commissioners and Comradea
held 4 Camp Fire" Tuesday evening
at the assembly hall. Judge H. NJ.
Minor. president Of the board. acting
as chairman. He gave the opening
address. Miss Fern Pearce. grand
daughter OF Judge Minor. gave
piano selection.
Department Commander Butler,
OF Longmont, gave an address in
which he said our country had been
engaged in nine victorious wars,
since the birth OF the nation. Mr..
George Burgett gave some whistling
solos which were very much enjoyed
by the audience. He initiated birds
Of various kinds. Mrs. Hogle sang
solo entitled "The Story of Old
Glory.the Flag We love-" which was
enthusiastically encored. and she
graciously responded by singing
Land Of Nine" Mrs. Reid, piano
accompanied.
Mrs. killam. Of Denver. secretary
Of the board. made short talk. The
meeting was closed by singing The
Star Spangled Banner.
Mrs. Hogle has for house guests
this week. Judge and Mrs. Minor Of
Rocky Ford. his daughter Mrs.
Pearce and granddaughter. Miss
Fern Pearce. of Grand Junction.
The officers and members of w.
R. c. No. IL met in regular session
on Tuesday the tenth. Mrs. June
Groesbeck presiding. After the de-
votional the reports of secretary and
treasurer were read. Mrs. Meyer was
installed As secretary OF the organ
ization. Mrs. Hogle reported 4 let
ter from Mrs. Lehow. who is now
camping In the beautiful Yosemite
valley. She also brought in a report
Of the w. X. c. convention at Pueblo.
w. r. c. No. IL has recently placed
some comfortable chairs and q
couch in the sun parlor OF the Wo-
mans ward.
W. r. c. OF Alamoss has donated
three nicely cushioned chairs for
the hospital, These chairs were
badly needed and will be greatly en-
joyed.
Senator McFadzean was a visitor
at the Home on July fifth.
The following are the changes I'm
the personnel OF the Home since
last report To furlough: f. Bartlett.
S. X. Smith. d. Wise. J. NJ. Howard.
From furlouEh: W. II. Rector. T..
Frank. J. Nj. White. Irving Reed.
George Martin and J. Burckhardt.
Thomas J. Russell was admitted to
the Home on July 7th.
Thomas J. Mullen was admitted to
the Home on July 10th.
Word was received by phone We'd
nesday that Commissioner Boutwell,
Is stiil very low. his condition being
about the same ns Tuesday evening.
We sincerely hone for his recovery.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-07-13
BOWEN NOTES
tBy Mrs. J. =. Diel)

We had q very successful picnic
the 4th. We Judge there were ITS
in attendance. The ball game be-
tween the married men and the
single men was q good one; the
score was in favor Of the married
men.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Chance entertained
at dinner Sunday. Their guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Hunt and family
MIR. and Mrs. Jones and daughters.
Mr.. Oscar French and Mr.. Duane
Martin.
Don't forget the circus tonight at
the hall by the Valley Banner Sun
day School Glass.
Mr.. Forrest Knapp's sermon Sun
day morning was surely fine and en-
joyed by all.
Mr.. J. F. Martin and Mr. and Mrs
J. f. Diel entertained at dinner
Sunday; their guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. Dwight Goff and family. Mr..
md Mrs. Charlie Mahl and daughter
Miss Mercedes Crooks and Mr.. Ben
'ockrell.
Mrs. Edna Mcmillan was a Sun