Evening star., 1923-11-15
TALKS and TALES
With qnd About
CAPITALS GUESTS

WdtCHeu me Tiue out.
How many in the audience recall
that memorable afternoon up at
Sheepshead bay some thirty-od years
ago, when the mighty Salvador, rid
den by Isaac Murphy, the greatest
colored race rider the world has ever
Known, after grueling battle all
through the last quarter, came home
In front of the game little swayback
Tenney, with Ed (Snapper) Garrison
crouched on his withers?
Well. Salvador, Tenney and Murphy
have long since gone on to their re-
spectiye happy hunting grounds. but
Garrison is in town. and when seen
in the lobby of the Shoreham Hotel In
company of Montford Jones, propri-
etor of Audley farms. Virginia, and
owner of Sir Barton. Ormandale and
other crack thoroughbreds, said he
never felt better nor younger in his
life.
"And then, there before us the bright
flag is spread,
There's a roar from the grandstand
and Tenney's ahead!
AT the sound Of the voices that shout
ed ago"
He sprang like an arrow shot straight
from the bowl
England may have had her Archers.
CannonS, Loates and Donoghues, and
America her McLaughlins, Mahers
Sloans and Sandes, but none of either
country ever saw the day they could
finish race like demon Snapper Gar
rison. So proficient did the pupil
of old Pa Bill Daily become in the art
that his method caused a descriptive
adjective to be added to our language.
Half way down the furlong. their
heads close together,
Scarce room 'twixt their noses to
wedge In a feather.
All, Salvador, Salvador, list to my
calls,
For the blow of the whip will hurt
both If 1t falls
1 press my knees closer, coax him. I
urge,
And feel him go out with a leap and
a surge"
Garrison never left the racing game,
and when too heavy to ride, entered
the training end of the sport, where
chase racers of his own and conduct
a stable. The old rider is here with
Dandy, Ballot Mark and others pre-
pairing for the Bowie meet.
Cheer. hoar-headed patriarchs, cheer
loud, I say!
messed today!
And though you live twice the space
that's allotted to man.
You never will see such a grand race
Down in the dust let old records be
hurled,
And hang out EOS to the gaze of the
world"
And while on the subject Of races
that as this goes to press a red-hot con-
test is going on right in Washington
between representatives Of those cities
itching to entertain the thousands of
visitors who will attend the 1924 re-
publican national convention.
subcommittee of the republican
party Is holding conclave at the New
Willard Hotel today and listening with
much interest and not little amuse-
ment to what those delegated to show
have to offer for their respective COM
munities. When all claims have been
submitted to the Judges they, in turn.
will forward a recommendation to the
general committee Of the party, and the
city drawing the Keno" marble will be
announced about December IL.
With David w. MuIvane, republican
national committeeman Of Kansas.
scooting in one direction. and William
sets. in the other. it was no easy mat
ter to decide which one to tackle, the
result being that both got away, for
just as a dash was made for the latter,
he being from the Presidents own home
bailiwick, John F. Shea Of San Francisco,
vice president of the American Hotel
Association of the United States and
Canada, blocked the way, and nothing
would do but that he let go about Cali
fornia.
conducted the Regent Hotel in the
Golden Gate city, is accompanied by
p. E. Powers, postmaster OF San Fran
cisco and Supervisor Warren Shannon.
IN intent on securing the big plum for
li..L "esteIn community. The last
named was still resting at the Hamilton,
but the hotel man was perfectly capable
of handling the matter alone. He said
San Francisco must have this con-
vention. She has the space, the audi
torium, the hotel accommodations, the
greatest climate in the world, and is
not afraid to put up her money for
entertainment. You know, there is
nothing tinhorn about our state. This
vertising alone, just to let the rest
of the world know what we have. San
Diego has Clipped in s150.000 and Los
Angeles S350.000 for their own towns
and our city $5oo,ooo for the entire
state-nothing skinny about that. is
there?"
Absolutely not. Mr.. Shea. How
about conditions?"
Business conditions are great. The
Dolitical situation is rather quiet. and
tho next war, which Is fast approach
ing, w,i4 be between Chicago and Los
Angeles over city limits" Mr.. Shea
will remain in town to help welcome
the foreign hotel proprietors. who ar
rive. 200 strong, in Washington to-
night.
The Californian had hardly started
on his way when a harsh, rasping "A
other direction. and. turning about,
r. H. Faxon of Des Moines, Iowa, ex-
ecutive secretary of the National Sc
lected Mortation. here to present the
cfo f$op y -;
pow-wow, was encountered.
Il heard every word that Frisco
booster let out" cried the midwest
erner, with choke In his voice, land,
while 1t listened very nice. he knows
as well as any man out in Gods own
country that when 1t comes to hos
pitality and ability to handle large
crowds, such as this convention will
draw, there's not city in the west
to ompare with my home town.
to compare with my home town.
torium that seats $4,000, Is easily ac-
cessible to all of the people of all of
the land all Of the time, and its hotels.
why. friend, they make those in this
Hold a minute. Mr. Faxon; you're
approaching mighty skiddish ice!
That man was talking about Frisco,
he didn't mention this town! You
might be an undertaken, but you
want to make sure folks are abso-
"Pray, pardon me-" interrupted the
Iowan, but we do so want this con-
vention, and after what I told the
committee today I truly believe we
will get It,"
Mr.. Faxon said that conditions in
Iowa were very stable at present
huge corn crops, hogs bringing fair
prices and everybody happy. He
thought the people of Iowa were
waiting for President Coolidge to an
nounce his policies, and felt that the