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Evening star., 1923-10-19

TO be able to look ahead and see
trouble is a big asset. for YOU can
"s anc being shut off or pocketed or
carried vide: For example: in the
run to the first turn, where every
! " is trying TO get a position. you
cape a lot of interference. 1t
o. K. % '2"s ''N '''N
Always Interference.
Trere ai"-ays is more interference
at the first turn and the stretch turn
tnan at any other point in a race.
often You can escape il by dropping
l. eil behind horses until they make
tIe turn. then go IN fast and save
Z "ound there. This does not always
work. Some etimes there is a horse in
tho way and you have to stay on the
outside and make the best of it by
strong ride.
No race is free from interference
ard most Of it is l 9nintentionai; tent a l
grandstand as though some jockey
deliberately shut off another. when
the horse of another rider is really
to blame by bearing over sharply
The stewards and the ratrol judges
keep a careful watch, but I suppose
there are tricks in every trade.
\ jockey can be shut off or pinch
rd back without direct interference
nv taking much the same advanta ge
that man in an automobile takes
in sending his car through a small
o"cring in a traffic lam and profiting
at tho expense of the other drivers.
\ rider can carry another wide at
the turns or block him or Law on him
In way that the horse will fight
back rathnr than pass him.
Such tricks as leg locking and
bride snatching invite disaster in the
form of suspension. When it comes
down to the finish 7 do not use a
whip much. The whip many times
causes d horse to lose a race he
might have won, by swerving and
stopping. I find that I can hand
are sluggish horses that will not run
except under punishment. and there
are others which are inclined to loaf.
Sometimes il Is necessary to begin
working on these long before you
would ordinarily make your run. A
cut or two with the whip will rouse
them and just before the finish may
make them give up all they've got.
You generally can tell just by the feel
OF them how much they have left.
Some horses run better for you than
others Some you can place anywhere
in a race and they will respond with
all they've got. Billy Kelly was one
of these. gentle as a kitten. A child
could handle him. He was quick rs
a cat at the barrier and game as
a pebble, giving everything he had
when YOU called on him at the finish.
Gray Lag is great horse. but OF
only once. but I've ridden against him
often enough, and / think he was a
great horse, too.
Copyright 1923, by Press Publishing Com
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in America and Great Britain.1
Evening star., 1923-10-19
MAY WIN A FORTUNE;
DOESN'T RISK A CENT

PARIS, October 79~VThrough the
victory of A. X NacOnber's Rose
Prince in the Cesariwitch stakes at
New Market. Pierre Wertheimer. the
French horseman, owRer of Epinard,
the noted French thpee-year- -old.
stands TO win G2l0.0O0, or roughly
100000 francs without risking
single centime of his own money
should his horse finish first in the
Cambridgeshire stakes, to be run Oc-
tober 81, AT New Market.
Some weeks ago a firm of London
bookmakers laid Wertheimer 80 to l
against Rose Prince in the Cesarj-
witch, the winning, if any, to go on
Epinard a. to l for the Cambridge
shire. Thus Wertheimer after with
drawing his original stakes of Sl,000
has 100000 working for him against
ElS0.000, virtually obtaining $50 to
against the French crack. which is
now a strong favorite in the future
books a to /.
Wertheimers ( trainer. Eugene LeiES.
and his stable followers also got
aboard the Epinard wagon with sew
eral good sized bets at odds ranging
from 10 to 10 1 TO l, and huge
sum will thus cross the channel
should Epinard repeat on October 81
the victory he achieved when he won
the Stewards cup at the opening of
the Goodwood meeting last July in
a field of fourteen.
Evening star., 1923-10-19
ARMY POLO TEAMS
IN FINAL TOMORROW

Fort Myers polo team will have a
sixteen-goal handicap against the War
Department Yellows in the final match
or the Army tournament tomorrow at
80 o'clock at Potomac Park
A stirring battle is anticipated. as
the Yellows will have to step lively to
overcome the handicap
War Department won the right to
play in the final tilt when il trounced
3rd Corps Area. 80 to IS, and Fort
Bragg, % to %. Fort Myer defeated
End Corps Area, l6 to 6. TO figure in
the running.
Fort Humphreys was TO encounter
End Corps Area today at O'Clock, at
Potomac Park, in the final game of the
consolation matches
Evening star., 1923-10-19
INJURED RIDER IMPROVING

CINCINNATI. Ohio October 10
Jockey Albert Wilson. who was in
jured in the spill of four horses in
race at Latonia last week
has recovered consciousness. Ply
~icians reported his condition i'm
proved and hold out hope for his re-
sovery. Wilson suffered a fracture
Of the skull.
Evening star., 1923-10-19

His trials have been little short of
marvellous. He was held under cover
long time. but when Basil Jarvis
finally let him down, with Steve
Donoghue in the pilot house, the
ariStocratic son of Tracery slipped
around the Belmont race track like
"a real racing machine. And the far
ther he went the better he got
Zev Not Doing Well.
On the other hand. Zev has been
showing such poor condition that he
may be displaced as the American
entry at the last moment. He has
been flashing a lot of early speed. but
trailing off after the mile was passed.
The wiSe-crackinG railbirds say that
Zev. If he runs, has got to win the
race in the first mile or he won't
win al all. In other words. he would
have to open up such a lead in that
distance that. Stout-hearted as he is,
Papyrus cannot get up in time to nip
him at the post.
Meantime these are anxious mo-
ments for Maj. August Belmont and
Evening star., 1923-10-19

his satellites of the Jockey Club.
They have insured themselves against
rain and have insured themselves
against either Papyrus or Zev get
ting sick before post time Saturday.
But they have not been able to in
sure themselves against the storm OF
public opinion IL Zev should be dis
gra acefully or even respectfully beaten.
For there are many thousands OF
turf followers who believe that MY
own should have been given more
consideration in the choice of IAN
American champion" Everybody
knows that My Own can go the route
and go ii in grand shape, and the
fact that he has been ordered shipped
to the Belmont track to be ready to
run in case of emergency will only
intensity the bitterness of his friends
IL Zev runs and is beaten.
Zev was the horse the Jockey Club
had in mind when it first arranged
the coming of Papyrus to this coun-
try and My Own never really had q
chance to be named as first choice.
(Copyright 1928
Evening star., 1923-10-19
POSSIBILITY OF MY OWN
SUPPLANTINC ZEV STIRS
Papyrus Has Gained Many Friends by Impressive
Trials, While Original American Choice
Has Been Showing Poor Form.
BY FAIR PLAY.

kW YORK October l9Somewhee along about 4 o'clock
urday afternoon going know
tcrnaonal horse
elevenhhour development which brings Rear Admiral Gary Gyson
My Own the possible against English
Derby
The Jockey Club
body hopes will be thriller, there
hereabouts who look the fash by
with the loser trailing far behind.
Most of those who predict this result
the last
Evening star., 1923-10-19
Interest International Race at Fever Heat Rua Riders Cine
IT IS "PAY-PIE-RUS."

NEW YORK, October 10. -
Local railbirds have been strug-
Cling with three different pro-
nunctations Of Papyrus. To set
tie the dispute the issue was
prase nted to the groOms Of the
English horse. They agree on
"Pay-pie-rus." with the accent
on the "pie.@
Evening star., 1923-10-19

In our workout Wednesday Papyrus
took the four turns to the left with
out worrying. There was a large
crowd there to watch us. II was
almost like a real race meet. Your
people seemed surprised at the fast
time. They needn't have been. ]
wasn't. Papyrus has never failed to
give me all ] asked.
Fond of His Mount.
Papyrus Is fine horse. People
have been asking me constantly IL
he is the greatest have ever ridden.
can't say that; no jockey can of
any horse. Remember, j have rid
den in races since 1905. I've been
in 600 races. I've had every kind of
horse under me. 1t would not be
Evening star., 1923-10-19
RUTH rs Transforming.

HORNELL, y. Y, October 19.-Babe
Ruth and a picked team of major
ieaguers opened a transforming trip
here yesterday, in the same city
where his trip of two years ago was
abandoned at the demand of Commits
sioner Lands. Ruth says he has the
sanction of Judge Lands to play ex-
hibition games until November 10.
Evening star., 1923-10-19
SANDE, AMERICAN JOCKEY,
TELLS HOW TO RIDE RACE
BY EARL SANDE.
Leading Jockey Who viii Ride
international Race Told to g. F. T. Rya Of the New York World

YORK October 9Whie always ahowI
going hard tell
ridden alike and things happen from the
the barrier until the finish.
anywhere
ow-baking horses huf1ed back
in
Evening star., 1923-10-19

YORK October l9Fo those who might
that Papyru would be good condition when had
him in England make clear that the horse
seemed better All horses moody Papyrus moody
Of the lot He has pleasant disposition
He completely accmaiZed American
dons We England Your tracks of dirt But it
that Bel
Park as the sod
of the On
to
Evening star., 1923-10-19

Under the regulations of the New
York state boxing commission. s25 /:
the highest that can be charged foi
admission to a bout
Evening star., 1923-10-19

LATONIA. Ky, October 1e.-Eleven
thoroughbreds from the racing sta
hles af Thomas Mcdowell were sold
at public auction here for total
of els SSn
Evening star., 1923-10-19
PAPYRUS is ACCLIMATED.
SAYS JOCKEY DONOCHUE
BY STEPHEN DONOGHUE,

Engands Greatest Jockey Told P A. Garrett of the New York
World.
Evening star., 1923-10-19
DOWN THE ALLEYS
CARRY ICE CREAM.
Totals. sos 443 494
HEBREW INTERCLUB.

Totals. 47s AT 453 Tot
Evening star., 1923-10-19
Totals 500 493 4ss
Totals. 4eI Az SIS
Totals. 4s7 46I ass Totals. SIS 52S 5Ot
MT. PLEASANT

Totals. sos 494 528
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-05-18
MORGAN TOFL0AT
Australian HERE
InstaIIment Plan Adopted.
Two Yeast Extras-Other
Wall Street Briefs.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, May Reformation of
nation wide syndicate has been start
ed by j. =. Morgan & Co., prepara-
tory to the floating of an Austrian loan
in this country. While the amount to
be raised here and other details have
not been agreed upon, it is regarded as
likely that the loan will be floated in in
stallments. probably s25. 600. 900 or $50
100000 at a time. just as the Dutch
East Indies loan was several months
ago.
Votes Two Extra Dividends,
Directors of the FIeischmann Yeast
Company have declared two extra divi-
dendS OF so cents each in addition to
the regular quarterly dividend of so
cents each already declared for the full
year. One of the extra dividends is pay
able July l and the other October l.
Earnings Up to $1,000 900.
The British Empire Steel Company in
come account for the first four months
Of the year showed earnings of more
than 100000 above the same period
last year.
Additional Stock Offered,
Detroit Edison stockholders of record
May 81 have been given the right to
subscribe for additional stock to the ex-
tent Of 25 per cent of their holdings.
The proceeds from the sale Of the stock
will be used to construct new plants.
$1OO.OOO.O 900 Working Capital.
Net working capital Of the Atchison
railroad exceeds 100000. making
IT one of the strongest systems in the
country. The balance sheet as of De-
cember 81 last showed holdings Of lib
erty bonds valued at S43,107,350 at par
The sum Of $60.000.0OO has been voted
for improvements this year.
Gasoline Price Cuts.
The Standard Oil Company Of Louis
lana has cut the price Of gasoline l cent
a gallon In Louisiana, Arkansas and
Tennessee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-05-18
PRICES OF COTTON
IN TRADING TODAY
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 1S.-The cotton
market opened easy at a decline of
"a to 33 points. because Of disappoint-
ing cables. the favorable showing of
yesterdays late weather map. and
reports of little more mill curtail-
ment in Fall River. July sold of
20 1896 and October to 22.s3 right
after the call, making net declines
Of 81 to IS points, but this decline
seemed to bring in buying which was
believed to be partly for trade &C.
Futures. 11;46 am. bids. steady.
July, 25.4S; December, 22.80.
NEW ORLEANS. May 18.-Cotton
futures opened barely steady. May.
$3.50; July. 25.16; October, 22.35;
December. 22.0s; January. 21.95. Re-
ports OF dry weather over the greater
part of the belt. poor cables and the
dispute between Greece and Turkey
caused enough selling in the early
trading in cotton today to put prices
80 to "a points under the close of
yesterday. Futures, II am. bids,
steady. May. $3.50; July, 26.65;
october. 22.s4; December, 22.s2 !:
January, 1920.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-05-18
Fertilizer BONDS
IN SHARP BREAKS
American Agricultural and
Virginia-Car Issues
Feature of Market.
BY GEORGE r. HUGHES.

Special Dispatch to The star.
NEW YORK. May 18.-The feature
OF today's bond market was the ex-
treme weakness in the bonds OF the
fertilizer companies, notably the
American Agricultural Chemical and
the Virginia Carolina Chemical Com
pany.
The largest decline was in the Vir-
ginia Carolina TVS. which dropped
over points to a new low record.
The Is. which are the first mortgage
on the property. slumped more than
points, practically the low of the
year.
New Low for Year.
American Agricultural 7hs were
similarly affected, losing nearly 8
year, and then rallied. The same
company's os. due In 1926, and Sc
cured by FIRST mortgage. were of
fractionally.
International Agricultural Chem
icals So dropped more than 4 points,
and American Cotton Oil IS. the obli-
cation of a corporation the business
of which Is affiliated with the fer
tilizer companies. sold down about
3 points. In this case. however. to-
days price is substantially above the
low of the year. No news was at
hand to explain these severe declines.
Market Firm But Dull.
Outside the weakness in the fer
tilizer bonds. the market was gen.
orally firm but dull. High-grade Sc
curities continued their slow advance,
examples being General Electric de-
Some OF the second grade and specu-
lativo obligations were in demand to-
day.
Much interest was taken in the ad-
vance over points in United Rail-
ways investment So of 1925. Under
the readjustment plan the managers
announce that 100000 Of certifl-
Gates of deposit for these bonds. pre-
sented under the offer of April 90.
will be purchased at par.
Foreign Bonds Higher.
Foreign bonds were higher again.
liz new record for the year, and the
Dutch East Indies ) n s. which did the
same. French IS touched par
United States government bonds
shared the improvement shown by
high grade securities today, being
active and higher. with the fourth
A rs showing tho great gains.
Just before the close the American
Agricultural 712 g recovered their ear
ller loss and sold at par. Evidently
the earlier weakness was in Sympa
thy with that shown by the Virginia.
Carolinas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-05-18
MARKET CLOSES HEAVY.
Secondary Specialties Finally
Weaken Rest of List.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. May 1s.-Pressure
against secondary specialties, many
of which established new low prices
for the year. weighed the entire list
down in today's stock market. Buyers
hesitated to enter the market in the
face of the wholesale liquidation and
the uncertainty surrounding the busi-
ness outlook. Trading was on an
exceedingly small scale. sales ap-
proximating 100000 shares
The closing was heavy. Operators
for the advance abandoned their eff
forts to get prices up in the late
afternoon when selling of numerous
specialties increased. Central Leather
common and preferred, Famous Play
ers common and preferred, U. S.
Realty, American Wooden, American
Writing Paper preferred declined 2
to points.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-05-18
SOUTH CAROLINA new
POTATOES IN MARKET
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, May 18.-South Caro-
lima new crop white potatoes made
their first appearance on the market
today and sold as follows: No. 1. most
ly IS; No. 2, IS, and No. 8, 81 per
cloth top stave barrel. Receipts Of
old crop white potatoes were COM
paratively light. New York round
white No. 1 brought from $2.25 to
S2.75 per 150-poYnd sack.
The receipt1 of old crop sacked and
barreled carrots were light and the
market continued dull. New crop
southern punched stock were in mod
crate supply and the demand mod
crafty active for foncy. Old crop
muck carrots brought from 81 to $3.50
per 100-pound sack and new crop
punched Texas from $2.75 to So per
bushel hamper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-05-18
ALARMING DECREASE
IN GRAIN SHIPMENTS

By the Associated Press.
PORT ARTHUR, Ontario. May 49,
Shipments Of grain from local ele-
vators have shown an alarming de-
crease during the past weeks and
threaten to stop altogether as a re-
suit Of q price war between grain
shipping companies and steamship
owners, 1t was stated in marine cir
cles today. >
Steamship owners. it was an
nounced. ask IN cents a bushel to
carry grain eastward, as compared
with cents when the season began.
Large American steamship companies,
1t was reported, are divertinE their
vessels to Duluth and Superior to
carry iron ore eastward rather than
accept q smaller rate for grain car
rage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-05-18
UTILITY COMPANIES.
FORM BIG MERGER.
BY the Associa ted Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,, May 1S.-Scores
of public utility companies. controlled
by United States Senator William B.
Mckinley of Champaign. ILL.,, and
Clement Studebaker, jr, automobile
manufacturer of South Bend, Ind,
were merged in the Illinois Power
and Light Corporation, as a result of
approval granted today by the Illinois
commerce commission to the CONSOLE
dalton. Companies merged serve 142
municipalities in Illinois and twenty
five outside Illinois, exclusive of in
terurban railways
Total valuation Of the Mckinley
properties Is $110.0o0.000 and the
Studebaker properties $90,000,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-05-18
WOOL MARKET FIRM.

BOSTON. May 18.-The Commercial
Bulletin will say of the wool market
tomorrow:
Neither the nature Of the demand
nor yet the scope of 1t has changed
to any very noticeable extent during
the past week. Prices are generally
firm for the finer grades, while the
low qualities are slow and easy.
Secured woods still are dull. Some
exports OF low grade woods are being
made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-05-18
NOTE PLANS COMPLETED.

CHICAGO, May 1S.-M. N. Buckner,
chairman of the board of directors of
the New York Trust Company, who is
also chairman of the note holders
committee of Republic Motor Truck
Company, announces today that the
note holders committee had acquired
all the assets and good will of the
Republic Company, and that a new
company had been organized to take
over these properties.
o. w. Hays will continue as vice
president and plant executive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-05-18
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, May 1S.-Foreign ex-
changes easier. Quotations Gin U. s..
dollars): Great Britain. demand.
4.62h; cables. 1928; sixty-day bills
on banks, 4.60H. France. demand,
mand. .04s51k; cables, .04s6. Belgium.
demand. .0573; cables. .05731a. Ger
many, demand. .000020H; cables.
.0oO020N. Holland, demand. 1910:
cables, 1913. Norway. demand, 1880.
Sweden, demand, .2667. Denmark, de-
mand, 1857. Switzerland. demand.
1902. Spain, demand, 1922. Greece,
demand. .0190. Poland, demand. .000021.
Czechoslovakia, demand .02s7. Ar
gentina," demand, 1878. Brazil. Dc.
mand, .1040. Montreal, 81 61-64.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-05-18
TRADE BUYING PICKS UP.

NEW YORK, May 1S.-The slight
decrease reported in trade buying
for the country as a whole has been
recovered this week, according to
Credit Clearing House report on mer-
chandising activities. The most i'm
portant fact stressed in the review
is that for the seventh consecutive
week the eastern section maintains
the increased purchasing which fol-
lowed a long period of dizziness, due
to strike losses last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-05-18
2OO-MILLION YEAR SEEN.

WATERFOWL. N. Y, May 1s.-
Business of the F. w. woolworth
Company chain of five-and-ten-cent
stores in 1928 will easily reach $780,
100000 in the opinion of officials of
the company, who are here for the
annual meeting. They based their
estimate on the showing made the
first four months of the year. during
which sales totals were more than
$50, 10000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-05-18
QUAKER OATS DIVIDENDS.

CHICAGO, May 1S.-Directors Of
the Quaker Oats Company today in
creased the company's quarterly
common dividend to 50 share from
the 50 rate. which has been paid since
dividends were resumed by the COM
peny, on July H.. The s. dividend re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-05-18
PARIS MARKET FIRM.

PARIS, May 18.-Prices were firm
on the bourse today. Three per cent
rentes. 81 francs Is centimes. Ex-
change on London, 60 francs az
centimes. Five per cent loan, Is
francs centimes. The dollar was
quoted at Is francs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-05-18
Washington Stock EXCHANGE.

SALES
Potomac Electric 6. m. 6s-S2O 600 at 100
American Security and Trust Cos at 3d.
at S22. D at So. at go 3 at 32lls. 10 al
S21, 10 at 321, 10 at 321, 10 at 81, at 3af.
10 at 321
AFTER CALL
Washington Gas Light at SOL.
Money-Call loans and per cent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-05-18
BAR SILVER QUOTATIONS,

LONDON, May 18.-Bar silver, 32xd.
per ounce. Money, " per cent Dis
count rates: Short bills, IN per cent:
three months bills. 21-l6a2h per
cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-05-18
NEW YORK EGG PRICES.

NEW YORK. May 1s.-Eggs-Firm;
receipts, 51,607; fresh gathered
extra first, 27ha2S: fresh gathered
seconds, lower grades; 23ka24;
Pacific coast whites, extras. S1h ass;
do, firsts to extra firsts, 31Isa36.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-05-18
ToDAY's CHICAGO PRICES.

CHICAGO. May 1s.-With weather
conditions favorable. wheat showed a
tendency to sag in price today during
the early dealings. Crop damage re-
ports from the southwest remained
serious, but failed to bring in much
buying. On the other hand. profit
taking sales were more or less in
evidence. The opening. which varied
with July 1.17h to 117n and Sep
TENDER 1.15h to 1.15h. was followed
by moderate downturns all around
and then something of a rally.
Corn and oats were relatively firm,
owing to smallness of receipts. After
opening at Il decline to e advance,
July sos to sou. the corn market
scored slight general gains.
Oats started at hak Off to a like
advance. July AK to 43Aa43ss, and
held near to the initial range.
Lower quotations on hogs made the
provision market easy,