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Evening star., 1927-05-15
23 NETMEN LISTED
FOR CLUB TOURNEY

Singles competition will open the
closed tennis tournament OF the
Racquet Club this afternoon at 8
o'clock on the WardmaR Park courts.
An players are expected to report
at the courts at this hour or call Paul
Harding by telephone. Harding may
be reached at Wardman Park any
time after 80 O'Clock.
Twenty-three players We're paired
yesterday, with Clarence NJ. Charest
and Robert s. Burwell seeded No.
and ., respectively.
Doubles entries will close this eve-
ming at 6 O'Clock. Matches will con-
tinue throughout the week. Doubles
drawings will he made Monday.
Two trophies will be sought es-
pecially in the tournament. Capt. A.
j. Gore, holder OF the national vet
erans' doubles championship, has of
fered cup to be awarded TO the first
payer winning the singles title three
years.
The doubles cup has been offered by
Ezra Gould, another devotee of the
net game. and will be awarded by the
same method.
Pairings are as follows:
sewnTd Trsi t%"ns ro"9aA rsv,or White , IS }sng
Benton vs.. G. NJ. Raynsford. Clarence K
Young W. Joseph Ruttney. r. s. B1Irweli
rs w. RI Willouehby. Kenneth Abrams ys.
Wood
Second round--C NJ. Charest vs. J. w.
Mullaly; Owen Howenstein vs.. Stanly Carr.
match: Paul Harding vs. l.. T. Haugcm. r.
H. Oificer vs.. II. H. Burswin.
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DEBUT OF WHIPPET RACING
HERE SET FOR THIS WEEK

Nylgka. Coomassie and The
Ghurka, three of the worlds fastest
racing dogs, will fight 1t out for
American supremacy next Friday and
Saturday in the National Whippet
Derby at the Griffith Stadium over q
150-yard course.
That is unless another and at pres
ent unknown dog steps in and grabs
the choice bone. The sport has grown
SO rapidly in this country and so
many whippets Tre in training about
which little or nothing has been
heard that the owners of the big
three" sense unhcralded competition.
Scores of whippets, shipped from
all over the continent. will compete.
but the speed battle among the famous
trio will carry the heavy punch.
There remains the possibility that
some dog trainer has developed a pup
capable of surprising the leaders of
known ability. Such an unknown oc-
casionally wins the $50, 900 derby that
features the game in England
Popular I'm British Isles.
IN the British Isles the whippet
sport has it's stronghold and it was
among the fastest dogs over there
that The GhurlIa, COoma ssie and
Nylgka won their prestige, later en-
hanced by achievements in America,
where worthwhile laurel has sprouted.
Eighty thousand thrill seekers at
tended ii whippet meet on the Pacific
Coast and in parts of New England
racing dogs are discussed with the
common to turf fans anent
their beloved ponies. Twenty-Five
dogs from one Boston kennel alone
have been entered in the varied pro-
gram here. One of these is Coomassie,
which was the sensation of the 1926
campaign.
She Is owned by James Gilligen.
WHO imported her from England, 1t
is reported that a leading Washing
ton publisher is in the market for
Coomassia or another of the famous
dogs entered in the National Derby.
Washington as city has heard much
but seen nothing of whippet racing,
but mere advance notices have
aroused q sort of enthusiastic antici-
patton among some of it's sportsmen
and spof'tsWomen.
This Is indicated by a heavy ad-
vance sale of box seats for next Fri
day and Saturday, with most of the
purchasers numbered among society
folk 1t is the aim Of those sponsor
ing the National Whippet Aerby to
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develop the sport in this section.
Their future policy will be determined
in large measure by the amount of
interest shown in the derby. Over
lures already have been made for Il
track charter in Maryland.
Breeders Reaping Harvest.
Whippet breeders are reaping 4
harvest in other parts of the coun-
try. The dogs are inexpensive until
they have won racing regulations
Then they soar in price. In England
many a poor whippet owner has be
come wealthy overnight by the sen
sational success of his carefully
trained dog. In some of the mining
districts of England and Wales the
whippet owner gives his dog mutton
and the family dry bread in Il pinch.
Such is the hope that some day the
dog will win a big race and pay
mighty dividends.
The whippet is cross between the
Italian greyhound, the greyhound and
the bull terrier. but has existed in it's
present form for many years. The
breed was first recognized in 1885. 1t
has ever been a racing dog primarily,
but according to some fanciers is an
excellent house pet.
i ilG IdCiUS NtlSHk VI tItt NttlJPCL
varies from 10 TO 2S pounds and they
are handicapped according to weight
one half a yard to onohalf a pound.
Nylgka a Ten-Pounder.
-NyIglla is a l0-pounder. The Ghurka
at present holds the world champion
ship for dogs under 20 pounds.
Coomassie is slightly over 20 pounds
and must conccde handicaps to her
two famous rivals. The handicap
system now in use is the result of long
experience. 1t has been definitely eB-
tablished that a half pound of dog
weight is equal to a haf-yard advan-
tage at whippet racing distances.
The dogs run between tapes
stretched the length of the course,
the tapes raised 10 inches from the
ground and placed feet apart. Each
whippet runs in his own lane. Every
now and then one deviates enough 10
brush the tape and due to the tre-
mcndous speed is scorched by friction.
Many q whippet is marked by long.
slender burn scars. Six dogs general
ly are raced at q time. There Will
be many heats in the two days Of
racing here. There will be several
high-grade events besides the National
Derby
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Obtained BY Nationals IiUo Big Golf Een Caded This Week.
VOIGT BEATS SHOREY
IN PLAY-OFF WITH 20

George J. Voigt of Bannockburn,
who won the Chevy Chase tOurna-
ment Friday. annexed the qualifying
round medal yesterday in an 1S-hole
playoff. at Chevy Chase against John
c. Shorey, with whom he had tied
en- Wednesday at -. He beat ShoreY.
2 and l, in the final round of the
tourney.
Voigt shot 70 in the playoff yes
tcrday to IT for Shorey, outplaying
the Argyle lad at all angles of the
game, and finishing by clipping in a
mashie shot at the eighteenth for a
birdie 3. Voigts score came within
one shot of the amateur record for
he course. made by him last year.
Shorey started the playoff with a
6 on the first hole. where he sliced
his approach and then over approach
ed into trap.
fniInTX"
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WOMEN TOMORROW OPEN
PLAY FOR THE STAR CUP
Thrty-six Hole Handicap Medal Play Affair to Be
Held at Washington Cub-BaltmOre G.. E..
Spring Classic TO Begin Thursday

ing been haived and hope to prove
which is the better best ball com3l-
nation today.
Eddie Towns of Indian Spring will
so 10 Pittsburgh to play on Jun"
in the qualifying round for the open
championship over the Oalmcnt
course. Dave Thomson of Wash!r>-
ton and Mel Shorcy of Fast Potomac
Park will 80 to Hermitage. Richmond.
to play there. and Fred Mcleod Of
Columbia, Ralph Beach of Burning ,
Tree and Bob Barnett of Chevy Chase
will play at Philmont. Philadelphia;
George j. Noigt, amateur of BannocN-
burn, will also play at Philnont
Chevy Chase proved again thai
GeorSe Foigt is far and away the
outstanding golfer around Washing.
ton, and made it equally plain that
the brand of golf about the Capital
Is Improving every year. Twelve o.
the first Is qualifiers at Chevy Chase
were below 50 in the qualifying round.
one less than the total at Washington
the week before. In the match play
rounds many Of the scores were we'll
below 79, and one cOmpetitor-Guy
Standifer-was below 10 In two rounds
of the course. Foigt himself was
consistently around 72 i'm his matches.
his poorest round coming In the final
where he ran into a bad putting
streak and series of bunkered tee
shots. If the brand of golf about the
Capital improves i'll the next two
Years as it has over the past two
years, Washington may make biC
splash in the bigger championships
The WOmen's District Golf Asso.
cation announces A miniature tourug.
ment to be held at the Washington
Barracks course on MAY %.
Manor Club golfers continued their
qualifying rounds today for places on
/ the club team. which will meet Indian
| Spring, Beaver Dam and Argyle i'm
a four-cornered series during the Sum.
| mer months.
! Indian Spring players played today
| In continuation of the ball sweep
| stakes events which have been played
| every week end for more than a
| month.
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THOMPS0N'S DAIRY TOPS
MERCHANTS LOOP RACE

BY winning two games the past
week. Thompson's Dairy nine stepped
in front in Merchants League race.
They have three wins in four games,
while Judd & Detwiler is the runner
up with two wins in three contests.
Fletcher of Thompson's Dairy leads
the clubbers with a 1855 average.
Fletcher, Harrison, Farley, Edwards
and Morrison have home runs.
Ross Fisher. veteran southpaw.
will join the Chestnut Farms team.
Albert Thompson Of Thompson's
Dairy nine is cut Of the game with a
spiked wrist. He expects to get back
in action this week
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GERMAN NET TEAM
PUTS OUT PORTUGAL
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LISBON, Portugal. May 14--Ger-
many eliminated Portugal from the
Davis Cup competition today, captur-
ing the doubles in addition TO yestcr-
days two victories in the singles.
Two singles matches remain to be
played but these will have no effect
on the outcome, as the German team
has now taken three of the five sched-
ulod matches in the elimination series
. G. Demasius and Nj. Moldcnauer Of
Germany defeated j. Verda and A.
Casanova of Portugal, 6---4. 4--G. 6---l,
6---f.
Germany will next meet the winner
Of the elimination round between
Switzerland and South Africa.
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Professional golfers Of W

Professional golfers of Washington
and Baltimore clubs will compete over
the Indian Spring Golf Club course
tomorrow in a professional best ball
competition. Entrants are requested
to telephone their entries to- Robert
I. Barnett, professional, Chevy Chase.
stating whether they wish to select
their partners or draw for them.
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MANY SANDLOT CONTESTS
OF NOTE ON TODAY'S LIST

Arlington field. where the Bearcats
will be met at o'clock.
HyatisvilIe Comets will engage
LaIdover \. G.. and White ElcphauJs
in d double bill at Hycttsville start
ing ut 1880 o'clock.
The Mohawk Eassp0rt game al
Eastport this afternoon at o'clock
will be watched with interest among
local sandlot fans. Eastport split
even in two games with the sham
rocks.
TaiScma \. G. il; booked for trip
to Bryantown this afternoon. where
the team of that place will be played
at 2:30 o'clock.
Georgetown Seniors have a difficult
task allotted % them this a.tcrr eon,
when Anacostia Eagles vii; ID thu. on
tertainins at o'clock.
st. JOes and Mount Rainier should
furnish an interesting fray at Mount
Rainier this afternoon at IS O'Clock.
Both have been winning consistently.
A tenth straight win in as many
starts is the goal of Manhattan Junior
hlne today when Waveriy Juniors,
one or the leading teams in that class.
will be met on No. Monument dia-
mond
Two of the strongest Junior title
contenders are carded To meet on No.
Fairlawn diamond this afternoon
at O'Clock. AnacostIa Eagles and
Moose Juniors are to battle.
Del Ray and Carlyle Juniors will
clash at l O'Clock this afternoon M
Del Ray, Va.
Benson or ChacOnas will oppose
Scarlo on the mound today when
Gray Eagles and Ahepa mines battle
on the Monument grounds at
o'clock
Cradall Midgets and Central Reds
face at o'clock on Brookland dia-
mond. Paul Herman, at Potomac
5ol6, wants games for the former
niI1s.
with two consecutive wins. Berwyn
juniors will seek their third, when
Modern Woodmen nine is met at Ber-
wynn field today at noon.
Coca Cola and Palace juniors are
to revive their rivalry today at /
o clock. Players OF the former team
are to report at Seventh and ID streets
at noon4
Washington semi.prO White Soy
are to meet Brooke Grubb's Silver
Spring nine this afternoon at O'Clock
On the Wheaton, Md.s. 1ia' nd All
Silver Spring players are asked to re-
port at 1870 o'clock. 1t will be the
host clubs opening game, the contest
with Kennedy A. G. ] st Sunday hav-
ing been rained out.
Pop Duiin's Crescent A. C. ball
tossers will take on Virginia Grays
this afternoon at o'clock on Dia-
nond No. 2, Monument grounds.
Crescent players are to report To
Capt. Price at Columbia road AMI Six
teenth street at o'clock.
Holy Rosary Seniors are to face
Seneca Seniors this afternoon at )
o'clock on Diamond No. 8, Monument
grounds. Holy Rosary players are
asked to report at 2 o'clock.
Rigney Insect base ballers are after =
. game for next Saturday morning.
JAIL Cleveland 5o5s.
Evening star., 1927-05-15

TWO big golf events are sched-
uled for this week. following
hard on the heels of the
i Chevy Chase Club invitation
tournament, which proved at
least two things to those who
watched the turn Of events.
The Baltimore Country Club is to
stage. beginning Thursday. the an
uual renewal of its Spring classic for
the Holden trophy. over the Roland
Park course Between 30 and 40
Washington golfers will make the
trip to compete in the tourney to fur
uish again the brand Of golf that has
been the outsta nding feature OF the
event for several years past.
Although Washingtonians had dom
mated the tourney for some years. 1T
was never won by n Capital city golf
er until last year, when Miller Il.
STEVENSON of Columbia trOunced
Happy" Hume of Norfolk in the final
round. The tourney is the usual
three.day affair. with most of the
Washington entrants going over 10
Baltimore Wednesday to play prac'
tice round over the course.
Tomorrow women golfers about
Washington will engage in the i1rat
dav's play Of the initial big-time com
petition for players of the fair sex
about the Capital. The event is the
annual tourney for The Evening star
trophy, open to all women golfers In
and about Washington, regardless or
club affiliations. 1t is a 36-hole handi-
cap medal play affair, with ~ hoies
scheduled each day. MISS DorOthE
White q member OF the Washington
Golf and Country Club, where me
tourney is to start tomorrow. is the
. {taaF Inv ROY q Ii
her victory last year at the Indian
Spring Colt Club. Later in the year
Miss White won the District women S
title.
Twenty Entries to Date.
Twenty woman players had entered
for the tourney up to last night. and
half again as many were expected to
enter today. The pairings arranged
hy the women's association follow:
91a-Mrs. Frank Tomlinson. CO.
l,lmbia. and Mrs. B. G. Leighton, Co
lumbia.
9:20-Mrs. ". s. Corby Columbia
and Mrs. Stephen +. Colladay, Con
gressional.
9:30-Mrs. J.. V. Frazier, War Col
Ieee, and Mrs. l.. IL. Hendrick, War
College.
9:40-Mrs. r. Lester Rose. Congress
sional, and Miss Dorothy White
Washington.
9:50-Mrs. George T. Cunningham,
Bannockburn. and Mrs. Middleton
Beaman, Bannockburn.
10:00-Mrs. Ward Nottingham, Co
lumbla. and Mrs. n. W. Oyster, Wash
ington
1o1G-Mrs. Y. r. Booker. Wash
ington, and Mrs. w. +. Ballard. Wash
ington.
I0:2e-Mrs. James l.. Fieser. Wash
fngton. and Mrs. {. B. Des Jardiens,
Bannockburn.
10:30-Airs. j. Marvin Haynes, Co
iumbia, and Mrs. Alma Won Steinner,
unattached.
1e:4g-Mrs. T.. r. Burchard, Ban
n0ckburn, and Mrs. Frank kaefer,
Chevy Chase.
The rubber game of a series of pro-
fessional matches, in which much in
terest has been shown. is to be played
today at the Chevy Chase Club, with
Tom Armour of Congressional and
Bob Barnett of Chevy Chase eneag-
ing Fred Mcleod OF Columbia and
Ralph Beach of Burning Tree. These
four have played in two previous
matches without q decision, all hav-
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MCCARTHY, G. U. GOLFER.
WINS new YORK EVENT

NEW YORK, May 14.-Maurice J.
Mccarthy, the 20-year.old Georgetown
freshman, won his first tournament of
the season today.
With a fine burst Of play. he de-
feated j. FL. Hiemenz in the final
match Of the lockwood Hall invita-
tion tournament at Tarrytown, up
and 2.
seven holes coming in.
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~
Al-Stars, carded to play
hosts to Camp Meade nine
at Clark Griffith Stadium. and numer-
Gus local and suburban rivals Schei-
uic;i 10 clash. an intero sting and va
ried sandlot program is on tap for
today.
Favorable weather is all that is
needed to make the day Il gala one
for the semi-pro and amateur mines.
Kennedy 4. C., undefeated unlim-
iteds of the Northeast section, face a
problem i'm Chevy Chase Bearcat nine
on Friedship Field this afternoon at
3 o'clock.
Blaeky Adair, former Liberty A. c.
hurler and now starring ior Bladens-
burg. will seek laurels at the expense
Of his old teammates when these two
clubs meet at the Maryland town this
afternoon at O'Clock. Liberties will
leave Fifteenth and II streets north
east at l o'clock.
Northeast MotOrmen, who have
shone in all contests to date, will
Journey from Mount Rainier to FIT
teenth and II streets diamond to Ell
gage the Black Sox this afternoon in
a double bill, starting at 2;30 o'clock.
Buck Anierica, old.timei. of local
Sant,lot circles. will lead his sherwood
A. G.. nine against Randle High
ianders this afternoon at $50 o'clock,
at the east end of Pennsylvania Ave
nue. Bridge.
Either Lefty Kelly on Willard win
toe the slab for Seabrook nine this
afternoon at o'clock, when Triangle
A. c. will visit Seabrook.
Hartforfs are scheduled to play on
Seamen Gunners' Field this afternoon
at 80 O'Clock.
Willie Andrews will send his Ma
tional Circle against Cabin John this
afternoon ut O'Clock on the latters
field Butt or Johnson will get the
mound call for the Johnnies.
Loudoun 4. c. has been carded by
Manager Mickey Johnson to meet his
Cherrydale tossers on Lyon Village
field this afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Clark and VermiIiion will compose
the Elliott 4. C.. battery this afternoon
when st. Barnabas' nine will be met
at Silver Hill, Md, at 2;30 o'clock.
street northeast at 1880 o'clock.
Rivalry will dominate the game
between BerWyn and
Hyattsville this afternoon at 3 O'Clock
on the latter mines field. Roberts or
Giddings probably will start for
Berwyn.
Woodbridge Seniors will furnish the
opposition for Moose Seniors on Sea-
man Gunners' Field this morning at
10 o'clock. Moose nine wants another
game for Fairlawn diamond at l
o clock.
Marlboro A. C., under the manage.
ment of J. Paul Smith, will engage
Glover A. c. at Upper Marlboro this
afternoon at 5 o'clock.
5. ID. Gray, manager of Marlboro
Club, has scheduled his nine to play
District Heights on the District Line
diamond at Seat Pleasant this after
noon.
RiaIt0s will meet today at / o'clock
at Jewish Community Center to go to
Evening star., 1927-05-15
SOUTH ATLANTIC MEET
3 IS TAKEN By VIRGINIA

RICHMOND, Va. May IA CP---
rniversits of Virginia, with 441l2
points. won the fourth annual South
Atlantic track and field champion
ships here today.
University Of Richmond was second
with 80 " and Virginia Poly Institute
was third with 81.
Evening star., 1927-05-15
WOODMEN HAVE GAME.

Ball tossers of Washington Camp,
No. II ,464 Modern Woodmen of Amer.
lea, will go to Berwyn, Md. today, to
engage the nine of that place start
ting at 1890 o'clock. All players in
cluding II. Lohman, T. Wells and
Anderson are to report at Fifteenth
and ii streets northeast at 1890
o'clock. For games with Washington
Camp call Benjamin Beach at Po-
t0mac 51S8.
Evening star., 1927-05-15
C0MPSTON SHOOTS 143
TO ANNEX TOURNAMENT

IFIELD, Sussex, England, May IA
P).~-Aleck Compston, a member of
the Ryder. Cup team. today won the
professional tournament inaueurating
the new golf course here. His ag-
Sregate was 143.
4. A. Whitcombe was second with
14S; George Duncan fourth. 152.
Havers scored 1856, Gabb 160, Robson
1C2 and Ted Ray 1874
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PITCHING RECORDS.
CHEpRYDALE HAS GAME.
CLUB BATTING
KATIdIFSVII dtNUFuIfIk 10 VUsItKOIIs.F
~, FIRST BAsEMEN.

ch>rrydale, Va, White Sox bali
losers will meet Alexandria Fremcn
th!s afternoon at 2:3o O'Clock ON the
AlcXandria High School diamond. All
Cherrydala players are asked ia re-
port at the Chsrrydale station at !
.. clock.
Evening star., 1927-05-15
ITALY LEADS HUNGARY
IN DAVIS CUP TENNIS

BUDAPEST, Hungary, May II AD.
In the Davis Cup elimination tests
today Morpurgo. Italy, defeated Ker-
ling of Hungary, 81, Is, Ga,
6-S, 81.
Yesterday Takacs, Hungary, defeat
ed Stefani, Italy, in the singles.
In the doubles Italy has won two
sets, Morpurgo and Stefani scoring
against Kerling and Petri, Sc, 6-4.
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was altogether responsible for his
slump. l,luege did not put forth his
usual game before he suffered the
hurt md since his re urn to the line
up he has been Woefully weak around
the third base.
Goose GOslin went back 10 the Ma
tional lineup this afternoon despite
the damp weather prevailing. The
Goose claims he is fit as n fiddle once
more and expects to SWIM into his
accustomed plain and hitting stride
within few davs.
Harris shifted his batting order for
today's engagement raising Ruel
from eighth to sixth position and
dropping Topper Rigney and Bluege
down a rotch each. Buclxy intimated
he might experiment with this new
hitting list throughout the series here.
Evening star., 1927-05-15
POST OFFICE NINE IN VAN
IN DEPARTMENTAL LOOP

Post Office team leads Departmental
League as the result of two wins last
week. Treasury trails by half game.
Wilmer is the leading batter with a
.636 average. with hits in II trips
10 the plate. Barry Of Post Office. is
the leading pitcher, with two wins in
as many starts.
TPam Sta nfIisiP
Evening star., 1927-05-15

A large majority of old-time fight
ms -1tnnd that Joe Cans was the
greatest lightweight that ever held
the title.
Evening star., 1927-05-15

w YITH Petworth Senior League
"A clubs booked for their Off
NV cial opening. Washington
Au-Stars, carded to play
Evening star., 1927-05-15

WO big golf events are sched.
uled for this week. following
hard on the heels of the
Chevy Chase Club invitation
.o,,rpar,apt which 11rpyaI at
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ing been halved. and hope to prove
which Is the better be3t-ball comJi-
nation TODAY
Evening star., 1927-05-15

~ LEVELAND, May 14.-Rich-
ard Smelling, a young Cleve-
& lander, IS to join the Ma
~ tionals in Washington the
first week in June for trial
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Team Standing.
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WOMEN IN SPORT
by CORINNE FRAZIER

THLETIC trophies and letters
a were awarded goods of George
n Washing ton University at the
4 \ annual May fete held yesterday
L -. 1.is stil1ll1
Evening star., 1927-05-15

Rigney Insect base ballers are after
a game for next Saturday morning.
Call Cleveland 5059.
Evening star., 1927-05-15

Holy Rosary Seniors are to face
Seneca Seniors this afternoon at
O'Clock on Diamond No. 8, Monument
grounds. Holy Rosary players are
asked to report at 2 O'Clock.
The Nome nugget., 1927-02-26

for membership dues Is money well spent, and has lot to do about advancing the business. The mem bers of the association, the registra tion is $2.00 less on each fox. The literature that is sent out to each member per year, costs more for postage than the 5000 member ship fee. and this literature ia worthwhile.
 The Association registered foxes in Alaska this year, and will next year; the herd book closes February lst, 1928, and all foxes that are not registered by that time, will i never be eligible for registration, unless their sire and dam are regis tered. advice every one in Alas ka, that has foxes, to join the as- sociation and apply for registration by July 1st, 1927, so as not to be left out.
 If can be of any assistance to anyone, will be only too glad to do so.
 | Mir. E. P. Walker, of the Biologi- cal Survey, Juneau, Alaska, recog- nizes the advantages of registration for the Alaskan Fox Farming, and am sure he will be only too glad to help out in any way possible. He has done so this past year, and expressed himself for this coming year.