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Milford chronicle., 1935-12-27
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM
AT DELAWARE COLONY
Clubs And Oranges As Well As In.
diViduaIS Aid In Celebration

Women's Clubs. Oranges, Service
Clubs, and other organizations and
numerous individuals provided a
Happy Christmas for the children at
the State Training School at Stock
ley.
The Christmas program at the
Training School began with vesper
services on Sunday afternoon when
the nativity scene was portrayed by
the school department in the audi
torium for all the children after
which some friends provided a treat
of candy for all, which was distrib-
uted by Santa Claus in person. A
group of children sang Christmas
carols at all cottages and in George
town. Christmas morning Santa
visited all cottages and had a box
for everyone. A full course turkey
dinner elimaxed the festivities. Four
hundred and twelve boxes were given
by WOmen's Clubs, Oranges. Service
Clubs, Church groups and individ-
uals from all over the State, besides
many boxes from parents and rela-
tives of the children. The Christmas
Observance is cared for by the Board
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Milford chronicle., 1935-12-27
MOSQUITO CONTROL
CIRCULATING EXHIBIT
Exhibit Being shown In Schools
shows How 70 Eliminate Breeding


Futnre Delaware householders are
being taught to eliminate future Deli
aware house mosquitoes BY com,
prehensive exhibit being circulated
among state schools by the mosquito
control commission. While, in some
sections. a great majority OF the
nosouitoes breed in the marshes, IN
many of the inland towns the larger
mart breed in rubbish, leaf-clogged
rain spOuts, rain barrels, unscreened
cess pools, and in other stagnant
water receptacles found around many
homes. 1t is to interest the children,
and through them their parents, IN
eliminating these private mosquito
hatcheries" that the exhibit being
circulated talks given, questions
answered, and pamphlets distributed
to the students.
The exhibit explains the work as
done in the field, and with pictures
and talks makes cleal. to the stu
dents the manner in which marsh
MOSQUITOES are eliminated without
halining the marshes for either wild
life or hay culture. A working model
oil q muSkfdt HldIbilt Win q 1etS 5e'sS
installed in the miniature bitches
which actually hold water, shows
the proper combination of mosquito
control and wild life culture, under
which system the muslIfat breeding
is not hindered and mosquito control
is able to function. Enlargened pho
tographs show the three stages in
the life Of a mosquito, and depict
the places in which breeding all
too frequently occurs around homes.
A large drawing of mosquito,
size 2Ik by 4 feet. is used to show
the deadly 'gimlet" he used in pierre
ing the skin, and to explain the iden-
tifying marks of the various breeds.
AM electric trap. such as is used
throughout the state to make scien- I
tific census" of the mosquito pop
ulatiOn,' is shown to the students
and its operation explained. Through !
knowing the identifying marks Of
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Milford chronicle., 1935-12-27
Citizens Urged Not to Call
Operator to Ask Location of Fires

'If you want to do your share to
help the local Fire Department
handle fires with maximum effec-
tiveness, don't call the telephone
operator when the alarm is sounded
and ask the location of the blaze"
This request was made today by
Fire Chief Charles Banning.
Simply as a matter of public
safety" said Chief Banning "citi-
zens should refrain from asking the
operator for the location Of a fire.
When a flood Of curiosity calls de-
luges the switchboard Immediately
after the alarm is sounded, it is im-
possible for the operator to give
precedence to emergency calls which
members Of the Fire Department are
seeking to put through
Milford chronicle., 1935-12-27
WOMAN BURNED WHILE
REMINDING FIRE DIES
Mrs. Frank GarbOr Sustained Burns
Last Friday

AS the result of burns received
when she attempted to kindle fire
in her home at Selbyville last Friday,
Mrs. Mary CARRIER, q years old, died
Sunday in the Beebe Hospital, Lewes.
Mrs. CARRIER, wife of Frank CARRIER,
a school teacher at Selbyville, had
returned home from shopping tour
and while kindling the fire her
clothing was ignited. She jumped
into a tub of water to extinguish
the blaze.
William Lingo, 20 years old, of
Milton, is a patient in the Beebe
Lewes, suffering from burns
received when his Santa Claus cos
tune caught fire last Wednesday.
He is reported improving.
Milford chronicle., 1935-12-27
Christmas Night Storm
Gave Highway PLOIO
CreUs Plenty Of Work.
SnOU Fences Great Aid In
Blocking Drifts; Roads
Slippery In Most Places.

Swirled by a northwest wind,
Christmas night snow fall was piled
into snow drifts Thursday morning
throughout the State, measuring in
some places Is and 20 inches.
Motor vehicular traffic, STUNNED
for only a brief period, mushed
through and by mid-fOTenoOn Thurs
day. State Highway officials report
ed that every primary and secondary
road was open.
Snow Fence Up
About 20 miles of snow fence had
been erected along exposed places
on main highways and this snow
fence prevents drifting on the roads.
In some places the snow reached a
height of the fences, about four feet.
In some of the outlying districts
near Milford the farmers were un-
able to deliver their milk to the
gathering trucks on the main high
ways.
Due to the slippery condition Of
the roads, as a result of the melting
and subsequent freezing of the for
mer snow, the roads were slippery.
Degree Temperature
Added to the snow was a drop in
temperature-the almost lowest of
the winter, the minimum Thursday
morning in Milford being z degrees
above zero. Z
The temperature at o'clock was
Z degrees above zero. At noon, the
mercury had risen only six degrees.
Holzmueller predicts
continued fair and cold"
Bright blue skies and sunshine
helped a great deal in reducing the
effects of the storm. The snowfall
night had all the marks
of an old-fashiOned snow storm, the
like of which has become more IRE
quent in recent years. Traffic slip-p
ped to the minimum early and ex-
cept for a hardy late driver or a
stranded automobile, the highways
were left to their white silence.
During the night, drifts piled up
along highways and garage drives.
The wind continued Thursday morn
ing. The sun melted the snow suf-
fciently for it to pack and become
less subject to the wind
Urges Feeding OF Birds
Ice and frozen ground are the
worst enemies of wild fowl of the
state, Leonard X. Yerger, president
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Milford chronicle., 1935-12-27
0. R. HIGGINS
HEADS STATE
FRUIT GROWERS
A. B. Thomas Elected Vice
President AS HOrticul-
tural Convention Ends.
DISCUSS PROBLEMS

Members of the Peninsula Horti-
cultural Society met in final session
of the annual three-day convention
at Bridgeville last Friday and elect
ed officers for the coming year.
o. R. Higgins, of HurlOck, Md,
ascended to the presidency from the
office of vice president. as is the
custom of the organization. He sue
ceeds Robert Smith, Of Bridgeville,
who was named a member of the
executive committee.
Other officers elected are: A. Bail
ey Thomas, Of Camden, vice presi-
dent; W. Lee Allen, Salisbury, Nd;
j. f. Adams, Newark. The executive
committee comprises J. G. Harrison,
Berlin, Md; H. E. Coverdale, Dover;
Mr. Smith and Mr.. Higgins.
County Yice-PFesidentS
County vice presidents elected are
as follows:
County vice presidents, Delaware,
New Castle, N. i. Grciahs, Grubbs;
Kent, J. Lord, Dover; Sussex, w.
C. Newton, Bridgeville.
Maryland: Cecil, ]. E. Lippincott.
Colora; Kent, Evelyn Harris, Bet
terton; Queen Anne, w. Irving
Walker; Caroline, Col. A. W.'Sisk,
Preston; Talbot, Otto Sanger, Eas-
ton; Dorchester, Fred Hirst, Cam
bridge; Wicomico, w. R. Disharoon'
Salisbury; Worcester, F. J. Dukes
Girdletree, and Somerset, Homer >.
T-o,,,v, Drfpnoqg Anne
Virginla-Accomac W. o. Strong
Onley; Northampton, w. L. Elzey'
Exmore.
Three discussions were held last
Friday morning. r. F. Manns, of the
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Milford chronicle., 1935-12-27

THE telephone operator has no
means of distinguishing between
these needless calls and important
emergency calls. The practice inn
pedes the efforts of the Fire Depart
ment. and those who are in the habit
of making these calls should stop
to think of the serious results they
can cause.
Everyone can visualize what
would happen if, when a serious fire
breaks out here, a flood of curiosity
calls make it impossible for us to
call Fire Departments in nearby
towns for assistance. A disastrous
period Of delay could very easily re-
suit"
Milford chronicle., 1935-12-27
40 SEEK POSTS
AS GAME WARDENS
Applicants For Two Vacancies Asked
To Describe Habits Of Wild Life


Under a recent ruling Of the State
Game and Fish Commission, exam
nations are now required for appli-
cants for the Office Of game and fish
wardens.
In compliance with this ruling an
examination was held at Dover in
the Legislative Building at which
20 applicants for the position pre-
sented themselves The examina-
tion was held under the direction
of Chief Game Warden Clarence S.
Foster.
IN addition to a complete inYesti-
CATION Of the applicant as 70 the date
Of birth, residence, single or mar
iied. height, weight, sight and hear
ing. the applicants were required to
select any six or the following ami
mails. describe them and describe
their habits and open season if any:
skunk. mink, raccoori, opossum. gray
squirrel. muskrat fox, rabbit and
frog
Quixzed on Bird Habits
They were also required ID eolect
any six OF the following birds star-
ling. meadow lark. cardinal, quail.
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Milford chronicle., 1935-12-27
J. HENRY HAZEL HEADS
REPUBLICANS In KENT

State. Auditor ]. Henry Ha-
eel was elected chairman of
the Kent County Republican
committee at a meeting of the
county committee last Friday
night at his home. He sue
ceeds Robert X. Jones who
rendered his resignation, Fri
day, December 13.
In recognition of his SER
vices for the past several
years, friends of Mr.. Jones,
and members of the commit
tee, presented him with a IL
jewel watch. Mr. Jones ex-
pressed his appreciation for
the gift.
Following the brief business
session a social time was
held.
Milford chronicle., 1935-12-27

w. w. Caulk, president of the
Delaware Farm Crop Improvement
Association announces changes and
a new class of entries for the twen-
ty-ninth annual State show to be
held in Smyrna, Jan. 1918. Bar
ley has been added to the small
grain class. The sweet potato class
has been divided into two groups.
Group one includes any variety of
the moist group. and group two in
cludes any of the dry varieties.
A new class for Vocational Agri-
cultural High Schools has been
added. This class is limited to four
schools, due to lack of available
space. The vocational director shall
designate the schools that are elig-
ible for entry Each school shall
have approximately 3xlO feet of table
space and the exhibit shall be of an
educational nature and deal with the
crops listed in the premium list. The
exhibits will be judged on their edu-
catiOnal value and arrangement of
exhibit.
I'LL Club Contest
The All Club Corn Judging Con-
test will take place Saturday, Jan.
13. beginning at 10 o'clock. The
county winners in this contest will
receive a free scholarship to the
junior short course at the University
of Delaware G. NJ. Worrilow will
be in charge of the contest.
The Smyrna Board of Education
and the Rotary Club of Smyrna are
cooperating with the officers of the
Crop Improvement Association in
their efforts to make this 1886 show
a success. Premium lists are now
available and may be obtained at
the County Agricultural Agents
office in each county or by writing
Milford chronicle., 1935-12-27
COL. GRANT BANS BEER
SELLING In CCC CAMPS
Not In Line With Policy OF Head
quarters, He says. In Order Issued

Captain Earle E. Ewing, Inf. Res,
acting executive officer of the Del
aware CCC District with headquar-
ters at Fort DUPONT announced last
Wednesday night that the following
order had been sent to all the Junior
CCC Camps of the Delaware District:
sale of Beer in Camp Exchanges
"The sale of beer. of any strength,
in the Camp Exchanges OF junior
camps in this district is decidedly
not in line with the policy of this
headquarters and, where such sale
is being made, it will be discontinued
Immediately.
by order of Colonel Grant.
earl e. Ewing, Captain, Inf. Res,
Acting Executive Officer"
Captain Ewing enlarged upon the
above order by making the following
statement in connection with the
publicity given the sale of beer in
one of the Kent County CCC Camps:
"The sale of beer in one of our
junior camps was recently given
publicity and caused quite few un-
favorable comments. While the COM
manding officer of this camp was
not violating any existing regula-
tion in permitting this sale, it has
always been the feeling at District
Headquarters that the boys in ju-
nior camp should not be exposed to
a temptation of this nature.
Aim Of Camps Explained
at is our aim and desire that
every boy coming into our camps be
given all the training possible in
and clean living, that he
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Milford chronicle., 1935-12-27
COTILLION CLUB TO
HOLD DANCE NEXT TUES.
Second Annual Christmas Dance viii
BE Held In Community Building

The Kent-Sussex Cotillion Club of
Milford, will hold their second an
nual Christmas dance next Tuesday
evening, December 31st, in the Com
mumity Building, Milford.
The following committees have
been busy completing preparations
for the affair:
Music-JOhn II. Jacobs, chairman;
DR.. James West, w. j. HOey.
Refreshments-W William. Ackerman,
chairman; Thomas Il. Jefferis, Jr.,
and Harry Mayhem.
DecoratiOns-Dr James West, Os-
car T. Moore. Frank Hall. Alfred
Nutter. Jr., and Isaac F. Warren, Jr.
Invitations - Philip r. Jacobs,
chairman; Curtis Vinyard. Paul Mon
roe.
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Milford chronicle., 1935-12-27
TO HOLD ANNUAL
XMAS DANCE TONIGHT
Music VIII Be Furnished By Al
Hersch And His Orchestra

The annual Christmas dance spon-
sored by the young men of Milford
will be held tonight in the Varney
Auditorium in the Milford Communi-
ty Building.
The dance will begin promptly at
9 p. m. and continue until a. m.
There will be an intermission at
1880 until IL o'clock, at which time
refreshments will be available. The
music will be furnished by AL Hersch
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Milford chronicle., 1935-12-27
WEEKLY WEATHER
REPORT FOR MILFORD
From Wednesday, December IS, To
Tuesday, December "a, Inclusive

Charles ]. Holzmueller, the local
weather recorder, reports the fol-
lowing weather conditions for NIL
ford, from Wednesday, December ls
to Tuesday, December "a, inclusive.
Milford chronicle., 1935-12-27

s-Rain sa-Snow.
The following winds and condi.
tlons prevailed during the same
period:
Milford chronicle., 1935-12-27

the Secretary, C. L. schuster, New
The Washington times., 1935-09-04
Entries Close
Today For
Event

By GEORGE A. SIMPSON
Upwards Of rs women golfers Of
the District are expected to par.
ticipate in the annual Washing
The Washington times., 1935-09-04
Bids and Proposals

co septeaSe1 GTnSh5ps:9H
Building. until 2 o'clock P. M. Q. 8: t.
September 18th. 1885. and then publicly
opened for improving Connecticut Ave
nue., N. W.. from Calvert Street to south
end of Klingle Bridge with about $4,000
square yards of cement concrete base
course and about 10000 square yards of
sheet asphalt pavement. Plans and speci-
fications may be obtained at Room APT,
District Building. The attention of bid
ders is directed to the Special Provisions
covering sub-letting or assigning the con-
tract and to the use of Domestic Mater
ials, also to the following. Bids are re-
quested on the basis that if subsequent
legislation shall require observance of
minimum wages and/or maximum hours
of employment and/or limitation as to
age of employees. in the performance of
Government contracts. the contract for
this project and any subcontracts entered
fication to accord with such statutory re-
required by law" The minimum wage
paid to all skilled labor employed on this
contract shall be not less than one dol
lar and ten ISL 100 cents per hour. The
minimum. wage paid to all intermediate
labor employed on this contract shall be
not less than sixty five (S0.65) cents
per hour. The minimum wage paid to
all unskilled labor employed on this con-
tract shall be not less than forty five
(S0.45) cents per hour. The Director of
Unemployment for the District of Columbia
is Mr. Edgar B. Young. 40 Indiana Ave
nue., N. W.. Washington. D. C..
The Washington times., 1935-09-04
Play
In Fedture

The Blue Flames will meet the
Murphy's Five and Ten Cent
Store in the feature game Of the
National City Baseball League
Sunday.
These teams clash in an i'm
portant Section A Unlimited game
at 3 o'clock on the South Ellipse.
Frank DiNenna, who has won
10 straight games in the league,
will hurl for the Flames, while
Frank Watt is due to fling for
the Tenners.
Another contest that should be
worth while seeing is the Senate
Giants against Washington
Clowns for the second half cham
pionShip Of the Maryland County
League on Wheaton Field. The
complete list of Sundays Sandlot
card follows:
NATIONAL CITY LEAGUE
Unlimited Division, Section A
Murphys VS.. Blue Flames, South Ell.
lipse, 8 p. m.
Dixie Pigs vs.. Union Printers, River.
dale, 3 p. m.
Junior Division
Nationwide VS.. Auths, South Ellipse.
PetwOrth Nationals VS.. Washington
Flour, West Ellipse.
Simpsons Pharmacy draws bye,
Games at 1 p. m.
Midget Division
TakOma VS.. Versis, West ElllpsO.
O'DOnneL's vs.. Jack Prys, East EntpSe.
Washington Boys Club We. Nolan
Motors, South Ellipses
TrOjans draw bye.
Games at IL q. m.
MARYLAND COUNTY LEAGUE
Senate Giants VS.. Washington Clowns,
Wheaton. Md.
Mt. Rainier W. Takoma Tigers, Mt.
Rainier Field.
Games at .. m.
The Washington times., 1935-09-04
Best Dresser

Tod Sloan outdreSSed and out
spent all Jockeys, past or present.
The Washington times., 1935-09-04
Miller, Moore
WinDoubIes

PosseSsors Of unusual stamina
in addition to no little skill, Mrs.
Dorette Miller and Miss Sara
Moore have been rewarded with
capturing the Army and Navy
Country Club tournament doubles
final.
All required in yesterdays rain
was winning three matches and
that's just what they did.
The first match was compare
lively easy in that they had to win
only one set Of their mcompleted
tilt with Mrs. Florence Black and
Mary Ryan, Of Washington. They
took the match, So, IS, 6-3.
Next the champions outplayed
Mrs. Frances Walker Bassett, Of
Washington, and Mrs. Stanley K.
Robinson, of Boiling Field. The
scores in this match were e3,
60.
Ending q perfect day, they
again won a 6-3, 90 match
with Charlotte Darling, Of Phila-
delphia, and Margaret Anderson,
Of Richmond, their victims.
Miss Moore still has a chance
for additional honors, as she is
scheduled to play Edith Clarke, Of
Mare Island, Cal, when and If
the weather clears.
The Washington times., 1935-09-04

Our mail box has been filing
up must be emptied. The
racing lads and lassieS will ask
questions. Maybe the answers to
a few Of them will hit you in the
curiosity complex. I'm emitting
the questionners' names, space in
newspapers these days being at
the premium it is. So I trust
those readers who wanted to
know about certain horses {.
jockeys owners tracks
rules and PERSONAL
ties are in the lookout chair
today, and will catch the answers
to their queries. Let's 60!
Lady Amelia, marvellous sprint
er Of 80 years ago, never finished
in front Of Roseben; she took the
dust Of "the Big Train" five
times. Bearcatcher and Ken
ilworth were not great Sprinters;
just real good; they shone prin-
cipally at the old-time winter
meetings in California, and seV-
eral crack sprinters of their day
could concede them weight and
run them bowlegged.
No horse ever won 10 races,
nor 100 races. The record is 80,
held by Kingston Yes, horses
used to race four-mile heats, and
sometimes five heats were re-
quired to decide a winner. {.
No horse in this country ever
packed 40 pounds and won at
two miles and a quarter-in g
race at regular weights; horses
have carried that much in welt
er-weight races at long distances,
also in amateur jockey races. I
believe Ben Holiday holds the
weight-packing record over g.
route. In 1898 he toted 1873 to
victory in the Morris Park Han
dicap at two miles and a quar-
ter; none of his opponents car
rying higher than 100 pounds.
He won cantering by four
lengths.
No Jockey ever swept an entire
program Of seven races. When
Joe Sylvester rode seven winners
at Ravenna Park, near Akron,
Ohio, in 1880, there we're eight
races on the card and Sylvester
rode in all of them, finishing third
on his only losing mount.
The last jockey to sweep a pro-
gram Of six races was Herman
Phillips, who turned the trick 10
years ago Gin '16). The odds
against his mounts were 10 to 10
g to 5. AZ to l.. IL to So.
81 to S. and % to S. Only two
that Phillips rode were favor1tes'
No grey horse ever won the Ken.
lucky Derby. Only one or two OF
all the greyS that raced in Amer
lea really cared to run the Derby
distance. Broadway Limited was
the name of the colt for which
w, T. Waggoner paid $4,000 as a
yearling in 1928. He never won
a race. L don't think Will Rogers
ever raced a horse, unless it was
at some little fair meeting IN
Oklahoma. But he was mighty
fond of the sport, going to the
races whenever opportunity Oh
fered. He once bet on four tips
The Washington times., 1935-09-04
0'Mahoney Appears
Here Next Week

The opportunity of avenging a
beautifully cauliflowered right
ear plus the privilege of collecting
IS per cent of the purse reserved
for the main event today had
enabled Promoter Joe Turner to
sign Danno O'Mahoney for a de-
tense of his world heavyweight
wrestling title against George
Zaharias at Griffith Stadium a
week from tomorrow night.
Unmarked prior to running
amuck of ZahariaS in Boston sew
eral months ago, dapper Danno
had his shell like ear badly scram-
bled, and had suffered several
other indignitieS before finally
winning ont.
The Washington times., 1935-09-04
Last Nights Fights

At Chicago-Laddie Tonelli, Chicago,
welterweight, deeisiOned Billy CelebrOn,
Rockford, Ill. QO).
At Los Angeles-Midget WOlgast, 1873,
worlds flyweight champion. scored a
technical knockout over Little Dempsey,
124, Manila, p. L. (9).
At Pittsburgh-Al Quail, 1853, Pitts
burgh, won decision over Jimmy Smith,
156, Philadelphia (1O). Ralph Chong,
161, New Orleans, decisiOned Mike Bar
zone, 1881, McKeespOrt QO). Ralph
Cusinani, 1S9, New Orleans (6).
The Washington times., 1935-09-04
Mi. ST. Mary S
Squad Cut

EMMITSBURG, Md, Sept. 4.
The holiday week end rest of Mt.
st. Mary's College football squad
was extended to four days when
a steady fall Of rain today pre-
vented two scheduled workouts.
Providing the rain ceases to fall
some time today the squad will
resume practice drills tomorrow.
Head Coach Jo,Jo Lawler and
his assistant, Wally Opekun,
dropped IS members Of the squad
of rs on Saturday. Twenty ad-
ditional gridders will be dropped
this week,
The Washington times., 1935-09-04
s GOLF TOURNEY MA Y ORA " SEVENTY-FIVE
GLEN MCCARTHY
AT THE RACES

in the Preakness Stakes-and not
one Of his money-carriers was as
good as sixth at any stage of the
race! Will got a real laugh Out
Of that experience.
Equipoise was not the greatest
Of American thoroughbreds, just
one of a lot of great ones. Amer
lea has no counterpart of the
Grand National Steeplechase.
The Hawthorne track, whose 1885,
meeting is on right now, was
opened in 1891 by Edward CORR
gan. It's first winter racing was
held in December of 1892.
At Narragansett-Likely win
ners are FestOOn, Granny's
Tade, Pryor, Colonel Ed, Jair,
New Deal, Social Climber, Polo
Bar, Hidden Lore.
At Detroit: BOlO, Transit
Lady, Friend Charley, Milly
GreenOck, CrOut au Pot, Synod,
Flag Wave, Testing Queen.
At Aqueduct: Inflame, Polly
Barcarole, Reaping, Lady Hi
gloss, Bonanza, Red Badge.
At Hawthorne: Speed Limit,
Sister Vinie, Amman, Rolling
Home, Nah Grant, Bebest, The
Break, Senator Mike.
At TimOnium: TuleyrieS Rock,
Gee Sharp, Stylish Mack, Hard
Chase, AeIIa LOdOruS, No Mis-
take.
At C0ney Island: Miss Green
Ock, Squeeze, Miss TOrO, Allene
B., Flint Shot, RolOnda, Kuvera.
Major Smyley parlays eighty
straight, eighty place on Lady
HigNOss, Social Climber, The
Break.
Copyright, 1885, by The Chrlsty WalSH
Syndicate.