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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-08

Louis Sherry Restaurant by C.K.C. Bill
ings. This set Sullivan to stroking his
long white beard and reminiscing:
another spectacular party-giver at
the turn of the century was James Hazen
Hyde, who died here in Saratoga a few
weeks ago. Back in 1905, he engineered
do that cost over 100000. Everybody
came as Louis XIV except Louis XIV and
a society swell who never could add in
Latin and came as Louis XVI.
THE party caused such adverse COM
ment that Hyde moved out of the country
to Paris, where he became in time very
hard of hearing. suggested that he
give another 100000 party, or if that
was too much trouble, just give the hum
bred grand to me. He didn't answer at
all SO l figured his hearing aid must have
been turned off. Bernard Barssch does
the same thing to me cohen ask him
for 500, 600. For Heavens sake, don't
you go deaf on me, Cert. :"
The last ssraw. Hollywood scribe Herb
Stein thoughtfully contributes a sum-
mary of recent George Jessel disserta-
ton on one of old.time vaudeville's
boldest mind-reading acts: Leona Lamar.
Blindfolded, Miss Lamar would fear
lessly reel off fantastic facts to bedazzled
audiences:
''You have so shares of Tel and Tel in
your safe deposit box" Right"
''Lost half dollar? Look in the left
cuff of your trousers" Right
Fl greeted Leona Lamar in the wings
one matinee" confessed Jessel, "and
told her she was uncanny. Then | asked
her where she was appearing next.
81 neUer sCiH forget the great sUOni-
ans reply: Il don't knOsU. My agent
neUer tells me till the last nsinute!'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-08
BTeainStOTInV
weather

Americans think big! Listen to these madcaP proposals
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-08

If you fear that America is no longer
the Land Of Bold Adventure, calm your
self. Recent letters from Cerfboard
readers prove our nation is full of rugged
souls who Think Big and Act Big.
John Ssruley deserves some sort of
medal for an audacious invention that
may do away with alarm clocks. 1t is
hinged mattress that awakens the sleeper
by suddenly popping him up to sitting
position. "Only one minor problem, is
holding up actual production, confesses
Mr.. Straley. ''WlsGt are zoe going to do
about customers sVIsO sleep on their
stOnachS?''
Don Fedderson, of Hollywood, writes
that he's sponsoring an audacious super
colossal organization called The Million
aire Club. strictly limited to anybody
who applies for membership. Here are
three of the inestimable privileges:
.. You may address all maitre-d's as
Victor and all walters as Peppo, and be
shown to good table in any restaurant
without delay by merely showing your
membership emblem = and slipping Vic
tor a $50 bill.
2. You may open charge accounts at
any establishment where your credit is
good.
,. You may refer to all celebrities by
their first names - except when they
are within earshot.
Frank Svlliv0n, the sage of Saratoga and
a great humorist watch for his new
book, IA Moose In The Hoose''), is of
gentle mien but bold resolve.
He writes that he was much impressed
by the account in ''Cerfboard'' Of ban
quet for 60 horses staged at the old
Ga3. nGA2A O>oc 10,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-08

bE
Send Rice CTs, West Chester Pa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22
Aqueduct Honors
Man O. War With
100000 Stakes

NEW YORK, April % (APl
Man o. War, the greatest
name in thoroughbred racing
will be honored at the new $33
million Aqueduct track next
fall when the $100,000Ladded
Man O. War Stakes will be
raced for the first time.
Aqueduct's inaugural meet
ing will begin September ID
and the Man o. War Stakes
will be held october "a. The
race will be over the new glass
course at a mile and one halt
"A race named for this great
horse is long overdue" John
w. Hanes, president OF the New
York Racing Association. said
There is no more appropri-
ate place for It to be held than
at Aqueduct, where Man o
War had his toughest race. >
= IN that race, Harry Payne
Whitney's John P. Grier fought
Man o. War right down &c
the eighth pole.
1t was at the pole. an eighth
Of "a mile from the finish, that
John P. Grier got MS head
in front of Man o. War for q
tleeting moment. Jockey Clar.
ence Hummer touched Man o
War with the whip. and the
champion pulled away for 9
length-and-a-half victory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22
Tony Lee Heads Field
In Blue Grass Stakes

LEXINGTON. KY, April %
(AP). - Eight colts and a
gelding eligible for the Ken
lucky Derby make up the
probable field for the $4,000
added Blue Grass Stakes to-
morrow at Keeneland.
The nine 3-year-olds are
headed by Tony Lee, highly re-
garded Derby contender.
Other probable starters in
the mile-and-an-eighth Derby
rehearsal are Ounce, Benbecula,
Bernmattar, Sputnik, That
Black One, Quantrell, Scotland
and The Chosen One.
S21,757 to Winner
If all go, the race will gross
$32, 500, with $21,757 for the
winner.
The Blue Brass, is a furlong
shorter than the Derby, which
will be run a week and two days
later. 1t is a traditional test
ing for Derby candidates, but
only two Blue Grass winners.
Bubhling Over and Shut Out.
won it all at Louisville.
The fans no doubt will make
Fred Turner. jr.'s, Tony Lee
| the favorite. Their second
choice is much more difficult
to figure.
/ Claiborne Farms Ounce ran
a sluggish s furlongs and fin
ished fifth opening day here,
then dueled highly regarded
On-and-On from Calumet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22
Detroit Fans
Are Fed Up
With Tigers

DETROIT. April az CAP).-
The TIGERS have had their
warning-their fans are fed up.
Seven losses in eight games
are costing the owners money
and win cost them much more
unless the club can pull out
fast from the early tailspin.
Attendantce Is on at Briggs
Stadium by more than 2l.OOO
in the early season. The
Tigers poor start is mainly to
blame. Some frigid weather
hasn't helped. either.
Season ticket sales have de-
clined Q per cent and over. all
sales 5 per cent from last year.
There was 1885 spectators
about half the average for a
Cleveland night game--on hand
last night as the Indians wal
Hoped Detroit, l4-l. Many Of
them booed Manager Bill Nor
man and Pitcher Paul Foytack,
who was routed in the first in
ming.
Norman got the treatment in
the seventh when he replaced
George Susce and again in the
ninth when the Indians chased
Hank Aguirre.
When the public address man
announced that the brand-new
Tiger yearbooks are on sale. the
hooting Of the fans practically
drowned out his voice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22

Farm to the wire later over the
same distance.
Bernmattar, owned by Davis
and Holtsinger, was sixth and
third in two races here.
w. M. Ingram's Scotland
looked impressive last Friday in
finishing third in the Stepping
Stone Purse, and will have Bill
Hartack aboard in the Blue
Grass.
Sputnik Shows Little
Darby Dan Farms Benbecula
was second in the Stepping
Stone after setting the pace for
the first half-mile, only to lose
to Tony Lee.
Greentree Stables Sputnik,
the gelding, is highly regarded,
but showed little in earlier
races here. MRS. Carrie C.
Hillock'S Quantrell is in much
the same position. as is Mrs. s..
Helene Sadacca's The Chosen
One.
That Black One, owned by
Mrs. Paxton Harthill. hasn't
raced at Keeneland. He was
withdrawn once when the track
turned out sloppy.
Meanwhile, Walter Blum rode
four winners at Gulfstream
yesterday. including Charles
Son ($3.20) in the feature and
Willie Shoemaker and Manuel
Ycaza each had three winners
at Jamaica. with one of
Ycaza's on Amber Morn $3.50
in the feature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22
Rosecroft Offers
Slate of Practice
Races Saturday

With trotters and PAGERS
moving into the stabling area
Rosecroft Raceway will present
a series of non-betting mat
inee races Saturday afternoon
There will be no admission
charge.
General Manager Jim Lynch
announced today that he hoped
to present program of eight
races. with post time slated
for 1880 o'clock. The program
is designed to put early form
on horses getting ready to race
at Rosecroft. which opens May
1 for a 24-night meeting.
Harness officials are begin
ming to gather at Rosecroft for
the meeting. Dr.. A. c. Goff
veteran starter, is expected tc
arrive tomorrow along with
Racing Secretary Ted Leonard
and his assistant, Don Dan
drea. They are coming from
Orlando, Fla. winter quarter:
for many of the top horses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22
BY JOSEPH B. KELLY
Star Racing Editor

One of the latest brother acts
IN racing is put on by two riders
from Camden. N. j., who are
pals on the ground but bitter
rivals on horseback.
They are Henry Block, "a.
who looks after his "little" but
taller brother, John, 20, an APP
prentice. The brothers are cur
rently matched at Laurel. with
John being newcomer to the
Maryland scene after a sue
cesSful season in Florida.
Henry. who has been riding
Tor six years, is proud of his
younger brothers accomplish
ments in racing and likes to
keep a close eye on John, al
though they were separated
this winter when Henry was in
Maryland and John in Florida,
Henry Tried Football
1t was Henry who made it
easier for John to enter racing
When in high school. Henry
tried out for the football team,
and despite his wide, strong
shoulders. the coach told him
he was too small. However, he
said he had a friend who
trained horses and might be
interested in a jockey prospect.
Henry took the coach's sug-
geStion and began learning
about the art of race riding
from Trainer Art Caccese, one
of the regulars on the New Jer-
sey circuit. 1t was not easy for
Henry. A spill in New Jersey
sidelined him with a broken
vertebrae and later he fractured
a leg, but today his riding
ability is recognized by horse
men.
Henry vowed that John would
find the road a little easier. and
through his racing contacts got
him a job with the well-heeled
Bohemia Stable, which is owned
by Mrs. Richard DUPONT.
Three Years on Farm
Instead Of going to the race
track Immediately, John spent
three years on the Middletown,
Del. farm near Chesapeake
City, Md. helping to break year.
lingS John was brought along
slowly and didn't get around to
riding his first winner until last
summer at Delaware Park.
Henry, who is 4-foot-l1 and
rides at 10 pounds, rates his
younger 5-foot brother a better
rider than himself and believes
he will continue to ride winners
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22

lower numbers. The highest
classification goes TO horses
that have won $4,000 or more
in their careers and Is called
Free For All" or simply FLA.
Recent Performance Method
Less rigid but possibly more
accurate is the method Of
grouping horses on the basis
Of their time in recent per-
formances and workouts.
These are called classified
races" and shouldn't be con-
fused with class races" the
ones based on money earned.
CLASSIFIED races are desie-
mated by letters FLA. Jr. FLA,
IA, A, BIB, &C and c, ranging
from faster through slower
horses.
These ratings represent the
opinion Of the racing secretary,
and therefore will differ from
track to track and season to
season,
For instance, q horse may be
as fast as any other at q par
ticular meeting and therefore
IA but still only class 10 in
winnings. Moving to another
track where there are better
horses. he may push his earn
ings up to class 5 but still be
classified only B. Usually
a horse moves up to say B by
winning a C race.
The majority of races are
class or classified races. and
in practice they produce close
competition.
TomOrrOw--Investment In q
Harness Horse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22
Gu Truckmen
Top American
In Conference

Catholic University produced
two double winners in beating
American University, 73-49, in
a MaSon-Dixon track meet
yesterday at American. The
victory kept Catholic U. unde-
feated in the conference.
American won all five of the
field events. but the Cardinals
cleaned up elsewhere. George
Matthews of AU won the 44O
in 500 seconds and the $50 in
2:03.9, and Mike Halpin won
the mile in 1929 and the
2-mile in 10:06.2.
l00l-.yard dash, Frank Derro
Catholic. ., Bob Pitch, Catholic. 5
Ben Amos, American. l0.4 seconds.
44O-yard rum, George Matthews
Catholic. 2, Bob Dockery. Catholic
3, Mike Turner, American. 504 sec.
onds.
Mile run, Mike Halpin. Catholic
Z, Dlck Nelson, Catholic. 3, John
Shotput-1, Dick Wells, American
/ 2. Dick Hahman, American. 2, Pal
Boyle American. SO feet s inches,
High jump, Ed Clements, Amer.
lean. ?, Glen cholls. American, and
Ambrose jackson, Catholic ttie). !
Pole Vault, Bill Coward. Ameri.
can 1s,a, and Steve Lapidas' American
1tiel = Mike Rappaport, American
l9O-yard high hurdles-1. Jerry
/ Barlow. Catholic. and Tom Orman
American, 1874 seconds.
ss0;5yard rum, George Matthews
Catholic. Bill Hohenstein, Catholic
3, John Marienko, American. 2:03 9
220--yard dash---1, Bob Dockery
3. Ben Amos, American. 222 seconds
TIVE, mile run-l,, Mike Halpin
John Williams. American. l0.06.S,
Broad jump, Dick Eshelman
american: 2. Dave Rowe, American
=, Bob 5urgoin. Catholic, 10 feet /
Discus, Blanton Mcdonald
b Pat Boyle, American. Ill feet I
220-yard low hurdles-1. Jerr,
! Barlow, Catholic. ., Dick Eshelnlar
American; 3, Tom orman, Catholic
Mile relay. Catholic Dob Dock.
cry. Bill HohenStein, Frank Derrc
ana George Matthew'S. 3:26,5,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22
Fourth Of q ssus,

Fourth OF q Senes
--~-~-~-~-~-
croft this year the racing Sec
Rotary will be Ted Leonard. Al
Laurel the job will be filled by
Ed Keller. Both are men oi
long experience in the field.
Their Job, not unlike that OF
a secretary at a nat track, Il
to group horses Of approximate
ly equal ability so that a close
race will result. They do this
by following specified rules and
certain customs. Their broad
knowledge Of horses also Is
brought into play.
Here's how they do 1t:
First, trotters and PAGERS
never compete against one
another. All things being equal
a PAGER is approximately two
seconds faster than a trotter
for mile. That's because OF
the difference in gait.
Second, all harness racers
have a classification. according
to the amount of money they
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22
Chief Big Heart
Returns to Capitol

Chief Big Heart returns to
the area wrestling scene tomor-
row night at Capitol Arena
with another Indian, Little
Eagle. to take on Bob Corby
and Jack Vansk. in a team
match.
Opening the program at $3.50
O'Clock will be a team match
between the Graham nrothers,
Jerry and Eddie, and Dom
Levin and Johnny Barend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22
TRAILING THE TRoTTERs
Racing Secretaries
Make Fields Close

have won. The United States
Trotting Association keeps on
cial records up to date. start
ing with each horses first race.
Classification System
When the horses winnings
reach a certain amount. II
moves into q higher classical
ton. In a class race, q horse
may be allowed to run in a
higher classification, but never
in a lower one. The classes
are:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22
JOHN AND HENRY RIVALS
Another Block Joins
LoureI Riding Colony

after he loses his 5-pound APP
prentice allowance in July.
There is a chance that the
Block brothers will team up on
an entry in a day or two for
Trainer Danny Shea, but for
the most part they will be
rivals in silks.
And in a few years there
could be three Blocks in one
race.
There are five boys in the
family, but two of them are as
big as football players, Henry
explained. Ronnie, who is IA,
is on the small side like John
and myself and if he wants to
try race riding We'll help him. "
For the fourth time in five
days. yesterday at Laurel,
there was a foul claim in the
ninth race when Apprentice
Bobby Corle lodged an objec-
ton.
And, for the fourth time, the
original finish was left stand
ing by the stewards. The result
was not made official until sic
pm.
Not only was the program
late in being completed again,
but for a time it appeared that
entries for today's nine-race
card would never be released.
The Laurel management has
been trying to secure at least
eight horses for each race. and
for that reason today's eighth
race, which drew six horses,
was not released until 2 hours
after the other eight races were
made public.
Despite the efforts of the rae
ing secretary's Office to get an
other horse or two to pad out
the eighth and featured race. it
Eventually was released with
the same six horses which had
been entered earlier.
Yesterdays program was de-
layed early by a disqualified
ton in the first race which
moved Miss Eva, the $4.20 IA
vorite, from second to first.
Darbin was disqualified for in
reference which the stewards
said occurred when the horses
left the gate and also near the
turn for home. Larry Adams
rode Darbin.
Trainer William Hal Bishop,
leading trainer at Laurel, en-
joyed another profitable after
noon as his horses came home
first in three races. In addi-
ton to Miss Eva's victory, Gra-
phic Aid and Trico also carried
home the Bishop silks. He has
saddled Is winners at the meet
ing.
Yesterdays crowd of S,643
Wagered S849,794 on the 18th
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22
BY DICK OBRIEN
Star stan Writer

Pick up q harness racing pro-
gram. In each race there are
eight horses. Sometimes in early
closing stakes there are more
than eight horses. How did
they get in?
This is the responsibility OF
the racing secretary. At Rose
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22

These classifications are de-
noted by numbers and it's easy
to get confused because the
higher classiflcations have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-22

Yesterdays crowd of 8,64a
wagered $849,794 on the 18th
program of the meeting. The
attendance and betting totals
were the lowest to date.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-01

Coolidge, ''if we listened hard
enough you might hear your
money working for you"
THE LAST COOLIDGE
ANECDOTE was a perfect ex-
ample of the underStated dry
humor of his father. Some
of you may remember there
was a doorman at the White
House named John Mays. a
fine colored gentleman who
doubled as a barber. Every
morning he knocked on the
Presidents door and asked
If he could be of any service"
His father usually said no.
One morning, when Chief
Justice Hughes was a guest
at the White House, Mays
knocked as customary to see
If he could offer any assist
ance and Mr.. Coolidge re-
piled. mo, but you might go
down and ask the Chief JUS
tice if he wants a shave"
Everybody who remember
ed Mr.. Hughes magnificent.
full-blown whiskers burst out
laughing.
MR.. AND MRS. JAMES
ROOSEVELT were introduced
next, and Jimmy began to
reminisce.
Il remember back in 1889
when the King and Queen
came for a visit and came up
to Hyde Park. 1t was q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-01
Presidents Children
Recall Old Times

Continued From Page D.
ing me play around the
grounds"
ITS a truism," said Mrs.
Walsh. in her next introduce
ton, that whenever one
hears her name one thinks of
the White House" She was
referring. of course, to Mrs.
Alice Roosevelt Longworth,
whom she described as lone
of the most beloved women in
Washington"
Mrs. LOngwOrth never an
swers her telephone before IL
am, never answers letters and
never makes speeches." ex-
planned President Walsh. The
daughter of Theodore RooSe-
welt who is famous for her
private comments, has a hor-
ror of talking publicly, so she
merely stood and waved.
Mrs. Manning of Haver-
ford, Pa, had two reasons for
saying that "the Tafts and
Roosevelts had the best time
of anybody living in the
White House" One was that
with the first World War
"some of the old informal
atmosphere of necessity had
to disappear" The gates were
closed and security regula-
tons installed.
Winthrop Aldrich, said
Mrs. Manning, once told his
wife that although she had
been to dinners and lunch
cons at the White House. she
had never had the fun of
sliding down the stairs on a
tray or playing sardines with
the lights out.
MRS. McADOO, who came
all the way from Santa Bar
bara, Calf, for the party,
began by saying she loved
being called a child of q
President.
There Is. I think" con-
tinued Eleanor McAdoo," al
ways a myth about every
President - a myth that
catches the public and can
not ever be killed. The myth
about my father was that
he was a very solemn man,
an intellectual snob, a man
with not many friends-the
grim old Presbyterian"
1t was so far from the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-01

truth, she said. that she had
a curious feeling sometimes
that she was reading about
someone else.
''He once said, Nothing
can be done about it. They
judge me by the cut of my
jib.' He looked like a Pres
byterian-the old type, not
the new one."
A YOUNG-L OOKING
JOHN COOLIDGE whose
wife also sat at the head
table, took the microphone
next to speak of the many
stories about his father
many Of them apocryphal."
Back in the old days when
my brother and I we're boys
and my father was engaged in
law practice, we were walk
ing up the street hand in
hand as was our custom. I"
When they got in front Of
the bank his father stopped
and said, Boys. listen, see if
you hear anything" The
boys listened but heard moth
ing.
II thought" said Calvin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-01

President Benjamin Harri-
son: DR.. and Mrs. Stanton
oarfield- PRECEDENT Garfield.
Observation-Disclosures Mr..
and MRS. Webb Cook Hayes
nI-President Hayes: Mrs.
Margaret johnson Bartlett
President Johnson; Mrs.
Marthena Harrison Ellison
President BENJAMIN Harrison.
Observation-Disclosures
Miss Margaret McMillen
Jones--President Tyler: Mrs.
Harry Freeman Clark-Presi-
dent Monroe: Mr.. and Mrs.
Laurence q. Hoes CMr. Hoes)
President Monroe: Gen.
and Mrs. Thomas J.. Belts
(Mrs. Bettsl - President
Jefferson.
Great-great-great grand
children-Dr. and Mrs. Con-
slant Southworth MRS.
Southworth) President JEFF
ferson: Mrs. Joseph Parkes
Crockett-President Jeffer-
son.
Great-great great great
grandchild-Mrs. Angus Sla-
ter Lamond-President JEFF
ferson.
Great-great great great
great-great-grandc hild-Mrs.
Wayne d. Muller-President
John Adams.
Also introduced from the
floor we're:
Judge George Washington.
u. s. Circuit Court of APP
peals. eldest male descendant
Of George Washington's eldest
brother Samuel. and Mrs.
Washington.
Mrs. Carter Penn Lewis
Wiley of Hackensack. N. j.
the last great-granddaugh
of Nellie GUSTS and Lawrence
Lewis, who built Woodlawn.
Mrs. Harold Brown, great
Observation-Disclosures Of
Nellie Gusts Lewis.
Mrs. Abram Garfield of
Ohio, widow Of President
Garfield's son.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-05-01

very hot week end" said
Jimmy. and his father finally
suggested q swim.
They got into their bath
ing suits and with Presi-
dent Roosevelt at the wheel
OF his car. the King be-
side him and Jimmy In the
back, they tore down the hill
toward the pool, forgetting
about the pomp ana cere-
mony surrounding the place.
The avenue was lined with
soldiers standing at atten-
ton.
As they neared the gate.
the King saw q whole group
Of photographers waiting
ahead. please stop the car.
Mr.. President" said King
George vi.
Back in England my peo-
pie would not understand
their King reviewing his
troops In a bathing suit"
JOHN EISENHOWER.
whose wife Barbara also
was seated at the table Of
honor guests, wound up
these unique recollections on
the Nations No. residence
with some words on the
residence itself.
1T is the symbol Of the
Presidency that holds US
together" Then, looking at
the large picture Of the
White House on the wall in
back Of him, he spoke Of
1.-THE stately building. the
beautiful green lawn, its
wealth Of tradition"
DESCENDANTS OF PRES
IDENTS attending the
luncheon were as follows:
Grandchildren of Presi-
dents-Mr. and Mrs. Rich
ard Tatem Brigham peggy
Ann Hoover) - President
Hoover; Miss Cynthia Cool
idge - President Coolidge;
Miss Lydia Coolidge-Presi-
dent Coolidge; Mrs. Mar
thena Harrison Williams