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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 12, 1906)
lo THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN. POUTXAND. AUGUST 12, 1006. Vi,vAV'j .i.JtiL Vf CVvS,l. s'.'1 ' , t ' 5 ' , J t ' f 1 I -V -ill ' 4p: ' t -ri if , . Vi , . 1 - - ft fl ..iillEiP!1:-. 1 . ;tt-bL ., a: ; Kjyia :i ........... . , 'if- .J'1 :r- J!L '-'"'t JJOITAZD 1 ' " IM r-'- I a.-"--r-.'- pVi.. -.-w---.Si?::-.j I is a grood little horsewoman. "Baby" large, and .the showing of miniature 3 ,.:; -I.,; ' . JJLJL 1 ' S I London is another promising rider. horseflesh was considered especially fine. s 'Vvy ':'''V;""''-"r? f - " " ",.-:'4.,f I These are only a few of the ponies and Jack Reed won honors on these occasions, . . ..!.. h n fa I ' " tlieir riders which are familiar to Port- and proved himself a close rival of Tod 4 - " S 1 1 VjJYT f ' : I I landers. It will be remembered that the Sloan's. At one of the cross-country pa- ."V . . -V v l I -tzZ 2 ' r ;-; I I number of entries at the Hunt Club and per chases given by the Hunt Club last ": - v . :,v..1 5. ' ' -w ' - . VJ: . 4 : vrv.i'-i T Riverside Driving Association annual Winter little Miss' Georglana Leadbetter, I ; : ' j S: : : ' ; a rneets for the pony races were unusually daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Leadbet- r " LIZA BETH BPURBf J?Jimm fffff ffTIAJW PON J?0ZZAffn THii -grown ups" of Portland get many flattering newspaper com ments and personal compliments on their horsemanship, especially the many fine women riders who live here, but so far the Pony Brigade has been entirely overlooked. The number of children who own their own pony mounts is surprising ly large, .and there are a score of others who depend on the riding academies and livery stables for accommodations when they are permitted to go out for the long, delightful canters about the city and sub urbs. Every morning of the week one can see parties of enthusiastic little boys and girls on ponies of every size and color, trotting through the Nob Hill dis trict, generally making for the Linnton road. And they are not the kind that are con tent to walk their ponies over the route, either, for they tear along at a great speed and sit their saddles i;..- gracefully and easily as any veteran rider In town. From both Nichols" and Brown's parties start out each morning, and It Is general ly full noon before they return. Many of the children have pony carts or phaetons and alternate their riding with drives, but the boys generally prefer the saddle and the girls like to go this way Just to show them that they can ride fully as well, if not better. Miss Helen Mills, daughter of A. L. Mills, who has recently gained- literary fame, In spite of her tender age of 10 years, is a familiar figure among the riders of the very young smart set. Tom and Abbott, the two young brothers of Helen, are now taking lessons, and will soon be fearless ponyriders. Dr. William Jones' little daughter. Esther, says she is going to take riding losons from Mr. Nichols this Fall, but she sits her pony "Brownie" like an old-time ride, and seem. quite at home In the saddle. Don ald Skene, son of Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Skene, Is a born rider, and when he takes "Chestnut"" out, he sits consciously erect and pays strict attention to his seat. Little Margaret Mears Is a plucky rider, and she puts "Snowball" through all sorts of gaits on her dally rides about the city. A companion who is frequently in her company on these rides is Ruth Willet, whose pony "Bob," is a sturdy traveler. Catherine Russell belongs to the pony bri gade, and Jack Tucker has become quite a well-known jockey. George Allen Lawrence Is not very large, but he can ride like the man in the circus, and expects to own his own pony In the near future. Eliza beth Bruere. the little flaxen-haired daughter of Dr. and Mrs. G. E. Bruere, Is the proud possessor of both tppony and a cart, and takes her little sister out to drive on the days she does not saddle "Dollar" for a canter. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Ned Ayer also .drive in a fine little basket phaeton, and Margaret iSKEZN ON MS MOlffT ,"CSTJWr ter, rode over the entire course, taking the Jumps like an experienced cross-country rider. Georgiana Is probably 12 years old. Just a little over the age of the chil dren previously named, but she Is easily the finest rider among the children of Portland, and proudly boasts that she Is to abandn the cross saddle this year. and have a real side saddle and a grown up horse. "Children are more easily taught to ride than grown people." said Mr. Nicol, of the Portland Riding Academy. "Their youth makes tliem fearless, and they love adventure. The child who is not afraid of a horse takes to riding like a duck does to water." DROPPED BALLS ARE TOO SPEEDY NONE CAUGHT FROM TOP OF BIG MONUMENT. Paul Hines, the old-time baseball play er, now employed in one of the Govern ment departments, rises to remark that he Is the only player who ever attempted to catch a baseball thrown from the Washington Monument. "Ask Anson," said Paul the other day. "He'll tell you." ' "It was away back in 1885," continued the veteran. "A New York man en gaged In the business of selling Bporting goods made me an offer of $200 for the bll if I succeeded in catching it. The monument at that time was not finished, and the scaffolding built around the top to he used In placing the capstone rose some feet higher than the monument Itself. "I offered to pay Charley Snyler and some other players to go to the top of the big shaft and toss the ball to me, but none would venture, and I finally em-' ployed one of the workmen engaged there. I gave him three new balls. Touched the Third Ball. "The first he tossed landed on the top of a shed. The second dropped Into the lake. The third was thrown some dis tance from where I stood, but I made a run for it and reached for It, but the ball just tipped the ends, of my fingers. Though I had no gloves' on (we didn't wear 'em then), the ball did not sting my hand as much as many I have caught In center field. "I have no doubt that the feat of catching a .thrown ball from the top of the monument can be accomplished, but It should be thrown out from it, and the ball ought to be black. The balls thrown to me were hew, white ones, and It was hard to distinguish them from the white background of the monument. It took just seven second for the ball to come from the top to the ground (Superintend ent McLaughlin timed It), and, though It Is reckoned that when It reached the ground it had attained a great momen tum, the leather made a dent in the earth of less than an inch. t isn't easy to catch a ball thrown from so great a height. One must strain his eyes to the utmost in order to catch the ball. When it leaves the top It ap pears to be no bigger than a pea, but as It gets nearer the ground It seems to In crease in size until, when it is near one, it looks to be as large as a football. Good Attempt by Schrlver. "I doubt if this will ever be done, for soon after I tried It a law was passed making it illegal to throw from the mon ument, and the one who does It is sub ject to arrest and a fine of $500." Other claims, however, are made to the honor ot'boing the player who "came the closest to it.'" Clark Griffith said that the nearest approach ever made to catch ing a ball from the obelisk vas made by old "Pop" Schrlver. who Is now playing first base for the Harrisburg club of the outlaw league. Grlf said he dropped the ball out of one of the windows and the bulb hit "Pop's" mitt and caromed to the ground. Phil Baker is also said to have almost nabbed the ball back in the '80s. At that time old citizens who watched the per formance say the ball described several spiral motions on its downward course, which none of them was able to explain, and which made the catching of the ball a dangerous pastime for the players. Los Angeles Times. Jolt for Sunday Baseball. Supreme Court Justice Blanchard decid ed that Sunday baseball games where no admiraion fee is charged, but where there Is a box at the entrance gate into which voluntary contributions may be dropped, are Just as illegal as those where direct admission fees are charged. "riaseball playing on Sunday," he says In his opinion, "for which an admission fee is charged. Is clearly within the pro hibition of the statute. Since the game of ball In the present case was played In a field apparently adapted for a public au dience, to which the public was admitted without hindrance, It seems that the game must be regarded as public, and therefore within the spirit of the stat ute. The placing of the contribution box at the single gate of entrance, although unaccompanied by any sign asking for contributions, was actually a silent Invi tation for contributions, and shows that the game was played ,for gain, and there fore within the principle of the cases mentioned." New York Sun. BASEBALL BEAUTIES AT $10,000 Clarkson, Kelly, Breitenstein, Shan non and Seymour the Men. In baseball history John Clarkson, Mike Kelly. Theodore Breitenstein, Cy Seymour and "Spike" Shannon will be registered as players for whom $10,000 was paid in cash, although one of the quintet Breitenstein really brought only $S500 when he was eold to the Cincinnati club by Chris Von der Ahe. The others are bona fide $10,000 beauties. " The first $10,000 paid for a player was given by the Boston club to Chicago for Pitcher John Clarkson. about 1S&8. Clark son now is a mental and a physical wreck. The next $10,000 transaction was be tween the same two clubs, and occurred the following year. 1SS9. Kelly was con sidered the greatest general player that ever trod the diamond. He died about ten years ago. Transaction No. 3 in the $10,000 line was the sale of Theodore Breitenstein by St. Louis to Cincinnati In 18M. The artual cash that changed hands v was $8300. but Breitenstein always was known as the "ten thousand dollar beauty." He Is now with New Orleans, and re cently was fined $25 In Memphis for as saulting a fellow-player. The latest additions to the $10,000 class are.Cy Seymour and "Spike" Shannon, for each of whom President Brush, of the New York club, paid $10,000 In an effort to strengthen the Giants and make them real conlenders for the National League pennant. Checks to verify these recent sales are in existence, showing that the New York management la sin cere In Its efforts to build up the Giant? to the highest notch of effectiveness. Offers of $10,000 have been made in recent years for Wagner, Lajole. Matt'h ewson. Collins and one or two other play ers, but in every instance the offer wa? promptly refused. Detroit Journal. British Women Tennis Team Coming LONDON. Aug. U. The projected visit of the British women's lawn tennis team to America next year, to compete for the international trophy offered by Mrs. Jacob Astor. now is taking practical shape, and before the season is over in England, it is hoped that necessary preliminaries will have been concluded. Miss Douglass, the present champion, has expressed herself willing to consider the trip. Miss Douglass Is to be married next year, but it if" probable she will postpone the wedding till after her visit to the States.