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8 THE SUXDAY OREGOXIAJT, POKTLAITU, JTJXE 9, 1UOT. BIG CROWD SEES HUNT CLUB RAGES Spectators Are Well Repaid by Splendid Events Run at Irvington. M'RATH HAS A BAD FALL Mount Goes Down in Steeplechase, and Rider Is Bruised Mile Trot for Lady Riders Proves Event of the Day. In spite of the lowering clouds, one of the largest crowds that has ever at tended an annual Spring meet of the Portland Hunt Club witnessed the races at Irvington track yesterday afternoon.. Society was out In full force. The handsome-gowned women and well-groomed men in the grand stand, and the Infield with its carriages and its automobiles made a pretty pic ture, and all enjoyed a day of splendid racing. The only thing that marred the sport of the afternoon was the fall which T. S. McRath, president of the Olub, received in the steeplechase, Mr. McRath received a nasty fall, and It shook him up badly, but he escaped without serious injury, and was able, to enjoy a dinner with friends after the races. There were eight events on the pro gramme, and never again can the car pers who like the way that profes sional races are pulled off on time ay that amateur races drag. With Henry Metzger a paddock judge, it was a case of hustle the mounts in the paddock from the time that the club members' drill was over until the last race was run. And the best part of It was, after the running of the eight races, the vast crowd present was on its way home before 5 o'clock. Mounted Drill a Pretty Ticture. The first event on the card was the mounted drill in which 24 members of the club took part. Owing to the nar rowness of the track, the feat of going through the intricate evolutions was somewhat hampered, but In spite of this, the drill pleased ttie crowd very well, and it put It In a humor for en joying the rest of the racing. The opening race, a -mile scramble, ways won by Harry L. Corbett's Cloeanthus, ridden by Will G. Mac Rae. E. M. O'Brien, like all fashionable starters, Fred Mulholland, Holtman and Dwyer. "arrived this A. M. from Chi cago on the belated overland." Mr. O'Brien's long journey did not seem to hurt his form and all of his starts were never beaten on any track. In the three-eighths races he got his big Held way on their toes. T. Scott Brooke's Joe Jewett, with D. B. Howard and J. C. Muehe, on Bedad. broke as one horse. During the early part of the short Journey Joe Jewett end Cloeanthus ran nose and nose. Finally Cloeanthus drew away and then it was a battle hetween Mr. Muehe on Bedad and Mr. Howard on Joe Jewett. Rounding the turn for home, Mr. Muehe shook Bedad up and he passed Jewett. The finish found Cloeanthus winner by a length, Bedad second, and Jewett third. Time 0:3R. The heavyweights held the attention of "those present" in the fourth race. All tile riders carried 200 pounds or over principally over and the winner turned up in D. A. Pattullo. who had a leg up on Past Mafter this Is the horse's name from now on anyway he was first past the post to catch Judges. Hugh Hume, H. C Bowers and V. O. Buffum. John A. Horun was second with Superman this is all Joe Muehe s fault and H. C. Camp bell, on a horse supposed lo be owned by Tom Williams, president of the California Jockey (.Tub, but is not, was third. It was a great race and for the first six teenth it was anybody's. Time. 0:3SV Harry I,. Corbett, T. Scott Brooke and Jack Coffman were the timers. Place the blame on them. Mile Trot for Lady Riders. Miss Inez Cummins was first in the mile trot for lady riders. From a spec tacular viewpoint this was the event of the afternoon, for those in the grand stand and the lawn seemed to take keener Interest In this race than anv on the card. Mrs. S. C. Spencer was second and Mrs. F. O. Buffum was third. Miss Cnmmings rode Prince, -Mrs. Spencer rode King and Mrs. Buffum rode Jerry. Time, 3;1.".. H. 11. Hordman's John Bnpgs won the m-e-eichths mile in handy fashion. J3. B. Tongue piloted Roccs and he finished at the end with lots to spare, after running over his field. J. C. Muehe. decorated like a Knight of the Oolden Finish, with numerous seconds and thirds, was second on that good, old game horse Barnato. R. T. Chase was third on Ijtdy Mvrtle. The race was a ding-dong affair from the time that Mr. O'Brien said "go" to the finish and It looked at the finish that if another furlong had been added to the race Barnato might have won. Time. :si. There were horses all over the track In the boys' pony race. The kiddies were out for blood and the various assortment or riding equipment in this event was as funny as a nightmare following Welsh rarebit. Some rode with saddles, some. with halters and some of the little fel lows had re.il jockey saddles. Kd Duffy rode the winner and the Judges are guess ing yet what the horse's name was. Bert Williams was second and Albert Smith was third. The ponies new around the circle so fast that the timers fell Into a daze. Two-Mile a tuke-Walk for Bennett. The winner of the two-mile race turrted up in W. M. Davis' J. H. Ben nett, ridden by Will. G. Mac Itae. In plte of the fact that E. M. Lazarus knew that his horse Morengo was only on three legs, he started the big sor rel son of Colmaand was beaten hy sev eral lengths. Mr. Lazarus wanted to start Morengo in the three-eighths, because he did not like the weight In the two-mile, and be cause he knew that be was not over his Injury. When he withdrew out of the two-mile and wanted to de clare in the five-eighth, there was a protest, and he was not allowed to start. Mr. Lazarus showed his sportsmanship when he finally concluded to send .Morengo along in the two-mile race and still pick up the unnecessary lis pounds. L. L. Leadbetter on Bob Crawford finished third and Will Wehrung was fourth. The race was simply as big a cake-walk to J. H. Bennett this year as it was to Oregon Kid when he won off by himself last year. All the horses broke together, but at the first turn Mr. Mac. Rae moved J. H. Ben nett to the front, and he made every post a winning one. Rounding out Jt the. back stretch Mr. Lazarus moved Morengo up alongside of Bennett, and for a lth Bennett and Morengo ran . ... ....... . , i i i- T nMiiiiai i. n mil it v., . " lui - imiij 1 " - y t t- - - t y, " , ', f '. ' I. I " J :: fWf J.. - Ls Y K A u - V- t " C x II ?7-S?lf ' n -! 2; . . YwJY "w'-s 3, -2?k' -trir r i !i Y Y - ! J:: :: , . lfi 41 i' ' lOT'" XV -4 "i ; ; . Y y : - -v. -"Yv "-eV T ?v; , ? "' - : . .: 5 - . -. -a u : . , . , : EiihiT)T-AViJ,-if(ir(jrmiiir.rtrf 1 1 ' -' - - ttntn,,imvii, imi ih tw tf h n rrimn hub iimiiihhmnih 'Ifiir " f 11 . a T nose and nose. Morengo's bad leg began to tell on him and he fell back, but at that Bob Crawford and Will Wehrung never had a chance with the old fellow. With four good leg under him Morengo would have given Ben nett a race. Time 3:48. Mowitza Wins Steeplechase. After the fall of Mr. McRath, the winner of the steeplechase was Miss Ainsworth's Mowitza, ridden by R. H. Jenkins. William Walter was second on Frank, an added starter, and James Nicol was there with Dewey. . When Mr. McRath fell Mr. Cronln had a com manding lead and would undoubtedly have won the race, but when he saw one of the riders down, he stopped and hurried to Mr. McRath's aid. This stop took the run out of Brussels and he finished last when the horses got away again. Mr. McRath was dazed by his fall and was unconscious when picked up. He regained conscious ness quickly and when he opened his eyes he said, "What has happened? Where am I?" Fortunately no bones were broken, but he was groggy for 10 minutes after the fall. Those who took part In the mounted drill were: Mns. Buffum and Mr. Spencer: Miss Shogren and Mr. Chase; Mrs. Cronin and Mr. Cronln; Miss Cummlngs and Mr. Strain: Mrs. Spen cer and Dr. Drake; Miss Lambert and Mr. Jubltz; Miss Hahn and Mr. Walter; Mrs. Wood and Mr. Vollmann; Mrs. Nichols and Dr. Cummlng; Mns. Nlcol and Mr. McGrath; Miss Cronln and Mr. Downing; Miss Ainsworth and Mr. Jenkins. F. S. Belcher had with him in his auto mobile a party of friends from Willam ette Heights, composed of Mr. E. L. Har mon. Mr. R. B. Lamson. Mr. C. W. Sher man and Mr. M. C. Griswold. i FAMOUS BANDMASTER TO CONDUCT PARK-CON- CERTS DURING THE SUMMER 1 y-wft: 5 v " MGXOR I Ruzzl, manager of D'Urbano been awarded the contract for sup ing the coming Summer, Is now m Ing of the season which will occu in receipt of telegrams frera Sign famous bandmaster will leave Ne take up the work of rehearsing hi the past Winter In New York, Ch and will return to Portland with t cert selections for concert purpose the best musicians to be found an lie has a rare treat of good band cert season. Mr. Ruzzl declares t that can contribute to the compl pects to more than Justify the co Board in awarding him the contr n . . t 'f-," h - - - i V::-' . . .- j ,1 ; 1 ' " is-- " - - II . , - , 1 r - s J - lm - .-n . . Ji-. . ...j.- iv. .y.,r l..iJ i SCENE AT IRVINGTON RACE Leslie Carter in Zaza at the Heilig ! CAST OF CHARACTERS. Bernard EHifren. .Richard Thornton Tuc d Brisaac William Shay Case art Alexander F- Frank Jacques Georga W. Howard Chamblay, Jr Hodgson Taylor Hvotor William Dunn Blac George Girard Brigard George B. Brown Mounet-Pombla. . . Frankly n Roberts joly Herbert MHlward Carrallo Brothers Carrol Brother! Jabowski John Rex Adolphe, waiter Charles Hayne Coachman Ruseel Cooney Crlquet, newsboy Henry Dawson Rosa Bonne, Zaza's aunt Catherine Da Barry Madame -Dufrene Isabel De Ges Divonne, a housekeeper. . .Ruth Holt Ltsette, a matd Bertha Carlisle Toto. Frank Je De Ge Zara Mrs. Leslie Carter MRS. CARTER, acknowledged artist and queen of emotion, took a night off last night just when Portland wanted to see how close Florence Roberts cop led her In "Zaza." Except In the come dy at the breakfast table and the quar rel scene In the fourth act, the fiery haired star displayed little interest in the role which made her famous. Except in these two scenes Mrs. Carter, frank- 1 t DI'RBAKO. 's Royal Italian Band which has plying the public band concerts dur aking arrangements for the open r the first Sunday in July. He is or D'Urbano announcing that the w York this week for Portland to s musicians. D'Urbano has spent lcago. Washington and Philadelphia, he latest Ideas and the newest con s. The band will consist of 30 of ywhere In the country, and the pub music in etore for it during the con- hat he will leave nothing undone ete success of "the concerts, and ex nndence reposed In him by the Park act. TRACK DIKING THE ANNUAL. RACES ly speaking, was a disappointment. Much had been expected, for Portlanders have seen Miss Roberts do more than credit able work, and they understood that the Pacific Coast favorite was merely under taking to Imitate Mrs. Carter. It is notorious that Mrs. Carter has "spells." One night she will give an electrifying performance and another night. If theTe is any electricity It must be short-circuited before the audience de rives the benefit. Mrs. Carter gave a magnificent performance of "Du Barry," but last night, at the Heilig, she failed to maintain the standard. It was one of those performances in which she tooic no pains. Had last night's portrayal been the test of her artistic touch in "Zaza." the star would never have played the role continuously for several years nor caused such a furore in Lon don that she played six months and could have remained another six. Naturally, there were various causes contributing to this lack of enthusiasm on the side of . Mrs. Carter. Her com pany was picked with the special view of producing "Du Barry," not "Zaza." While the organization has been on the road for the past 16 weeks, and "Zaza" has been advertised In nearly every city visited, last night was the third per formance the company has attempted. This means that all the people were not at home in their characters. It was all they could do to remember lines and try to catch the cues without trying to give careful studies. Consequently Mrs. Carter did not give the kind of performance expected. Dur ing the days of "Zaza s popularity she could sweep an audience oft its feet. Her acting was marvelous. Therefore in com parison with what she has done in the part, what she did last night was weak. The first act. in which she formerly scintillated, she did not even change her dress, to say nothing of lacking vivacity. A straw vote taken of the audience would have disclosed that Florence Roberts, In the opinion of the house, gave a. better performance of the first three acts than Mrs. -Carter. Make no mistake this is not saying that Florence Roberts, is a better actress than Mrs. Carter, nor near so good, for when Mrs. Carter wants to act Miss Roberts cannot touch her, but here is the point: Miss Roberts did her best, not being hampered with tempera ment, whereas Mrs. Carter failed to maintain her own standard. As for the support, Richard Thornton was a distinct improvement over other Dufrenes seen here, and Catherine Du Barry gave an intelligent Aunt Rosa, not missing the comedy. William Shay's Due de Brissac was principally prominent for its striking makeup. Alexander F. Frank, as Cascart, the variety performer, looked the part. Mrs. Carter's engagement closed last night. D'URBANO BAND IS HIRED Contract for Music in City Parks Is Awarded by Board. The contract for furnishing music in the city parks during the Summer was yesterday awarded by the Park Board to L. Ruzzl, representing the D'Urbano band. The award was made over the protest of J. Everest, a competing bid der, who declared that Ruzzl had vio lated the union rules by offering to furnish programmes free for the Sun day concerts. In this President Gilman of the Mu sicians' Union . agreed. The Board, however, decided that this was purely a matter to be decided by the union. Manager Ruzzl subsequently ex plained that he had made the offer without knowing that he was violat ing a union rule. He said he wished to be fair to the union, but that there was nothing to do but stand by his offer or lose the certified check ac companying his bid. Lafe Pence was present and pe titioned the Board to allow his flumes to remain in Macleay Park for an other year. He declared that he had used every effort to prevent damage to the park, but that some damage had been done by the breaking of a dam during the silver thaw last Winter. The members of the Board will in spect the park next week and decide whether his petition should be granted. HOW TO GET TO TERRACE Park. Take the "MV" car at Second and Yamhill, and go to the Base Line road, Spanton. The agent for Terrace Park has plenty of carriages at the tract for ladies. Meet us there today. Sunday. Clowry Will Not Resign. NEW YORK, June 8. Owing to re ports that Colonel Clowry, president and general manager of the Western Union Telegraph Company, had re signed or was about to resign, an au thoritative statement was made today that these reports were untrue. The cocoanut tree is so elastic as to withstand the fiercest storms, even on the sea-coast. A OF THE PORTUAND HUNT CLUB, Haunted By Ghost of Murdered Cat William Dwyer, Prlioaer at Keller's Butte. Goes luau Sara Celiac Specter Visits Him, Threatenlns Vengeance. SEEING constantly before him a large yellow cat he claims to have killed 25 years ago, with the aid of his brother, Wiliam Dwyer, a prisoner from Kelly's Butte, Is a prisoner in a detention cell at the County Jail awaiting examination as to his sanity. The cat, the unfortunate prisoner says, appears before him with a portion of the rope usiid a quarter of a century ago in choking it hanging to its neck, and between "meouws" cries out: "I'll get even with you." Yesterday Dwyer was groping about In his cell at tempting to force upon the Imaginary cat a portion of his prison breakfast. Frank, the brother of William Dwyer. is an Inmate of an insane asylum In New York, crazed iiy the appearance of the same, ghostly cat, says the prisoner. Dwyer was sentenced to serve a year at Kelly's Butte upon conviction on a statutory charge. He was sent -to the prison about two months ago. PERSONAL MENTION. C. A. Johns, a prominent attorney of Baker City, is a guest at the Imperial Hotel. W. S. Hurst, a commission merchant of Aurora, is a guest at the Belvedere. W. A. Reld, of Seward, Alaska, arrived In the city from the North yesterday and Is a guest at the Oregon. Clarence B. Sewall, who recently sold his residence on the East Side, has moved to 730 Northrup street. Mrs. C. F. Roberts, of Seattle, Wash., is visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. C. Brant, at Cedarmere, near Mtlwaukie. Albert Wurzwiler, a well-known mer chant of Joseph, is in the city on busi ness and is a guest at the Imperial. James Ilnn and Julius Pincus. well known hop dealers of Salem, are spend ing a few days in the city and are at the Belvedere Hotel. Oswald West, of Salem, member of the State Railroad Commission, is at the Belvedere, while in attendance at the Elks convention. W. T. Cox. of Washington, D. C. member of the Forestry Service, is a UND TEETH, STRONG TEET1 ARE WELL KEPT TEETH Crown and Bridge Work It's a shame to spoil your personal appear ance and ruin your di gestion from the lack of teeth to properly mas ticate your food, when a bridge can be sup plied that will cause no disc omfort whatever, will chew your food firoperly and thorough y, while your looks are Improved beyond de scription. A hollow tooth that Is now use less can be filled and crowned so that It is saved for probably a lifetime. To secure the best results you must secure the highest grade of skill. Your Teeth Deserve the Best Attention You are using them several times a' day during the natural course of your life, and like everything else they will Wear out unless kept in repair. A little attention now and then will prevent decay, and you will travel through life to a ripe old age with your natural teeth. Dur ing the past 20 years I have practiced my profession in Portland, and have always kept abreast of the advance made by the master minds in dental practice throughout the world. I can positively guarantee you the most finished and satisfactory results in every branch of dental work calling for the highest grade of skilL Call and let me examine your teeth. My brother T. P. "Wise, or I, will perform .the work if you so desire. W. A. WISE, Dentist THIRD AND WASHINGTON STS. T. P. Wise, H. A. Sturdevant and Dr. Huffman, Associates. guest at the Imperial Hotel. He is mak Ing a periodical inspection of conditions on the Coast. A large party of representatives of Eastern stationery houses, who have been attending the conference on textbooks at Salem, are at the various hotels in Port land. Several are transacting business with local firms, while others are view ing the interesting points of the city for the first time before departing for the East. D. W. King, Jr.. of San Francisco. known to all the gun clubs on the. Coast as a crack trap shooter, is in the city on business for a 'pottery firm. He 'is at the Belvedere. J. H. Calster and George C, Hanson, well-known merchants of Spokane, Wash., are visiting in the city on busi ness. They are stopping at 'the Belve dere. Frank Kicrnan will leave today for a trip In the East. It Is understood that while away Mr. Kiernan will at tend to several transactfons in Portland realty in which Eastern men are Inter ested. Captain D. F. Tozier, superintendent of construction of the Pacific Coast Life Service, left today for an inspection trip over tne stations along the Oregon coast. He will be away until the end of June. Thomas McCusker returned last night from a two months' trip East. He vis ited all of the principal Eastern cities, attended the opening of the Jamestown Exposition, and says he did not see any thing on his travels that he would trade a corner lot In Portland for. John Paul Jones, traveling passenger agent for the Harriman lines In the Pa cific Northwest, is rapidly convalescing from hie recent serious illness. Mr. Jones was able yesterday to leave the Good Samaritan Hospital, where he has been for a number of weeks. H. G. Doddridge, a designer and maker of electric fixtures, formerly of -Eos An geles, has come to Portland to locate per manently. ' Mr. Doddridge has looked over all the cities on the Pacific Coast and has decided to cast his lot with the citizens of Portland. CHICAGO, June 8. (Special.) Oregon people at Chicago hotels: From Portland C. C. Barker, at the Auditorium; J. E. Wheeler and wife, at the Grand Pacific. From Salem F. E. Montgomery, at the Brevoort. - -' CHICAGO, June 8. (Special.) Port land people at Chicago hotels: Auditorium C. H. Lewis, C. C. Packer. ; Wellington C. K. Swackhamer. Grand Pacific J. E. Wheeler and "wife. lilislii IS (Continued From First Pace.) a doctor. He felt that perhaps he was insane. Anyway, he determined to find -out. He looked In the city directory for the hospitals and selected St. Vincent's. He found that Dr. K. A. J. Mackenzie is on the staff of that Institution and de termined to call upon him and lay his case before him. He came to Dr. Mackenzie's office last Wednesday, but after waiting for a short time, his nerve failed him and he went away. Thursday he came back and told Dr. Mackenzie that he had something to tell him that the doctor might not be lieve, in fact the unknown frankly said he did not expect him to. 'Very well," said Dr. Mackenzie. "Let's hear what It Is. Who are you?" "That is Just it," replied the other. "I do not know who I am." Tells a Straight Story. He then told his story in a straightfor ward manner and convinced Dr. Macken zie that be was speaking the truth. He told of his days of walking the streets, as helpless as a new-born child to estab lish his own identity, hoping with a ter rible intensity for a helping hand which might restore him to himself: looking everywhere for someone to come up and claim him or tell him who he was. The man felt his strange isolation keenly and was somewhat hysterical when he told his strange story- Dr. Mackenzie examined everything in the man's pockets, hoping In this way to find some clew to his past, but the effort was fruitless. The stranger had a watch, without any distinguishing marks, a fountain pen, a comb, nail file, scissors and a purse containing $2 or $3. When ht came to himself in Oakland, he said ba had about $25. o Clew to Identity. He had no letters or papers In nil pockets, with the exception of the clip pings from the San Francisco papers, telling of the strange disappearance of Dr. Van Tassle, of Berkeley, who, the papers said, had probably met with foul play. He explained how these came into bis hands and Dr. Mackenzie, following out the Impression he had already gained that his strange caller had been a physi cian, at once telegraphed to relatives ol Dr. Van Tassle, asking for a description of the missing man. The unknown thought It unlikely that he could be Van Tassle. The newspaper reports said Dr. Van Tassle's wsje it prostrated at the home of her lather, 'H. W. Riehl, at Berkeley, and Dr. Mackenzie's caller scouted the possibility of he himself having a wife. However, Dr. Mackenzie was satisfied that the man had been a physician, and following this clew, he befriended the stranger, and took him to St. Vincent's hospital, where he told him to content himself as best he could until Mr. Riehl could be heard from. Telegraphs His Description. The latter telegraphed a brief descrip tion of Dr. Van Tassle and mailed ad ditional details. The telegram describes the missing physician as 28 years old. 5 feet, 6 inches high, weight 145 pounds, with light complexion, smooth-shaven face and hazel eyes. The description tallies with that of the unknown man, and It is believed he is the missing Dr. Van Tassle. Relatives have left Berkeley for Port land In order to Identify the stranger, if possible, and will arrive here soon. Advices from California say Dr. Van Tassle had a ring with the initial G set with opals and rubles, and a diamond stickpin when last seen. These have been lost or stolen. The stranger had concealed his watch and purse and still retains them. Assaulted by Footpads. Dr. Mackenzie found traces of a bruise on the man's forehead and another on his leg. It is supposed be was robbed and that a blow on the head robbed him tem porarily of his memory. He seemed to be regaining this missing faculty some what yesterday and he : now thinks It possible that he is Dr. Van Tassle. The missing physician left his Berkeley home Thursday morning, April 30, saying he had been called away on a case and that if he did not return In 24 hours his wife was not to worry. She did not see alarmed. It was feared that the doctor had met with foul play. The case is one of the strangest of losa of identity known to the local medical him again, and the family became greatly fraternity, and is puzzling all those who have learned of it. Best Plate Work Perhaps your teeth have become so useless that It Is impossible to firmly set a bridge. Then the old stumps are removed, without causing you the slight est pain, and a plate is fitted. If the plate fits perfectly It will look well and perform its work of masticating your food satisfactor ily. I have had 20 years' experience in this work and with my flexible rubber plates will guar a n t e satisfaction in every case. Remember, you w o n't feel the si 1 g h t e st" pain when your teeth are re moved. Phone Main 2029 MEMORY BLANK