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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, APRIi; 22, 1900.
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Her Heart Was Far Array.
I spoke about tome well-known book;
I asked her If she read.
She charmed xne with her woman's lookj,
But "no" was what she said.
Quite lightly then I touched on art.
But naught sho had to say.
E'en as I spoke, I saw her heart
And eyes were far away.
I spoke of lore tn such a tone
As might have made her blush,
Tet to her cheeks full-rounded zona
The color did not rush.
She slmplr muttered, as I ground
My feet Into the floor:
"It seems too good! I've gone around
At last In ninety-four!"
Tom Masson in Brooklyn Life.
FOR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS
WaT-erly Cluh. Preparing- for Annul
Tournament Lessons of Bench
Show Afield and Afloat.
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Satur
day of this week mark the first of the
larger championship meets In golf, to bo
held on Portland links. The Waverly
Golf Club will have the honor of looking
after the Pacific Northwest annual cham
pionship tournament, and of entertaining
a host of visiting golfers. Secretary Gil
ford has already received from Victoria,
Seattle and Tacoma communications
which warrant the prediction of a very
large outside entry list, Portland's play,
crs have had cup tournaments, monthly
contests and club events practically all
winter, and these home games have
brought out a host of good players who
are all anxious for a try at the cracks of
other sections.
With the marked improvement shown in
the form of the home players since tho
coming of the Scottish professional, and
the added familiarity with all the tricks
of the Waverly link?. Portland's players
have gained somewhat of an advantage
over their showing at the previous cham
pionship meet. Under the supervision of
Blyth, the links have been "bunkered" to
such an extent that one of the players
whose golf ball invariably drops sufficient
ly short to falf Into a bunker, declares that
they resemble a Boer stronghold, dotted
with rifle pits, on a kopje. The links are in
first-class condition, and the prospects of
reducing the low score of 92, held by
Messrs. Blyth and Macleay, are very good.
One of Victoria's champions, Mr. Gold
finch, has assured the club of his pres
ence. Men's Open Championship.
On Wednesday morning, the men's open
championship of the Pacific Northwest will
be plajed. It will be an lS-hole contest,
and will occur between 9:30 and 10:30
o'clock A. M. The ladles' open champion
ship a 9-hole contest will be played be
tween 1030 and 11:30 o'clock. After lunch
eon, the men's driving contest i ball?,
course 40 yards wide, carry 100 yards
will take place between 1 and 3 P. M.
The men's and women's "approaching"
contest 1 balls. 2 at CO yards, 2 at 40 yards,
bunker, 23 yards from hole will be played
between 3 and 5 o'clock. The "putting"
contest is down for "between 10 and 3, and
will be 4 balls at 16 feet; down In one
counts 5; in two, counts 3.
On Thursday morning, the men's and
women's open contests will be continued.
In tho afternoon the men's foursomes,
handicap IS holes will be played between
1 and 2 o'clock; the ladles' foursomes,
handicap 9 holes between 230 and 330;
men's and ladles' approaching contest t
balls, 2 at 75 yards, 2 at CO yards, bunker
21 yards from hole and the putting con
test, between 10 and 3.
Friday morning, men's and women's
open championship continued. Mixed four
somes, handicap IS holes between 1 and
3 P. M.; ladles' driving contest I balls
course 40 jards wide, carry 30 yards bol
twecn 4 and 5; putting contest as on pre
vious, days.
Saturday morning, finals of the men's
and women's championship. Men's open
handicap IS boles "between 1 and 230 P.
M.; ladles' open handicap 8 holes be
tween 230 and 4; putting contest, between
10 and 5.
Besides the prizes riven bv lh rins
the form of medals, several valuable spe-
cial
pnzes nave neen contributed. A
handsome silver cup for the ladles' den
handicap Is generously donated by C. B.
fatahlschmldt. of Victoria. B. C. D. and
J. FouUs. of Wheaton. III., have sent a
driver, for best four balls In men's driving
contest: a putter for best woman putter,
and six American League golf "balls for
best scratch man's score.
The tournament will, of course, be the
social event of the Immediate post-Lenten
season.
The Bench Show.
Some valuable lessons have been learned
by the dog fanciers of Portland and vi
cinity through the successful united bench
show, closed last night. Tho show has
demonstrated one thing above all others,
and that is that this city and Oregon at
large have a class of very superior dogs
especially In the game classes, which Is
able to hold Its own with the Northern
and Southern old-time champions. When
the fanciers got their heads together dur
ing the show, surprise was expressed on
all hands that a bench show has not boon
an annual feature hero long ere this.
As an event cf the future, it will certainly
be looked forward to with a great deal
of pleasure. Inexperience in minor mat
ters of detail will be remedied at the next
show. Although the Portland Kennel Club
has been in existence but a very short
time In fact, was organized only last Feb
ruarythe energy and enthusiasm dis
played by Its members, in getting up the
exhibition that closed last evening, were
right royally recognized by a host of
friends and supporters.
Anion; the Oarsmen.
If the present dally turnout of the
Junior crew6 of the Portland Rowing Club
can be taken as a forecast, this will cer-
talnly be the most .successful season In the
club's history. Each afternoon brings out
four crews for practice and coaching. The
6PORT5
veteran coach, K. C Hart, Is in such de
mand as passenger in the working boat
that he is kept on the go both early and
late. The first crew to turn out Bennett,
Durham, Ormandy and Knight Is pulling
In very good form, and if the men keep
on faithfully it will certainly be heard
from later. The crew has been unfortu
nate this week in its pratice, as Durham
has been laid up with an attack of la
grippe.
The second crew has lost one man, but
the captain expects to pick a man this
week for the vacant position, so with E.
Lamberson and Gloss, both well known at
the oar, and Mann, a promising new mem
ber, who Is showing up well, the crew will
not be easy to turn down.
The third crew, consisting of John Wolff,
McCabe and the Peterson brothers, has
fallen Into form in a surprising manner,
and the way it sends its shell through the
water makes the other crews uneasy.
A fourth crew started in the middle of
the week, but the names and positions
are not available for publication at pres
ent. They are all young and enthusiastic,
and with a couple of weeks' work in the
coaching barge, should make a good crew.
In the double sculls. Ball and Stiles are
worklng faithfully, and make their boat
go In a very promising manner. Gloss
and Wolff are also out for game in the
doubles, and with their strength and de
termination, should make the champions
work hard to hold t'neir title.
Ball and Gloss win also train for the
Junior singles, while the senior singles
will probably be the old rivals. "Bob"
Lamberson and Patton. The pleasure boat
have all taken a turn in the repair and
paint shop, and the club is in first rate
shape for a busy season.
Tho senior four of the Rowing Club is
composed of Stiles, Rlntone and Ball, of
last year's Junior crew, and Scott, wla
has rowed No. 3 in the old senior crew for
several seasons. So far this crew is only
working for form, and is being carefully
coached by Mr. Hart, who is getting the
men to swing well together. As they are
all considerably over weight, they will
have to begin heavy work soon.
Y. 31. C. A. Athletics.
The athletic exhibition of the T. M. C.
A. gymnasium classes, senior and women,
for which active preparations have been
making for some time past, will occur In
tho Association gymnasium next Friday
evening. April 27. The programme will
cover representations of the .various
modes of athletic training followed in this
country. Germany. Japan and Sweden,
the presentation of medals, music, etc
The Bantams or the S o'clock basket
ball class team met, and were defeated
by the regular first team of the class
last week, by a score of 17 to 9.
The Association's tennis courts are now
complete, and are ready for use. Thirty
feet has been added to their length, so
that now a clear space of 23 feet is be
hind the lines.
31. A. A. c.
One of the series of attractive "ladles'
nights" fwlll be held at the Multnomah
Athletic Club gymnasium, next Wednes
day evening. April 23. A varied pro
gramme of gymnastics. In which the
senior classes will taka part, will be
presented.
Next Saturday, weather permitting; the
athletic handicap games of the club will
be contested. The events will be the 440
yard dash and the running broad Jump.
The Junior field day will be held about
the middle of June.
Tho Multnomah Club field day competi
tions will bo held the latter part of June.
BILL1ARDIST CARTER.
Xr-rr Cnshfon Champion Believes
In
"Blowing; Ills Own norn,"
John A. Thatcher, in tho Chicago Trib
une, says of Eugene Carter, the new three
cushion champion bllllardlst, that his ca
reer Illustrates that It Is possible for a
man to attain the object of his ambition,
in spite of every discouraging circum
stance. "Carter," Mr. Thatcher remarks,
"onco hearing that the elder Cato be
lieved in blowing his own horn, said.
That's tho hoy for me.' Persons who oc
casionally hear tho Toledo expert's vapor
ings are apt to set Carter down as a
clown, but Eugene has too much brain
to bo so considered. English by descent,
his facility of expression and aptness of
remark must be taken as tho result of a
career which has sharpened his wits to
a most unusual degree. In all countries
ho is known as a most unique character
and an entertaining man.
"Early in life, disdaining tho ordinary
channels by which money Is gained. Car
ter roamed about tho country, one day
setting up pins for a pool game, the next
engaged at poker or billiards. Of mag
nlflcent physique, his proportions were sot
off by the finest clothing money could
buy, and at one time, 20 years ago. In New
York, he showed his friends a wardrobe
started off with 72 shirts.
'To bo 'In tho front row' was always
his idea, and his tongue and his appear
ance have always kept him In such posi
tion. 'You know me Is the sobriquet self
given by which he Is known, and his style
of argument concerning a three-cushion
shot now will be, "Oughn't I to know I
Am I not tho champion?
Money-MaklnR Bllllardlst.
"Carter Justly claims that ho has made
more money with the cue than any other
American bllllardlst. Going to France, ha
at once attracted attention, and his in
terest in Vlgnaux's Academy during 11
years netted some $50,000. Always an ex
pensive liver, his stay In Europe shows
an earning of some $90,000. That he re
turned with practically no assets, possibly
excepting a red brick house in an Indiana
town, is accounted for by the Infatuation
racing has for almost every man. Placed
closely to tho largest French stable. Car
ter 'blew the works,' to use his own ex
pression, through striking 'a bad year, a
happening common to tho wisest turf
combinations.
"What Carter did by way of showing
'aL ubIiii1,ra,S,AhUv,at Vignaux's
Academy is best told by himself, no rec- 1
nrArn Mni Vont nnA en. r VI. .-i I
must be taken with the usual allow,
ance. Maybe he beat Beau at three cush
ions, for the game Is an uncertain one.
but whatever his performances, he kept
nis interest in tne academy. rjrlma txrim
cvlaene iiiat, no, was considered a good
ZlTLTo.
Schaefer, who originated the idea. By the
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Britons he was cheered as something new
In the line of a breezy American, and the
Prince of Wales said of him. The Amerl
can Is a good chap.' Carter, in response
to tho remark of royalty, Tou are a mar
veV replied: "Somfsbody must havo told
you."
"No other bllllardlst is as good a story
teller as the champion at three cushions,
and his relation of The Catfish Story"
and The Dead Man Story took Immensely
In England. Carter today, 49 years of 'age.
Is a remarkably young-looking man, who
talks from the time he rises until he again
seeks the pillow, and at times this is a
long stretch. Married in 1S73, his wife has
accompanied him on all his travels. Child
less, ho consoles himself with an Afri
can parrot, the finest of Its kind, named
Reuben Glue. It is only natural that the
bird Is a splendid talker. Carter perfect
ed at billiards the 'rub nurse.' bearing hia
name, and la the only man who for money
at cushion caroms has scored a run ot
100. This was made some years ago in a
gamo with David Gideon, at Hot Springs,
a 4Hx9 table being used.
i Everything Wn Damp.
"Once in England he apologized for bad
play with. The cloth is wet, all the
tools are wet; In fact, I am slightly damp
myself. and possibly but for this damp
ness Eugene might have been the cham
plon cushion carom player of the world.
"Carter, carrying Into practice the the
ory that there is fresh material in tha
sporting world always ready to back a
gooo. man, was successiui in raising a
stako to play Jacob Schacfer for thi
world's championship at 14-inch balk-lino.
Defeated badly, he nevertheless gained the
record of being the only 'shortstop' to
challenge for this emblem, or any other
representing billiard supremacy. Ho also
once played Albert Frey, the champion at
15-ball pool, each of these matches being
for $300 a side. Therefore it must be said
that Carter has given himself a chance to
enter tho first class.
"In disposition Jovial. Carter is sought
as a companion by men of every type,
and to all conditions he can accommodate
himself. Uneducated, he has managed to
pick up a stock of knowledge equaled by
few and always at command. Onco at a
billiard banquet the orator of the evening
stopped, confusedly, forgetful of the name
of an antique, supposedly a promoter- of
the game, about CS4 B. C. and was given
the cue by an elghth-rato expert. "Lucky
dog! ejaculated Carter, 'for If I had
known that name the speaker would never
have mlicued, giving mo a chance to show
my knowledge.' "
OPPOSED TO CnAJtGES.
Woodruff, Penn'n Coach, Prefers
Present Football Rales.
George Woodruff, veteran football i-nnrh
of tho University of Pennsylvania, recent-
it unuuunceu nis views on me proposed lstlc of tho 1900 season,
changes in football rules. He Is against There will also bo a New York state
allowing the forward pass; thinks that circuit, including Syracuse. Buffalo, Al
tho abolition of side line privileges would bany, Saratoga and Erie, all night meets,
not prevent outside coaching, and looks In the Atlantic coast cities, Washington,
with disfavor on the proposed changes in I Baltimore, Atlantic City, Philadelphia,
scoring rules. j Newark and New York, will arrange a non-
"The only one of tho proposed changes ' conflicting schedule and hold their riders
which would radically affect the game Is together. All of these wlllv hold night
the allowance of the forward Dass." he meets except Now York. There will bo a
said. "This would be Inadvisable, be-
. ,. wu.i tvujtjicmj i:uiiuge lue
character of the game. The adoption
of the forward pass would tend" to make
kicking much less frequent than at pres
ent, and would altogether do away with
tho quarterback kick. If Indiscriminate
forward passing were allowed, one of the
most fundamental and characteristic prin
ciples of Rugby football would be abol
ished. The change Is unnecessary, and
too radical. The quarterback kick was I
allowed In order to favor the open game
as much as possible. This made no vital
alteration In the style of play, but forward
passing would go too far In this direction.
ine proposed exclusion of all coache3.
trainers, rubbers and substitutes from th !
ie3.
side linns woi.lrt not nr,n th ,..:.,: '
aimed at. and would do harm In other
ways,. The chief fault to be found with
the scheme Is that It would not accom
plish its purpose, which Is to prevent out
side coaching during a game. Supposo
the coaches and substitutes were exclud
ed, could not tho coach send out a substi
tute to take one of the regular players'
places, and could not the substitute carry
instructions to tho captain Even were
MR. AMERICAN BASEBALL-lfs about
this not done, the coaching could be done
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In regard to the proposed chance in
scoring. Woodruff says he should hate to
see such an old feature of the game abol
ished without stronger reasons than havo
been advanced.
'The plea." said he, "that It frequently
results in an undeserved victory fcr the '
team that Is fortunate enough to kick
goal Is not plausible, for If two teams aro .
so evenly matched that neither can oh. J
tain an advantage In touchdowns, they
should both be allowed this chance of de
ciding the contest. As to ths other pro
posed changes In scoring, I can see no
valid reason for their adoption; they do
not radically affect the style of play nor
the Interest In the game."
Asked If there were any other changes
he favored. Woodruff said there were sev
eral portions of the rules, which, while
obsolete and making no difference to ex
perienced teams, are often misleading to
those whose knowledge of the game comes
from the rule book. One of ahese Is the
rule permitting the center-rush to put
the ball In play for a scrimmage by kick
ing It forward, provided it goes 10 yards.
Another rule is that providing for putting
the ball In play by a kick out, after It
has gone out of bounds.
'The first of these Is merely a technical
point, which Is never used now," he sa'.d.
"During my 15 years' experience on the
gridiron, I have seen the latter triqd but
three or four times, and never with suc
cess. In every other case the referee
called the ball back, claiming it had been
kicked out from tho point where it had
gone outside."
Woodruff's views agree with those of
John Bell, chairman, of the Pennsylvania
football committee, in everything save the
change In regard to sldo line privileges.
Mr. Bell vigorously opposes granting any
slde-Une privileges whatever.
HEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
Bright Prospects for the Ensutns
Season Everywhere.
Not In four years, say the New York
Sun, has tho prospect for cycling racing
been, at the beginning of the season, so
auspicious as It is now. Before the N. C.
A. arose to dispute the authority of the L.
A. W., there were the California Asso
ciated Cycling Clubs and .tho Southern
Cyclists' Association In the field, operating
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lndependontly, and the land was bristling
with "outlawed" racing men and tracks.
Now that all are of one mind and ac
knowledge allegiance to one governing
body, the N." C A., a new zest has seized
tho racers, track owners, clubs and pro
moters. The season this year will open
earlier than usual, and there will be more
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country than have been known heretofore.
One of the most remarkable evidences
of tho confidence now existing Is the num
ber of new tracks that are to be opened.
These are located at Washington. Atlantic
City, Cleveland, Des Moines, Fort Wayne,
Syracuse, Albany, Saratoga, New Haven,
and probably one at Springfield, Mass.
These are all coliseum tracks, mostly six
or eight laps in size and designed to suit
night racing. Nearly all will begin oper
ations on May 30. Sunday races and night
meets will be a distinguishing character-
trl-state circuit, taking in Louisville, Cln
clnnatl, Indianapolis. Fort Wayne, Terra
Haute and some smaller cities. These will.
run partly on Sunday and partly at night.
In the middle West. Chicago, with three
tracks, Milwaukee, Ottumwa, Dob Moines
and some smaller ones will operate a cir
cuit, while there will be two small circuits
formed, one between Salt Lake City, Den
ver and Reno, tho other a strictly local
affair in Minnesota.
There are about 400 professionals, and
EOOO amateurs waiting to engage In the
game. One of the features of the Spring
Is the return of some of the old celebrities
who wcro thought to bo "out of It," in
eluding Bald, Michael, Starbuck and John- !
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"J. loanrn- lner are now rcaay to com- ,
?cl5' so ar as nown, motor teams ana ,
23 followers of motor pace, and the motor
machines may be counted upon as a con
stant feature from the beginning to the
end of tho season. Among the amateurs
who have cone or will rro over this snrine
to the professional claes are Kramer, i
Rutz, Hausman. Kesul, Goodwin, John j
Nelson, Everett Ryan and Ray Duer.
The Grand Circuit of the N. C A. will
start at St. Paul, July 5, 6, 7, go to Mil
waukee and then work eastward. There
time for you fe0wi to step aside and give
Iin1 ? a suPPIen,entaT circuit on the Pa-
ciflc Coast In the FaU.
Glad They're Still Alive.
"Is It true that Mrs. Dagger reads such
exhaustive club papers?"
rays -any thlrg. but when she gets through
every woman in the club breathes as If
ehe had crawled through a tuunal a mUe
long." irjdlajurtfl'tlounuU.
DOCTORING SICK CANINES
FOUR-FOOTED PATIENTS, 'WITH
REAL AND IMAGINARY AILMENTS.
Anxious Owners and Their Pets
the OIHce of a New Yorlc Dos;
Veterinary.
nt
The dogs and their guardians are tightly
packed around the door ot the dig doc
tor's office when the latter finally arrives
and opens up for business, and they all
pass In, each dog, at tho doctor's sugges
tion, being held on to. In order that no
hostilities shall ensue within tho compara
tively limited space of the office. There
Is a sizable reception-room, and, beyond,
the consultation office. The dogs and
their guardians hold their interviews with
the dog doctor in turns. In the order In
which they entered.
The dog doctor Is a tall young man, with
a magnetic eye. big strong hands that seem
to have been fashioned for the purpose ot
prying the Jaws of dogs open, and appar
ent perfect confidence In his diagnoses.
He can tell what ails a dog usually by
Just looking him over, and his dog knowl
edge dates from away back. His erudition
on dog breeds Is so profound that he can
tell the name of every collateral strain of
breeding that has entered Into the make
up of any mongrel dog that Is pointed out
to him on the street. He is a busy man
during office hours.
No. 1 In his line of canine patients the
other morning was accompanied by a
talIor-made girl, who carried a silver bon.
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bon box filled with chocolate creams In
her hand. Her dog was a dopey-looking
pug, with a tall that had two or three
tight coils in It. The tailor-made young
woman had been feeding the pug choco
late creams from her bon-bon box since
her arrival in front of the dog doctor's
I office, and she was trying to feed Marcus
ouperDus mac was me pug s Duraensome
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name more of the creams when she car
rled the pug Into the consultation office In
her armr. The P"g only sniffed at the
bits of candy and declined them. He
looked like a world-weary pug.
Mnrcns Was Staffed.
"The poor little love has no animation at
all lately, doctor," began tho young wom
an. "I'm dreadfully worried about him.
He seems so well, my brother calls It
'dopey.' Can you tell me what alls the
little dear?"
Tho dog doctor smiled.
"Certainly, with my eyes closed," he re
plied. "He's stuffed."
"Stuffed?" exclaimed tho young woman,
with a mystified expression. "Why, what
can you"
"Gorged," pursued tho dog doctor. "Fed
about 10 times more than he needs or
can handle. I notice that you'e been feed
ing him 'candles ever since you've "been in
here. Do you do that right along? Do
chocolate creams form a part of his dally
regimen?"
"Well, Superbus Is so used to his candles
that It would seem cruel to"
"Oh, not cruel at all." put In the dog
doctor. "Candy Is not the natural food ot
dogs. Nothing alls this pug" picking the
dog up and looking him over "except, as
I say, he's stuffed. Put him on a regimen
of bread and water, or corn bread and
milk, from now on. and 111 undertake to
say that he'll soon be as frisky as any
pug dog can be by nature."
The j oung woman s face assumed an ex
prcsslon ns mournful as If her sleepy-look-
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nam uw ice ana wem out.
A man with a fox-terrier dud was next
In line.
'Hey, doc," he began, pasilng the pup
over to the doctor for inspection, "what's
achlnir this mutt, anvhow? H'j en nem
ous that he can't sleep o nights, and he
appears to be always chasing something
that he can't find. And he's always
chewing up something. Chewed one of my
wife's hats and a pair of slippers Into
ribbons while we were at the theater last
me an innlng5."-Philade!phia Inquirer.
night. I know something's tho matter
with him. but I can't make out what It
is. unless It's the St. Vitus dance. Wouldn't
like to have anything to happen him. for
ho's a registered dog, and a full Wood."
Trro-FIfths Pore Dor.
"Registered? Where?" inquired tho dog
doctor. "Who told you he was a full
blooded foxr
"Darkey coachman that I bought him
from," replied jtia. nrnudvjiUPjs,(Qwaex,
"Said he was registered and had a pedk
gree as long as your arm."
"I thought It must have been a coach
man," said the dog doctor, stalling. "Your
pup's about three-fifths fox and the rest
pure dog a hit of carriage dog in him."
The owner's face fell.
"I thought he was the real thing." he
said.
"As for what alls him." continued the
dog doctor, "hes all right, except that he's
a walking flea trap. Enough to make any
dog nervous. Wasbhlm with this three
times a week." and the dog doctor handed
a cake of dog soap to the pup's owner.
"As for his disposition to tear things up,
that's your calamity In possessing a pup
that's got fox terrier In him. It's the par
ticular graft of fox terriers to destroy
everything chewable in sight from the
cradle to the grave."
Next came a nice-looking young woman
in widow's Weeds. A disconsolate-looking
Italian greyhound followed her into tha
office.
"Can you tell me what alls this dog?"
the woman In widow's weeds asked, in a
subdued voice. "He docs not seem him.
self."
The dog doctor examined the hound crit
ically, pried his Jaws open, thumped him
In the chest and listened to his heart-beats,
and then looked up at the widow.
"The dog Is not ailing," 6ald the dog
doctor, speaking In a rather low tone.
"He's a bit lonesome, that's all."
There was an expression of understand
ing In the widow's eyes, and her face went
a little pale.
"The dogll be himself In time," contin
ued the dog doctor.
"Come. Bruce," said the young widow.
In a voice that seemed to have tears be
hind It, and the dog followed her out.
"The hound misses his master," raid tha
dog doctor, after the widow had gone.
Next In line "was a gorgeously appareled
young woman, whose hair appeared to
have been "touched up" so often that It
seemed to give forth prismatic hues when
she moved her head in different lights.
Sho was obviously of the soubrette type,
and she had a small brindle bull pup In
her arms.
"Oh. doctor!" she said, effusively, "won't
you tell me what ni! niwrham' tt
won't eat a thing, and he's cross and sour
and crabbed, and he gets real ugly when
I try to pet him. He isn't going mad, is
he, the little p'eclous?"
Needed Exercise.
"Live In a flat. I presume?" said the
doctor, taking the pup.
"Of course how'd'Je guess It?" Inquired
tho young woman of the soubrettish ap
pearance. archly.
"Pup rarely or never gets out In tha
open. I supposo?" continued the doff" doc
tor. "N-no. rm so afraid he might get lost,
and "
"Needs exercise and air. that's all that's
bothering the pup," said the dog doctor.
"Needs to mingle with his kind occasion
ally. He's kept in a flat, overfed and cod
dled until he's got sore over his way of
living. Send him out in the country for a
month or so I'll give you the names of
some kennels not far from New York and
he'll return a rejuvenated purp."
"But I'd perish without Faversham I'd
go right up In the air!" expostulated tha
young woman with the chameleon hair.
"Oh. I hope not." said the dog doctor,
and he gave her a list of country kennels.
Then there was a procession of dogs, ac
companlcd by their solicitous owners, that
really had something the matter with
them, the doctor diagnosing and passing
upon tho cases with apparent knowledge
and skill. There was something very hu
man about the conduct of the sick dogs.
Some of them were ugly, others peevish,
when In the hands of the dog doctor.
Ho quickly put them at their ease, how
ever, with lhs deft way of handling them.
He had to open the Jaws of a number of
them to look at their teeth and tongues
and to throw queer-looking brown cap
sules Into them, and it looked like risky
work in some cases.
One huge mastiff positively declined to
have his Jaws forced open under any cir
cumstances, end growled ominously every
time the dog doctor attempted the Job.
Finally the dog doctor walked over to an
other corner of the room, where he stood
up straight and said '"Come here!" In a
tone of command to the dog. The '""tiff.
with his huge head lying between his paws,
looked up at the dog doctor with doubt
In his bloodshot eyes, and for a second or
two after the command had been given
he did not move, but only blinked. Then
he slowly rose, with his eyes still in tha
thrall of the magnetic eyes of the dog
doctor, walked over to the tatter's cor
ner, and. of his own volition, rose to his
hind legs and placed his great paws on the
dog doctor's shoulders. Tho doctor dex
terously opened the mastiffs Jaws without
a protest on the dog's part, and popped a
big, black pill Into the cavernous mouth.
Then he said a gruff word of approval to
the mastiff, and the dog took to all fours
again, conquered.
"Manse."
There wero still half a dozen dog-owners
with their canines In the reception
room, when a small boy. followed by a
frisky, pure-bred collie, tolnml , ....
Just then the dog doctor appeared at the
door of the reception-room to call out
"Next," when his eye caught sight of tha
collie.
"Better keep that dog outside for a
while, son," he said to the boy. "He's
got the mango."
At the word "mange" all of the other
dog-owners started, and the women has
tened to pull their pets out of reach of the
collie.
"Take him out o' hore," the men with
dogs growled, and the boy went out and
waited in front until, after all the other
patients had departed, he was called In.
Along toward noon a middle-aged man
brought In his dog and said to the dog
doctor:
"This dog's all mutt and mongrel, doc
tor. I know, and so you needn't tell me
that. But my young daughter, that's
gone now, picked him up on the street
before she took sick, and the dog was a
good deal of company for her. He's n
bit under the weather for some, reason or
other now, and, as I want to keep tha
cur alive as long as I can for my daugh
ter's sake, I wish you'd look him over
and see what alls him."
The dog doctor examined the dog and
then looked at tho man.
"Mongrel, you said? he remarked.
"You never paid much attention to tha
oreeaing or aogs, I suppose?-
"Nopo; can't say I ever did." replied
the man.
"I thought not." said the doe Anrtnr-
This dog's no mongrel. He's a full-bred,
well-marked beagle. on& of the best I've
seen for quite a bit. and he's worth J103
of any man's money. A boagle'U fight
for the man or woman who treats him
right until he hasn't got two square
Inches of hldo left on his body. So you've
had a good dog right along without know
ing it."
The last caller upon the dog doctor be
fore this report closed was a grimy-faced
urchin who carried In his arms a tiny
bundle that looked like a small roll ol
guncotton. but that developed Into a
classy. If dirty, looking little King Charles
spaniel when tho gamin put him on tha
floor.
"Say. doc. what'll youse cough up fr
de muttr the boy Inquired of the dog
aocmr.
"About 60 days on the island." replied
tho dog doctor, making a sudden dive fot
the kid. who, however, bolted for it, and
was chasing down the street In a Jiffy.
"The lady who owns this spaniel ha?,
been hunting high and low for him for
two days," said the dog doctor, "and that
kid made a mistake very common among
his kind when he tried to sell the dog
to me. I'm a dog finder, as well as a
dog doctor." New York Sun.
Merely n Precaution.
"Augustus, why do you drink that strong
liquor?"
Through prudence. Aunt Minerva. I
suppose you noticed the cherry on tha
bottom of my glass?"
"I believe so."
"Well. I love cherries, but they do not
agree with me. That Is why I take a
little liquor as a safeguard." Chicago
Sw.
BOWLERS AND BOWLING
RENEWED INTEREST AMONG MULT
NOMAH CLUB MEMBERS.
Various Sctt Competitions Reins; A.
ranged Locally Spokane Re
sults to Date.
Interest In bowling at the Multnomah
vlub Is Increasing rapidly. The large
additions to the membership of the club
contribute to this result, but the mala.
factor Is tho action of Chairman Picker
ing, in arranging a series of match con
tests with the Commercial Club, and also
Inaugurating a novel two-men team con
test. The match with the Commercial
Club opened Friday night, and IS games
will be bowled, eight at Multnomah and
eight on the Commercial alleys The
teams will be composed of bowlers who
have never participated In inter-club
championship events, and It Is expected
that some good tournament bowlers will
be developed.
The team tournament will be 24 games,
to be bowled on Wednesday and Thurs
day nights of each week, the highest
team score each week to entitle tha
team making it to one credit. The con
test will continue for six weeks, and tha
greatest number of credits will determine
the victor. In case of a tie on credits,
tho total pins will decide.
The tournament will be a handicap af
fair, and all teams will be on an equal
footing. Teams entered so far are strong,
and the contest should be a good one.
The following entries have been made:
Pickering and Buckraan. Freeman and
Bailey. Zeller and Langford. Craft and
Ball, Holmes and Wels. Sydney and Mc
Ginn. Van Duzer and Rogers, and Culllsors
and Mallory. There will be more entries.
no doubt,
Spolcnne Tournament.
The teams taking part In tho Spokana
tournament held their places last week,
with the exception of Campbell and John
son, who gained one place. It still looks
easy for Reynolds and Nichols, and un
less they strike some bad luck, they
should win out. Reynolds leads all in
individual standing, with an average of
413). The standing of the teams is:
. . Played. Won. P. cf,
Reynolds and Nichols 39 30.5 .7S3
Brasch and Connor 30 21 .700
Penfleld brothers IS 12.5 .6M
Kellam and Hcbbard 36 22.5 .641
Butler and Adams DO 13.5 .51S
Ray and Prlmley 36 1S.5 .513
Martlndale and Miller..... 27 13.5 .500
Thompson and Lemon.... 21 10.5 .500
Campbell and Johnson CO 13 .500
Hunt and Arnold 39 19 57
Stanger and Yocum 24 11 .433
Smith and Scott 27 10.5 .399
Ware and Mayer. 21 5 .333
Multnomah Medals.
The Multnomah team medals were won,
for the second time In succession. Mon
day night, by Culllson, Bailey. Freeman
and Mallory. It was another close fin
ish, with high team totals all around.
Tomorrow night an attempt will be mado.
to secure a final winning.
The Commercial Club has lately tried
the experiment of using a king pin. mada
from Missouri persimmon, which was im
ported for the purpose by "Amby" Hasel
tine. The experiment failed to demon
strate the real value of this wood, as
tne pin used was made of green wood,
and was consequently too soft. A num
ber of large sticks are now being slow
seasoned, and, la the course of a few
months, will be In coraiitioa for a fair
test. The general opinion sems to be
that the new pin will be an Improvement
over Eastern maple when It - been
properly cured. The experiment will be
watched with considerable interest, as
any Improvement In. king pins will be
hailed with delight by all bowlers, al
though the pins now being furnished aro
a great Improvement over those In use
last year.
The women bowlers at the Multnomah
Club will be given an opportunity shortly
to compete for a handsome gold medal,
and the club championship, and the aspi
rants for the honor of first place are
practicing hard for the event.
JOE PATCKEVS 3IASCOT.
Feline. Companion of Famous Pace
RrouRht Him Luck.
The great pacer Joe Patchen eats and
sleeps with a mascot, a black and white
cat a miserable enough stable cat when
It first found Its way. frightened and spit
ting. Into Joe Patchen's stall, after a long
race with a dog. Everywhere Joe Patchen
goes "pusy" goes along In the special
horse car, carefully cared for by tha
"swipe." a the attendant is called, and
given almost as nvich consideration as tha
black horse that stride around a track so
fast. The reason for this care Is that Joa
Patchen won the day the cat scampered
Into his stall Just before the r-ice. tn which
It had boon feared Patchen would lose to
John R, Gentry, another pacing king. The
cat was such a wretched, hungry-looking
creature nt first that most of the grooms
wanted to throw it out. But a stable boy
who was superstitious enough to think
the cat's arrival was a sign of good luck
championed it. and In the hurry when tho
harnessing bell rang the cat was forgotten
and went peacefully to sleep In Joe Patch
en's straw.
When the grooms. In an ec.stacy of de
light, rushed In for blankets after the race,
with the Judge In a distant stand shout
ing through a megaphone that Joe Patch
en was the winner of the big race for a
big purse, they found the black and white
cat in his stall, and Immediately attributed
the victory to the "mascot," So ever since
then pussy has lived day and night with
one of the greatest horses that ever lived,
and has been watched with keen eyes that
it should not slip away and take with It
the good luck which It seemed to hava,
brought.
NOT SURPRISED AT RESCTVT.
Encllsh Journnl Admits Superiority
of Yankee Chcsi Plnyers.
In commenting on the recent Interna
tional cable chess match, the Pall Mall
Gazette concedes the superiority of tha
American team and ascribes this circum
stance to tho fact that American playcra
of tho first rank attain to a higher devel
opment of their powers than do players of
the rame class In England. It sajs:
Tha final result of tho cable match, a
win for America by 6 to 4, did not coma
as a surprise to chess players In London
who are acquainted with the strength of
players on both sides of the Atlantic In
connection with this remark, we might as
well observe that no serious fault has to
be found with the selection of the plajers
to represent England, though one or two
alterations might have been made, pro
vided the committee felt themselves strong
enough to undertake the Invidious tatk of
supplanting old favorites. Yet. on tho
whole, it must be conceded that the team
was of fair average strength, and that tha
cause for the defeat had to be looked for
In another direction. The causa can be
stated in a few words.
"Strong- players in America, although
less numerous than the strong players in
this country, attain to a higher status of
strength, owing to tho fact that they all
play with each other In handicaps In tour
naments, and that nobody cares a button
about tho fact whether Piltsbury or Sho
waltcr play chess with a view to making
money or not. To Americans. Pillsbury
and Showalier and several others appear
as great players of genius, as artists tn
their profession, who are to be admired
and honored as such, and whose play gives
universal pleasure and entertainment.
They are welcome In every club, and to
play with them Is accounted a privilege.'