HIE SUM)A ORECOMAX. PORTLAND. APRIL 26. 1008.
ENDURANCE TESTS
FOR LOCAL AUTOS
Thursday, June 4, the Date for
the Annuel Contests of
Speed and Strength.
COURSES TO BE PATROLLED
rorllanri iiti. mobile Club and How
IV-iImiI AH'iaiicjn to Have
Mjirrvilon of the dif
ferent Events.
BT W. J. FFTRAIW
Thursday, June 4, will a gala day
for the automobiles and auto enthusi
asts, for on tliat date will be held the
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SEATTLE ATHLETIC fl.lB ATHLETES WHO COMPETED IJT THE BOXING AND WRESTLING TOt'RXAMENT. i
The group shows Boxing Instructor Lornie Austin and eight of the nine Seattle boxers and wrestlers who competed In the tournament which concluded last night The group shows
alt the Seattle athletes but Victor Venablcs. who Is their crack wrestler at 135 pounds. The boxers and wrestlers represented in the picture participated in seven of the final events,
which, with Venables' contest, gave Seattle representation in eight final contests. They are, reading from left to right Frank Vance, Jack King, Billie Speck, Henry Croft, Lonnie "Aus
tin. Julius Johnson. Bert Hussey, F. Grimm and Chester Brown.
endurance contests tinder the auspices
of the Portland Automobile Club and
tlie Kose Carnival Associativa.
The ro-operation of the two organi
sations indicates that no pains will be
pared lo make the event one of the
most attractive as well as successful
ever attempted in the TV est. The
course selected, owing to the limited
nu hi her of well paved thoroughfares
extending into the country, will have
to he lapped several times In order to
complete the two distance. 60 and 100
miles each, of which the contests will
consist.
Public Safely Assured.
In order that the public safety will
be assured to ft marked degree. Gov
ernor Chamberlain arid Adjutant Gen
eral Flnxer have agreed to furnish the
racing committee with the necessary
number of state troops with which to
patrol the course selected for the auto
race, and in addition. County Judge
Webster, County Commissioners Ught
ner and Itarnes, and Sheriff Stevens
have volunteered their assistance In
any possible manner whereby they may
assist the programme to a successful
consummation.
The Automobile Club is especially
grateful to J udge "Webster and the
County Commissioners for the assur
ances that the roads over which the
race Is to be run will be repaired, bal
lasted and to a certain extent oiled
before the date of the meet.
The commissioners have anticipated
repairing the Base Line and Section
I-ine roads for some time, and believ
ing that the present is an auspicious
occasion or the commencement of such
work, will inaugurate the repair work
very soon, for the time between now j
and the date of the race Is short, j
Streets to lie Oiled. j
One entire street leading from one j
of the bridges will he oiled from the !
east bank of the Willamette to Monta- 1
villa by the Portland Automobile Club, !
white another thoroughfare will be .
similarly treated by the Hose Festival
Assoc in tion. With two such avenues
whereby the scene of the races may be
reached It Is expected that a large
throng of people will be Aided In petting
to vantage sites from which to witness
the big events.
Kntrlea for the two races are being
received from all along the Pacific
Coast, and already 50 cars have signi
fied their intention of starting. These
rars are not all stock cars of factories,
for a large percentage of the entries
have been filed by private owners:
autoists who are enthusiastic speed
annihllators, und who possess cars capa
ble of making records if put to the
proper test.
An estimate of the magnitude of the
proposed races can be had through the
announcement of tlie race committee's
Intention of erecting a commodious
grandstand near the finish point, whereby
it is hoped to accommodate a large por
tion of the racing enthusiasts who will
attend the spectacular event. In addition
to l ho grandstand, an inclined clearing
w ill he reserved for the accommodation
of those visit in? the scene in automobiles
and carriages of ajl descriptions.
fiipa Offered as Prizes.
Three handsome cups will be offered as
priz s for the winners of tiirce places in
each event, while an additional cup. of
fered by K. Henry Wemme, the pioneer
automohilist of Portland, and valued at
S. will be placed in competition to be
won three times before becoming the per
manent pro:erty of the contestant. This
cup is offered by Mr. Wemme with a view
of stimulating interest in this event,
which is to become an annual event dur
ing carnival week, and incidentally will
cause the autoists to pride themselves on
better and faster cars. Wemme, him
self, owns something like 25 autor biles
of different designs and makes, and yet
s not a dealer nor does he conduct a
rentery. Automobillng is his hobby and
he takes the keenest delight in driving
his different machines through the city
and country. Between Mr. Wemme and
Dr. C. B. Brown, it would be hard to
say who Is the more familiar with our
country roads. Nothing pleases either of
them more than to jaunt through the
rural districts adjacent to Multnomah
County, and any place they have not
visited is completely isolated and must
have no road at ail. -for when Brown's
Ted dvir" and TVemme's "green dra(on"
ctKrt they usuaMy finish.
OPKNS AT VANCOUVER TODAY
Trt-Citr league Teams Will Also
Play Um.
The fana of JudK McCredie'a home
town. Vanrouver. will be afforded the
opportunity of witnessing their Tri
City League team in the open In (tame
which take place this afternoon.
Manager Helser has whipped his Van
couverltes Into excellent shape and
when they face the Alblna Tourists
this afternoon the fans of Vancourer
will have an opportunity to ee Just
what the men can do. Both teams
are composed of high-class players and
should arlve a creditable exhibition.
Aside from the game at Vancouver
the Trl-Clty League will present con
tests in the other thre towns on the
circuit. On the Vaug-tin-atreet grounds
Manager Myers' crack Salem agftreira
tlon will hook up with Hal Pomeroy'a
East Side Triple T outfit, and this game
promises to be the banner attraction
of the season up to the present time.
Both teams possess splendid pitching
corps and the two games scheduled
should be speedy. Judging from the
advance -sale of tickets. the fana are
hungry to see a good game, and are
also welcoming an opportunity to see
what Salem can do in the matter of
turning out a baseball club.
The St. John Apostles are listed to
visit Woodburn today, and the contest
between Philbrick's bunch and the In
dians should prove a fine exhibition.
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At Oregon City the Frakes, of Port
land, will be Introduced to the Falls
City fans as the opponents of the
Papermakers. The Frakes have not
been defeated this season. The two
games at the Falls City should prove
exceedingly interesting.
SCHOOL TEAMS PLAY BALL
BOTS GKEATTjY INTERESTED IX
SEW LEAGUE.
Scores of First Week, Showing Win
ners Who Will Continue to Con
test for Championship.
The Portland Grammar School Base
ball league Inaugurated its season last
week and the youngsters have entered
Into the fray with a vim and determina
tion that would credit professional play
ers. The boys have played a number of
games, the majority of which has been
exceedingly Interesting. The scores of
the games played so fur is as follows:
Woodlawn. 9; Vernon, 3. Batteries
Javln and Doge; James and Crump.
Shaver. 11: Highland. 8. Batteries
James and Bateman; Holman, Evans and
Craig.
Williams Avenue, 12 Thompson. 3.
Batteries Ialy and Rees; Gieason and
Arthur.
North Central. I: Holladay. 7. Bat
tery for North Central McAUen and Wil
liams. Hawthorne. I": Kern. 7. Battery for
Hawthorne Gross and Cutting.
Montavilla. 17; Mount Tabor. 11. Bat
teries not given.
Brooklyn. 11: Stephens. 0. Batteries
Lang and D Temple: Wilson and Older.
Clinton Kelly, 14; Woodstock. 6. Bat
teries Roberts and King; Cummins and
Petrie.
Ainsworth. 19; Terwilliger. 5. Bat
teries Begtvls and yerex; Englestad and
Garrisk.
Ladd. 16: Shattuck. 11. Batteries not
given.
Chapman. 21: Couch. 1. Batteries
Turk and McDonald: Jordan and Day.
Couch. 20; Atkinson. 2. Batteries
Jordan and Day; Penne and I. hidings.
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OFFICIAL SCHEDULE NORTHWESTERN LEAGUE SEASON 1908
AT AT AT AT AT AT
SEATTLE. TACOMA. SPOIANE. BUTTE. VANCOUVER. ABERDEEN.
June 16, 17, 18, June 2, 3. 4. 5. June 9. 10. 11, Julv 7. 8, 9, 10, May 19. 20. 21,
19, 2). 21. 6. 7. 12, 13; 14. 11, 12. E2. 23. 24.
SEATTLE.... Aug. 25, 26, 27, Aug. 11, 12, 13, Aug. 18, 19, 20, Sept. 8, 9. 10,
2S, 29. 30. 14. 15. 16. 21. 22, 23. 11, 12, 13.
. May S, 6. 7, 8. June 9. 10, 11, June 2, 3, 4, o, May 19. 20, 21, July 14. 15. 1,
9. 10. . 13. 14. 6. 7. 22, 23, 24. 25, 17, 18, 19.
June 23. 24, 25, . Aug. 18. 19, 20, Aug. 11. 12, 13, 25.
TACOMA 2, 27, 2S. 21. 22, 23. 14, 15, 16. Aug. 4, 5, 6, 7,
Sept. 1. 2. S. 4. , 8 9.
5. 6, 7. 7.
May 12. 13, 14. April 2S. 29, 30. May 26. 27, 28. Mar 5, 6, 7. 8. 9. July 7. 8. 9. 10,
15. 1. 17. May 1. 2. 3. 29, 30. 30. 31. 10. 11, 12.
July 14, 15, 16, July 21. 22, 23. June 30. July 1. Julv 2S. 29. SO.
SPOKANE 17, li, 19. 24. 25, 26. 2. 3, 4. 4, 5. 31, Aug. 1, 2.
Sept. 15, 16. 17, '
IS. 19, 20.
April 18. 39. 21. May 12. 13. 14, May 19. 20, 21. April 2S. 29. SO, May 5. 6. 7, 8.
22. 23, 24. 25. 15. 16. 17. 22, 23, 24. Mav 1, 2. 3. 9. 1ft.
2. July 7. 8, 9, 10, Aug. 4. 5, S, 7, Julv "14, 15. 16, July 21, 22. 23,
BUTTE. July 2S. 29. J). 11, 13. 8. 9. 17; 18, 19. 24, 25, 26.
31, Aug. 1, 2. Sept. 8. 9, 1. 11,.
Sept. 15, 16, 17, 12, 13.
IS. 19, 20.
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May 26. 27, 28, April IS, 19, 21. June 16, 17. 18, June 23, 24, 25. Mav 12, 13. 14,
29, 30, 30, 31. 22. 23, 24, 25, 19, 20, 21. 26. 27. 2S. 1.;. 16. 17.
VANCOUVER July 21. 22. 23, 26. Sept. 1. 2. 3, 4, Aug. 25, 26, 27, Aug. 11, 12. 13,
24. 25, 26. June 30. July 1, 5. 6, 7, 7. 2S, 29, 30. 14, 15. 16.
2. 3. 4. 4. 5.
April 28. 29. 30, May 26, 27, 28, April 18, 19, 21. June 16. 17, 18, June 2, 3, 4, 6,
May 1, 2. 3. 29. 30. 30.31. 22, 23. 24. 25, 19, 20, 21. 6.7. I
June 30. July 1, July 28. 29, 3), 26. Sept. 1. 2, 3, 4, Sept. 15, 1, 17,
ABERDEEN.. 2, 3, 4. 4. 5. 31. Aug. 1, 2. - June 23. 24. 25, 5. 6, 7, 7. 18, 19, 20.
Aug. 4. 5, 6. 7, Sept. 9. 11, 26. 27, 28.
S, 9. 12, 13, 14. Aug. 25. 26. 27,
x 2S, 29, 30.
VANCOUVER June . ,
AND '2- 13- 14. .
ABKRKEEN... -"f 'f y.
BIG SALE THIS WEEK
Two Hundred and Fifty Head
of Horses Consigned.
SHORTHORNS AND OTHERS
Sixth Anmal Auction Will Gire
Public Chance to Bid for Best
Horse and Cattle Ever
Exhibited in City.
The rich man's horse sometimes Bells
at the poor man's price in the auction
ring1. Breeders, however, have confi
dence enough In the Portland market
to send Into the sale this week 250
head of the best horses that ever
looked tn rough a bridle, and a parcel
of Shorthorns and Herefords rood
enough to show at the International.
This is the sixth year the sale has been
held, so that the experimental stagn
has long been passed. The sale of last
year was the best in the West. The
greatest breeding plant in the world.
Brook-Nook. Montana, has this year
consigned 100 head, and they are now
at the Lewis And Clark grounds. Fred
Brooker, of North Yakima, comes with
a carload. including Henry Gray
2:1814 and Minwal (2:22). both
faster, both show horses, and perfectly
mannered fancy roadsters. Fred Bad
deley is down from Weston with a car
load by the great Caution, son of Elec
tioneer and McAlropa. one of the beM
of the McKinneys. Mary Minns, bred
in Kentucky, the handsomest filly in
America, is here. She is entered in the
Kentucky futurity, valued at $25,000.
Local horsemen send in such gtod
ones as Alt (trial !:14). Knick Knack
(2:11 H). Paul W. (2:20). Rockford
(2:20). and some wonderfully good sad
dlers and roadsters. The great thor
oughbred Panamint is to be sold. Lam
bert Boy. one of the handsomest Mor
gan stallions living, is consigned, and
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HANDSOME CARRIAGE TEAM TO BE SOLD AT THE PORTLAND
HORSE SALE. i
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tlie mark of quality is up where the
wiid gee!e fly.
The horfs will be shown and sold
Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday at
tlie IniK and Clark Fair grounds, and
the cattle sale will occur Friday at
the Union Stork Yard. Portland as a
live stock market has come to the
front place of late, and interest In this
breeders sale is an important factor
of the commercial activities of this
city. It will be worth while to attend
this sale for buying purposes, or from
the simple standpoint of sightseeing.
The horses will be shown all of these
three days. Two auctioneers from the
hiue grass country Colonel Harriman
and Mr. Higg in bottom, will have some
thing worth while to say. being famous
men In their line, and the horsemen
and would-be horsemen of Portland
have never before had such an oppor
tunity to acquire value as in this sale.
W. I Whitmore sends in a consign
ment, incldlng Mayview. the hand
somest thoroughbred that ever stepped
into a sale rinr.
The Breeder and -Sportsman, -the
great California turf journal, says edi
torially of this sale:
"A great sale is the Blue Ribbon
Sale of the West which the Portland
Horse Sale Company advertises In this
issue, to be held at Portland. Oregon.
April 28. 29. 30 and May 1. There are
over 2u0 horses consigned to this sala
and several- herds of fine cattle. The
horses are to be sold during the first
three days, the' cattle on the last day.
Among the horses consigned are Mary
Mims. a handsome three-j'ear-old filly
by The Bondsman out of a mare bv
Allerton: Henry Gray (2:1814), a great
trotter by Zombro: Minwal ,2:22i. a
2:10 pacer; lee Pointer, a grand young
stallion of the Hal family, and many
great prospects of tip-top breeding.
The great Brook-Nook Ranch in Mon
tana consigns six carloads of splendid
horses to this -sale, and every horse
man on the Coast knows that the
Brook-Nook "horses are full value for
the money paid for them in the auction
ring. The catalogue issued for this
sale has over 200 horses, described and
pedigreed, and there have been 30 or 40
horses consigned to the sale since the
catalogue was printed. This catalogue
by the way, is about the handsomest
and best printed book of the kind that
has been gotten out by any auction
firm on this Coast for a long time, and
shows the enterprise of the Portland
Horse Sale Company. We would sug
gest to the many readers of this jour
nal that a trip to Portland. Oregon, at
this time of tlie year is as pleasant as
any that can be made on the Coast by
steamer or rail, and the opportunity to
attend a great horse and cattle sale is
one that should not be missed."
TO PR! OFF THE LID
Seattle Rejoices in Prospect
of More Fights.
ATTELL FIGHT THE WEDGE
Fwr Two Years There Has Been No
KUlic Encounter, but Prospect
Are Good Now Tor Ierotee of
Game to Enjoy Themselves.
SEATTLE. Wash.. April !. (Spe
cial.) There is rejoicing in the hearts
of Seattle's fight fans. The edge of
the lid has been lifted Just a wee bit
and there is a prospect that It will
be pried open just -a -wee bK further.
For two long years now until last Mon
day the smack of padded glove has
been heard only when the "Seattle or
Washington Athletic Club has given a
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smoker. Not a professional, of greater
or less degree, has honored the city
with his presence' for a time longer
than sufficient to change cars, and the
lovers of the pugilistic game are carry
ing appetites that arj sharpened by
two years of fasting.
The -quietus was put on the fighters
with the incoming of the administra
tion of Mayor William Hickman Moore
two yen ago. Wappenstein, Moore's
chief of lire, began to drive the fight
ers and liie hangers-on of the ring out
of tlie city and it wasn't .long until
nearly all of them had taken -themselves
to parts abroad. The county
authorities were equally obdurate.
The authorities of neighboring coun
ties, however, still were lenient.
Then came the lamentable Gans
Holly affair. With the lid on tight in
Seattle, the star lightweight, whose
presence in Seattle was due to the fact
that he was on his way southward to
hurl defiance into the teeth of Battling
Nelson, was matched to go 20 rounds
with Dave Holly at pleasant Beach. 15
miles from Seattle, across the Sound
in Kitsap County. Holly had beaten
Rufe Turner a short time before and
local lovers of the game were enthu
siastic enough " to believe that the go
with Gans would be wortli seeing.
They were, disappointed. It wasn't.
The affair was a fizzle from beginning
to end. for more reasons than tiiere is
space to enumerate.'
The game remained quiescent during
the rest of ' Moore's administration.
When Moore was defeated for re-elec-rion
last month, hopes arose that the
lid would be lifted in Seattle. But
there was nothing doing. When
Johnnie Reid approached tlie city au
thorities he was gently but firmly
squelched. Likewise depressing was
his reception at the hands of the coun
ty officers.
Then he announced that he had
matched Abe Attell and Eddie Kelly
to go 20 rounds at Sound rSeach. 16
miles from Seattle by railroad, in Sno
homish County. Followers of the
game were in fear and trembling till
the day of the contest that the Gov
ernor would again step in. But he
didn't end the match came off last
Monday as advertised.
And maybe nobody went'. Special trains
were run from Everett and Seattle. The
last train out of Seattle carried 17
coaches. There were auto parties galore
and an excursion steamer carried several
hundred more. Reid had arranged to
take care of a couple of thousand, but
double that number swamped him. and
there were at least 4000 who took the aft
ernoon off and went out to see the match.
They sat on rude benches, hastily Impro
vised on a gravelly point jutting into the
Sound, .with half a mile of salt 'marsh
between- the ring and the-bluff along the
shore. Canvas stretched around a square
formed the arena. The sky was th roof.
Dozens stood on piles or got on the roofs
of two or three old huts. The outcome
of the affair was a foregone conclusion,
so much so that bets of 5. to 1 were made
that Attell would win. There was every
Portland Horse Sale Co.
12 Hamilton Building, Portland, Or.
Horses are now on the ground and can be seen at any time. Take 23d St. Car on Wash. St.
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The Biggest
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January?
9 Who wants a strong, stout
servant who will run all
your errands, do all your
heavy work, and never
grow tired?
9 Who wants a f aithful
friend who will serve in all
sorts of weather calling;
shopping; the theater be
at your door in the morn
ing and bring you back at
night?
9 Fifty cents a week from
January to January is the
average repair price paid
by a test list taken from
sixteen thousand owners
for the continuous faithful
service of a car that is
practically impervious to
time, wear and tear.
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Inconvenience and no comfort, but folkf
wanted to see a fight and so they came.
Big Crowd to See Attell.
It was an" orderly crowd and a . good
crowd. Leading members of the bar, pro
fessional and business men were there.
Even a militant minister of the gospel
made no effort to turn up his collar." or
otherwise dieguLse his Identity. A couple
of auto parties represented an aggregate
of about $4,000,000 of Seattle capital. And
when Reid announced from the ring that
there would 1e another one next month,
the crowd yelled.
It is doubtful if the game will be re
opened in Seattle or'in King County. But
the prosecuting attorney was one of the
most enthusiastic at the ringside and one
never can tell. But at any rate, the Sno
homish County authorities are apparently
acquiescent and Johnnie Reid says he is
going to proceed at once to erect a first
class arena on the spot where Monday's
battle took place. He says he has en
tered into relations with several of the
top-notchers and will bring first-class
men here. The fight fans are jubilant
and wish more power to him.
Of course, it isn't all settled that the
embargo is to be lifted, but the Attell
Kelly go looks like the entering wedge.
If so. the promoters will make money, for
the devotees of the ring are numerous
and enthusiastic. The one thing to be
feared, apparently, is the interference of
the Governor. It's a campaign year and
if pressure is brought to bear by the re
form element well. Governor Mead wants
a re-election and the reform element
controls votes.
Thaw Writ Amended.
POUGHKEEPSIE. N. Y.. April 25.
James G. Graham, of Newburg, attor
.THE GREAT ANNUAL BREEDERS' SALE OF
Standard Bred Horses and Pure
Bred Cattle at Auction
250 Horses, Matched Teams, Single Drivers, Race Horses. .Saddlers,
, 20 Standard-Bred Stallions, 50 Registered Mares. Mor
gans, standard bred and thoroughbred.
HEREFORD AND SHORTHORN CATTLE
The Blue Ribbon Sale of the West.
Horses Sold at Lewis 6 Clark Fair Grounds April 28-29-30
Cattle sold at Union Stockyards, May 1. '
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ney for Harry K. Thaw, today sreured
ah amendment to the writ of habeas
corpus issued in Thaw behalf, making
it returnable on May 4 instead of Mav
9. The change, was made to suit the
convenience of witnesses.
School Has IJquor Licence.
LONDON, April 18. St. Albans gram- -mar
school can boast of being the only
scholastic institution In the kingdom
which holds a license to soil wine.
It is known to have been one of ttm
privileges of this school for centuries to.
own such a license, and probably the
right was granted to the old monks who
kept the schooL in times long past as a
sort of monopoly in that district "for
favors received."
At any rate the school has certainly .
derived the right to sell wine, or to al
low it to be sold, on its premises, from .
ancient charters granted to it, which'
privilege has been confirmed by its sub- !
sequent charters.
r (Governor Will Send Help.
JACKSON, Miss.'. April 2:. From'"
more than 100 towns and villages in .
Mississippi ravaged by the tornado yes- .
terday Governor Noel received appeals
today to send tents and provisions for
tlie homeless. He directed the Adjutant
GeneraTs office to nil all requests of ,
this character.
Torwka. Kan. Albert Wilon, attorney for ,
H. II. Tucker. Jr.. secretary of the L'ncla .
Sam Oil Company, now on trial here on a
charge of uiina the mall t defraud, de- -elarevl
in his opening speech that the Stand
ard Ofl Company was the instigator and con
trolling; influence behind the troubles of the .
Uncle Sam Company.
Hanan snovs at Rosenthal'-