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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (July 26, 1908)
V e THE SUN35AT OREGOXIAtf. PORTXATTD. JULY 26, 1908. SPLENDID RAGES FOR FALL MEET LUCAS LEAGUERS LEFT IfJ LURCH HORSES THAT WILL COMPETE IN COUNTRY CLUB RACES THIS FALL z Classy List of Horses Will Be Seen at Country Club Event. Northwesterners . Up Against Losing Game in Nearly Every City. psiiiipiiiiiii SOLID WEEK OF SPORT FANS WEARY OF DUB BALL ill For First Time in Pacific North west, Eigrht Leading Cities Will Be Linked Together In Racing Circuit. From now on there will be busy scenes enacted on all the race tracks of the Northwest In preparation for the races on the 1908 North Paclflo circuit, which begins at Bellingham, Wash., August J6, covering: a chain of eight of the leading cftles of the Northwest and drawing to a close at "Walla Walla, Oc tober 17. All the hundreds of horses which will follow this circuit will b seen at Portland during the race meet the week of September 21-26, over 160 of them having already been listed as contestants in the early closing events, and there will, no doubt, be as many more In the late closing events, for which the entries will be open until September 19, two days before the races begin, giving all horsemen ample time to list their performers in whatever class they are eligible. At the present time local Interest among the horsemen Is centered In the try-out in progress at the State Fair grounds, Salem, and at Hlllsboro, at each of which place there are strings of some of the classiest horses In both trotting and pacing divisions. Each track Is bringing out a larger list of green racers than ever before, while the list of known performers is the biggest ever. This year, too, will mark a strong Impetus to the harness racing game in this territory, largely because of the re-entry of Portland into the sport, after several years' desuetude. Seattle, too, has come Into the fold, so that this will be the first time in history that the Northwest has had a circuit of eight of the largest cities in the Pa cific Northwest and with such a repre sentative Itinerary so far as location of race meets Is concerned. Good Sport Promised. Portland comes fifth In the list, and It can be said that after the Tour suc cessive weeks at Bellingham, Everett. Seattle and Salem, the racers will be In the rarest possible form," and for this reason Portland horsemen and the man agement of the Country Club and Live stock Association look for a phenome nally successful meet here, with smash ing of records as an Interesting feature. For months, as the work on the local ' track has been progressing, horsemen . have feared that all that could be ex pected would be a "safe" track, but ' Superintendent F. A. Brooker, who Is In charge of the track construction, says that it will be as fast as any track : In the circuit, and by next year will be as fast as any In the country. The surfacing, with a layer of sawdust, one of manure, another of dirt and clay on the gravel base, is forming a perfectly "padded" course and about one-fourth of the oval has been entirely completed. and It Is on the condition of this stretch of the course that Mr. Brooker bases . his optimistic prediction. This news will be welcomed by the horsemen who hoped that Portland would be able to make a fine showing at her first year's attempt at the har - ness races on a broad scale. Classy List of Entries. In the list of entries which will compete at the circuit meet here and which are now being worked at Salem, are the following: Bert Arondale, a splendid bay geld ing, owned by George Ramage, of Pleasanton, Cal. This horse Is a green trotter, but has shown such fine forro already this Spring that he promises to be a dangerous contender In both the ' early closing events In which he will appear. They are the Commercial Club puree of $1000 for 2:16 trotters and; the Country Club purse of $2500 for 2:1.1 ' trotters. In the former there are SO entries and In the latter there are II. In these events Bert Arondale will be pitted against the best trotters In the leading stables In seven Coast and mountain states, but Mr. Ramage has - Informed the local horsemen that his sturdy-built trotter is looking better every day. A likely candidate In Open River purse ($1000 for 2:14 horses) Is another California horse. Explosion, owned by Joe Watklns, of Los Angeles. She is by Stelnway, dam Flash, by Egmont, and she has negotiated a trial heat In 2:094 and a half mile in 1:00 flat. She Is also at Salem. From the stables of Warlow & Wal ton,, Fresno, Cal., comes a third entry In the 2:16 and 2:13 trots. Nog!, by name. Nogt is a bay horse by Athablo- Cora Wlckersham, and has acquitted herself well on Southern tracks this season. In the Open River 2:14 pace for a purse of $1000, McFadyen (unmarked) is looming up strongly as a good one to swesr by. He Is a chestnut stallion: owned by E. D. Dudley, and he will be watched with interest all along the cir cuit. He has already done a trial half mile in l:02Vi. and a quarter in 29. Moy. a bare mare, owned by Morris Bros., of Pony, Mont., and with a mark of 2:fl7i, Is touted as a top-notoher In the Rapid Transit purse of 11500 for 2:05 pacers. But she will have as con testants such well-known pi formers as Sir John S.. the Marysville. Cal., racer, Pelllah and Leland Onward, from Ed monton, Can. Vallejo Girl Winner. Vallejo Girl, I:16Vi, who made her mark at Pleasanton, Cal., last season, nd later squalled it at Marysville, can b relied upon to give a good account of herself in the 2:16 and 2:13 trots here, for she has even now rounded Into record form and Is Improving steadily. Over St Hlllsboro, where the local horsemen will foregather next Friday I and Saturday for a two-day warming ' up meet, will be given the first chance to get a line on several good strings of Oregon, Colorado and Montana racers. '. Reports from the Chappelle track show ' that Dr. t'llman, recently brought here from Denver, la In fine form, and much Is expected of this rugged 3-year-old on of the Boneman, whose appearance here will be In the Columbia purse of ; $800 for this class. The Kuster-Erwin string, from Lar amie and Denver, are all working out nicely and F. C. Erwln, who Is hand : ling the string, says he expects to be right In the money In the lata closing events. His famous world-record "guldeless mars" will givs her first exhibition K. - j A, Jf . - . SS8SBW " ' ' ' 4.'' y half mile at Hlllsboro, Friday. She has a record in this style of 594 for the half mile and 27 for the quarter; 2:09)4 for the mile. She Is a beautiful pacer and will appear in exhibitions each day here. DEL MOXTE GOLF TOVRXEY Experts of Entire Coast to Compete in Famous Annual Meet. Each Fall for several years past there has been held on the links of Hotel Del Monte, Del Monte, Cal., a golf tournament. In which many of the best-known and most skillful golfers of the state, as well as visitors from other parts of the country, have par ticipated. This year's tournament will begin on Monday, August 31, and will last until the evening of Saturday, Sep tember 5. The principal competitions are for the Del Monte cup for men, and for the Del Monte cup for women, which are handicap match play events. There are also consolation handicaps for men and women who do not reach the final rounds of the cup competition, and handicap mixed foursomes. Handsome trophies for all these events and for the runners-up In the cup contests, are presented by the Hotel Del Monte. The handicaps will be as signed by a committee of five gentle men, representing the leading golf and Country Clubs of the Pacific Coast; and familiar with the form of the con testants. The decision of this com mittee In all matters of dispute will be final. The Del Monte golf course Is one of the few eighteen-hole courses In Cal ifornia, and has unusually large and well-kept greens, to each of which water is piped. It is hoped that this year's tournament will attract players not only from the clubs In the neigh borhood of San Francisco and Los Angeles, but also from Portland, Seat tle, Tacoma and British Columbia. A large contingent of players will oe on hand from the Annandale Golf Club, of Pasadena, which numbers several good golfers among its members. The representative of this club on the com mittee will be Thomas F. Mumford, runner-up In 1907 for the men's ama teur championship of the Pacific Coast Golf Association, which now comprises the Northern California Golf Associa tion, the Southern California Golf As sociation and the Pacific Northwestern Golf Association. May Millions in Mint. SAN FRANCISCO. July 25. After sev eral weeks' work, the amount of coin and bullion in the San Francisco mint has been found to be in accordance with the accounts of that institution by a Gov ernment Foard of Settlement, composed of J. M. Heitrlch, of Denver; Dr. R. J. Hilletrrass and B. C. Robinson, of Wash ington, and C. E. Vilas, of Seattle. The gold bullion amounts to $45,976,162.86 and the silver bullion, 900 fine, foots up to 4.039.055 standard ounces. In addition there is on hand $237,000,000 in gold coin and $62,000,000 In silver coin. Coiner W. M. Cutter says that for the fiscal year ended June 30, the number of pieces coined exceeded the coinage of any previous year by 4.000.000 pieces, the total number being 3o,O59.039'. The value of the coinage was $63.441.S05.1O. Handcuffed by Thug. ROCKY FORD Colo.. July 25. City Marshal Croop and Frank Johns, while searching for a set of stolen harness, were kidnaped yesterday by an unknown thug. They were forced to accompany the thug across the plains until dark ness set in and then, being handcuffed to gether, were turned loose. They made their way to the nearest ranch house, more than eight miles distant, and tele phoned to Sheriff Potter at La Junta. A posse was formed and started In pursuit of the bandit. m It iissi i . . ; TREATMENT SHADY Americans Badly Used at Olympic Games. ENGLISH SHOW BAD SPIRIT Long List of Unsportsmanlike Acts Is Laid at Door of British Pub- Ho and Officials by Fol lowers of Games. BY W. J. PETRAIN. Has the all-Aroerlcan team of ath letes been given a square deal In the Olympic games at London during the past two weeks? This question Is one that Is being widely discussed throughout the United States, and the Impression Is general that the Britishers have violated their time-honored spirit of fair play at games of skill and strength. The first exhibition of unsportsman like conduct charged against the English promoters of the biggest ath letic event of the world was that too many Insignificant and anything but athletic events were programmed. The walking game has been a dead Issue in America for a number of years, but the American team was perfectly willing to concede this event to the foreign entrants as well as several other minor items. But when they saw such games as archery, pistol target shooting, cricket, swimming, wrestling, water polo, association football and the like listed on the programme, and figuring as much In the points to be gained as any other event considerable dissatis faction was expressed. In a number of these unexpected events the American team, had it been notified In advance, could easily have provided entrants who might have surprised Johnny Bull and his foxy crowd. Other Points at Issue. But aside from the minor games "rung in" on our boys, the disquslifl catlon of Carpenter in ths 400 meters run was one of the most glaring In justices ever perpetrated at an ath letic meet Carpenter had succeeded In demonstrating his superiority over his English opponent in the finals of this event and because of an alleged In fraction of the running rules by giv ing away the pole or inside track to his teammate, he was disqualified and debarred from further competition, while the race was finally ordered to be run over. In all foot-raolng or running events of any kind where the distance is greater than a sprint (220 yards or meters, the contestant who holds ths lead at the stretch, or any other sec tion of the course, has free range of the track. Because hs desires to switch across the path of runner In the rear is no reason for disqualification unless he has deliberately fouled his competi tor. In the race run by Carpenter he could not possibly have halted long enough to foul his English opponent, because the race was run In the ex ceptionally fast time of 47 seconds, which indicates that all of the runners must have been going at their best pace all the time. To have hesitated even long enough to foul his opponent. Carpenter could not possibly have re r X7 w A gained his stride and beaten his team mate Bobbins, who would surely have taken the lead had such an act taken place. Carpenter had run the English man off his feet. It was simply an exhibition of the English greed which was seemingly In evidence at all times. Wherever an excuse of the flimsiest kind was avail able, action was immediately taken to disqualify the American competitor. For Instance, the hurling of the negro runner Taylor from the track by one of the inspectors just because the official declared he had fouled another runner Just as Taylor was passing an English competitor In ths semi-finals of the 400 meters event, the Inspector grabbed him by the arm and pulled him off the track. This put Taylor out of the run ning and lost the American team a man who was rated as one of the pos sible winners. What Portland Sportsmen Say. Following are a few of the expres sions of opinion by Portland sportsmen who admire track athletics and out door sports in general: E. E. Morgan The seemingly unjust treatment received by the American athletes is something I cannot fathom, for, as a rule, the Englishman,, who Is a keen lover of sport. Is usually most fair and Impartial. But when one takes Into consideration such matters as the treatment accorded Carpenter, Taylor and a few others at .London during the past few days one is In clined to think that the Englishman Is changing his personality to a great degree. I have acted as an official at a great many track meets, and have participated In a large number, and I have never before heard of an athlete being disqualified on such a flimsy excuse as offered for the disbarment of Carpenter. In all running events where the distance is greater than 220 'yards, the runner in the lead has tho free range of the track. By hugging the pele he has the advantage of a shorter route, but If he desires to cross to the opposite side of the track or any other part thereof he has a per fect right to do so, unless he deliber ately bumps a competitor while so do ing. In Carpenter's esse, there was hardly any chance for such action, for the race was run exceptionally fast, and had either of the contestants slacked up they could not have made such time. I do not believe that America received a square deal In the Carpen ter matter, as well ss In several other ways. Jack Grant In my opinion, this lad. Carpenter, was wrongfully disquali fied, unless he deliberately fouled his competitor. This hardly seems pos sible, however, for the race was run too fast to have either of the contest ants mixed up to any extent. It ap pears as though the English, in their attempt to hog everything, sought some means of lessening the points accruing to the American team. Fred Kelly Foot-racing rules are practically the same -as horse-racing, and whether It be a horse or a man who holds the lead, either Is entitled to run all over the track, if such Is the inclination. Carpenter was perfectly Justified In his attempt to favor his team-mate, for when he crossed In front of the Britisher he was seem ingly far enough In the lead to take the "chance, and was confident of vic tory. I think he had the Britisher run ofT his feet and the latter quit. T. Morris Dunne That was the raw est deal I ever heard of in the dis qualification of Carpenter. I am firm ly convinced that he had ths Britisher raced off his feet. and. as the fellow was ready to quit, his fellow-countrymen came to his rescue and allowed a foul. In foot-races In this country, the man In the lead In all running events that Is. where the distance is greater than 220 yards 1s entitled to any por tion of the track that he desires. Rtraminii Is the most illiterate country in Europe. Th lut censu. shows that in a population of about 6.000.000 nearly 4.00O.0QP neither read nor write. 1 . TrfT: E IS PLENTIFUL California Huntsmen Flock to This State. DEER STALKING POPULAR Los Angeles Nimrods Tell How Their Quarry May ' Be Driven From Cover and Easily Shot Down at This Time of Year. That the Oregon country as a para dise for wild game Is being extensively advertised by visitors to the state Is evidenced by an item appearing In the Los Angeles Times of last Sunday. The subject treated is the annual visit of a party of Los Angeles nimrods who annually visit the wilds of Southern Oregon in pursuit of Summer recrea tion. Among the Californlans who swear by Oregon as the huntsman's paradise are James J. Jeffries, the re tired champion pugilist of the world, Frank W. Allander, a prominent Los Angeles attorney, and a number of others. The article printed In the Times follows: The Oregon woods and mountain. Ions famous as one of the most productive bis game sections of the country, yearly at tract deer hunters and trout anglers from many localities leas favored, many sports men from Southern California being among the periodical visitors to the Northern state. With deer scarcer in the local ranges than in former years, and the discomfiture of extreme heat and wearying tramps in getting access to the game haunts, a large number of sportsmen will take their hunt ing trips this season to the Northern moun tain fastnesses. Out for a Jaunt Among the Angelenos who have become enamored of the Oregon sport is Frank .W. Allander. a prominent attorney of the city, who with his family will journey by auto to Snow Creek. Jackson County, Oregon, and will plan to leave the end of the week for a six weeke' vacation among the pines. The Allander party will join Sherwood Powell near his camp on the Snow Creek, the exact location of this favored spot be ing at the Intersection of the Snow and Red Mountains, snow Creek being a tributary of the Roa-ue River, winding its course from the Cascades, the backbone of the dividing range between California and Oregon. Hunters say the best time to go arter deer is late in August or early in Septem ber, when the big game descends from the upper altitudes and inaccessible reaches of the snow-clad peaks. In search of tender grasaes and ripened berrlea of the lowlands. Well-worn trails leading to the greenest feeding patches of the canyons are found at Intervals, and the sportsman who watches the deer paths cannot fall to find the object of hto trip. Scattered over th broken timber-covered divides are patches of madrona, gnarled evergreen, similar in many ways to man zantta, and this Is a favorite hiding place for game. During the midday, between th morning and evening feeding periods, the back and his doe seek these madrona patches, instinctively knowing it as th safest spot In th whole woods. The ma drona bark is thin aa a cigarette paper, and cracks under th touch Ilk a dry newspaper. As a rule theee patches are small, and two hunters can easily work ths quarry to uncover., giving on of the gunners a chanc to shoot Again when deer are startled In the open they invariably make for the ma drona, and only leave it on further inter ference. Use Reflector to Cook. On of th handiest and most useful ae oeeeorie of a hunting trip of any duration la a tin reflector for cooking purpos," la i th form of a larg bread pan, about 15 by 24 Inches, or of leas proportions, according to the size of the party, and folded by means of wire hinges at the aid, this little contrivance is wU worth taking along. In Iv biscuits can be browned to a nicety, po tatoes may be baked, and meats roasted. The whole process Is so simple as to en gender unbelief in the novice. The re- flector should be placed not nearer than four or five feet from a small wood blase. a coal fire being altogether too hot, and will Invariably scorch the entrees. A simple wire girder placed across the hinges of the reflector will do nicely In holding the pan of food. Local deer hunters who ventured Into the hills the opening day have on the whole returned a disgruntled lot, bringing tales of sore feet, hard climbing under a fierce heat, and brush everywhere. The game Is still feeding In the upper ranges, and it takes a day or two of hard climbing ba fore th hunter can hop to find likely deer territory. Not a sign of a deer has been seen in the San Gabriel hills (a year ago many tracks were noticed), while the Old Baldy region,, conceded to be th most favored game section of the south, baa been scoured by a number of gunners, and deer are scaroe, two bucks being the sum total of game shot to date, as far as reported. PLANCK GOES TO REGATTA Will Manage Big Tug-of-War Tour nament at Astoria. . Captain A. M. Planck, the well-known tug-of-war manager, of Portland, has been engagfied by the regatta committee of Astoria, to manage the international tug-of-war tournament that will be held in that city during the regatta, which will take place August 27, 28 and 29, Cap tain Planck, who is well known all over the Coast as a successful manager of such events, made a success of the tour nament at the last regatta, and his fit ness for the position was recognised by this year s committee, consisting of H. F, Prael. G. C. Fulton and Judge Olof An derson. He will have the full manage ment of the details of the event and authorised to make all arrangements with the captains of the various teams. The tug-of-war tournament In Astoria thlB year Is expected to eclipse anything of the kind heretofore held In that city, and much interest has already been man ifested In the preparations for the event. Training quarters have been engaged and are being fitted up with all necessary paraphernalia, and the teams are pre paring to make use of same. Considerable rivalry Is shown among the teams, which will result In the con test being "for blood." No favoritism will be shown any team, and all will get a square deal, which assures a fine con test. It Is proposed to offer substantial cash prizes, In addition to medals, to the win ners, that will be an incentive to the contestants to do their best and, as the contests are to be under the Police Ga zette rules, ' which were made by Cap tain Planck for Richard K. Fox, the pulls will be kept up to the highest professional standard. Forbidden to Sell Collateral. . DETROIT, July 2B Judge Mandell. in the Circuit Court, today continue for a week the Injunction restraining Hayden, Stone 4 Co., of Boston, from disposing of the stocks and bonds which they hold aa collateral for loans to Cameron, Currle & Co., of this city, the failed brokerage firm which went Into the hands of a receiver a week ago with debts of $2,000,000. Bank Treasurer Arrested. ' CLEVELAND.. O.. July 25. A warrant was Issued today -for the arrest of H. W. Gazelle, secretary-treasurer of the Farm ers' & Merchants' Banking Com pany, recently closed. He Is charged with embezzling $32,325 of the bank's funds. It is reported that the assignee has found the assets of the bank impaired to the extent of $200,000. Be Rosenthal's window, shoe bargains. Will G. Mac Rae Sends Xevrs of Many Oldtime Coast League Players Who Are Making Good in Their New Berths. BT T1U O. MAC FAB. BUTTE, Mont., July 23. (Special Cor respondence.) This wek the rotunda of the Butte Hotel looked as if a Portland baseball team had invaded the town. Seated around the hotel were Eddie Householder, Deacon Van Burcn, Charley Moore, Bud Pernoll and one or two more former Portland baseball players. Last week there was Danny Shay. In short, many of the Northwest League teams are made up of ex-Paclflc Coast League players and all of them are' making good. while this can be said of the players. there is another story to tell of the league. haven t had a chance to see any of the games played here, but 1 am told by the players that there are only two towns in the entire league that are send ing crowds to the games. Here in Butta the tans have grown weary of support ing a losing team now that the races-are on Rues Hall's balltnsK?ra haven't drawn a corporal's guard. In a frenzied enort to get the fans out to the games. Han even tried twilight baseball, but even this didn't fetch them, and so Uncle Russ has quit. Seattle Up Against It. Seattle is also up agalnat the racing game and also a tail-end team, and of course the fans go out and see the gee gees run. I am told by Ike Butler and several other Tacoma players that Van couver and Spokane are the only two towns that are sending crowds to the ball games. It's a cinch that two towns, espe cially the size of Spokane and Vancouver, can't support a league. Butler tells me that while Tacoma Is doing her share. the fans are anxious for Coast League baseball, and that if the team was In the Coast League the fans would turn out in greater numbers. I get this same sentiment from a number of Seattle fans whom I have met in Butte. The other day I talked with a traveling man who makes Seattle his headquarters. He said tne fans were dead tired of the Dugdale Lucas combination and are clamoring for uoast League baseball. Must Take a Brace. One thing seems sure, unless there Is a big jump in the attendance- at North west League towns, other than Spokane and Vancouver, there will be no Lucas League In 1909. It Is a well-known fact, In spite of President Lucas' statement to the contrary,- that not a team in the league made money last year. This year it is the same story. . One or two of the teams broke even, while the rest lost money. Butte will not make a dollar this year. Any team that has to make its money on the road will always -find at the end of the season the balance on the wrong side of the ledger. I have always contended that the North west League was nowhere near as fast as the Coasters. Just to prove this I ' have asked every ex-Coast League player I pave met and without hesitation they say there is no comparison between the two leagues. I would mention the names of these players, only I don't want to get them in bad. Players Make Good. There 1s another thing that the Coast League fans can feel proud of, and that is this, every one of the balltossers now In the Lucas league is making good. Deacon Van Buren, looking not a day older than when he guarded the Portland center field, Is still playing swell ball. So Is Eddie Householder. Pernoll hasn't started yet, but he Is sure to make good, so will Charley Moore. Shay is the best backstop In the league. Shay Is taking great care of himself. He has cut out drinking and smoking and looks the per fect athlete. He is hitting the ball hard and his throwing has improved wonder fully. Ike Butler, arid, in fact, all of the Coast Leaguers, send their combined re gards to the Portland fans. The Star Brewery's famous Hop Gold beer is unexcelled in all respects and is highly recommended lor Its strength and health-giving qualities. Orders for bot tled beer receive prompt attention. Phone East 46. Home phone B 1146. 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