THE SUXDAY OREGOXIAN. PORTLrANDr SEPTEMBER 11, 1910.
ONG NEW PACIFIC
TENNIS' CHAMPION
Itle in Singles Is Won From
Janes in Tournament at
Del Monte.
ATCH IS DISAPPOINTING
mz and Slnahti;h Capture Men's
Double in Hamnicr-and-Tong
Battle li.-.i Sutton Winner in
3Uxcd Doubles Match.
yfTI. MONTH CaT.. Sept. 10. fpcia!.
Th tennis championship tournament at
! Montr was concluded tolay. In the
rn i singles. M-lvIHe H. Long won the
J or ttiarr.pion of the Pacific Stales
pm George J. Jama.
n the men's doubles, Melville ti. Lnng
M Simpson S'.nsabauch became posses
r of the Del Monte cup by beating
lutif and Paeon In the final match. Tn
r mixed double Gerald Voiioe and Mtaa
ay Sutton earned the championship title-
winning from Melville II. Long and
t. Hiiirl IlotrtiKlsa.
V.v jun'or singles championship was
pn by V. Johnston from Ell Fottrcll
I the Junior doubles clmmplonsliip wh
Ctiir-l bv J. f radian and W. Johns
n. ho beat Clyde Curley and Fred
r-h.rts In tlw final match. The Hnflfi
laniptnnshlp match between IjonK and
incs iim rattier a disappointment, as
fjr had hoped to nee a good con
st, though It was conceded that Janes
Id rry little chance to retain his title.
Janes Makes ;aine Efort.
Janes, however, can always be depended
I to make a same effort for anything
undnakrs. and in this respect he
ax rrn disappointment, as he pluckily dla
xted ever point from stsrt to finish,
e outclassed, however. In every d?
irtment of the game-, and succeeded In
dting only four games In the three sets.
Jii.-li be lost by s-orti of A -$. -l.
In the men's doubles. I-ong and Slnsa
itieh had to play f-r their lives to beat
ours and Rarvn. The match was much
ie best of the day as a hammer-and-n;i
battle wa waged which looked Yery
Jtiutful unt! the last had been scored,
l.'iougli It wa ton In straight sets by
otig and Stnsabauirh with the score of
. s-j. Throughout the match the
se volleying and smashing of Young
as the most striking feature. So regular
rre h! returns of the moit difficult
Jots, tfist he drew the pace into a
3-. ilk of overdriving which made the out
vie a very open question most of ths
tee.
Young's I'lajlns Sensational.
A grand mixed doubles match was
Isvnl bet wen Mini May Sutton and
raid Young, against Miss Hssel Hoteh
Ijs and Mclviile II. Long. Young waeJ
;markably good In this event and seemed
be even better In doubles than tn
nslcs. His smashing and volleying could
. ardly have been excelled.
Mies ilotehkiss and MIms Sutton played
leir regular good grimes In their best
.-j le throughout, hut Long's oveV-anxtety
nave Ins pattner In the hard work
ut Mm at a d'aadvanlaga and cause J
tm to n-ake more errors than usual,
oung and Mio Sutton won by a score
f s-3. S-ti.
The junior championship snatch between
mttrell and Johnston was a one-sided
ffair. as Kottrell was very much below
nn and Johnston had an easy time win
ing. -x i : -$.
Tiie junior doubles championship wss
s rasil- won In straight sew. when J.
trachan and W. Johnston beat Clyde
urley and Fred Roberts. S-J. -2.
U.YMIMf Cl.lB T.IKES MEET
rattle Athlrtc Make Hne Hiowinc
in Athletic Contct.
SAX KKAXCISCO. Sept. 10. Several
housand persons saw the field and
rack meet held at the stadium In
lolden Gate Park today, under the aus
Sies of the Admission day committee,
he Olympic Club, of San Francisco.
Krried off first honors, the athletes
rom Seattle taking second place. No
renrd were broken.
W. C. Martin, the Seattle sprinter,
ron both his events, the 100-yard and
3-yard dashes. Harry KUdun. of Se
at le. won both the S&O-yard and the
tile run and Don F.vsni, of the same
tv. won the javelin ttirow. Nelson, of
he Seattle Athletic Club, finished sec
aid to Macauley. the fast Olympic Club
nan. in the 140-yard dash.
Here are the points won by the clubs:
Olvmpta, Club. SI: Seattle. 2$: I'nl-
rsltv of California. 20; rsstlme Club,
fc Irtsh-Amerlcan t:iub. I: Stanford
Inlversity. 5: Western Athletic Club,
i Sacramento Athletle Club. S: St. Igns
lus College. 3; unattached. 4.
.Pnyton Meet lias IHs rnrses.
YTON. Wash.. Aug. 1. (ttpecial.)
lt'n purees agcregatir.g SJUCO. the com
aittee to!av completed the schedule of
necs for ti tiiird annual Touchet Val
y Agricultural Fair and Kace Meet,
roni September 3 to iX-tober 1. as
ollowa:
Kirri dy Quarter-mile ilmeh. ST5: one-hslf-ati
rtaei. IOj; thre-rourth-Dille daet!. I21:
.. 1. it. th-e In (ir. lj: trot. J S9. three
a fl. Sl. reiar rare, on and one-bait
!!! each dar.
..ciW1 iei Tourbet Valley Derby, one mni
Bi-tfMVmi' run. fl-.eichi-mie run.
S-rar-ld trot, two tn three. $!: pace,
rjo. tlr"S la Are. Iw. puny race, one-fourth
if.
Thir.i rty rtne-half-mlle 4ai. Ti. nils
m. Sl'l: eadtic hvM. thra-lf hlha mile.
Ci: free-tor-sil trt. three la a. rwi;
ad. an race, pa e. 2 2.1. $SO.
jourth iay K!ee-isriiBtu dash. V
bre-elh:tva-m!le daeh. $M: ladles raca.
AiT.latlcn running, one-half mile. ..; fr--re--3ll
pace, trtrvw la five. trot. X
bres la Bve. Sr.Lh rl- rc. .
JIGHT RIDERS INDICTED
CJcht Held to lUante fur Murder la
Tobacco CUtrlcl.
EDDTVII.LE. Ky.. Sept. 1ft. F.lght
hen were Indicted here yesterday for
he murder of Axiom Cooper at Umuco
ibout a month ago. Cooper was a ten-
int on the farm of Milton Oliver, a
vltneis In the coming night-rider
rials, and It Is asserted that he waJ
tilled as the result of a night-rider
Iot.
Those indicted for willful murder are
Uor.zo Gra;-. "Spunk" Creedmore. Bart
fy creedmore. Claude Murphy. Bayless
llltchell and Roy Merrick.
Byron Hawkins and James Boxsrt
srere Indicted for msnslaughter. The
ncn are now In jail here.
the Mexicsn government has sent out sn
trl.-ultual expert to iecttire tn the urlacl-
a! towns of Sonera to Influe the farruers
g the stale to ml pcwlucis r.r the Ameri
n market, especially esrljr vsgtiUBIes.
vauu, dales, sis. etc
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RUN STOPS TENNIS
Two Championships Decided
Before Downpour Comes.
IRVINGTON MATCHES FAST
Brandt Wickrrstiant Beats Andrews
In Club Single-! Ml Campbell
and Mrs. Judge Win Woman'
Doubles Games Next Week.
After championships had been decided
in the women's handicap doubles and
the men's club singles, rain put a stop
to the flnal matches in the annual Fall
open handicap and elub championship
tournaments at the Irvlngton Club yes
terday afternoon. The remaining con
tests will be played some time this week.
The light rain of the morning put the
clay courts at their best and fastest, and
all the scheduled matches but two were
In progress when the big downpour came.
The gallery out to see the finals was one
of the largest of the tournament.
Playing the best game of her career.
Miss gu-lla Fording, four-time Irvington
Club woman champion, won the first set
of her match with Miss Lessle Uead
better. (-1. and the second stood 6-1 In
her favor when rain stopped the play.
The match will be completed on Monday
If weather permits.
Miss Fording never played more con
sistently. Her placing was excellent.
Time after time she put the ball Into
the corner out of reach of her opponent,
and her cut stroke was very effective.
Miss Leadbetter made some spirited ral
lies, but each time the champion would be
Just a bit better. Neither player took
the net to any extent.
Winners Take Straight Sets.
In the women's doubles Mrs. H. E.
Judge and Miss Irene Campbell beat
Miss Myrtle Schaefer and Miss Lessle
Leadbetter In straight sets. 6-3. 10-& Ths
losers owed 3-6. but this handicsp made
no material difference in the ultimate
score. The team work of the victors ex
celled that of their opponents, while the
Individual play w-as superior, too.
Miss Campbell played strongly at ths
net and won many points by well-played
drives. Mrs. Judge, in the back court.,
was effective and returned many difficult
shots. Miss Lesdbetter. who usually stars
with well placed lobA did not play her
. 1 -- Ji'. ' ' V i '"raeHt ti Vsir-'-iiyiA pX-if ' 'f 'fcj
V
IN SATURDAY'S PLAY ON IRVINGTON COURTS.
, e s s- , ,;v ; : f
usual game, many of her lobs going over
the net only. Misa Shaefer played a
good gsme.
The only other match completed In
the afternoon was the men s champion
ship of the club. Wickershara and An
drews were the contestants. Wick?r
sham winning; In three straight sets.
6-3, (-3. 8-C. Andrews, though beaten,
made the champion hurry to win. par
ticularly in the third set. Wtckcrsham
was In rare form. His service, some
times a stralgl'.t over hand and some
times a twist, batfled Andrews many
times.
Miss Schaefer had won the first set
from Mis. Charters in the open handi
cap match. but Mrs. Charters was
loading on the second, when the rain
came. Miss Schaefer showed to advan
tage In the first set, chopping and
cutting for points repeatedly, though
she did not perform aa well as usual
In the back court.
The mixed doubles and men's dou
bles and the handicap men'a singles
were also snipped by the ruin. In the
men's doubles Snow and Howe and
I,. M. Starr and Jordan hnd a hard bat
tle, with the latter pair in the lead.
A social hop and danc to wind tip
the tennis season was held last night
in the Irvington Clubhouse. The cups
for the winners of yesterday's matches
were 5i'n out by the tenuis commit
tee. Yesterday's results follow:
Open handicap women's doubles.
Miss Irene Campbell aand Mrs. H. F
Judge, owe 3-6. beat Miss Myrtls
Schaefer and Miss Lessic Leadbetter,
owe IS. C-t, 10-8.
Club championship men's singles.
Brandt H Wtckjrsham. scratch, beat
F. H. V. Andrews, scratca. S-3, 8-3, 8-.
TENNIS HONORS ARE DIVIDED
Yale Takes Single and Princeton
Doubles In College Tourney.
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 10. Tale and
Princeton divided this year's college lawn
tennis honors, the blue capturing the sin
gles and the orange and black taking the
doubles.
In the singles R. A. Holdan. of Yale, de
feated A. H. Sweetxer. of Harvard, by
three sets, to one. In a match replete
with good playing.
Holden d'd not see mto get going well
in the first set. evidently feeling out his
opponent, who won, 3 to S.
In the second set. however, the Yale
man returned to the form he had shown
to Z
The third set was largely a repetition
of the second and was won by Holden,
I to 3. Holden lost none of his aggres
siveness In the next and won the match,
8 to .
Dean Mather and B. I. Bell, of Prince
ton, experienced little difficulty In dis
posing of D. Kvans. Jr.. and F. Good
hue, of Tale. The points on the Isaac
H. Clothier cup. for which the tourna
ment was plaved. now stand: Pennsyl
vania 6, Harvard 5, Yale 5, Princeton 4.
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THREE RECORDS BROKEN
IKISH-AMEKICAX RUNNER SETS
UP NEW MARKS.
Bonliag Takes Four, Pour and Hall
and Five-Mile Events in Re
markable Time at Meet.
NEW YORK. Sept. 10. At Travers
Island today the annual aenior cham
pionship contests of the Metropolitan
Association of the Amateur Athletic
Union were marked by the breaking
of three American records In the Ave
mile run by George V. Bonhag. of the
Irish-American Athletic Club, and the
failure of Melvln V. Sheppard to get
away at the start of the first trial
heat of the 440-yard race.
Bonhag practically led all the way
in the five-mile run. which he won
easily by a fifth of a mile In 25:09 1-5,
a new American record.
The former record was made by E. C.
Carter of the New York A. C. In
25:23 3-6 on September 17. 1887. Bon
hag today -.made two other American
records in the same race, the first being
20:11 for four miles, beating 20:15-4-5,
made by the late William Day, 21 years
ago. and the four and one-half mile
record of K. ' C. Carter made 2S years
ago. Carter's time then was 22:58 4-5,
but BonlSag romped past the mark in
22:43 1-6.
RECORD SEVEN TIMES BROKEN
Old field Sets New "Speed Mark for
Auto on Mile Circular Track.
ST. PAUL. Sept. 30. Ralph De Palma's
world automobile circular' track record
for one mile was broken seven times at
the state fair track here this afternoon.
De Palma, Keracher, Burman and Old
fleld all lowered the mark of 51.80 set
by De Palma on the same track one year
ago, but Oldfleld succeeded In making
the best time of them all, t he new record
being 49-25 seconds.
Each man was given two trials at the
record. Oldfleld on his second trial, al
though a tire came off near the finish,
made the distance In 50.80.
Tucker Makes Pitching Record.
BESSEMER. Ala., Sept. 10. Striking out
more than a score of batters and keep
ing his opponents helpless for two games
last Thursday, Pitcher Tucker, of the
local team', is believed to have established
a Tecord in baseball by winning both
games of the doubie-header without a hit
or a run. Tucker gave several bases on
balls, but nothing resembling a hit was
secured off his delivery;
BIG PURSES Dfflf
GH BRED
HORSES
Fair Association May otter
- Two $10,000 Purses
Next Year.
BAILEY ADVOCATES IDEA
Helen Stiles' Owner Says Big Money
Alone Drew Him to Portland.
Two 85000 Events May Al
so Be Arranged.
SHOW DREW 46.500 PEOP1.K.
President N C. Marls nd Sec
retary F. A. Welch, of the Port
land Fair and Livestock Associa
tion, announced yesterday that they
were unable to give out the exact
figures ! on attendance at the six
days of the harvest festival, but
mada the following estimates for
publication:
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
. 1 0.000
. S.nnn
. T.'MW)
.17.0""
. 6.0O0
. 2.5O0
Total 43.300
Rain Interfered on Tuesday and
sgaln yesterday or the attendance
records would have been close to
60.000.
That big crowds can be attracted to
harness horse racing In Portland was
amply demonstrated during the Har
vest Festival of the Portland Fair and
Livestock Association, which would up
a successful week yesterday, and the
secret is the offering of munificent
purses. Last Thursday the association
pulled off a trotting race for horses In
the :12 class for which a purse of
$10,000 was hung up, and on that day
over 17,000 people assembled at the
track to see the sport.
Such success was hoped for but not
anticipated, for even the most enthu
siastic and optimistic supporters of tjje
association did not think that Portland
would respond that strong, and natur
ally the directors are now discussing
the advisability of offering similar
purses next year, and possibly a higher
clcss of eventa. J. W. Bailey, one of
the directors of the Portland Fair and
Livestock Association, is openly advo
cating putting up a 810,000 purse for
both pacers and trotters, matting two
big stake events. He also encourages
the idea of offering purses of $5000
each for both classes of horses. This
would give the meeting four big stake
events, and naturally four big days
out of. the six days of racing. It would
mean that the meet would start Mon
day and continue with big stake races
on Tuesday. Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday, while Saturday s' card could be
made up of the consolation events in
both classes.
Many Attend Opening Day.
Opening day and Wednesday and
Thursday, the big strike days, were
marked by most flattering attendances,
which is indicative of the interest the
public takes in high-class racing. Of
fering four big purses means bringing
a greater number of high-class horses
here. That was noticeable last week.
The meet Just ended signalled the ad
vancement of tne racing game in The
Northwest to a "marked degree. This
quota of high-bred animals could be
doubled and even tripled by putting
up four big stake events for competi
tion next year. The prize money costs
the association little or nothing, be
cause the entrance fees of the horses
pay the purses. It Is not unlikely that
the association will stage such a pre
tentious programme next season.
Durfee Follows Circuit.
C. A. Durfee, the San Jose turfman,
who won the $10,000 trot with his
entry, Helen Stiles, says that having
come to Portland, he quite naturally
entered his stable over the Northwest
ern circuit. Durfee's action is similar
to that of other horsemen, for, instead
of taking Helen Stiles East, the Call
fornian decided to keep her nearer
home and reap the benefit of less
shipping expense and at the same time
take a chance at winning practically
as much stake money as would be his
portion on the Eastern tracks. Had
Portland not offered this big purse,
Durfee would not have come here, and
It is also doubtful if Alex Brown, of
Walnut Grove. Cal., would have enter
ed his Prince Lot, winner of second
money in this big event.
"The big stake is all that attracted
me," said C. A. Durfee yesterday, "and
I want to say that I have never been
accorded better treatment or had a
squarer deal than I experienced right
here In Portland.
Success Pleases Him.
"Naturally I.am pleased to win the
big event here, but fully expected to
do so when I came North. Helen Stiles
is a conslstant performer, and after the
first heat I was never in doubt as to
the outcome. Had I been lucky in
the draw I should have won the first
heat. Prince Lot is no mean contend
er on an even break, let alone where he
had the advantage of a good start.
"I wish to thank the Portland Fair
and Livestock Association for Its fair
ness and the able manner in which the
races were handled. I hope to be here
again next year."
Yesterday was getaway day at the
track, and among the horsemen to leave
for the Salem State Fair were Durfee
and several others not having entries
in the final day's programme. As
soon as the Northwestern circuit con
cludes its dates, the directors of the
Portland fair will hold a meeting at
which the idea advanced by J. W.
Bailey will be discussed at .length.
STOCKRAISING IS ENCOURAGED
Experts Say Oregon Should Be Home
' or Finest Horses and Cattle.
With the close of the livestock show
yesterday, the Portland Fa'ir & Livestock
Association feels gratified over the suc
cess of the exhibit. Interest In the atock
raietng industry In Oregon seems to have
grown wonderfully since a year ago. This
year's show was by far the best ever
given by the association and while the
exhibit was not as large as could .have
been secured, the management is satisfied.
Inasmuch as plans were not undertaken
until six weeks ago.
The Judges of the different kinds and
breeds of stock were unanimous in de
claring that the animals on exhibition
were as fine as could be found anywhere.
Earl B. Robbins, of Horace, Ind.. who
judged the beef cattle, comes from a
family who have made stock-raising their
chief bueinew for three generations. His
father, William Robbins, was in PorUand
vlih a larse string of-blooded Jierefords
during the Lewis & Clark exposition and
returned hist witn a gooaiy Biiarc i
the blue ribbons and medals,
in yifiuiine- the ethow Mr. Robbins
said: "The number of cattle at the Port-
1 I vac nf cnilraA limited. but
lailU -' V .ww r -
what it lacked in numbers if made up in
,t- r ; nnt A.H a fllnela head
fwTw.llljr. 1 UlU UVL ,,1.M w--.c.w
among the beef cattle that would not
merit the attention of any grower. Some,
of the cattle that I passed upon where
as fine as I have ever seen. ,
"Oregon has everything in her favor,
for becoming the best Modernising atate
in the Union. You have a mild, even
1 1 m niantv rif imoH wr t pt and the
best forage that is raised. "With these
conditions, I do not unaersiana wny mure
of your moneyed people do not take more
interest in raising blooded stock, for it
Is an industry that is both pleasant and
profitable."
Professor F. M. Logan, of Vancouver,
B. C. who has been connected with ex
perimental farm service of the Canadian
government for many years, was equally
impressed with Oregon's possibilities for
becoming one of the leading stockraising
states. He judged the milch cattle at the
fair and declared thafhe had never had
occasion to pass upon a finer lot.
Blooded horses can also be raised in
Oregon to good advantage, according to
Mordo McDonald, of Walla Walla, who
judged the horses at the fair. Mr. Mc
Donald, has lived in Oregon and Wash
ington nearly all his life and has devoted
his time almost exclusively to the rais
ing of fine stock. He said the speci
mens of horseflesh at the fair were un
usually fine and congratulated the man
agement on the success that attended the
livestock feature.
Nearly all the prize vinning horses ami
cattle were shipped last evening to Salem
where they have been entered in the state
fair which opens tomorrow.
MIGHTY CASEY "COMES BACK"
Famous Mtidville Player Who Struck
Out 20 Years Ago Turns Up.
Many versions of the famous baseball
poem "Casrey at the Bat." have been
written, and various claimants have come
forward to assert their authorship of the
original, but C- P. McDonald, of the Chi
cago Tribune staff, eprings the following
travesty on De Wolf Hopper's favorite
piece In the following:
The Bugrvtlle team was surely up axainst a
rock rsmc;
The Chanel's were they'd win defeat and un
dying fame;
Three men were hurt and two were benched,
the score stood aix to four.
They had to make three hard-earned runs ia
just two inninga more.
"It can't be done." the captain said, a pal
lor on hU face;
"I've got two pitchers In the fleld, a mutt
on eecond base:
And should another man get spiked or crip
pled In some way.
The team would mire be down and out Vith
eight men left to play.
We're up asalnst It anyhow as far aa I can see:
My boy ain't hlUinR like they should, and
that's what worries me.
The luck Is with the other ie. no pennant
will w win;
It's mlsrhty tough, but we must tske our medi
cine and grin."
The elirhth round opened: one, two. three;
the enemy went down;
The Busrville boy.i went out the same, the
captain ore a frown;
The first half of the ninth came round, two
mn had been Dut out.
When Bugville'a catcher broke a thumb and
could not go the route.
A deathly alienee eettled o'er the crowd as
sembled there.
Defeat would be allotted them; they felt It
in the air;
With only eixht men In the field 'twould be
a grewsome fray.
Email wonder that- the captain cursed the day
he learned to play.
"Lend rae a man to finish with!" he begjed
ths other team;
"Lend you a man?" the foe replied; "My
boy, you're in a dream!
We want to win the pennant, too that's what
we're doing here;
There's only one thing you can do call for
a volunteer!"
The captain stood and pondered In a listless
sort of way:
H never was a quitter and he would not be
today.
"Is there within the grandaiid here," his
voice rang loud and clear.
"A man who has the sporting blood to b a
volunteer?"
Again that awful ellence settled o'er the mul
titude; Was there a man among them with such reck-
lenc"S imbued?.
The captain stood with cap. in hand, while
hopeless was his glance:
And then a short and stocky maa cried out,
"I'll take a chance!"
Into the field he bounded with a step both
firm and lisht.
"Give me the mask and mitt," he said; "let's
finish un the fight!
The game is now beyond recall; I'll last at
least a round:
Although I'm ancient you will find me mus
cular and sound."
His hair waa sprinkled here and there with
little streaks gray;
Around his eyes and on bis brow a bunch of
wrinkles lay.
The captain smiled despairingly, and slowly
turned away.
"Why, he's all right!" one rooter yelled. An
other "Let him play!"
"All right, go on," the captain sighed, fne
stranger turned around.
Took off hl coat and collar, too, and threw
them on ths ground.
Tho humor of the situation seemed to hit
them all.
And as he donned the mask and mitt, th
umpire called "Play ball!"
Three balls the pitcher at him hurled, three
hails of lightning speed:
The stranger caught them all with ease and
did not seem to heed;
Each ball had been pronounced a strike, the
side had been put out. .
And es he walked in toward ths bench he
heard the rooters shout.
One Bugvllle boy went out on striken and
one was killed at first!
The caotain saw them fail to hit and gnashed
hla teeth and enrsed!
The third man smashed a double and the
fourth man swatted clear.
Then in a thunder of applause up came ths
volunteer.
His feet were planted In the earth, he swung
a warlike club;
The captain saw his awkward pose and softly
whispered "Dub!"
The pitcher looked at him and grinned, then
heaved a mighty ball.
The echo of that fearful swat still lingers with
us all!
High, fast and far the spheroid flew, it salled(
and sailed away.
It ne'er was found, it's supposed it still
floats on today.
Three runs came in. the pennant would be
Bugvllle's for a year;
The fans and players gathered round to cheer
the volunteer.
"What 1 your name?" the captain aeked.
"Tell us your name!" cried all.
Aa down his cheeks great tears of joy were
seen to run and fall.
For one brief moment he was still, then mur
mured soft and low:
"I'm mighty Casey who struck out Just
twenty years ago!"
O'Connell May Wrestle Hindu.
Eddie O'Connell, the Multnomah,
wrestling instructor, and Doden Singh,
the Astoria Hindoo wrestler, will meet
on the mat In Portland the night of
September 22, if efforts having been
made to arrange a match are success
ful. Doden, who has wrestled twice
with O'Connell, winning once, says he
will bet $1000 against the Multnomah
man in a straight catch,-as-catch-can
match.
Doden says he is already training
and O'Connell is usually fn trim to go
on the canvas at short notice.
League Abandons Topeka.
TOPEKA. Kan., Sept. 10. No more
Western League ball games will be
played in Topeka this season. The re
maining games scheduled here have all
been transferred. Owner Cooley has
disposed of every player who started
the season with Topeka with, one exception.
WET TRUCK DOES
NOT MAR RAGES
Getaway Day Is Marked by
Running of All Scheduled
Equine Events.
WEEK'S ATTENDANCE BIG
More Than 45.000 Are at Track of
Portland Fair & Livestock As
sociationHorsemen Ap
preciate Treatment.
Gelawav dav at the track of the
Portland Fair and Livestock Associa
tion was marked by the running off of
everv scheduled event despite the in
clemency of the weather and the ac
companying intermittent showers of
rain, for the horsemen insisted that
they were willing to take a chance un
der the circumstances, and the judges
consented to allow them to try it.
The early morning rains turned the
surface of the race course into a sea
of mud. and in order to favor the har
ness horses as much as possible the
running events were pulled off first,
and during that time the sun shone
bright enough for a short time to par
tially alleviate the mushlness of the
course.
So sloppy was the going that the
running horses at the finish were liter
ally covered with atieky mud from
ears to flank, and their riders looked
more like negroes than white men.
However, the- "bangtails" seemed to
like the going, for Princess Viola won
the four and one-half furlongs in 57
seconds, while Confederate captured
the three-quarters dash in 1:17. both of
which events were done in fairly good
time considering the condition of the
course.
Seattle Gelding Wins Harness Event.
The first harness heat staged wa
the consolation trotting for $2000 of
the original $10,000 stakes which was
competed for Thursday. Henry Greyi
the veteran roan gelding owned by Ar-.
nold Zbinden. of Seattle, and ably han
dled and driven by Hartnagle, captured
the event in three straight heats, and
In each heat the gray came from be
hind at the three-quarters pole and
finished easy winner In two heats and
just did nose out Alfreda B. and Golden
Nut In the final.
It was a great exhibition and every
one had to admire the Judgment of
Hartnagle and the gameness of the Se
attle horse.
While the mud was quite liberally
distributed in the first heat, tne horses'
went over the distance in 2:21 and re
peated In the same, time In the second
heat. Hartnagle took Henry Grey to
the rear at the first turn and saved his
entry for the filial dash, while Golden
Nut and Mayo were making the pace
ahead. Slowly but surely Hartnagle
kept pulling up on the leaders and at
the half-mile he .was Just a few lengths
behind the leaders, and at the three
quarters he was so close tiiat it was
only a matter of a few rods before he
would pass them, which he did In the
head of the stretch.
Once in the lead, Hartnagle did not
let up an instant, and Henry Gray trot
ted home several lengths ahead of
Golden Nut, the second horse.
The same programme was repeated in
the second heat, though this time th.i
Seattle horse beat Alfreda B. to the
wire.
When the third heat was called a tor
rent of rain was falling, but all of the
horsemen declared they were willing i
start. At the far turn Henry Grey was
several lengths in the rear, and it
looked bad for a third straight win. but
Hartnagle brought him into the stretch
in good position and raced to the wlr.;
in such speedy fashion that Golden Nut.
who was second, could not stand ths
pace and broke Into a gallop.
This performance lost Golden Nut
second place, but Hartnagle's entry dH
not lose his stride and went under firs',
by a bare length. It was a great finish
and a fine piece of driving, and botii
horse and driver were heartily applaud
ed when the winner returned to the
stand for his dismissal by the judges.
2:06 Pacing Event Is Run.
The next race was a 2:0S pacing event
for a purse of $1000, and, as In the trot
ting event, the drivers desired to run
and the officials agreed. The first two
heats were run in the mud, and the last
in the rain as well. Joe MeGuire, with
his veteran pacer, Sherlock Holmes,
won the race in three straight heals,
and each time he breezed under the
wire well ahead of the nearest com
petitor. Sherlock Holmes is a chestnut stal
lion by Zolock, and well known over
the Northwest circuit, MeGuire having
raced the horse here for several years.
Only four horses entered this race
and all of them started. Sherlock
Holmes was the favorite at most every
stage, though not a few people cher
ished the hope of seeing J. McDade'.i
Josephine returned victor. However.
Josephine did not like the mud we::
enough to gain any advantage at any
time, while Sherlock Holmes seemed to
like the mud and captured the race in
three straight heats.
Week's Attendance Exceeds 45,000.
Over 45,000 people attended the races
during the week, and had it not been
for the rains yesterday there is no ques
tion but that the total attendance wouH
have been swelled to the half-century
mark. As It is, the directors of the as
sociation are well pleased with the
week's show, which is believed to havo
made money for the first time, and
preparations will loon be made for the
holding of next season's meet.
All of the horsemen also express their
appreciation of the treatment accord
ed them while here, and most of them
left for the Salem meeting, which com
mences Monday, vowing to return to
Portland next Fall. Results:
Summary of Yesterday's Races.
First race. a:06 pacing, purse J0O0-; '
Sherlock Holmes, ch. S....McGulre 1 1 1
i.-hfn b. m Chllda - -l i
ww-ww. . Truln -
,. . i-v.r o uanipis , w "
Time 2:15, 2:10. -.i-Track
muddy and slow. L,ast heat run in
downpo- rain. First three horses d.
"r,ec?nd"race. consolation trot. 2:12 class.
purse 52HK.
Henry Grey. gr. g...
Alfreda B.. b. m
Golden Nut, s. s
Mayo. b. s
Kathlena, b. m
Tell Tale. r. m..... .
Time 2:21.
Track muddy and
....Hartnagle 1
....Jeffries B
Ford 2
Chllda 3
Daniels 4
. Hosoboom 6
2:21. 2:-0"j.
"slow, and last
of rain. Mayo
I 1
beat
and
raced in downpour
oowniwur l' ' .
Kath ena. navtng w ";": i.ljT,' A
vide fourth money. Kingbrook, Frsddia C.
Jr. and Zombronut scratched.
Third race, special half mile running,
members PortU.id Hunt Club, for stiver cup
offered by association Won by Oregon
Frank. Eugene Oppenhelmer: Joe Miller. H.
K Dent, aecond : Lady Myrtle. M. H. Ker
ron. third: Call Bond. James Alexander,
fourth. Time. :54.
Fourth race, four and one-hslf furlongs,
purse 1100 Won by Princess Viola: Bei
zins second: Ttoval Sain third. Time. :NT.
Fifth race, three-quarters mile dash, parse
ino Won by Confederate; Sister- Julia sec
ond; Btella J. third. Tims, 1:1T.