TITE SUNDAY OKEGOXIAX, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 31.
GIBBONS GIVEN DEF1
CANOEING IN OREGON STREAMS ONE
OF STATE'S CHARMING ATTRACTIONS
Fascination of Travel in Light Watercraft Yearly "Wins More Enthusiasts to Sport State Affords Vacation
Trips Rivaling Eangeley Lake Region in Maine.
DOUGLAS COUNTY POULTRY SHOW
IS GREAT SUCCESS. VARIETIES FINE
Chicken Fnders Display Line of Fr-ls Banking With Those) of Any Part of Land Unique Breed of Ducks
Shown Turkey Exhibit Is Disappointment.
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.ISKBL'KO. Or, Uac. J. (Special.)
With orer 100 exhibitor!. 300
lodiomi pens and 500 proud fowls.
the first annual exhibition of the
ouglas County Toultry and Pet Stock
Association was In proirress here this
week. In size, tha show far excelled
expectations of the management, as It
fld the thousands of persons who
throniced the Armory the three days.
.Although the largest assembly hall In
louirlas County, every available foot
of space was utilized and In many In
stances it became necessary to congest
the pena that the birds might be ex
hibit rd to advantaKe.
Other than the hundreds of fowls ex
hibited by Douglas County raisers,
there were many non-resident birds on
llplaT. Theae birds represented vari
ous localities extenittnir as far north
as Portland; as far south as Central
Point; as far west as Corvsllls. and as
far east as Lebanon.
Jadse'a Task la Hard.
Although enjoying many years' ex
perience In handling and caring for
fowls of various breeds. Judge W". H
KtanflrlJ. of LlTermore, Cal.. confronted
the task of bis life In this city. The
cream of quality, as applied to the
fowl, was on exhibit, and the scoring
was difficult, to say the least. To the
pemon unacquainted with the product
of the barnyard, ail the birds looked
rood, and to pick the superior would
have proven an arduous tsk.
The poultry on exhibit Included the
leading strains of chickens, ducks,
ireese and turkeys. This display was
enhanced by several pens of China
pheasants and pigeons, which attracted
no little attention of the younger gen
eration. While all breeds of birds were
exhibited In large numbers, tne Orping
tons and Plymouth Kocka probably oc
rupled the greater space, seconded by
1. hrn. Wyandotes. illnorcas, Khode
Inland Keda. Cochins and Brahma.
Of the local exhibitors. K. A. Kruse.
HIGH COURSES SUBJECT
rilASKfi OP SCUOOIj work dis.
CTSSF.D BY SrrF.lUXTENDEXTS.
rtifsiotuglcal Stutlj, sod Adaptation
of Conr to National Aaorla
tlon's Halings Vrgrtl.
Industrial work during the first two
years of tha high school courses In the
state, and requirement for a year of
physiological study In tha coarse, strict
regulation or athletics In high schools,
and the adaptation of the course to
the prescribed preparatory courses of
the National Educational Association,
were some of the regulations Indorsed
r-r the tstate Association of City School
Superintendents, whose meeting, fol
lowing the close of the meeting of the
Plate Teachers Association, was held
at the Lincoln High School esterdsy.
In -the physiological course the as
sociation favored the Introduction of
the study of sanitation, hygiene and
sexual science. The course In phys
loloKy waa not recommended for any
flxrd year In the course, but It was
to fee left to the choice of the stu
dent In which year of the four be pre
ferred to take it.
The requirement for IS units for
graduation was Indorsed, and while
the association did not favor dictation
from the ttate University as to the
preparatory courses. It recommended
tne adoption of such courses ss would
lead naturally up to the work of the
more advanced Institutions.
Regulation for the athletic work in
Mxh schools, according to the resolu
tions passed by the association, should
be most rigid. None but bona fide
students should be permitted to enter
interscholastlc contests, and a fair
standard of scholarship should be
maintained by high school athletes.
Further recommendations regarding
athletics will be made In a report of a
committee appointed to Investigate the
subject. Superintendent Tledgen. o4
Xarshdeld. Superintendent Coad. of
Hood Klver. and Superintendent
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Douglas County farmer and poultry
fancier, exhibited the largest number
of birds, including chickens, ducks,
turkeys and geese. A similar variety
was exhibited by KJward Shoel. of Al
bany, who won the distinction of being
the largest of the outside exhibitors.
Included In Mr. Shoel's exhibit was a
fine pair of Bult Orpington ducks, a va
riety of fowl never before seen by many
of the older and more experienced poul
try fanciers of Douglas County.
Darks Art Ftae Pwnrla.
Beautiful in color, and a trifle larger
than tha Indian Runner duck, these
birds were admired by all who chahced
to attend the show. Although raised ex
tensively In the East. Judge Btanfield
says the pair on display here were the
first he had ever seen on 1i)s Paclflo
Coast. The ducks aroused unusual In
terest among the Douglas County poul
try fanciers, and It Is safe to predict
that tbey will soon become a staple
product of the locsl barnyard.
In speaking of the local show to
night. Judge ttanfleld said:
-Vou boys may well feel proud of
Gardner, of Forest Orove, were ap
pointed on the committee.
Tha State Association of City School
Superintendents will throw Its mem
bership open to all city school superin
tendents and to principals of schools
employing more then six teachers. The
membership at the present time has a
total of JO. Meetings vlU bo held an
nually In connection with the meetings
of the State Teachers' Association.
IDLE MEN AT PENDLETON
Laborers Walk Streets I'nabks to
Find Eniplojnient.
PEXDLETQN. Or, Dec 0. (Spe
cial.) Lured to Pendleton by tha re
ports of great activity here, scores of
Idle men are now walking tha streets.
.With the extension of the city sewer,
the pavtng of several streets, the con
struction of the Eastern Oregon
branch asylum and the erection of sev
eral buildings, work for a very large
number of laborers has been and still
is available, but the supply of men
now asking for work la far greater
than the demand.
The testers in charge of St. An
thony's Hospital, who make It a point
never to turn a hungry man away
from their doors, report they are feed
ing from 40 to to men every day.. As
high as It men have been In line at
one time, waiting for the generous
"handout. "
Aside from tha robbing of henroosts,
clothesline thefts and other petty
crimes, tha flood of idle men has not
caused the officers any great amount
of trouble. The gftater part of those
here seem to be laborers, who are ac
tually In search of employment.
Price of Butter to 'Ills.
Announcement was made last night
by T. S. Townsend that beginning to
morrow the price of butter In. Portland
markets will advance J cents a pound,
making the price J rents a pound in
rutes or tub. The rise is caused by
the shortage In first-grade stock, Mr.
Townsend said, and not by any excep
tional circumstances. Butter prices
are said to be high la all Northwest
markets.
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this show. I resided In Hillsdale,
Michigan, for many years, and prob
ably attended as many poultry shows
as any man residing in that oectlon of
the United States. You had as many
birds on exhibition as you usually find
In any local shows In the East, and the
quality of the fowls was high. I mli'ht
say that the exhibit ranks well with
Eastern displays, with the possible ex
ception that the Eastern poultry fan
cier has enjoyed mora experience and
better understands the conditioning of
birds for show purposes than the West
erner. Turkeys TVot Displayed.
"This state of affairs Is excusable,
however, considering that poultry
shows in this section of the West are
practically In their Infancy. Persons
who havo never before given the" rais
ing of poultry a thought will become
converted, and In time you will be
able to arrange an exhibit second to
none In the United States.
"I am only disappointed In one in
stance because you failed to take more
Interest In the exhibiting of turkeys.
Douglas County Is famous for Its tur
keys throughout the entire United
States, and you should not lose sight
of this fact. A varied exhibit of tur
keys should not be neglected."
INSURANCE COST IS CUT
OAKJLAXD'S SALT WATER MAIXS
RESULT IX SAVING.
Underwriter Says Redaction In Rate
Will Pay for New Equipment,
In Single Year.
SAX FRANCISCO. Dec. JO. (Special.)
That the Insurance rate of-Oakland,
and especially the business section pro
tected by the auxiliary salt water sys
tem. Installed by the municipality two
years ago at a cost of J100.000, will be
lowered materially In the near future.
Is the statement of C Fred Burks, of
the Oakland Fire Underwriters.
The new ratea for Oakland are in
the hands of the printers," he said,
but cannot be printed until the busi
ness section of the city has been re
numbered. If the books were issued
now the renumbering of the business
places would force the underwriters to
print new books. The liabilities of all
the board Insurance companies In the
section protected by tlTe auxiliary plant
total J25. 000.000. while the annual pre
miums received by Insurance corapunies
amount to JIOO.OoO a year, or less than
t per cent.
"A reduction of SS per cent In Insur
ance rates' will amount to a cut of
1100.000, and will mean that the mer
chants will save enough In one year
to pay the entire cost of the installa
tion of the auxiliary salt water plant."
Dinner Reservations Man;.
Reservations for the New Tear"s din
ner at the Portland Commercial Club
have been booked by the score the past
few days, and It Is probable that the
club dining-room will be crowded by
the various private New Year dinner
parties. The dinner will be served at
the Commercial Club from 6:30 this
evening to 8 o'clock.
There are WO.O0O cases of typhoid in this
country annually- and some 60,000 deaths.
Tbare are 00.000 deaths annually from
cholera infantum. Ntarly all would be pra.
vented It the fly nuisance waa conquered.
Ray Bronson Wants to Settle
Welterweight Title Dispute.
ST. PAUL BOY IS COMER
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Ttventy-Ronnd Battle on Coast or In
New Orleana I Preferred bv In
dianapolis Lad So miners,
Britisher, Back In Ring.
BT TOM 8. ANDREWS.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Dec. SO. (Spe
cial.) The effort to clear up the wel
terweight muddle is meeting with some
success, and there Is a strong proba
bility that Mike Gibbons, the clever St.
Paul boy. and Ray Bronson. the Indian
apolis lightweight, not a welterweight,
will meet in a decisive contest soma
time after the first of the year.
The challenge which Bronson hurled
at the St. Paul lad after he returned
from the East to St. Paul, has had the
effect of bringing Gibbons out with
the statement that ha can do the wel
terweight limit. Hi pounds, at 3
o'clock. In reply to this ssstement,
Bronson sent me the following tele
gram: "Please permit me to say that I am
anxious to arrange a match with Gib
buns for the welterweight champion
ship. I am out for that title, and if
Gibbons can make 143 pounds at 3
o'clock, I will gladly arrange the
match, and also back myself to the
extent of $1000. Of course, I would
prefer to have a 20-round battte.
either at New Orleans or on the Coast;
In fact, anywhere that a long-distance
contest can be staged. If Gibbons can
not make the weight, I would be
pleased to have him come out and say
so, and stop a lot of unnecessary talk.
I claim the title because I know that
Jimmy Clabby, the former holder, can
not make the weight any more, neither
can Jimmy Gardner. Harry Lewis or
Mike Twin Sullivan, who have been
posing as welters. My money la ready
any time Gibbons wants to arrange the
match on the terms mentioned."
Saramers Returns to Klair
Johnny Sommers. the clever English
lightweight, who mide such a hit in
New York two years ago. and then went
to Australia, has re-entered the ring.
After Johnny's return from Australia to
England, he found himself so far above
the lightweight limit that he entered
the welterweight class, but was foolish
enough to give away a lot of weight to
a clever man like Harry Lewis, the re
sult being a defeat. He was defeated
also by Dixie Kid, and then announced
his retirement, but it seems that the
fascination was too strong for Johnny,
and he came back a few nights ago,
meeting young Nipper, a promising
welterweight, in London.
Sommers seemed to have regained his
old-time form, for he put up one of the
best bouts of his career, and defeated
Nipper in fine style In 10 rounds. The
same night witnessed the come-back of
another British boxer, who had been
out of It for five years Pedler Palmer
who at one time was featherweight
champion of Great Britain, but who
had his laurels taken away by the once
famous Terry McGovern. Palmer fought
Darkey Haley 15 rounds, but youth was
against him, and at the end of 10
rounds he was obliged to give np the
Btruggle, and shy the towel Into the
ring. Eight or 10 years ago. the Ped
ler would have beaten half a dozen
Haleys In the same ring.
The two British boxers Sid Smith
and Billy Marchant who intend com
ing over to this country for ring hon
ors, have been making an unusually
good showing In London the past month
or so. Accounts of the battles they
had at the National Sporting Club give
them the highest kind of praise. Mar
chant's feinting and ducking was the
the finest ever seen in the club since
the days of Pedler Palmer and such
scientlflo boxing, and his hitting- was
also above the average for a small
fighter. Marchant beat BUI Bennett,
the Dublin man, all the way and won
handily.
Smith was also so far ahead of Joe
Wilson, whom he fought for the fly
weight championship, that there was no
comparison between the two. Smith's
shifty tactics were too much for Wilson
and at times he was completely baffled.
Smltk tr Issue Challenge.
The London critics made no bones
about saying that Smith has a right to
challenge for Johnny Coulon's title,
while Marchant has a right to go after
Abe Attell or Johnny Ktlbane for the
American featherweight title, although
they forget perhaps that Marchant is
nearer the British limit of lit pounds
than the American limit of 122 pounds.
If they come over here after the first
of the year they should be kept busy
for a time and should also be able to
make some very Interesting matches.
Strange how some of these old-timers
come back and put up a few good bouts.
Take John Willie for instance. The I
Chicago man. now In the neighborhood
of 86 years of age, was at one time a
wrestler and strong man, but occa
sionally engaged In a boxing match
when be could get the bouts. He has
been bouncing around for several years
and no one ever gave him a thought as
a heavyweight boxer, when, all of a
sudden, he comes out from the blinds
and holds his own against a strong
young fighter like Andy Morris, of
Boston.
In a longer bout there is no doubt but
what Morris would defeat the Chicago
man. but Just the same Willie fought
Andy to a standstill and pat up a really
fine battle. Now John wants to be a
white hope, but he is too well along In
years for that stunt. Morris wants a
longer contest witn wiuie, ana ir tne
latter Is wise he will keep away from
the youthful heavyweight. All rie-ht
for the short ones with these old timers,
but the long route usually gets them
In bad and puts them on the scrap heap.
BOSTON ELKS GET ROOMS
Hub City Herd Coming 150 Strong
to Win 1913 Convention. .
Boston has entered Into active com
petition with Plttaburg for the honor
of entertaining the Elks grand lodge
convention In 1913. and yesterday made
a telegraphic contract with the Oregon
Hotel for the accommodation of tha
lodge In thst city at the big reunion at
Portland next July. Boston Elks have
chartered a special train and will come
to Portland in style.
Los Angeles closed a contract yes
terday with the Carlton Hotel for 75
rooms. The Carlton also will house the
Spokane herd, which will come about
600 strong.
Woodland Gets Heavy Snow.
WOODLAND, Wash.. Dec. 30. (Spe
cial.) Snow began falling at an early
hour this forenoon and at 3 P. M. was
four inches deep, and still falling, ac
companied by a raw easterly wind. The
temperature is rising now, however.
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BY PARKER F. BHERWIN.
LIKE the New England farmer, who
in the Winter months cheats the
monotony of the dreary evenings
by studying seed catalogues and by
planting his garden on paper three
months before the frost is out of the
ground. Oregon canoeists are applying
themselves to topographical maps of
Westtrn streams, learning the fall of
the rivers, the nature of the country
they traverse and marking with little
crosses points where swift water may
be encountered or where a portage may
be necessary.
MANY SPORTING RECORDS ARE SET
Schmidt completed his round-the-world
when she went the mile In 2:05.
Louisville. Ky, Oct. 7. The Endurance
take of four miles at Churchill Downs was
won by MeMfi(ter Boy. carrying 106 pounds.
In 7:14 1-3. This breaks both the track and
Kentucky record for the event.
Lexington. Ky.. Nov. 1. Country Jay set
a now world's record for 15-year-old trotters
by making ths mile In 2K)3 at the Breed
ers' meeting. Present Queen also estab
lished a new record for yearling pacing
allies, going the mile in 2:20.
Fresno. Cal.. Sept. Copa de Oro paced an
exhibition half-mllo In :5S, while the 3-year-old
pacing colt, Del Rey, paced an ex
hibition mils In 2:05.
Oakland. Cal., Dec 30. 1910. Terns Trick
established a new world's record for Ave
furlongs at Emeryville, running the distance
In 6S seconds. Ihe previous mark was
M 2-5, made by Jack Nunally, December 3,
1U07. at Oakland.
Turf Performances Better
There seems to be no limit to the rec
ord-breaking performances in the horse
line, especially in trotting and pacing,
although a few new marks have been
registered In the running list of rec
ords. It is not many years ago that
horsemen claimed there never would be
a two-minute trotter, but the two-minute
trotter appeared and has passed
along, the effort being now to get
down to the same speed as the pacer,
a no the troter is not far behind.
. The sensational performances of the
Harvester last year were the talk of all
turfdom, and it was expected that Ed
Geera would drive the splendid stallion
even to greater feats this year, but the
sudden death of the owner of the won
derful trotter August Uihleln in Ger
many, upset the plans of Mr. Geers
somewhat, and The Harvester did not
make the showing that had been ex
pected of him. although he trotted some
reallv splendid races to fast time.
I'hlan. the stalwart trotter owned by
C. K. O. Billings of Cleveland, O., took
the place of The Harvester and per
formed Just as wonderfully this year aa
the Ulhlein stallion did in 1910. Some
horsemen claim that Uhlan Is the great
est of all trotters and that his per
formances have eclipsed anything in
the wavof record-breaking feats ever
attempted by any trotter. On July 13
Uhlan startled the horse world by going
a half mile at Cleveland in :57V4 sec
onds, the fastest halt-mile ever trotted.
Later Uhlan trotted a half-mile to
wagon at Cleveland in 5s K seconds, a
new world's record. Not content with
this, the great horse was sent against
Lou Dillon's record, made In 1903. and
he responded by tying the mark of two
minutes flat. On August 24 Uhlan
went an exhibition mile at Goshen, N.
Y., over a half-mile track, doing the
mile In 2:02, lowering his own former
of the best performers of the sea
son was Peter Thompson, winner of
the Kentucky futurity at Lexington,
when he made a new record for S-year-old
geldings, doing the fourth beat in
2:0T: Peter Thompson had trotted
the second heat at Cleveland in 2:09 ,
and later at Detroit he lowered It to
I:08.
Tom Murphy's farm horse, R. T. C,
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To those who have passed a vacation
In cruising on the smaller streams of
the state has come conviction that no
where, with the possible exception of
Maine, Is this field of sport afforded a
better setting. The New England state
has longr been the haunt of the light
water traveler, and camps have been
built In the Kangeley Lake region for
the sole use of canoe enthusiasts who
Invade the Maine woods every Summer.
Sport Attractions Many.
The sport offers much that is to be
had In no other way and at the same
time many of the charms of other out-
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too early In the season won the 2:14
trot in the remarkable time of 2:08
2:08 and 2:08.
Earl, Jr., and Independence Boy were
great rivals. At Kalamazoo Earl Jr.
paced In the free-for-all and bung up
the following time: xxushi. z:uztt
2:03 and 2:05. Independence Boy
came right back at Cleveland and won
the free-for-all In 2:01. 2:02 and
2:03. a new record.
Vernon McKlnney was another pacer
who showed well at times. In the big
stake event at Columbus. August 21,
McKlnney won in 2:03. 2:02 and
2:02.
Braden Direct and Miss De Forest
were record performers in the filly
class, the latter setting a new mark of
2:05. Present Queen made a new
record for yearling pacing fillies of
2:20, and Frank Perry set a mark of
2:16 for pacing yearling colts.
Soprano set a new mark for trotting
tha fastest four heats in 2:05, Z:0o.
2:05 and 2:05. Hal Chafin paced
three straight heats of half a mile over
a mile track in 1:0154, 1:00, 1:00
Alcyfras on a half-mile track broke
the record for pacing mares in 2:04.
Country Jay, 15 years old, trotted a
mile at Lexington In 2:09.
The best records and world's marks
for the year Just closed are as follows:
Fort Erie. Ont., July S Clyff Edge gal
loped a mile in 1:37 8-5. a new Canadian
reoord for the distance.
Cleveland. O., July 13 Uhlan, the world's
champion trotter, stepped a half mile in
57 tt seconds, the fastest half-mile trotted In
public.
Kalamazoo. Mich., July 20 Tom Mnrphy s
farm horse. R. T. C. won the 2:14 trot in
2:tS, 2:0SK and 2:08.
Sea Girt.-July 22 Nugget, owned by Mor
gan D. Blair, ran the quarter mile In :21 2-5
In a polo race, one-fifth of a second slower
than the world's record on a circular track.
Kalamazoo. Mich.. July 22 Earl Jr.. driv
en by Walter Cox, won the free-for-all pac
ing event in four beats, an average of 2:04
for each. Time, 2:03Vi. 2:024. 2:03 and
2:OSU.
Aurora. 111., July 29 Joe Bowers, trotting
stallion, made a new world's record, trotting
the three fastest heats over a half-mile
track in 2:01, 2:104 and 2:10 respectively.-
Detroit. Mich.. Aug. 1 Vernon McKlnney.
a California pacer, won the Chamber of
Commerce stake, with the fastest average
for four heats.
Cleveland. O., Aug. 8. Uhlan equaled the
world's trotting record to wagon, stepping
the mile in 2:0O flat. Time by quarters:
2. :59, 1:30. 2:00.
Cleveland. O., Aug. 10 The three miles of
the free-for-all championship pace, won by
Independence Boy, . were paced In 2:01,
2:02. 2:03. a new record for paving
three heats In a race.
Cleveland, O.. Aug. 11 Uhlan broke the
world's record when he stepped a half-mile
to wagon In the open in :o6A seconds.
Peter Thompson set up a new mark for
S-year-old trotting geldings by winning the
second heat of the S-year-old sweepstakes
in 2:00.
M uncle, Ind., Aug. 18 Alcyfras, in a race
against time, with Jones up. broke the
world's record for pacing mares on half
mile track by doing the mile In 2:04H.
Monroe, N. T-, Aug. 18 Willy, the Euro
pean champion, trotted a mile on a half-mile
course In 2:0714. The former record of 2:OS
was held by c'resceus.
Columbus, O.. Aug. 19 After not finish
ing the first heat in the Kentucky Stock
Farm futurity for 3-year-old pacers. Braden
Direct won the next two heats, pacing the
second heat in 2:07 a new mark for
that event.
door pastimes are a part of the attrac
tion of canoeing. There is the change
from place to place, perhaps not o
rapidly, yet just as sure, that Is afford
ed In motoring. There is the breath of
adventure of "what's around the cor
ner." with the additional asset that
when one comes upon a particularly at
tractive spot beside the stream he is
descending he has but to dig his paddle
Into the mud. swing in to the shore and
pitch his tent where the grass Is soft
est. There is the outdoor exercise
which is close kin to walking, the out
door life of camping and a panoramic
change of scenery.
When someone tells you. with no
modification to his statement, that a
canoe is as safe as a rowboat, you may
rest assured that he knows little about
canoeing. If he says that a canoe is
as safe as a rowboat In most places,
well and good. And in some places a
canoe Is safer than a rowboat.
Cam Primarily for Rivers.
That is the reason why the canoe was
adopted by white men. In swift water,
which is usually well sprinkled with
Jutting rocks, one would fare Illy in a
clumsy rowboat where with a canoe
he might, if be were skillful, maneuver
through the, rapids without a scratch.
On the other hand, to say that on a
deep lake In a high wind a canoe Is as
safe aa a rowboat is nonsense. I have
been In some pretty stiff blows and with
a companion paddled across a four-mile
wind-lashed stretch one afternoon In
order to beat a sudden mountain rain
storm. The windward shore of the lake
was 10 miles away and thep-e was noth
ing for us but to try to quarter tho
waves in the best way we could.
We had a tent and rubber-wrapped
provisions stowed amidships which
steadied the canoe in a moasure: never
theless, we had to go ashore five or six
times to dump out water.
Indiana Shan High Seats.
It is the person unfamiliar with a
canoe that usually loses his head, and
sometimes his life, when a squall tips
the craft unduly. It is natural for one
when a boat rocks, to grasp the gun'ale.
but in a canoe It is a great deal safer
to lie In the bottom. A canoe cannot
capsize if the weight is in the bottom,
any more than a billiken with a load of
lead in its base can stand on Its head
High seats in canoes are a danger, too.
that the most skillful Indian guides do
not risk.
There are thousands of streams in
Oregon that are a paradise for canoe
ists, both for the canoeist who cares
only for a short paddle of an evening
and for the more ambitious enthusiast
who would pass a week or a month in
the open.
A long canoe trip as a vacation Is be
coming more popular each year and
each year more persons will be found
In the woods and mountains who are
depending upon the paddle for their
means of transportation.
A canoe, three paddles and provisions
and a tent are all that two men need
who vrould set out into the wilds for as
long a stay as they wish to make.
Trials In Open Profit.
It is easy to make the plans and Just
as easy to sit back when the time comes
for their fulfillment and say that you
will not have time this vacation to get
ready or that you don't believe that you
-will be able to stand the hardships of a
trip in the open.
That is just what you need.
If you are one who works in an of
fice for 11 months and two weeks every
year, there is nothing that will do you
more good than to get out and face the
"uncomforts" of sleeping and eating in
the woods. If the trip does you no good
in the way of building up your health,
at least you will come back to the city
with a, heretofore unknown love for
the blessings of civilization. After all,
the revision of one's mode of living does
about as much as the unaccustomed la
bor in building- one np for another
year's work.
Milwaukee, Wis., Aug. 19 Hal Chaffin
set a world's record for three of the fastest
half miles paced on a mile track when he
won the free-for-all three straight heats in
1:01, 1:00 and 1:00(4.
Columbus. O., Aug. 21 In winning the
Board of Trade stake for 2:07 pacers. Vernon
McKlnney set a new record for three heats:
2:03. 2:02 and 2:02 an average of
2:02 !4-
Columbus. O., Aug. 22 Evelyn W. set a
new record for pacing a fourth heat in the
champion sweepstakes for pacers, making
the same In 2:02.
Goshen, N. Y., Aug. 24 Uhlan went an
exhibition mile on a half-mile track in
2:02. lowering his own former record.
Windsor, Ont.. Sept. 4 Two track records
were broken here,: One at a mile and three
sixteenths by Carlton G. In 1:58 1-5, and the
other at a mile and a furlong by Question
Mark. In 1:01 1-3.
Worcester, Mass.. Sept. 6 A new world's
record for snildeless pacing of the half mile
was made by Ames R. In 1:00H-
Syracuse. N. V., Sept. 11 The Chamber
of Commerce stake for 2:07 trotters was won
by Billy Burke In 2:04. 2:04 and 2:0i.
Spanish Queen also made the first heat in
2:04.
Lexington, Ky., Sept. 12 Prank Perry,
owned by J. R. Magokan. and driven by
Nick Curry, lowered the world's record for
record yearling pacers to 2:15.
Detroit. Mich.. Sept. 19. Peter Thompson
lowered his record for 3-year-old trotters,
made the month previous at Cleveland, to
2:08.
Clarksburg, W. Va., Sept. 20. Grace D.
paced a mile on a half-mile track In 2:10.
Louisville. Ky.. Sept. 23. The three-quarter-mile
track record at Churchill Downs
was broken by prince Ahmed, stepping the
distance in 1:11 1-5.
Louisville. Ky.. Sept. 27. Adams Express
made the mile In 1:37 2-5, almost equaling
the world's record.
Louisville. Ky.. Sept. 30. The Palls City
handicap, one mile and a furlong, waa won
by High Private In 1:513-5. lowering the
tra-k record one-fifth of a second-
Colnmbus. O.. Sept. 30. In the 2:08 trot
ting stake Soprano won in 2:05. 2:05H,
2:05 and 2:05 a new world's trotting
record for four heats.
Ljxington. Ky.. Oct. 4. Peter Thompson
won the Kentucky futurity by taking three
final heats of the race. His time for the
fourth heat was 2:0714 a new record for
8-year-old geldings in a fourth heat.
Louisville. Ky.. Oct. 5. A new American
record waa made for one mile and 30 yards
when Col. Ashmeade covered the distance
in 1:39 3-5.
Newbury. Eng., Oct. 6. Rtedfast, a 3-year-old.
carrying 129 pounds, ran the mile
and a quarter in 2:01 1-5. a new record over
s circular course.
Lexington, Ky.. Oct. 6. It took seven
heats to decide the winner of the Kentucky
futurity for 3-year-old fillies, which was
won by Braden Direct. Miss De Forest,
winner of the first and fourth beats, set
a new world's record for 3-year-old pacers
dash in the office or the Excelsior (the
newspaper he represents) at 2 minutes 19 2-5
seconds after 8 A. M., setting a world's
record for globe circling of 39 days, lit
hours. -43 minutes and 37 4-5 seconds. He
had agreed to finish the Journey within 40
days.
Lewis River Snags Disappearing.
WOODLAND, Wash., Dec. 30. (Spe
cial.) The Government snagboat Sa
lem, Captain Reid in charge. Is still
doing fine work in removing the snags
from Lewis River by the use of pow
der, as by this method the snags are
either entirely torn to pieces or arc
cut up Into euch short pieces that the
current on a rise will take them out
into the Columbia. ,',