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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 25, 1912)
THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN. PORTLAND. AUGUST 25, 1912. FALL RACE MEET OPENS TOMORROW BRINGS FAST HORSES Big Industry,; Worth While, Represented in "Junior Grand Circuit" That Takes in Portland for Week Facilities at Track Excellent Sensational Eaces Due. . ' ! ; ; ' " ; J . M BMMaaHaaMBBHIHMBaMMMMIiMMHHHMMV--MMMHMBaMMKB ? :: Mm.-. i ' r 1 i'hii m " M iw if ,r 1 XYrcs - , . II b i ;; U-! 2".-: --?p" J' r" '""'"r;""'; r.K . (-o- q l, BERXn?E IU 2iHi, WISXEB AT PLEAS A.NTO ASD PITOMIXEKT CANDIDATE FOR HOXORS IX CLASSIC 2H3 TROT 2. DR. WAYO. VANCOUVER WIJfER. BEIG DRIVEN A FAST MILE OX COUNTRY CLCB TRACK) 3.' JUNIOR DAN PATCH. SPOKANE OWNED PACER WHO IS IJT FINE FORM THIS SEASON THE CENTER PICTURE SHOWS THE GRANDSTAND AND BLEACHERS AT THE COUNTRY CLUB TRACK. BY W. A. TVESTGATE. pWEXTr years after," that's I Pittsburg lor after an lnter- val or this tiir.e the smoky city held a successful jrrand circuit racing meet this month. Portland holds a Fall race week of grand circuit character, beginning tomorrow. The track Is good, entry lists art. heavy and the horses are high class. Big ftelds and fast time are promised and the meeting should be the most interesting the Northwest has yet seen. Transpor tation problems are pretty well settled ,nd general arrangements' have come to satisfactory conclusions. ' So, suc cess seems to be friendly to the effort. To this view, Portland may well Stay fn the front In respect of harness rac ing. A big Industry is therein repre sented and the. men concerned are .worth cultivating. Xo line of animal . Industry attracts more "intelligence and pains than the breeding and educating of the standard bred horse. He is ' more than a racing machine." He Is a responsive companion,, a fun horse, a fancy, roadster, a show horse, a saddler and, an round, one of 'JCa'ture's great gifts to man. The endowments of the harness horse are wonderfully varied, and be will do for his keep all that can be expected and more. Census reports and advices from the important dis tributing marks show a better demand than for some years, especially for . horses of the better type, and sales of harness horses at four figures, even. .occasionally five, are not . raTe this year. . Reaewed Interest Sbown. . Now, Eastern tracks have experienced good attendance and renewed interest in the game this year.'- The same thing should apply to Portland, whose people are .-as appreciative of high-class amusement as any. Portland has a big advantage .in' dates for this meeting, as It ' follows . Vancouver. B. C - and Edmonton. Alta., precedes the Oregon State Fair and the California State Fslr. so the great stables come to gether first t this point. Grand circuit meetings at Detroit. 'Kalamazoo. Cleveland, Columbus and F.eadville. are distinct economic feat ures in those cities, and it appears that after long experience much gain is found from these meetings. Lexington ,1s. famous In turf history, and Port Jand may well take one week in the year for the horse. At no 'other track have spectators a better view than here. The sur roundings are most attractive. The country is one of sunny slopes and thymy vales, like - Hymettus. and a ticket to the grounds, with the races, the music, the airship and the attrac tions. Is worth par and more. The call of the day seems to be for .speed. Speed samples will .'be shown at this meeting from the home coun ties, from Washington. Idaho, Utah. Montana. California. Colorado. Minne sota. British Columbia. Alberta.- Sas- katebewan and Manitoba. Nearly 00 nt"Ses; 'wHI be there owned by a hun dred stables. The "back to the track movement Is thus in evidence' and it should not be overlooked in the pres ent "return to the soil'' propaganda. If Noah had taken a few harness horses on the ark, perhaps Ham would not have gone to the bad afterward. The mere livestock show did not hold the boy's attention. . While the harness horEe Is the main attraction at this meeting, as he Is at eve'ry successful fair in America, good running races are planned for, with amateur performances, through the week. Monday, August 26, is opening day, and the two professional harness races for that afternoon are strong numbers. The 2:24 trot and the 2:15 pace, for purses of 1000, have each lit entries. so that the starting fields will be big. Amateurs of local class will appear in the Class A trot, by the Riverside Driving Club. Mr. Edwards is billed to fly every day with his Curtlss bi FIGURES SHOW PORTLAND BEAVERS FALL VICTIMS TO WILY SOUTHPAWS To Date This Season, Team Has Won Only 13 Games Froai Left-Handed Twlers and Lost 25 Senators, on Other Hand, "Find" Portside Flingers Therefore, "Hap": Hogan Figured More Wisely Than We Knew. ! OAULO IS iZAAK WALTON PORTLAND MAX SAYS ROGUE RIVER OFFERS BEST FISHIXG. BY ROSCOE FAWCETT. j BARREL of ink has been, split JJX discoursing on Portland's weak hess against Coast League south paws, but not until the figures were compiled In chilly type' did we really appreciate low appalling these vital statistics were. Little- wonder Happy Hogan plans his campaign In advance so as to swing all his heart-side flingers Into the breach against .the Beavers. . ." . . So far this season' Portland has won only 13 games against southpaw pitchers-, whereat the mortality .- list shows 25 contests that have gone the route of upset equilibrium. ' Leverena. the Los Angeles portslder, for Instance, has won-six- games from Portland -against no defeats. .. Castle ton, of Vernon, has walloped us thrice with, no setbacks, whife Raleigh, of the same club, has toyed with Mac's braves four consecutive times. Senators Wlo From Southpaws. But, whereas the ' Bearers run the chalky f la j up the halyard at the first sign of a southpaw, Sacramento has been in Its element. ' A few more port siders and the 'Senators would likely be claiming the pennant. Although with a winning percentage on hand shaking terms with Newport society 400, isn't it? the tailenders have. wal loped southpaws 16 times against 13 losses. And that lnoludes Friday's de feat at the hands .of Harry Suter. ' The reason for this, curious mixing of the dope Is plain. Portland has in the southpaw batting lineup Chad ourne. Lindsay, Rodgers, Fitsgerald, Fisher and Doane while the Senators mainly consist of Irishmen who swing the shlllalah from the right-hand side. A right-hand batter always has an edge on the. left-hand pitcher. Lewis and Madden are the two foremost left hand, .batsmen, on the visiting raster. .-Hap" Planned Wisely. Thi, too, offers a partial solution for the "Jinx" which the Portland club is said to' exercise over the hosts of Graham: Suppose, for Instance, that both "clubs had two or three south paw pitchers. While the Beavers were whiffing the osone the Senators could be fattening up the old anemic batting sheet. That might just about make up the difference In class which sepa rates the. fro squads: - All of which prompts the statement that when Hogan filled his stable with a plethora of southpaw pitchers Hap planned' wiser than most people knew. The figures showing the Portland and Sacramento performances under the shadow of the eccentric triba are as follows: Against Portland - Won Lost Baker, San Francloco .....2 1 Leverenz, Loa Angeles 6 0 HaMa, Los Angeles 1 2 Ablea. Oakland S 1 Durbln. Oakland 2 0 Pernoll. Oakland 1 1 C'asUeton, Vernon . , 8 0 Raleigh, Vernon 4 0 Hltt. Vernon S a Gray. Vernon 0 S Gaoriy. Sacramento 1 2 Byram. Sacramento 0 1 Against Sacramento Won Lost GIrot. Portland ..... 6 2 Baker, San Franelsoo 1 . . 2 Leveranx. Loa Angeiea 8 '3 Balla, Loa Angeiea 1 1 Ahlei. Oakland .' i.. 0 3 Durblo. Oakland 2 0 Pernol). Oakland -. . . 0 1 Castleton. Vernon 1 1 Raleigh Vernon O 3 Hltt. Vernon 1 o Gray. Vernon ' 8 0 Suter, Portland 1 0 O'Ronrke Haa No Fear. "We have licked Harry Abies every time he has started against us," de clared Patsy O'Rourke yesterday. "Raleigh of 'Vernon has fared about the same way. Dillon saved Leverenz a half dozen times by jerking him. Oh, we're the village cutups when there is a southpaw in the box." English .Rugby and American foot ball will ,clash when the Oregon Aggies Journey south next Thanksgiving. While Coach Dolan's huskies are bat tling Occidental college at the Coast League ball park In- Los Angeles the University of Southern California and the California varsity will do a turn at the English style at Fiesta Park. We hear a lot about the champion batter 'of the American League, the champion batter of the National League and the champion batter of the publi city pooh bah leagues, but the real champion batter is- the batter that mother sets behind the rtove; the kind that never fails 'to make a hit the next morning. Give mother the auto mobile. A writer In a weekly magazine ad vocates a rule that will block deliber ate attempts to pass hard hitters in the tight situation of battle. Nearly every fan will agree with him. The most thrilling and appealing moment of battle Is' when the Lajoles and the Lindsays come up to bat with men on bases. But. like some other things now taking up valuable space on the front page, the theorizing is simpler than the execution. The only punishment that could be meted out would be a balk and that's even more unsatisfac tory from the spectators' standpoint than walking batters In the pinch. 'REI" WATSOX SEEKS MATCH Little Fighter Recovers From In jury Received Last Jane. NILES. Cal., Aug. 28. (Special.) "Red" Watson, the doughty little light weight, is again in line for a prospec tive battle with some fast 130-pounder, having regained the strength of his left arm, which was injured in his fight with Frankle Burns in San Fran cisco last June. Ring followers are predicting a bright future for this lad, who has yet to become of age. Many who -witnessed the battle between Watson and Burns saw a great Improvement in the young fellow's work oyer that of a few months previous. They think "Red" would have probably won from Burns had not a tendon in his left forearm been strained early in the fight, rendering it useless. Despite this handicap, Watson put up a strong fight against his opponent, who was much more experienced. With proper care the injured mem ber has again gained its strength and Watson is now using it to advantage in punching the bag. MACK CLOSES IEAL FOR TWO Athletics Obtain Walsh and Murphy ' From Baltimore Club. timt.i npr.PHiA Auir. 24. Connie M.cii mimser of the local Americans, announced tonight the consummation of a deal with Baltimore Dy wnicn ine Phlladelphians obtain Outfielders James wih and Rddle Murohv. In exchange the Baltimore team will get Infielder Claude Derrick and Outfielder Brlsco Lord, both of whom lert nere tonignt for Montreal, where they are expected to play in tomorrow s game. Walsh and Murphy probably will be in the local lineup Monday. Fly-Casting Sport Real In and About Gold Hill and Affords Great Pleasure. GOLD HILL, Or., Aug. 24. (Special.) That Rogue River at this point af fords absolutely the best fly fishing in America, and that It is the only point situated so that it may be reached with a one-night's run from a large center like Portland, afford a long day's fish ing and allow the catch to be shipped in good condition, without Icing, arriv ing in the city the next morning after it is taken from the water, is the opin ion of Charles Gauld, president of the Gauld Company, who has just returned to Portland after a week's successful sport with the steelhead on the riffles of Rogue River, near this point.' Mr. Gauld has fished every stream of note on the Pacific Coast, has tried for trout in Michigan and for salmon In Scotland, but he declares that Rogue River has piscatorial charms unrivaled In all his experience, and for the past 14 years he has been making almost annual pilgrimages to Gold Hill for the particular purpose of matching his skill with the strength and gameness of the famous Rogue River steelhead trout. These fish bite best in August and September. The steelhead feed on the salmon eggs, and for this reason many fisher men use salmon eggs for bait when after steelhead, but Mr. Gauld prefers a fly, finding that a coachman, royal coachman and gray hackle all suit the steelhead fancy. He uses a slx-ouncr split bamboo rod, with light tackle and No. 4 fly, and it was with this slender apparatus that he took nearly 150 pounds of fighting fish from Rogue River this week. Thirty was his total catch, ranging in weight from three and a half to eight pounds. His best day's catch' was eight, weighing a total of 44 pounds. There were two seven-pounders, four six-pounders an! two three-pounders, not one of which but gave the angler a royal strugg'e before finally being taken from the water. "I chose Gold Hill as the best place for me to come and go fishing years ago," said Mr. Gauld, "because one may find more and better fishing at a shorter distance from hotel and rail way station than I have ever seen any place else.'' Mr. Gauld will return In September with a party of friends, whom he has told of the attractions that are of fered the angler by a series of riffles within a radius of four miles up and down stream from Gold Hill. THOREX" ARRIVES AT IOWA Long Distance Walker Writes of Transcontinental Hike. Word has been received here recently that Harvey Thoren, prospective cham pion long distance pedestrian of the world, who is on a little Jaunt from Coast to Coast and back again to stretch the muscles of his legs, reached Iowa on August 16, where he was wel comed with open arms. Thoren, whose trip East began March 5 and lay through Portland, should arrive in New York about the last day of September. Provided Har vey can get back to Ukiah. Cal.. his home city, by July 4 he will receive 8800 from the local Commercial Club, and will have earned the title to the champion toddler of the globe. Two conditions attach to his feat. For one thing, he is under a pledge not to ride or drive, and for the other he must make his own living without begging, borrowing or stealing. One of his main sources of Income Is the news that he sends daily to some pa pers on the Pacific Coast. FOOTBALL PLAYERS CALLED Head Coach Pinkham Summons Meeting at Eugene September 15. Oregon university football candidates will report at Eugene on September 15. A call for that date has been issued by Head Coach Pinkham who left Portland yesterday for the seat of the coming gridiron maneuvers. "We will spend the first week con ditioning at O'Brien's place on the Mc- Kenzie River, said Coach rinkham. The first game will be with Willam ette University on October 12." Graduate Manager Geary announced yesterday that a game had been scheduled between the Oregon fresh men and Washington High School of Portland, same to take place at Eugene on October 8. An effort is also being made to schedule freshmen games with Wash ington University and Washington State College. Bos Ion Printers Are Champs. BOSTON. Aug. 24. Boston won the championship of the National union printers' baseball league by defeating Chicago, winners of last year's trophy. The score was 11 to 9. The game was a hard-hitting affair. plane. Every effort will be made this year to start the first race at exactly 2 o'clock and heats will be sandwiched so that there should be no trying de lays. Tuesday follows with another good card and on Wednesday the feature 2:08 pace, for S2500, will have the cen ter of the stage. Thursday, Portland Day. brings on the big 2:12 trot, for 82500, and the fields in both feature races will be large. Friday and Sat urday keep up in programme quality and on Saturday will be the free-for-all pace, which. rh'as-brought to Port land the fastest bunch of pacers that. If recollection serves, ever competed in the West. Bland S., 2:03; Dr. B. P., 2:06; Hal McKinney, 2:06: Peter Preston. 2:08',; Junior Dan Patch, 2:09; Star Brino. 2:1014, are the seven entries for the classic pace and all will be here and. it Is expected, all start. There are many other famous horses at the meeting. Nada, 2:09i; Prince Lot, 2:09; Bernice R., 2:11 V4; Maurice S., 2:08: Francis J., 2:08; Haltamont. 2:lOVi: Allerdaw, 2:08. are a few of the fast ones. Game Henry Gray has had a year off and will race again In the 2:12 class. More famous drivers than ever will wear colors' at this meeting. Starter McNair promises to get the fields off promptly, and Super intendent Franklin has taken the re sponsibility of taking a good many thousand people a day out to the grounds in good time. Meetloc Is Worth While. In the opinion of the writer, this meeting is worth while and its inter ruption a bad thing for Portland. No finer grounds, presuming completion. exists anywhere. They should be owned by the municipality and the county, parked and beautified, made the home of a great fair, where every trophy of agriculture and horticulture might be shown, where outdoor sports mlcht have a perpetual home, the Kali race meetings continued and the rliler and driver might have a chance for exist ence through Spring. Summer and Au tumn. Calgary had an attendance of 77.000 in her recent four days' meeting. Win nipeg records 35.000 in one day a fort night ago. Doesn't it seem reasonable that half the people of Fortlaifi should go out to this meeting once or twice during the week? There are rea sons. The affair is worth the price a the highest class outdoor sport in his tory. Portland should Ret acquainted with these grounds, their situation and the beauty that should be conserved by keeping the place intact. Ii wealthy owners will ship their stables of valuable horses 1000 or 2000 miles to race here, they are entitled to the courtesy of a hearing. The outsidn attendance has always been good at this meeting, and even now the hotel corridors and registers all show the effect of race week. The down-turned thumb of the ab sentee would be disastrous. It seenis to me that the Fall race meeting Is a much entitled to a permanent place In Portland as any other outdoor proposi tion of the year.