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Newspaper Page TextNUKHLT IS Captures Big: French .Racing ; . Stakes Lily Langtry QuitSr-Maher Leads. London, England. Dee, J9. W. K. Vanderbilt again closes th season at the head of the list of winning owner! "'In Franca. ' '.,... '." .1. : . During the racing teuton Just ended w. K. Vanderbilt has won about 62.660, to which amount the following l-year- Aids contributed ' largely: i Northeast, HM40; Sea lylc-U3.&90: Gambalaeu). : 3670; Schuyler. ;C34S0i Foresight. 1400. .. . Mr. Vanderbilt has . tbua this year beaten his record of nearly 50.000 in 1Su. when Mafntenon won I33.00. and Prestige was also to successful before - he broke down. , Last eaou Mr. Vanderbilt cleared 13.000, and In IH06 he took 17,000. Many owners would have thrown up r the frame before 1805 if they had experi enced the ill. luelf ' the well known American had: but Tluck. or persever- no, call It what you wHl. has resulted .-, In a irrand total ot over 112,000 "being realized In the last four Seasons. M. Ktlmond Blane, who comes second this year to Mr. Vanderbilt, with 2g. i&O, la experiencing a revival in for- ' -tunes. During the seasons of -104 end 106 his horses won 126.000.- and . last oeanon 12,000. . fttlll, a sum of over (186.000 In five years la -certainly not . to be despised. Blanc owea 9000 of his ..winnings this year to bis J-year-eld filly Medeah, notably Fils du Vent and tho unbeaten filly Ajalee--bave helped him along considerably. M. Blanc has been ... far more successful as a breeder than the American owner, whoae luck, how ever, in his direction has also undergone a change. . , . ( - ; The success of these two owners can- , not fail to-ln-splre the new American .contingent with a certain amount of confidence, especially Jf they possess airy crack I-year-oliis. for the -French . youngsters have not shown themselves to be wonder thla autumn, ... . j "f Mrs Lily Iangtry (Lady d Bathe) iris to give up breeding horses and la to sell her stud. Including Merman. , i. Merman, by Grand Flaneur, out' of l Seaweed. Is the soundest, hardest and most genuine stayer known on the Fnjr llsh turf for many a year, and he was retired at the very canith of his form, sfter beating the champion of France. Perth II. in record time, or the Ascot "ctip. Hi Is 'sire of Duma, Petchora, ,A ' Skipper, Aqua-Marina. &e. : " ' : , -, - . r . " Jimmy Brltt, former -American light-weight champion, is again to meet John won a decision. The fight will be held before the National At Ulette club., on February its 'The British sporting con tingent believes this time Summers will - be returned winner. , A RARE PICTURE OF AN AUTO TIRE "BLOWOUT" fir i I .; - ' V'. 7 Vv , - r- s "5 .4, l"r , - " ' -.'..Ilk I'll . . r Jfay ; a C et. te: !LtW : V''-- -- BlowoutB and punctures to tires are the bane of the average aatomobillst's existence, and while they are of frequent occurrence both In touring and In track and road races, very few people have ever seen the action of a tire at the Instant the accident qccurred Herewith is published or the first time an act ual photograph of a "blowout" which occurred on the rear right ire of a Palmer & Singer car at the re-... tent Brighton Beach race meet. The photograph, which 1 a-copyrighted one, was taken by Otto Kling- s man, an: expert amateur of New? York, who snapped his shutter at the very moment of the mlshapij v ; t' O'GONNELkWlLMEET ANY MAN AT WEIGHT When Ed J. X)'Connll posted a $260when I pulled down his forfeit I war Danny Maher, , the American Jockey, r is beyond doubt the premer Jockey for this neason. -f With 48S mounts he 'land- d 138 winners, 90 seconds s and 34 . thirds. ( rHis .percentage - of , win was more than 28. od he was in the mcipey on considerably, more than half his inountH. t - V - Woolton came in second and Hlgrs.' 3'iit year's leader, third. For a number At years Mah has lead the, Hat In per centage of wins, but this year be leads jn actual number of winning mounts as .-swell. v .- . Maher has just decided to try riding !-iwr tnneere as well as flat racers. He recently won hla first race' over the luiMlea at Kemptos park, in a field of eeven. . - ; . ' " A rumor Is current in 'Washington' to the. effect that. David C. Owen7 oost- . master of Milwaukee, may be appointed first assistant postmaster general, under : Frank H. Hitchcock Mtv ?wen and Mr Hftchrock are Intimate friends. i' 1 i n iii aid bet to meet any wrestler In the Anubttnr Thomaa to so any whera . to get an opponent, Portland fans were elated. At that 0"Connell la ilvlrig 18 pounds away, for he only"-welgh 14S pounds himself. Furthermore, outside of Frank Qotch and Fred Beell, O Con nelt does not believe there la a man In America at any weight who can throw him three times In an hour. He has wrestled with th,e bes t.oi? them, and fc ought to know. ' - - ,?V'hen I say that I can beat any man In the world under 155 pounds I know what I am about My money talks. Those who doubt my ability may K0 where they llks to get a man to beat me. If they Can't find him In Amer lea, let them go to Europe or any other place. 1 am .allowing 10 pounds,' and what more -can be askedT V."thout boasting. I might tell the fans that at the tlmu t was the lightest lightweight in the east I took on men weighing from 10, to -20 pounds heavlar than I. With men of my own weight I had to wrestle handicap,, agreeing to throw them three tiroes in an hour. '. "I tried for three years to get George BOthner, the man who claims the pres. ent lightweight championship of the world. Into - the ring. The nearest h ever came to stepping Into a ring was ready . to . start Into Canada to meet Tremblay, . the Canadian .champion, in Montreal, when he suddenly decided to tour the' United States, When the mas Uv my class refused to meet me I had to go after the heavy followa. Againat them I have been uniformly successful Outside of Gotch and Fred Beel J don't think there Is a man dn this continent who can throw me three times in an hopr. I'.Sometltnes I doubt II Beell rcan do It. r -l. v ''. ' "Now, I say, lei. them come on with their , 155-poundera. My money is up. and anybody with a like sum can get a match with me.", . i : Fortlandl ,ane are now swearing by O'ConnelL Thej eaw the ease With which he threwvStrarigler Smith and'-Joe Heinrkh, and then they saw the great battle he put up against Mike Dwycr last Thursday" night In 'a handicap match, Dwyer getting one fall in an hour's hard trtiggiing. O'Connell'a skill brought the crowd to its feet a dozen times during the hour.- Hla speed bewil dered Dwyer : and eeleetrlf led the spec tators. That he has all the class for a champion there is little doubt Every chance la offered the first-rate eastern ers to cover O'Connell's bet and meet him on the padded mat New Home of the - PIERCE-ARROW CADILLAC Seventh and Couch Streets - . ' .' COVEY MOTOR CARTO. ' BRlARCLlFFE RACERS SKIRMISH OVER BORE (Special Dtaaatca to Tbe JwratL) New York, Dec. IS. Inability to agree as to the method of engine measure ment to be followed "by cars entered In; the Briarcllffe race, next year, Is responsible for the failure of the au tomoolle manufacturers' committee hav ing the race In charge to progress lu mn- yiiua ty. iivo coming event Several meetings of this com- utile:, wxtiuu s compusea or a renre- flatital v f nanh . .. I. . ; t " " . "'.nv UL WHICH took part In last year's race, have been held recently..;. It is probable that the limitation will be ,.put somewhere be- . ....... l J Mt 1 1 . - . . irnu i,a ana iiva ana nair-wcnes. ... uuiiwuium, iuju(n.iwi W1IU XIX" lng suah a bore limitation are the nat ural sequence of the efforts of the many manufacturers to develop their stock cars to the highest point of power and efficiency., - In doing so many have en larged the bore of their cylinder until there are stock cars to be had with hnroi tl mr-m mrtA lax-.- Un, 1 it i a. w p . iniKnt ftiiau t.i iimii fixed by the new international rule boutflve anJ on eighth Inches. Other bor in tteeir stock productions. To ar- ri VA at m. limit whlnh ahall factory to everybody concerned is now w ?uf Jlt-.anJ,.ratB' "-has been estab- HshrA rtefinltnlir' that h m t. run. Where It will-be held' has not yet iT7un uiuou, iiywtJVfjr, ua me com mit t m la ,rv who, mlht v. j ,. . - - - . - ... . 1. 1 ucwjrjuea as a receptive mood on the subject of possible courses. Whatever Induce ments ma" be presented aa an Incen tive for holding the race, tt can b ta..u, huwqvri, mat inw QVfffni Wilt Ol be run off far from this city. It seems 4MlK,.,it .mar . kAwanaa . tM 1. . . . . held again this year at Brlarcliff. Tho ..Ill L.ti a. . a " . . w .iw win nniiuuiiv na am rirtti r rn midif . . , m ' " suwiMiiUUiV a! inaa Ma t V V - BAT NELSON TURNED OUT OF ST. REGIS (Hnit News by Looreat Leased .Wire.1! New York. Doc. 18. "Bat" Nnluin light welaht champion boxer o th world by - profess ion, and amateur reporter wmn no cnnci n, pa in jn e w lorK and runa across a story, brought this one to nw iineriotui ofiice: 'Hey. did yon set it here about, me being put out?" ... . "No," chorused the sporting depart ment "Who put you out? .. Was It for ine counir . .... , , , "A guy fn the St ReaHs.' answered Nelson. "He put me out of the hotel-r roe ano me vaieu J--., ''Here's - the way it goea,", went, on Bat v With me man and twn hnim anA the manuHcript for me great book The iue ei jsaiiiing xNeiaon' and a bundle 01. yeuow. ana green siuri, 4 arirta til to the Kt.--Rootless Joint In a taxi. 1 Hegewish, Ill.' i j tells the guy behind" mo 3chk; a iiiui ior a rew flays. "tJhawmed, Mr. .: Nelson,' says ha. 'Front, show Nelson to suite No. a' "Then -when he gits p there another guy comes running neniaa us with US SUM FOB AUTO liilClllG Principal Distance Events Bid for by'Hany Ira--portant Cities.5 (Special Dispatch te The Jooroal.V , New York, Deo, 19. Judging ' from report! from varloua sections of the country.' New - Tfork and vicinity will have worthy -competitors in the' scram-) oie ior tne principal automobile road races of 180. DesDlte the nine miles of JUotor Parkway already built and me aaauions contempiatea ior tne com ing year. It la certain that Long Island will have no monoDOlv of mils a minute contests during the next 12 months. With Savannah In the field efor the renewal of the Grand Iise race; Cuba yearning . for the1 sis-ht of a slmll&i event; Chicago after the Initial running vt urn jnumpsoa biock car race ana i several cities aa anniicanta rnr tha Brlarcliff trophy event, it appears as incuaiT ntw xoric is. DOHitivniv asaurmi of- nothing In i the way of a big event aside from the Vanderbilt cup contest Whllaflt does not follow that, the application for the holding of any on of these races Is equivalent to the se curing of .the same, It Indicates clearly ma mere is a- widespread desire on the part of other localities aside from mis section to participate in the hold'' inar of auto races. - .- There are at nresent fullv a hnlf dosen cities of Importance which stand ready to do all that Savannah did if granted the privilege of standing spon sor ior one or me pig auto events or l IVVV. li is certain tnat rnrelarn rap drivers will demand some assurance of a free course in this country hereafter. now mat it naa been demonstrated to them t hot such a ennrilttrm nf affal.a IS POSSlDia . ' ALBINA ATHLETIC CLUB VS. jCHEMAWA SECOND Archer, Combs & Winters , Co. Anto SpppHei, 306 Oa!s Street ; " ' " ' '" 1 '? ' - ' " 1 11 " 1 ' .11 mi i . .... I I I ,111 BALLOU & WIlJIGHT .ZGXS AUTOMOBILE SUPPLIES A I IMP A HA AIM!?; f 06 SIXTH STRKKT , Mala 1834. A-1834, ncniirttv' f rtrnDt let . fti-rrtiitMU aurrui-J secona - nana AU'oinoDites Li PCRTLAIW K0TC8 CAR CO. Bixtesath and, Aids. Rplmnrp Marnrintf all' WnnrM Tn AUTO REPAIRING AND REBUILDING ? CLASS FRONTS A jPEClALTV RP'f.LKEATSUTOCO. J ivVf J (V Corner Seventh arid Earnsld, Portland, Or. Cliai mers Detroit HLKeatsAutoCo. ' Co. Tth. Bnraslda, ' -Tertlaad, Or. Pbons Mala 8368, GqvcyMotorCarCo. " .' SIXTEENTH AND ALDER ' 4 Main 6470 A-4587 ind of a sickly gfln like a feller that's been hit a good wallop, and says: 'Beg pawuuu, nr. eiHun, sir, out mere S been an error made. This here suite's neen engagea ror quite a week. I'm airaia we win nave, to astc you to en gage quarters somewhere else. We're tuiea up nere. Awnu sorry, you know. "Wouldn't you call that beln' nut out Me and tne man- had bo go down stairs ana iaae tne taxi again. - "8ay. didn't tjiis Prince Helly stop Battlina Nelson and his "man" even. tually registered In the vicinity of oriT-secona street ana Broadway, which was more like Hegeswich. Besides his manuscript he brousrht witn mm a great amoition to.oe a Marathon runner. . He thinks he would fit Into the . Longboat-Dorando game very nicely. - "I came partly to get Ernie HJertbern to train me. for I am going to get Into this Marathon name." he ealil 'T be lieve 1 can reel off 26 miles aa eaallv as I can trim a lightweight." - Boston Trains at Hot Springs. (talted Preas teased Wlre.l Boston. Deo. IS. Secretary McBreen of the Boston American league ciub to day .announced (hat the club will train at Hop Springs, -Ark., from February 27 until March 7, when it will Jump to Memphis for two games. It will then return to Hot springs ior a ween, go to IJttle Rock for two games, return again to Hot Springs for three days and then atart north- . ? MacFarLand Loses to Taylor. (Halted Preiw Leaaed Wtr-. Boston. Iec 19. -Ma ior Tavlor of Worcester. Mass.. defeated Floyd Nfac- J-rlanrt or t'altiernla here tonight in two out of three heats .in their sprint msicn nicycie race at one mue,. one mile pursuit end half mile. Maci'arland won the first pursuit race, . . The Alblna Athletic club nf Pnrtlnnil leaves Christmas morning for Chemawa to play , the undefeated Chemawa- sec ond team.. The Alblna club has made a Sooa snowing this year,- having lost ut one same out of seven, and that to Bt. James' College. They later defeated St. James, winning by a close score t to .6. Chemawa' s goal has not been crossed this year, and a hard-fought name between, tne recWKins and the palefaces Is looked for -Manager How ard of Alblna has some classy players with local reputations on his squad, such as Donaaen, the H. M. A. crack fullback; Palmer, Beagle, Belg, Snooks, tne .Mount Angei quarter; Keese, Mor, row. Davis and LalaiT. ez-8t. James.' college ' players. The game will be cauea at s;o p. m. . Third Brats Barclay. Oreson City. Dec. 19. A' well eon- tested football game was called at 2:30 1 o'clock this afternoon, - between the I Barclay high school football team of t pis city, ana the Third rreshyterlan church team of -Portland, resulting in a 'victory-for ;the Pprtland boys by a senre oi tl to o. . ' - i The vlotors have a fine record, having defeated every other team in the Prea byterlan church league, and their goal Cadets .Win Basketball Garnet (Hearst News br IjOnceet Leaaad Wlre.l West Point, N. .Y., Dec !. By line team wora ana excellent passing, com bined with being sable. to shoot goals from any position, the cadets defeated Fordham at basketball here today by a core) of le 10 a. Middies Beat Georgetown.- e Annapolis, Deo. 1 In by far the best basketball game ever seen here and one of the best and most exciting ath letic contests of any kind, the -navy academy team won irom Georgetown to day oy tne score or 33 10 az. . . '.'Will S250.00I FOR 17 HOME Oregon Historical Society and Pioneer Association to Ask State Aid. Firestone Tires VuIcantziagRetrt2tdin, R. E. BLODGETT 510 Alder Street Main 7035 Ri3ITfHFI I FRED A. BENNETT VII L 1 1 I J 495 Alder St. Portfand I4W Broadww. If. L KEATS AUTO CO. Corner Seventh and Burnslde, Portland, Or. Phone Mala 5368 i , 'ACKARD PORTLAND MOTOR CAR CO. . , . , , 326 Alder Street, : Near 1 6th 7 u u u ssjj uilzj r,v '.iMfNa. OOTBT MOTO CA CQMFAMy, I3CTBBTK AMI) AMW u v ear v h umB ;m w a w II. L Keats Auto Co. Corner , SevMth-ani Bornslde Portland, 0r Phone Main 536S Portland Auto Commission House Fhoass A-445S AICW Anil JtlUnU llAlil lAK) t B94-3 AI.PI TOT, OOBSTDB BBTIlTTtim IfaU 446 THE LOWEST PRICE STAN-1: FRED fi BENNETT DARD FIVE PASSENGER y mmrUJ ui CAR IN THE WORLD j mo Mil Irudway f e Seattle 411 Jecon ivc -ipokm At a loint meeflnc of the Oreson Historical society, the Oregon Academy of Science and the Oregon Pioneer as sociation, held in the city hall last night, it was voted to appoint a com- mium -ot inre memoera ot tne con vention to aid the committee already ! appointed by the Historical society to do all possible to get new quarters for the society. A plan was proposed which If it can be carried 'out will give the city and stats a fins museum and con vention hall. -. 4.. i.w ., it is proposed to .naues tna city to annaia a silo. -. nreieraLDir one) , or ma park blocks; to have the citlsens of the city by means of personal subscriptions: raise an Irreducible malntalnance fund of 150,000 and to nave tne nest legis lntur annronriata the sum of 1150.000 for the building of a large building to I be the home or au tne societies ot this nature In tho city. W. D. Kenton has drawn tin a bill to he Introduced for the I260.00O annro. prtattoo ana steps win now do taxen by the committee to get tne Multnomah delegation loto line for the proposed bill. - Great hones are entertained by the members of the societies and they are already planning . wnat to oo la the event that the bill safely passes the two brancnes or tne legislature. - At last nlshts tneetlne several speeches were made In favor of the pro posed move, It is the Intention of the societies to make the new museum one which will command favorable comment all orer the United States. There will be no scarcity of material to fill such a building for Mr. Ilimes Wh has charge of the present exhibit already has several tons of various -valuable articles ready . ior a place to display mem. - f ' - The committee will be appointed with in a few days. ..- - ' NEW TRIAL ASKED , BY MATT JOHNSON Motion for a new trial for Matt John son, who was sentenced to serve-the re mainder of his days behind the peniten tiary bars by "Judge Cleland In the clr-. cult court a lew aays ago, was mea Dy his attorney late yesterday afternoon. Purine- the trial. Johnson tried to kill himself with a raior In his cell In Jail, but he now has a strong desire to five, and he Is dissatisfied with the prospect of spending the rest of tits days In the penitentiary.' . !..;. , t The time for argument on the motion for a new trial has not been fixed, thla beina- a necessary step toward taking an appeal. Stoddard Dayton FREDA.EENNETT 49SAI.hr St PorUias Ml Brtaawtv futtit 418 Jeconi fpakiat THOMAS II. L KEATS AUTO CO. Corner Seventh and Barnslde. Portland, Or. . . Phone Naln 536$ (a PEG6Y PERRY" STICKS TO STORY Police -Not Satisfied Actress' Death Wound Entire- ? ; ly Accidental. -. (Unites Press teased Wire.! Chicago, Peo It. Miss ;. Margaret Welswell, known as "Peggy Perry,", a pretty young actress, tonight mads an antemortem statement exonerating her associates from suspicion of having In flicted a wound that Is expected to end her Ufa ' '. ' Miss Welawell was shot through the abdomen at an early hour today while In company with Miss Elisabeth A, Jahn, and will die before many hours, It is feared. Miss Jahn Is suffering from nervous prostration. Walter A. Eckersall. former football star of the Unjverslty of Chicago, an acquaintance of the- wounded girl, has been -at her bedside to prevent her from being annoyed by -questioners. The young women tell the same story In accounting for the shooting. They say Mies Weiswell was examining a fistol ana accidentally aiscnargeq it wlce. The first bullet went wild and the second oc'net rated her body. - From other sources the police gleaned varying versions of the affair. Theories of accident. Intentional shooting by an unknown member of the party, and sui cide have been suggested to - the . de tectives, and all persons connected with the shooting were warned tonight not to leave the Jurisdiction of the police. r.1RS. SAGE SENDS -f EER PRESENTS - .' t"taaaaaat- t J, Family Tj-ecs Along With Christmas Trees Sends' Them to Schools, : - (Ualted Frees Leased Win.) - New Tork, Dec If. Some of the odd est presents to be distributed at this holiday season will be sent out Monday by Mrs. Russell Bags. The recipients of the gifts will be 450: public schools in the various cities of the United States. The gifts will consist of mag nificently bound copies of the history of the Sage and Blooum allied families or aioniague, wanton, Brown, joselyn maw . U.IU . An1, OU . CI i I J a 1 1 1, or Germain,-' Pierson, and Howell, in ngland and America Mrs. bags s ancestors were among the . founders of the nubllo school system In the United States, a fact of which MrSi Sage feels proud. A genealogist has found that Mrs. Sage Is descended from a companjon-ln-arms of , William ths Conqueror.,- . . -vv; . ' PERSONALS Miss Ethel Abbott, a graduate of the Pea body Conservatory of Music of Bal timore, Md., and who has recently taken charpe of the musical department- of Bt. Helen's hall, has been visiting with Miss KsHle it. Block, of Oregmufitv, ' who la also a graduate of the Peabody conservatory. .3 v.- . .-. i i '.-it' '.