NUKHLT 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"
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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
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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
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