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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1907
Page
2
Virgil Garvin of last year’s Seattle squad, praised by Hugh Fullerton, owned the most varied curveball collection ever seen. He showed talent with Russ Hall, possessing moves unmatched by peers, though injury limited him to average results.
First race over one half mile saw Trag gart 109 driven by Koerner win at 2 to 1 with Ruther 22M second and Vespa 108 third. The three quarter mile event gave Lord Nelson 113 ridden by Pinher the favorite at 5 to 1 winning. Sheen 106 was second and Princess Wheeler 111 third with time 1 44 5. In the Futurity course Phalanaz 111 Koerner at 3 to 2 won. Curriculum 99 placed second and Delagea 106 third. time 1 12.
A sequence of horse races with winners and times. Fisher Boy 106 and Horgian 108 led early showings. Rightful 112 and Rapid Water 112 were top finishers in subsequent races. Notable times include 1:47 for the one mile and a sixteenth, 1:07 2-5 for eleven-sixteenth, and 1:19 for the mile.
Canadian sports push to lure George Towns, world champion akuller, to defend his title in Canada next year against Edward Dernan in Canadian waters. Dernan recently lost to Australia, but backers claim a reversed outcome on neutral soil. Billy Nolan vows 7600 dollars to Summers if he defeats Nelson, amid chatter about a high stakes pool scene at a Seattle venue boasting eight new tables and a gentleman’s club vibe.
The University hosts an interclass track meet between freshmen and sophomores, the third contest between the two classes. Freshmen lead the series after winning the first two meets. a cross country run between the nine is also planned with cups offered in several events.
Calvin Demarest of Chicago won the amateur billiards title at the Liederkranz club in New York City last night defeating defending champion B. W. Gardner by 300 to 211. The play was brilliant.
In Auburn on Tuesday evening a local bowling team defeated the Auburn high school team by 18 pins. It marked the first defeat for the high school bowlers, according to Star Special Service.
Meat prices at the City Hall Market attract shoppers with rib steaks priced around 196 cents and lard at 124 cents per pound. The listing cites vendors near Yesler and Thirday streets with locally sourced cuts.
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