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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1909
Page
53
A surprise comes when Mins' Picnic goes over at Oakland Alameda County. Grand Jury will make inquiry into betting at Emeryville and four are served with subpoenas.
In Oakland the track turned sloppy after rain as Bubbling Water led the Fresno mile with a 3 to 5 odds, while Noses beat her late. Gilvert Rosculus fell to Miss Please in a surprising finish, and Tena Lath climbed from $10 to 360 as AL Kumasberg watched. Subpoenas issued in a betting inquiry tied to Em Serville with officials from the New California Jockey Club coordinating testimony. Races on six furlongs featured Qisbride and Zinkand among others with Fernando winning the six-furlong event for the final results.
A fragmented racing item lists horses and times with garbled spellings and odd punctuation. It mentions Wahoo and Welsh with bets or odds, names like Harley Palos and Thlakedale, plus many unreadable entries.
In Tampa on December first the card produced a good day for talent with three favorites and one second choice, Onunooka, scoring as heavy play continued. The standout was Anfah in the third as Bronte narrowly defeated Mise Paladin. six furlongs featured Fashion, Oasis, Capieda, and Glove among others in brisk times.
At Moncrief, Rostrum won the Pablo Beach selling stake over favorite Sir Cleves in the feature race. Oberon captured the final event from County Clerk as betting activity surged. Other races saw diverse winners including Maldong year-olds and Two-year-olds in selling events, with multiple challengers and close finishes throughout the program.
Society from El Paso and interior Mexico attended the Juarez meeting as Pinkila captured the Chihuahua handicap for 118 miles on opening day. Held and others trailed in the race amid favorable conditions with 6000 cheering spectators.
A 65 year old Brooklyn woman reports twenty years of rheumatism with a severely swollen knee and lameness. After using S. S. S. she regained full movement and was cured, with claims of blood cleansing and elimination of uric acid as the remedy. The ad promotes The Swift Specific Co. of Atlanta, GA offering a free book on rheumatism.
In the Chihuahis handicap Pinkala led from early, overtaking Meadow and others to win by two lengths as Pocotango broke first but faded. Odds drifted 7 to 1 as Thistle and Orbicular, early favorites, dropped out leaving five in the final race field. Governor Creet watched from a box amid a lively tote as prices moved across the board.
Entries list six furlong sprints and longer races at Jacksonville with Top Notch Lady and Royal Captive among noted contenders. The dense card names many horses, trainers, and prize purses across a full day of proceedings, including multiple selling races and a classic Futurity course option.
Beall of Technical High School fame, now with the Chicago White Sox, returned from Los Angeles where he watched Walter Johnson and George McBride. He praised Johnson as a phenomenal pitcher and noted McBride’s fielding flair. Beall expects to compete at first base next season and said the Athletics faced three scries, while fan fatigue after a long season affected exhibition play.
Georgetown Prep outscored Fort Myer 62 to 11 as Murphy Loeht and Trumbull starred for the Prep five. Fort Myer kept pace briefly in the second half but could not overtake the leaders, with Loeht scoring 31 and Bown adding key baskets. A rematch in Ryan Gym is likely.
In Charlottesville Virginia on December 1 the Washington Fest honored twelve players for upholding Virginia's football reputation. Arber Christian, deceased, was initially considered for the V but the board decided to present the monogram sweater to his parents Mr and Mrs Archer IL Christian of Richmond as a memorial of his heroism. The list includes Henley M. Bowen B R Cecil Archer Christian speed Elliot Horace Greer Stapleton Gooch Maleson Harrison Tedwin Holland Matt Murphy Forest Stanton O R Thraves and Kemper Yancy.
George Washington University Athletic Council unanimously chose Thomas Haller as football manager for the next season following manager Sommers recommendation. The council has used a system of selecting the next year’s manager from three assistant managers each season.
A historical report notes items burned in a street blaze ordered by the chief of police. The event drew attention in court as witnesses described devices tied to buttons and electric batteries related to the incident.
In Centervile Maryland on December 1 independent county commissioner and sheriff candidates file petitions challenging the Queen Anne election. They question the Wilgon law's constitutionality and allege ballot irregularities. They claim election supervisors were not prepared four days before the election and ballots were prepared by two board of elections members John R. Cook and Wit Paria Pallips.
Eugene Ailes of Washington married in St Stephen's Episcopal Church here to a daughter of ex-State Senator John J. Cornwell. The Rev George A Gibbons officiated with Milton J Ailes, bank executive, as best man. Ushers included Ned Higgins Joseph Pancake and others. The couple left by private car for the West.
Three men named William Eastwood John H Dixon and John McKnight held in 500 bond each for grand jury after being accused of selling New York real estate described as 30 feet under water near Long Island Their scheme allegedly involved informing a victim he won a drawing to obtain a transfer for a fee then offering an adjoining lot for 50 dollars
Miss Nelle Norman, lively in society circles, shot herself in her home after her brother scolded her for extravagance during a shopping expedition. The tragedy occurred in a Greensboro suburb. death was instant.
In Warrenton Virginia after a quarrel with Marshall Brown a negro Hustace Smith returned home and found him in his barnyard Smith says he was attacked fired and killed the man He was released on 200 bail Smith is a cousin of President Smith of Randolph Macon College Maj Cary Resignation Accepted Special to The Washington Poet Richmond Va Dec 1 The resignation of Maj Hudson Cary First Battalion First Virginia Infantry was accepted today by the adjutant general under protest Battalion officers urged against the resignation
Collector Loeb initiated preliminary action against Mrs. Fremont Chesbrough over a pearl necklace declared as genuine but found to be imitation. Pearls, seized in Toronto, were returned to Canada before the confusion, while customs receipts show an 18,060 increase for five months and December declarations rising 15 percent from last year.
Special to The Washington ae Cleveland Ohio December 1 Lulan Meier two years old who months ago left femininity to run with horses and men’s work now returns to the road and groceries. She says she would rather be in jail than wear corsets and skirts and adores horses and the rough life. Her stepfather Gottlieb Meier says she craves a man’s life and freedom.
The Neuces of the Mallory Line ran aground off French Reef on the Florida coast during a squall. The vessel departed New York November 26 for Key West and Galveston with no passengers aboard. The Osceola has been dispatched from Key West to aid, and the Lam passes nearby with freight and passengers was alerted to assist.
The library of John Alexander Dowie founder of the Christian Catholic Church and Zion City was ordered sold today in Chicago for seven thousand dollars by Judge K M Landis in the Federal district court. Also in North Carolina J A Dunlap of Wadesboro was fatally struck by a fast freight train on the Seaboard Air Line Railway this afternoon leaving a large family.
Three essentials for shoe perfection are quality materials faultless style and perfect fit Hess Shoes excels in all three with an unlimited size range ensuring proper fitting Their smart stylish and distinctive elegance has made them a standard for two generations a gentleman's shoe in every sense
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