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J CHARLOTTE DAILY OBSERVER, KOVEIIBLR 9, i: rr: - . . : 7 iUHE IJITES '.'." ." , . I BIG FIELD TRIAI . BEGIKNEXT WEEK Sport ' Coder the ' Anpks of the Continental tArld Trial Cleb Will Take Place fct Barber Junction, Be- rtauiln, Notwnbcr Slat, While the iris is of '-(he Virgwto-Carollna IV4d Trials Association tVIU Be Palled tr at SprarTbe Pro- Among the snoot Interesting and 1 important annual sporting evenU hi t the State are the annual field trials, , 'which attract dog fanciers and sport s anea from ail over tha country, and In which many of the finest pointers and , ' Betters Of the United States are enter - , ed. There -mill be two fleld trlaU this tv fall those under the auspices of the Continental Field Trial Clufc. at Bar wer Junction, beginning November , j 1st, and those of the Virglnia-Caro . Una Field Trials Association, which u wUI be held at 6pray December tth. Ths Continental trials open Satur- V.W 91m mrtA t)ir will ii.ir on... events are . MEMBERS' SWEEPSTAKE. Saturday, November 21st, U08. Open also to members of the Eastern Field Trial Club, and members of the Pointer Cluto of America. Entries to close night before the running. All -winners of open stakes at any fleld ' trials recognised by this Club are do barred. Entry, $10. DERBT. Monday, November 2 Id, 1908. Open to all pointers and setters whelped on or alter January 1st, 107. first tor felt. U, due August 16th. 116 addl Clonal to start. Entries close August 15th. Four purses: $260 to first; $176 to second; $126 to third, and $5t to fourth. ALL AGE STAKE. Open to all setters and pointers not having von first in any all age event of previous seasons at any fleld trials recognised by this club. Entries close October 16th, with $10 forfeit and 930 additional to start. Four purses: 4269 to first, $176 to second; $126 to third, and $60 to fourth. FINAL. FORFEITS. To be paid and stakes to be drawn as follows: Members' stake, Friday. November 20th, at 9 o'clock p. m . derby, Sunday, November 22d, at 9 o'clock p. m. All age stake. Monday, November 23d, at 9 o'clock p. m. ITS MEMBER 8 PROMINENT. ; 6oma of the most prominent men la the country are members of the Continental Fleld Trial Club, as for Instance, Clarence H. Mackay. Leon ard Tofts, H. B. Duryea, P. Lorrlllard, Jr Charles M. Fleischmann. Rear Admiral Thomas Perry, F. H. Fleer and others equally well known mil lionaires. Two North Carolinians Messrs. W. E. Holt. Jr., of Lexington, and W. B. Mearls, of Hlllsboro, are In Its roster. Famous kennels every where will be drawn upon for tha dogs which are to be entered there. Ths officers of the Continental Club are: Prebkient O. W. Bright. New York. ' Vice Presidents Edmund H. Ost- tiaus, Toledo, Ohio; R. P. Hunting ton, New Terk; Judge R. C. Cornell, Hew York. Governor Hobart Ames, North Easton, Mass.; E. H. Osthaus, Toledo, Ohio; John White, Hempstead, New York; Bleecker Forbes, Pensacola, Fla.; Pierre Lorlllard. New York; Irving Hoagland, New Brunswick, N. J.; Theo. etturgea, Greenfield Hill, 'Conn.; R. P. Huntington, Stattdburg. N: Y.; U. M. Fleischmann, New York; Russell Perkins, New York; Leonard Tufts, " Plnehurst. N. C; L. Victor Fremont. New York. Judges E. H. Osthaus, Toledo, Ohio; Dr. H. & Atkins. 8t- Louis, Mo.; IX. H. Fleischmann, New York. Secretary and- Treasurer John White, Hempstead, Long Island, N. Y. VIRGINIA -CAROLINA TRIALS. The trials of the Virginia-Carolina Field Trials Association will open at Spray the tth of December. Follow ing are the events: MEMBERS' ALL-AGE STAKE. Tuesday, December Sth. 1S08, for members only. Open to all setters and gKrlnters not having won first "In any all-axe event of previous seasons at stny fleld trial. ' Entries clone No member 19th, with $6 forfeit and $5 additional to start. Four purses 40 per cent, to first; SO per cent. U sec ond; 20 per cent, to third; 10 per cent. to fourth. MEMBERS' DERBY. For members "only. Open to all pointer and setter puppies whelped a or after January 1st, 1907. First forfeit of $5, $6 additional to start. Entries positively close November 2 tth. Four purses 40 per cent, to drat; 20 per cent, to second; 30 per cent to third; 10 per cent, to fourth. FREE FOR ALU Open to the world. No previous ' (winners or professional handlers de barred from competition in this stake. 2 guaranteed. $160 to first; $76 to second; $60 to third, and $26 to fourth. Entries close November 18th. SPECIAL PRIZES. : Several special prises will be given also. The Virginia derby cup will go - to tha dqg winning it twice. -The George C Thomas cup, offered by Oeorge C. Thomas, of Chestnut Hill, 2a will be given for the best setter clog from a field trial standpoint own ed by a member of the English Better, Club. Cap to be absolute property of the winner and donor not to compete. : A cash prise of $2$, offered by the English Better Club, for the best En )gllsh setter competing, judged from a Held trial standpoint - O- B. Robertson offers a $60 prize: to Ibe donated by the board of gpver . nors. -f ': J. T. Ratherford, of Richmond. Ve offer $26 toward tks purchase of a tup. .'- V -- - Following are tha officers ef the aa eoclatiom . '. - -, j ; ; OFFICERS. . . , 'PresidenUr-Dr. Leigh Buclcner, F.oanoke. . , ; f- A . - , First Vice President B. T. .Wilk in, stiverton. - . Second Vice . President J- , C, Tig Board of , Governors -Dr. liigh Ta-kner, Roanoke; J. T. Rutherford, g;tchmond; Charte S. Cooke, Rich mond; R. T. Stedman, Winston-Salem, N. C; Dr.. G. A. BprlnkeL Ctaunton: j: S. Persinger, Saleta; : J. T. . Braw r,er. Warrenton; Todd Ruasell, Kern rvn,.e,'K; C,. .--- -v Judges S. C, --. Bradley, Falrf Id. Corn. J: ... ; - ,4r--- i - -.-'ary and Treasure r---Charles Ti. C' ' v. Evening JourSal, - Rich- BOTH TEAMS .WEXJj PLEASED. Davidson and- A. ' .. M. Football Squads 1 Return , Home Saturday's Game Well PatroiUseAFarmers CoafldeBC of Wlunlns V. P. L Game nasJtsrln.-H- xj ' w i The A. sVM. and Davidson. football teams returned to their :;repecUY homes yeateroay tnornlnf ater having, spent Baturday -night tn -.tha city . fol lowing . the great ateV at ' LatU Park Baturday afternoon. The Farmers left elated ; over their great i victory and the cordial entertain ment accorded by Charlotte friends. while the Presbyterians, equally well pleased with their reception but not so well satisfied with the dispensation of the fates as to the game, departed with hopes high and hearts de termined to wreak vengeance in nest year's meet. Both teams are com posed of splendid young men, husky. J well mannered and polite ana both have hosts of admirers in Charlotte. It is gratifying to know that the proceeds of the game more than measured up to the expectations of the managers of the two squads and no complaint has been heard as to the treatment accorded either team. Davidson lost for the reason that she had the llghUr and weaker team not weaker in the sense that it lacked grit andsklll. but was deficient in weight and muscle and therefore succumbed to the heavy formations which the Farmers brought into Blav with such effectiveness. David son's hoodoo, of which so much is hefrd In Charlotte, certainly worked in Saturday's contest and all the luck was with the visitors, luck, now ever, while It had its effect n swelling the score, would not nave atierea tne result, for the wearers of the red and white had decidedly the stronger team. The Presbyterians showed masterly training and fine determina tion and spirit but could not overcome me oaos. The Farmers are confident of win nine: their Thanksgiving V. P. I. game in Norfolk. Va,, and probably will If they manifest as much speed and dash as they displayed In Satur day's game here. Those who saw the recent Vlrglnia-A. tt M. game in Norfolk., which Virginia won to 0, and also Saturday's game here, are of one mind in declaring that had Thompson and Van Glahan been al lowed to play, as they should have, A. M. would have won With two touchdowns. Several Charlotte peo ple will run up to Norfolk Thanks giving to witness the contest. The A. & M. team is unquestionably the strongest in the State and many hold the strongest - ever sent out by the West Raleigh institution. THE LEADERS IS FOOTBALL. Harvard Seems to Be Doing the Beat Work, Judging by the Games of Saturday Score Comparisons Un reliable Dartmouth to Meet Har vard Next Saturday. Boston, Nov. (. Although ' the flnishlnp touches ar yet to- be put to the majority of the Important Eastern college, football teams to prepare them for the championship games, various remarkable events on the gridiron yesterday seem to make it practicable to pick the present leaders in the football world. On the basis of Harvard's brilliant victory over Carlisle Saturday, Brown's tie game with Yale and Dartmouth's win over Princeton, Harvard would eeem to have first choice. Carlisle, which has held the Uni versity of Pennsylvania to a score of 6 to 6, was trounced by Harvard yes terday 17 to 0. Brown, which Har vard had little trouble in beating 6 to 2 a week ago, outplayed Yale yesterday with a 10 to 10 tie. With Dartmouth, which showed decisive superiority over Princeton in Its 10 to ( victory In New York, Harvard has only Williams scores for com parison. Harvard disposed of Wil liams 10 to 0 and the Berkshire boys In their next game outplayed Dart mouth In a scoreless contest. Score comparisons, however, are unreliable in the present development of the teams. Harvard has probably shown the greatest development of any of the big Eastern elevens for the past week. Dartmouth, with the exception of Pishon. th little quarter back, has practically the same team that last year overwhelmed Harvard. J These two elevens meet nsxt Satur- oay ana snouid Dartmouth win she would realize her ambition to rank among the verv first of the big teams. Annapolis, WTtlch piled up 30 points against Villa Nova yesterday, still leads in acoring with 194. The Uni versity of Pennsylvania Is next with 179, while Yale with, 142, Harvard with 122, Syracuse with 11$ and Brown with 106. are the only Eastern teams above the century mark. None of the Eastern teama has an unsullied goal. Yale's record was the last to tumble. Brown smirching it twice yesterday. THE THANKSGIVING CONTEST. It Will Be Witnessed By Thousands From North Carolina aud Vir ginia Indications Are the Game W ill Be Close. With the approach of Thanksgiving Day North Carolina football euthu slaets are perking up and taking no tice of the North Carolina-Virginia football contest, -which -will take place that afternoon In Richmond and will be. aa ever, the most notable game of the season lntha South Atlantic States. Many- things contribute to make it this, aantlment being apt tha least It occasionally. happena that there are stronger and better match ed teams vising with each other, shut nothing can take the place of the consideration ,of ancient rivalry of a double-State-wide Interest, of the tra ditions and fame f . ths contesting universities.-and of tha ten to fifteen thousand cheering spectators who yell continuously throughout the game. - Carolina, an J Virginia seem to h pretty well matched. Especially will Carolina have good chance IT. as Us rumored, two of .Virginia's men are protested on the around ef alleged professionalism. ,Tha Tar Heels are practicing ' hard and expect by the dawa of November 21th to ba In a form which win give the Virginians trouble . ", ' t a- .. y Eacarsion trains win be run from all sections of North ' Carolina and Virginia and the Old Dominion's cap ital city's streets will t overrun with hundreds of youthful collegians With their whits complexions, effervescent enthusiasm and distinctively - radical styles of dress. A number from char lotte -will probably go. It -will be a spectacle worth the trip and.: ) Car olina should win,, the scenes of de lirious joy ; "wlO alone be worth it twice over. . . -.- -.- " i ooooooooooooooooo O BASEBAJUi ' 'V '; g 00000 obbooooo oou TO MANAGE . HIGHLANDERS. George StoUUigaTTwt Season With the Newark Eastern League Team, -to Manage the Hem York Americans ; Neat Season. . - , New York. Nov. 7. George 8taU Ings will lead the Highlanders next season, attd will try to make a oau duo of the d'soi-Lanlsed team that made such a poor showing last sea sin after Claik Gnflllh quit the man aa-cmenL Frank Farre'l, uwoer of the club. hat made the arr.ouncement of btau i.is' eppolntment, nd It is a sure thin that the big Georgian will be at the helm when the players start Sn:n ;r training work. Stalllngs managed the Newark (Eastern League; team last season, and made It a success. He was also a big stockholder In the club. Now he la trying to sell his Interest in the club, and will undoubtedly succeed, as tne team cleared $19,000 last season. Fred Knowles and John McOraw.' of the Giants, are mentioned as' the pur chasers of Stalllngs' stock in the New ark outfit. Frank Farrell , is said to hold a large block of the Newark stock, and if this is true It Is hardly likely that Knowlea and McGraw will be able to buy into the club, unless they take Farrell's stock as well as Stall lngs'. Stalllngs has a chance to make good with the Highlanders next season, as Scout Arthur Irwin uncovered some likely youngsters last summer. With the old players and the. probable re turn of Chase, Stalllngs will have the making of a good team if vie can enforce the discipline that was so sadly lacking last season. Little stock Is taken here lo a re port to the effect that St Louis wants Roger Bresnahan for its manager. John McGraw, manager of the Giants, thinks It Is nervy of the St Louis owners to pick on Bresnahan for manager - without ' saying anything to him about the matter. "Bresnahan is a leader all' right." said McGraw, "but I don't see how I can get along without him. Good catchers arc scarce these days, and -when a man ager has a good one he ought to be careful about keeping him. I don't want to stand In the way of Bresna han's advancement In his profession, but if called on I will have to say. Nay! nay! to any proposition looking toward a change In residence of the Toledo sleuth. "Last year I came mighty near making a mistake and allowing Bres nahan to depart for pastures new. for then a certain club needed a man ager and we needed players.- The deal talked of never was consummat ed, which was a big bit of luck for me, as without Bresnahan it is likely we wouldn't have been contenders for the pennant. Bresnahan undoubt edly has the ability to manage a team but I do not see how I can . spare him and he apparently is well satis fied with his berth with the Giants." MANAGERS IN DEMAND. Some . of the Big Clubs and Manyi Minor League Organisations Are Looking For the Right Man to Run the Teams. New York, Nov. 7. Should the resignation of McCloskey as manager of the St Louis National League Club result in the selection of "Billy" Gil bert to succeed him, there 4s more than one person who will believe -that Stanley . Robinson has not made, a blunder. There is a great demand for baseball managers for the season of lWi. The New it or a Americans. Ht Louis Nationals, Several clubs in the Important minor leagues, perhaps the Chicago American, - Cincinnati and and some other clubs have a weather eye out for men to conduct their teama The demand for available first-class managers is much greater than the supply. Some managers need to be, developed, as well as some ban players. "Billy" Gilbert is a good "inside" ball player. He was alert, alive to the situation, never at a loss to be in the play, and keenly Intent upon working successfully when Sie was wMh the Giants. He has a great many of the qualifications of a man ager who would be likely to make something out of a club, and the re sponsibility attached to 'the situation might go a long way toward develop ing some other requirements .which must; be observed if a man is going to bring out a winning team. It would be fairly safe to wager that St. Louis, with Its present play ers, wtrtMd be hustling much harder for runs under Gilbert's guidance than it waa last season under that of McCloskey. As a matter of fact some of the 8t. Louis players very frankly stated to friends that they did not like McCloskey and were not over anxious to work for him. Ad mitting that It was discreditable on their part not to give tha team their best efforts, tt Is also evident that lit tle could be expected from an or ganisation working under such condi tions. i Keller Out of the .Game. New York, Nov. 1 There, wilt be a little fellow missing from the base ball diamond next season that all the baseball fans will greatly miss. Wil liam Keslen. a ball player who could hit them where he wanted, has an nounced that hehas retired from' tile dlamundj Keeler t retires with a Brand record in baseball. . He has only -batted less than .206 twice tn his long career on-' the '.field.'' .. The past two years were bad ones ..tor Keeler, and not a fan knew the prin cipal reason for hla alump. - He was not In the best of health and the sun field at American League Park af fected bis bitting to si great extent Keeler Jias got together a nice -bundle of money during his long stay In, the game and will not have to -go back, to work. ,. '-- . Can Cobb Play first '.Baset Detroit, Mlcb. Nov. t.It Tyruj Cobb was played at first base Instead of In the right garden would he make good t That s the question . that to baseball fans of Detroit are trying hard, to solve at the present time, and one which Hughey Jennings Ir re ported) to have answered la the affirm ative.;'. If tt Is true that the Tiger manager really bUevea , that Cobb would make good on the Initial sack, it may come, to pass thst toexfe sea son Will" nndthe leading batsman of the American League no longer acting as e, "fly-catcher."., put tending the Initial Iststlon.. v-- ys. ."V"., Gilbert May Manage St toots Cardl- 8t Loais. ' Nov.' .7. Appearances are such as to make it a fairly safe prediction that Billy Gilbert, former New York Giant, win be manager of the St Louis Cardraala next season. John McCloskey. has resigned and hak given aa bia excuse that he could not do anything with a team where his power waa limited. .-I, Gilbert is very popular. In this city with both players and fans, and his long connection with me game - appears -a good enough recommendation for President Stanley JtOT and" 1908 Oamnalms Alike. h Plttslturg, Fa... Nov. : 7 The 1907 ana 1(91)8 baseball campaigns-' were almost, exactly, alike, Detroit and Chicago-, were .the two winners each year . . Wagner and Cobb ledrtbeir respective leagues both seasons. Bill Donovan was. ths American League premier again 1 the box, with Morde cal Brown repeating the trick In ths NatlonaLr . .The world' series had tne same result. OOOOOOOOOOQOOOOOO O ODDS AXD ENDS - O O O OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GROWING IN INTEREST. Trap-SbooUns; a Sport That Has Corns to (May, According to the SUMis- IKS. New , Yorlc, Nov. 7. Over ' 40. 000, 000 clay targets were shot at this year by the growing army of trap- shooters. Guns used by the shooters cost a&oat $4,000,000. A million and a quarter waa spent for- - shot shells last, year at the trap. Does that sound like a sport that had come to stay? A thousand olubs held tournaments this year not practice or club shoots, but open to all, let the best man win, competitions, wltii some II to S60 contestants. , There are from 40,000 to 60,000 sportsmes Interested in this American game of inashlnf "mud pies" thrown from '.a spring trap, so as to Imitate Uie flight of birda Thers are seventy trap clubs within fifty mites of New-Tori City. The New York Athletic Club has a splendid equipment for trap shoot ing and a special house for the devo tee of the "scattar gun." At the Montclalr and Westchester there are fctrong organisations boasting of mil lionaire and professional members, nd over Bergen Beach meadows guns bang away every Saturday. Trap shooting is a coming sport. It grew up some twenty years ago, and In creased rapidly, especially aa live bird 'shooting has been gradually leg islated out of existence. The Interstate Association Is the parent body and devotes about $100, 000 a year to fostering the sport by giving five big Interstate handicaps, East, South, west and In the Middle Weat Intercollegiate Orose-Conntry Ron. Princeton, N. J., Nov.' 7.- Arrange ments have been completed for the homing of the Intercollegiate cross country run on November 21st over the same f lx-mlle course at Prince ton as las, year. The details for the - meet were arranged at a Joint meeting of the executive and advis ory oommitteea of the Intercollegiate Association of Ameteur Atheletes of America. Two institutions applied for membership in the organisation and it is probable that both the Mas sachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Virginia will be admitted at the annual meeting of the association in February. Although at the time of the hold in of the cross-country run at Princeton on November 21st the M. I. T. will not be a member, of the association. It was decided to permit tine New Englanders to start a team in the hill and dale -contest but their entry will not be officially recognised. The six-mile jaunt over the roads and fields in the immediate vicinity o Old Nassau will be started at 2 o'clock In the afternoon. Gotcti Ready to Take on Hacken s-hmidt When He Returns.- New York,' Nov. 7. Frank Gotch has sailed for England. "I'm going over for eighteen weeks of theatrical dates," Gotch says. "I'll be ready to ' sign up with Hackenschmldt ths moment 1 tana u x can gei mm again. L won't cancel my engagements for a match with Hack or any one else, as that wouldn't be fair to the peo ple I've signed up with. But when I'm. threugn, two weeks training will be all 1 want for a match. As for the Turk, his manager Juggles the truth when he aaya ne went aiier me for a match here. I never saw him. He knew where to find me, but he never came near me. I doff't know anything about Rahmout never heard of him before. He 'may be able to break me into little pieces, but I'm the champion, and it waa up to him. to beat some of the others and show that he was worth my at tention. Until ha did that he won Id not draw thirty cents. Let ' Rahmout show up In England and he can have a match as soon as my engagements are ftrtnlled, , unless I get Hack first Then he can have his chance later." -' Indoor Wei ls New York. v ': New York, Nov. 7. With, severall indoor athletic meets already arrang ed, 'and with the close of the out door season the stars are now look Ing forward Ho the indoor champion ships of ths A. A. U wbrch will be held at Madison 'Square Oardea on Monday, November loth, and Tues day, December lsCVH v ;. - : Entries havs already been sent In, and the games promise to be the greatest that nave er - taken . place. Most of the Eastern athletes who won fame at Athens and London will com pete, and many of . the .champions frdra out of town, will be on hand. It's a safe, prediction that records . will go by-'th board that .night, for ths men' have been doing good work- out doors this season, . and the . indoor meets that will precede the champion- ships will pat them on edge for theJ big affair, -sms-vm .3; ; Crowe Cowntry Ran With Indiana Philadelphia, 1 Nov. 7. -Manager Ge yells of the .track team at .the University of Pennsylvania, has an nounced the fail' schedule, a feature of which is a cross-country ran with the .Carlisle Indians, to be held in Fairmont Park - November . 14th, the date of the Penrtsytvanla-Mtchlraa football game. - On November ' 21st the Intercollegiate ' cross-country championships will be held In Prince ton V ' ' 1 - f - HOW IS YOUR DIGESTION? Mrs. Mary Dowling. of No. 3 Sth Ave. Ben Francisco, recommends a remedy for stomach trouble. She says: "Gratitude 'for the wonderful effect oC Elect rlo Bitters ta a, case of acuta lndlgmtloa, prompts this testimonial. Z are fully eonruced that for stomach sad fiver Troubles Electric Bitters U the best remedy ea the market teday." This great tonic and alterative medicine Invigorates the system, purifies the Mood and Is especially helpful tn all tones ot female weakness. 60c at W. L. Hand s Ce.'a drug store. - O O 0 0 O O Q OOOOOO O O O O O BOXING t;- 1 ' V OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO f SAVANNAH COTJKSe' FINE. Georgia Folks Making Great Claims Fbr the Course Over W bk the Grand fPrlsov Race l Will Bo . Ran - -Thaekacivius: WJriii;- .'New York." Nov. 7-The Xong Is land Motor Parkway and the' State and county roads' which complete ths coarse over which the Vanderbllt cup race of 1901 was run is tnougnt oy many to comprise about the fastest bit f of racing ground , for automo blles . that . was ver - constructed, Georgia folk, however, r, from -Gov, Hnk.' SmlHi down: make a almilai claim Yor the twenty-six mUe circuit of 'oreoared roadway over . wnicn al most a score of the swiftest automiH biJea In the, world will race In and near Savannah on Thanksgiving Day In ! competition for the 16,000 oio tmnhi anil altAnriin ieash Drisee Of fered by the Automobile -'Club of America, y Not alone do the lnhabi tanu of the Empire State - of ths South say that the Southern raceway Is far faster 'than . the one on Long Island; those of the most skilful ana darlnr drivers in the History ot au tomoblle racing who have put their machines about the circuit in ths 'Southland say that from poln,t . of speed and absence of dancer there la no auto racing ground anywhere, at home or abroad, mat compares wua the one it . Savannah. Consequently, lovers of the game of auto racing are looking forward to -the smashlns ot records when ths grand prise race of November 24 th Is run. Since tne savannan race March last, when Lewis Strang dcov an Isotta a distance of 942 miles In s hours. 11 minutes and 20 seconds. as ths .winning oar competing for the $2,000 cup offered by the Savannah Automobile Club, ths distance about the course has been extended a frac tion over nine snlles, so that now the total distance through ths City ot Savannah and through the outlying country In Chatham county is exactly 20.72 miles. A lap during the race In March amounted to 17.1 miles, the best time for this distance belog made by Al Poole In an Isotta In 1 min utes. 41 seconds, or an average of mils la a little more than SS second. Georre Robertson tn the Vanderbllt race, covered a lap of 29.44 miles In 30 minutes, 17 seconds, or an av erage of a mils In 81 plus seconds. These figures , would seem to uphold the contention of the vandemjit com mission that the .Long Island course Is tha faster. However, construction work In tat way of grading, banking carves, poll ing, scraping and so on has been carried on almost continuously since the event In March, so that now the Savannah course is said to be far faster than it' waa when Strang and Poole drove their machines about earlier in ths year. The sharp turns of the original raceway have been banked, so that cars msy take bends at almost straightaway speed, with little danger to the motorists. The stretches have been widened, so that at certain points a number of ma chines may speed abreast The surface has been rolled and re-rolled - and scraped until it la In perfect oondl uon for racirrg. . The roadbed has been constructed with a view to minimising the wear and tear of tires. Ths concrete con struction of the Motor Parkway por tion of the Long Island course was ths object of much complaint Ih this re spect on ths part of drivers, who claimed that the .backstretch known as the Jericho turnpike generally was rar faster than the concrete section. The roadbed of the southern circuit is said to be similar, but In far bet ter condition, to the Jericho road, and for this reason the Savannah circuit Is expected to be more satisfactory for ths drivers. . v The start of the Thanksgiving Day race win do maoe in front of tne grandstand, a structure seating 8,000 persona, ereuyea on still avenue, in the southern part of Savannah.; . TWO MATCHES ARRANGED, . AUcll and Wofcrast and MrFarland ,aad Welsh WUI Meet at Los An geles This Month. ' v ' Los Angeles, Cal, Nov. 7. Ths Jef fries Athletic -Club apparently 'has secured two matches between top notchere for-this month, i Aba At tell and Ad Walganst have been en gaged to furnish a 1 6 -round contest on November 10th at 112 pounds, ringside, while Packy McFarland and Freddie Welsh-have, agreed to again clash In s It-round boat on Thanks giving eve. There Is a little hitch In - the latter contest - however, - as Welsh - demands : ringside weight while McFarland la holding out for 121 pounds at t o'clock.:. , t McFarland's demand . that " .the weight limit-be 129 pounds, at. t o'clock would " indicate that he Is growing at a pretty fast clip and will not- be ebje to -stick 1a the light weight elass much . longer. "Unless a boxer -can scale the lightweight lim it just prior to stepnlnn- into the rln. he will stand tittle-chanee of getting. m whws' t earning xveison, wne in sists that his title must be fought for at ringside weight, so If Packy is after- fight wKh the Dene hell have to briny the Battler to time as -soon as possible tn order to be able to enter ths contest possessed r of his full strength knef; not he-weakensd by jnaking.too loss; a'netclu, i McFariaad Signed to Meet Battling ; New York, Nov. 7-It fs announc ed thai -Packey" McFarland has fin ally been signed up to meet "Bat tling" Nelson in a twenty-five, round contest, the out to be held on the Pacific coast on January 1st East erners Who have seen .both boxers in action cannot figure twhers" McFar land has a chance to win-? They re member a clever boxer and hard hit ter, Gana, and they - cannot understand 3how McFarUnd can win, ' McFarland has been seen In this city Is only one contest that - was against ' Leach Cross and la . this contest he did not show 'ther hitting power that Gana haa - OA more than one occasion McFarland had Cross in a position her he should have knocked him out, but he failed. McFarland is a sturdy, aggressive boxer,-who is willing to mix at alt times, but he evidently Judging from his - bout wlj h Cross haa . not the punch that can wrest the, champion ship from ths "Durabls Dane." Mc Farland by his clean - victory ever Cross, has made many friends, but there are only a few who think that "Matf" haa a chance with Kelson.'. ! - Plttsbors; Rerlvee Boxing. ,; Pittsburg, Pa.. Nov. 7.Boxl?ig hers -will undoubtedir be Put on firm basts when the new club, ths Na tional A. C opens Its doors for the.' first time. ' Prominent business men of the city are - backing the enter prise, and Pittsburg boxing fans con fidently predict that their new, club will be on as firm a financial basis ks any fight emporium in the country. The plans of ths -building have al ready been submitted to the author ities and the club has been granted a license to hold exhibitions. The arena has, a seating capacity of 1,000, and the management intends to have every chair reserved, j Fortnightly shows are ths proposed plan of the entertainments and only boxers of recognised llass will be engaged., All In all, the outlook-for six-round bouts in Pittsburg is decidedly rosy at ths present time and great dsing In the fistic line r are anxiously- awaited by tne .,ooxinentnusiastav...:.!;Jf :g I9&.000 Pnrse; Fbr the Johnson-Burns New York, Nov.. 7-Jack Johnson is to receive a little more money man waa.exnectad for hla trouble with Tommy Burns at Sydney, New South wale,, next month. Sam ritspatric, who Is leading the- bis colored heavy' weight ' around the country, ':. sends some news bussing to this side of the water. He says tha Johnson .and Burns are to box for a purse Of $15,000 to be divided on the basis of $21,000 tothe winner and $14,000 to the -. loser. ' : Tns . news seems - to be somewhat of a surprise, asBurns has saia .more than ones that Ts would not mingle with ths colored boy un less he received the stipend of $20. 000, w!nJose on. draw. , Howsvcr, It looks as .If Barns had . weakened, ' ,o5o For Papke-Ketchel gcrap. Ban Francisco, Cel.- Nov. 7A story is Jn ' circulation to tha effect that Papke U to receive $8.0(10. win lose or .draw, ':, for, . hls fight with h-etchel; or else the privilege of tak Ing a percentage of the receipts of the house If he so desires. Gleason, the promoter of the bout has emphat ically denied - the. tale- regarding the s,oov nut admits bavins? promised Papke a 'bonus,: but hs-wosld not divulge -the amount All sjoriss about there belns keen . comcetitton .between Gleason and Coffroth for ths Boat appear to be without foundation, aa Papke Is said to Tjave beeyi practi cally signed after his last fivht with KetcheL - An attempt will be made to ..have, JUn Cohbett referee the , Fights Nebton tn Bis lreams. r San Francisco, CaL, Nov. T.-FTed-dle Welsh, the English : - lightweight champion. Is auoted as ha vine said that he has fought Battling Nelson a -hondyed times In his head. A phan tom battle with Nelson is about the safest contest for any lightweight to think of ht the oressnt time, and Welsh undoubtedly shows good 'Eng lish common sense : In confining hie flstlo combats with .the Battler to the shadowr class. -vv ' ? '' Gannon-Corley Boot. '; ; " ? , Buffalo. N. T.. Nov. 7. -A bout that should bev productive of much 'Inter estsjs the Eddie Gannon-Kid Curley six-round go , to oe held hers No vember.ltth. Gannon la one of the best boxers In this city. Curley has yet to be beaten by eny 112-pound man. " Both, boxers are actively traln lag. ; . --'-v ;-.v '.v- r.. McFarland iand Murphy to Meet, New York. Nov. 7. If haa been learned from a reliable source - that tK- hnnt between pArtrv 1WTr.1Taf.lAn4 iv.mmV : vBtkV uu.t and. Tommy Murphy., the. ? Harlem T fighter. win. most Ilkeij bs fought, at the National A. C.of Philadelphia, . fif nh I in sv coupie ot weeas. . -j Oelll and Tjousrhrev Yte-MasrhMl. s Boston, 4- Mass., Not. , 7. Tommy Quill and Young Loughrey. who put up a scrappy, battle here a few weeks ago have been re-matched 1 and .win meet at the Armory A, A. November 10th. oooooooo oop ooo o o o 9 iv: "V. . . .J '.. . - o o n o 0000090000 o 000 0.0 BOOKMAKERS COMIXJRTED.v Plsmlssal ' of Complaints Against KighC of TDera by a.- rew York Magistrate' The Con re Goes Into Interesting Details in Rendering Its K New. York, Nov.-7. The bookmak ers and their customers, who. have suffered- considerably .since the ; Ad new-Hart antl-bettlng law went Into enrecv nsa . a gieam 01 : - ongntness through the general murk overhang Ing them when the complaints against eight boodles who .'were arrested dur- were dismissed ry Magistrate ueis mat in the Brooklyn police court re cently. . AssU;snt District Attorney Robert Elder, who was the prosecu tor, and John B. Stanciyield, repre senting - the , turltesj submitted ex haustive briefs, nd after reviewing them the court held thst the conduct of the accused men while "most rep rehensible", was not illegal' in tnat books In - accepting oral bets.': The magistrate's decision in part maid The distinguishing features Of booknJaklng are' the, having a place or stand; the publio posting of odds; the txchange of money," ana the mak ing of memoranda ni records,' all in h a way to tonauct a puduc gambling business. . Bookmakinj re duced to tts simplest element;- must eiwt. Import the carrying on the btibtness at ' a particular spot, with the paraphernalia necessary toinform .the publio of the Odds quoted to In duce publio- -or general betting and the actual making of .bets with all comera or. generally. t. Can a -whole racetrack be such av particular spot r The . Etallsh, statute -and;, decisions say no. There must be a particular spot or stand, even if It be only ao umbrella. . . ; . ., , : , .. , v "After- lengthy search for 'all data and ths authorities .accessible' oa this subject, .and by no means confining myself to the briefs submitted to me( I am unable to find the slightest war fsuit for : the proposition that . the defendants before me were engaged In boekmaking, or -even one of the r cldents of , bookmaklng. - They aid what . is technically known as "peri patetic' betting, or betting 'ambulan do. ' They walked about, talking to people to obtain - beta. They bet with each other, therefore, sctlng both as layers' and 'backers.' Jrant-; ed- that thla conduct is most rppre- hsnslble, It is not bookmaking." ! This decision, of the court was wH-j corned gladly by the racing public 'in general, for it may ten! somewhat to! loosen the screws whn-h liave been put on. the betting at t rie tracks, es-j peclally in Kins county. j In connection with 'is utterance of Magistrate Gelsmar t .t oral bet-j ting, whi'9 reprfehensi'e. Is -not i sin. It is interesting to note that an English magistrate rive voice to al-J most the same seal. meats a ftw. O 0 0 0 0 O O O OOOOOQO O O o 'motoring' ji o ; O '" . '.'.;VV--.: , . ff ''a 000000000000000 0 o - -THE SAVANNA H RACES. : 1 - x ' W. K. Vanderbllt, Jr Declines to Acs " 1 Referee . ai.OOO.OOO U prises. r. ; t "New York, Nov, T.--W.- Kj Van derbllt, Jr, waa requested -to -act as ' -referee at ths grand prlxe automobile race In - Savannah . on . Thanksgiving- Day and r- declined because of W .. health. . The Invitation was extend ed by R, L. Morrell, chairman of the ', contest, committee of the Automobile. v; Club of . America. w Mr. Vanderbllf s physician advised against the accep tance of a post I that 'would, entail v, coosIJerahls excitement, following so closely upon, the big) race pa, Long Ia'.and. ..,'-i;'-;::,V.;,,,..r..f.',..-.:.u.rf , s - Another effort, It Is understood, will -be made to Jndace Mr Vanderbllt tq visit Savannah to fill the position that he has occupied with entire, satisfac tipn at every contest for ths Vender- . bilt Cup. The lnviution, at. least, Is proof that all traces of ths recent -controversy between the two-auto- mobile governing bodies have dljwp -peared. 'Y'v':.---j:',t -trttvr v4" - Ths rrand prite automobile raeelat Savannah on Thanksgiving Day wil ' vest over $1,000,000. r The deUils ares ' , 22 grand prise racing cars..;.... iM.9D0 209 mechanics, transportaUoa aad v -are .,... ..... ... -..v...:.. KW.aM - Drivers, salaries and Incidentals, t o. ooo 34 stock cars w .ifcW..i, JJO.Ot , Drivers and mechanic .i,.......,v.-. 62.000 Roadmbulldhig. grand stand, ate.. ,0.0iO ' Auto blub, general expenses '. .'' JB.ono " Prises , l!(vj . Entry fees ,.... v...,; .ft K,00O, . Inoidenuis, duplicate parts, tires,':. , - ... StO. ,.- i,Hit,il'' 100,000 " Total .rtoiioot wteks ago, The plaintiff tn the case sought to recover a sunt-of money, which,-noting as agent for the defend ant he had put on a race In Jaly, Ind In his statement ef the case counsel for the plaintiff, whoso only rice was a- great secret Interest la horse lac ing. -Ths. court remarked that this wss not a. vice merely, as people took such Interest quits openly, and went' on to say farther that he- saw no reason - why a man could not be a Sunday school teacher and also like racing. , . - , - t 1 1 , -'. - j A30SRICAN HORSES POPULAR:' Bponlng Life, of London, Gives FactsV That Do Not Afford Much ConsolaV. Uon to Engllah Jreoders. " ; ' London, - NovJ tpertlng ' Ut srf says in regard to the Yankee-bred yearUngs that have. found English owners : U'At Newmarket this year ' lit American-bred yearlings have been sold, under the hammer. TheV have realised an 'aggregate of 19,011 guineas. A Pregnant f aota theses facts tnstxare not. calculated to af ford much consolation to some of . oer own puWio breeders, v The less so. because it Is almost certain' that If s SjnUar number ot English-bred yearllrgs vt the same class -had been offered thuy would, not have made, so much . nf.nt.r.l And , why 3' -. s. ' "Buyers ovr "here know so little of the qualjflcailoos of American sires mat tney nae had to assess the year lings - sent ever- here- at . their' face vahie. . I: Is oaly iarety they can be Induced to adont that conru vhia thu subject V a -home-bred animal. anieaa.jnoy..ar,.Ltuencea and pre- iuaictl(i ,b fih . innwi.i. h- ini'.daatnoy art. ituenced and pre- .irs, f.,iv r th. miZZ.. -- .. I - , so u froauntiy hanoena that a year ling tiocs cot mak hla real market vslus. But ihe is, - no doubt, an other cause for the ready sals these American ear-ln have had. The souuuubs of their, iegs and fset.snd . thslr. excel lent" .condition generally ? have been, (he . snbject -of general v comment In ; v these respects they have surpassed the English, yearlings we are in the habit of 'seeing.;;.;' "It ,1 Would , seem . there Is. some1, " special virtue in the treatment adopt ed at the studs In. Kentucky. ' What ' Is It - Perhaps seme body will kind- ly -tell us.v But we should, in this connection,, bear in mind that the youngsters which have recently come ; across the Atlantio' are , what may be described aa specimens aplck ot i their respective baskets. When, mak ing a selection for the English mar- , ket ths American breeder, anxious to t produce ' a good Impression, Is natu rally not going to single out the worst for transportations So it la, perhaps, -hardly fall to make a comparison -to the-dlsadvantge of the native pro- duct. . BtllL thereals no getting away from the- fact that the f American yearlings were, for the most part. In first-rate' 'order, and we-need not be . above taking a hint from; the Ysnv kees on the subject of breeding if . there ia-anythlnthey can teach u-" y :??-; -"'.--::-' .' Tlw-Rsn Year to Canada.- -vToTonto, Onty Nov. 7.--Statistics of the official, racing year j In Can-. ada show-that , the sport her has at tained greater favor with both the public" and the iiorsemen - than -er before. The total ' amount distribut ed' by the. associations among owners was nearly $10,000 greater . than last ysar,: though," there were .'fewer ac tual racing days. '" There also appear ed a movement In favor of a Canadian -Jockey . Club with s view to put- . ting the sport on a permanent basis. J. E. Seagram heads 'the ' list -of ; winning owners with a pronounced lead ; over his closest' follower, who this year, turned out to be the Amer ican Owner, A. Turney. ft Shields was hot far:away from Turner in stable earnings with the Canadian owned Yalley Farm Stables a close fourth. " Only these stables earned ove"$10,000. v Mr. Seagram's $-year-old colt, Seismio, heads ths Canadian list of winning, horses. i ; . . -. x ,,..,..,.. :,-.-.-v-r h?.vt Arkawas Anti-Racing Laws May Bo ... sioainea. ... 1.--. Hot Springs, Ark., Nov. 7.-T be lieve that within thirty days after the opening Of the legislative seasonf the Amis anti-racing bill will be mod ified so that race meetings may be held In the State," said Judge Sump ter, Senator-elect from .this district. urgent requests were sent from horsemen at Latonla and Pimllco as to the situation. It was set fort that fifty prominent owners at Latonla and as many from Plmlico .did not want to ship to California. It Is impossible- to eneniirasa horsemen further than my own orU ion." said Judgs Sumpter. 'I ha'e talked to 'many Senators and many members of the House, and I believe they are willing we should have rac ing' at this resort. 1" Our home peo- , pie want racing." - - r . HOW TO TREAT A 6PHAIN. ' Ppralns, swellings nd lameness are promptly relieved tiy Chamberlain's Pain Balm. This liniment reduces inflamma tion and soreness so thst a pra!n may be cared In about one-third the tfrns requir ed by ths usual treatment. For sale by W. U Hand A Co.
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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Nov. 9, 1908, edition 1
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