STRAWBERRY PROBABLY MOST
WIDELY GROWN OF ALL FRUITS!
There Aro Varieties Adapted to Almost Every Cllmato and!
Condition From Florida to Alaska Well-Drnlned,
Friable Clay Is Considered Best Soil
Northern Slopo Preferred.
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YANKEE JOCKEYS IN EUROPE!
Many Knights of Pigskin, Unable to
Make Living In United States,
Popular In Old Country.
Tho restriction placed upon racing
in tho United States haB caused our
greatest Jockeys to go abroad. Tho
knights of tho pigskin woro unablo to
make a Hying here and they migrated
across tho pond to tho turfmen that
were eager to pay them princely sal
arles. This season there will bo on
tho race tracks of England. Franco,
Germany, Austria and Russia tho fol
lowing American Jockeys: Danny Ma
iler, "Skeets" Martin. Frank O'Ncll,
Johnny Relff, Wlnnlo O'Connor, J.
Archibald, J. Sumpter, D. Wlnfleld,
Guy Garner, Eddie Dugan. Milton Hen
ry. Nash Turner and Willie Shaw. Tho
average sum that each Jockey will re
ceive will be $12,000, or an a'ggregate
amount of $156,000.
Frank O'Ncll was tho most success
ful Jockey In Franco last season. Ho
rodo for William K. Vanderbllt.
O'Nell'8 work placed the Vanderbllt
racers high up on tho winning llst.v
Frank won 153 races out of a total of
695 mounts. Ho won tho most valu
able race In France, tho Grand Prix
do Paris, worth about $38,000, and
wound up his notable achievements by
capturing the Doncaster St. Leger.
Although in tho matter of winning
mounts O'Nell was at tho top of tho
list of Jockeys in Franco, his success
In tho percentage line was not close
to the record of Johnnie Relff, who
won one race out of every four. O'Nell
will again wear tho whlto and black
colors of Vanderbllt this season.
Reiff's success last season was bril
liant. Ho won 115 races out of a total
of 468 mounts. He was largely re
sponsible for tho success of Frank J.
Gould's horses. The Gould stable won
m
Danny Maher.
more than $100,000 last year. Relff
has been riding In Franco for many
.years and is ono of tho most popular
American Jockeys abroad.
Wlnkfleld. a negro rider, who won
so many races for Edward Corrlgan
dn tho west, Ib one of tho popular
riders on the Gorman turf. Archibald,
who is now riding in India, Is under
-contract to rldo for Baron Oppenhelm
this season. Ho won tho Kentucky
Derby last year. Eddie Dugan will
Tide in Austria.
"Skeets" Martin will ride Harry
Payno Whitney's racorB in Epgland.
He had fair success last season with
them. Danny Maher, who Just failed
to win 100 races last season, will
again bo under contract to tho Baron
do' Rothschild.
Will Send Team to England.
Tho Philadelphia Cricket club In
tends to send an eleven to England
this summer, snllinj July 20, and re
turning In September.
Watklns to Retire.
W. 11. WiuiitB, owner of tho Indian
npolls club,' has announced his retire
ment from baseball.
It Is learned on tho best of authority
that Mr. Watklns has sold out his In
terest In tho Indianapolis club, al
though ho will probably remain thoro
during tho balance of tho season, aft
erwards going to his farm In Mich
igan. Mr. Watklns hns been a noted char
acter In baseball for tho past thirty
years.
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FIRST BASEMAN NEW
Hal Chase as Seen
By HOMER CROY.
Hal Chase, tho great billiard play
er, Is also captain of tho Yankees. Ho
would rather play billiards, after be
ing out on a month's camping trip
with nothing to stay tho inner man
except canned calf s tongue, pemmlcan
and an uninterrupted view of tho land
scape, than have a plush-button, golden-backed
chair In the dining room
of tho Waldorf with throo waiters and
a waterboy to heed his beck.
A three-cushion carrom Is as easy
to him as a pick-up. Ho waa born In
Los Angeles 28 years ago nnd began
playing threo-ole-cat 25 years ago
como spring, and could look an umpire
In tho eyo and tell him to go to (as
tho clever and lamented Shakoapearo
would mildly put It) before ho could
pronounce Popocatapotl.
At 14 ho played second base for tho
homo town team and when ho had
multiplied It by two ho was tho
youngest and best looking manager
betweon the Pacific seaboard and Mat
ty's checkerboard. He has such good
shoulders and leaps so gracefully that
ho has to have a penknife operated
by foot power to open his mashing
notes. His wlfo stamps the date on
the back while Hal, Jr., picks up tho
ravollngs.
Ho went, ono year to college, "mak
ing a major of Becond baao, a minor
of handball and a bluff at calculus.
The faculty couldn't seo him with a
microscope and full lights on, sigh
Ing with relief when ho climbed In
tho chair car homoward bound; but
ever alnce ho made good they have
been so kicking mad that they have
been going about with their ankles
strapped together to keep from pun
ishing themselves.
His hobbles aro hunting and horse
back riding. When ho gets out of
his baseball togs his favorito outdoor
diversion 1b keeping his heels In, his
elbows stiff and his thumbs pointing
up. Ho can givo a riding master tho
lag, nlno buttons, and pound on the
floor for tho cull'od man In the white
coat before tho riding roaster gets his
horso reined up.
The gib-boom of tho Yankees Is mild
and good naturcd until somebody asks
him to make a speech at a baseball
banquet, nt which his finger nails nip
Into his palms until tho blood spurts
and ho begins to look llko Lady Mac
GOSSIP T
TIMOG I
SPORTS
Providence has sold Catcher Robert
Peterson to Scranton.
Boyd A. Lovvern has been named
socretary of tho Atlanta Southern
League Club.
YORK HIGHLANDERS
by Artist Cesare.
beth at tho Labor day matinee, with a
porceptiblo grinding of his molars fol
lowed by a pronounced twitching of
his kicking muscles.
Ho Is the greatest first baseman be
tween the Canadian Pacific and tho
Gulf stream nnd owns a homo in
Leonla, N, J. Thero aro hundreds of
men who own homes there, but Chase
admits It.
When winter comes, though, Hal
doesn't mind It ho can read "Para
dlso Lost" Ho would rather road
Milton's great home run than havo a
box at grand opera with tho presi
dent and ico cream and lady fingers
served between acts. Ho haB read it
three times and is now on tho last
lap of tho fourth.
When ho wants to bo deliriously Joy
ful ho puts on his house slippers and
reads a chapter out Joud to his wife,
stopping now and then to closo his
eyes and quoto In a dreamy, full
throated tone:
"High on a throno of regal stato,
which far
Outshone the wealth of Ormus and of
Ind "
until Hal., Jr., begins to string spools
on Tom's tall. Then Hal, Sr., gets up,
throws the cat out tho window, and
goes on with the full-throated I
(Copyright. 1911. by W. Q. Chapman.)
Morlarty Not For Sale.
Clarke Griffith, now manager of tho
Nationals, is not having things run
entirely to his liking. Ho is llnding It
harder thanusual to get new men to
bolster up tho Washington team. Grif
fith has now given up all hope of get
ting Morlarty lof tho TlgerB to play
third base for his team. Griffith
hasn't any player to offer in n trade
and realizes that Morlarty cannot bo
secured for a cash offer.
Jack Warner an Outlaw.
Jack Warnor, tho old-tlmo backstop
of tho Detroit, Washington 'and Bos
ton Amorcan league teams, Is looking
for a Job as manager In tho newly pro
posed outlaw United States league
Warnor used to bo a Bhinlng star when
with tho New York Giants, but a weak
leg forced him from actlvo competi
tion. Ho has managed several leaguo
teams since quitting tho majors.
Jack Manning, last sonson outfielder
with Johnstown, has been mado man
agor of tho York team of tho Trl-Stato
League.
Tho Now York American squad has
beon Increased by threo through tho
turning back from Atlanta of Outfield
ers Brown and Murden and Pitcher
Cnnn.
Clark Griffith Is planning to make
an outfleldor out of Alnsmlth becauso
of that youngster's unusual speed. Ho
Is a fair, hitter, with promises of developing.
SECOND BASE MADE FAMOUS,
"Pop" Anson, Old Time Leader, Tells
Story of Players Who Have Won
Renown at Middle Station.
Pop Anson, tho great old player, re
lates the following story:
"Four mon havo mndo second baao
fnmous," snys Anson. "They aro Lar
ry Lajolo, Johnny Evers, Eddie Collins
and Fred Merklo.
"Tho kind of work they havo dono
to make second base famous differs.
Morkle's Is far separated from that of
tho other three. Merklo mado It fa
mous by forgetting it.
"Bnt Merklo had nothing on Kelly.
Why, Kelly ould often forget to
touch It. Ho would cut ncross from
first to third when ho thought ho
could get away with It.
"Whenever wo would stnrt a series
awny from homo Kelly would get In
hlB best work. Of course, they had
only ono umpire then, and If ho hap
pened to seo Mike 'cut' second and
called his attention to It, Mlko would
pass the matter off by quietly explain
ing that tho park was now to him and
ho did not know where second baso
was located."
ELLER SETS WORLD'S RECORD
Wins 100-Yard Indoor Hurdle Contest
at Baltimore, Negotiating Dis
tance In 0:11 4-5.
A now world's record for tho 100
yard hurdle race on an indoor track
was mado tho other night by Robert
Ellor of Georgetown university at tho
JohnB Hopkins-Fifth Regiment games
at Baltimore. Ellor nogotintcd tho
dlstanco in 0:11 4-5.
, Bob Ellor is ono of the four Eller
brothers of New York, who aro all
athletes. Jack Eller, his older broth-
Bob Eller.
er, was a member of the American
Olympto team which went to Greece
In 1008. Bob holds tho world's record
In tho 75 yard high hurdles In con
junction with his brother, and It Is
Enid that ho will bo a member of tho
American team which goes to Stock
holm this summer to take part In tho
Olympic games thero.
Yankee Stars at Paris.
Tho passing through Paris of tho
American athletes on their way to tho
Stockholm Olympic games next sum
mer will bo mado tho occasion of
great pportlng festivities, If plans out
lined In a proposal to tho American
Olympic committee are carried out.
The Marquis Pollgnnc, a wealthy no
bleman, will place tho magnificent
grounds of his chateau at Rhelms at
tho disposal of a French commlttco,
with the view to promoting nn Inter
national nthletlc meeting, whero tho
American champions will bo Invited to
pnrtlclpato.
Memphis hns mado Jcrsoy City nn
offer for Catcher Jack Tonneman, Ho
played under Malinger Bernlmrd at
NuHhvlllo In 190a.
Pitcher Bill Hartley, erstwhllo Inter
national and Southern Longuer, will
try Iits nrm In tho American Associa
tion this year. Columbus has signed
him.
Sncrnmonto wonders what sort of a
game Philadelphia 1b working on It.
It thought it had purchased both Lehr
and Downoy from tho Phillies, to find
later that it gets noltbor.
(By LE ROV CADY, Minnesota.)
Tho strnwborry is probnbly tho
Jmost widely-grown fruit In tho world.
JThcro nro vnrlotles ndnptcd to almost
ovory cllmato and condition, from
Alaska to Florida. Our cultivated
jklntls havo been developed from tho
Chilian strnwborry nnd the common
,wlld strnwborry. Tho alplno straw
berry of Europo la tho parent of tho
cvor-bcarjng vnrlotles which nro now
coming Into promlncnco In somo
places. They, however, nro not as yot
of sufficient valuo to desorvo much
attention. Tho Btrnwborry 1b ono of
tho first fruits on tho market In tho
'spring, and henco la always welcome
Tho best tlmo to sot a strawberry
bod Is tho early spring, as soon an
tho land Is In good condltlonand tho
plants can bo obtnlned. Thero Is
rnoro molsturo as a rulo nt that tlmo;
'and this, combined with tho cool
weather of spring, gives better grow
ing conditions than August plnntlng.
Plants may nlso bo sot In tho fall,
if extra attention and enro nro given
'them. It docs not pay to sot tho
plantB In dry soil or In a dry Benson,
unless plenty of water for Irrigation
purposes Is available.
Any land that will grow a good
crop of corn will grow Btrawberrles.
Sod land should never bo used if It
can bo prevented, as It Is likely to
contnln grubs and cut-worms, which
will ent oft tho roots of newly-set
plants. A well-drained, frlnblo clay
lonm Is probably best for straw
berrlos n soil that warms up easily
and yot will hold sufficient molsturo
for tho crop.
Strawberries require a rich soil,
henco It Is well to thoroughly ma
nure tho lnnd that Is to bo used for
tho crop in the fall, and plow under
from four to six incheB deep. In tho
spring disk, drag and smooth thor
oughly. This gives a looso soil in
which to sot tho plants, nnd n flrjn
sub-soil to hold tho molsturo, nnd yet
open enough to let tho rootB through.
A northern Blopo la to bo preferred,
as tho plantB do not start so early
In tho spring. They thus escnpo tho
early frostp and they nro not so llko
ly to bo drlod out by tho hot winds
nt fruiting tlmo. Many growers, how
over, obtain good results on a south
ern slope, In splto of tho disadvant
ages. Somo growcrB prefer to fruit tho
bed only ono Hcason; in this case, as
soon as It Is through fruiting, the bed
is plowed up nnd Bomo Into crop,
such as turnips or fodder corn, plant
ed on tho land. If it 1b deslrod to
An Excellent Specimen.
keep tho bed fruiting moro than ono
year, a plan llko tho following is often
used: Ab soon. as tho bed Is through
fruiting, tho pjants nro mowed with a
horso mower or by hand, closo to tho
ground, nnd thon tho bed la raked
clean and the trash burned; or else,
If It Is vory dry, tho bed may bo
burned over without raking. If this 1b
attempted, however, tho leaves and
straw must bo very dry, so they will
burn llko a flash; othorwlso Injury
will bo dono tho plantB. When tho
trash is disposed of, plow a furrow on
each side of tho row, leaving about
wife, &
fife
SPRAYING CALENDAR FOR APPLES
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In resixmso to frequent requests for information concerning spray mix-,
tures nnd their application on npplo trees, tho nbovo calendar 1b given.
Spray Number XI. lndlcntos either Bordeaux mlxturo 50 gallons and Paris
green one-half pound, or lend nrsenato two pouuds.
Spray Number I. Keroscno oil, two gallons. Sonp ono-half pound aud
water ono gallon.
Number II. Black loaf ono gnllon, wator 70 gallons. ,
Number IV. Whalo oil soap a pouud, wator ono gallon. Dlluto for ten
dor follago.
Numbor XIV. -Whlto lead and raw linseed oil.
Numbor VIII. Sulphur 15 pounds, llmo 15 pounds, wator 50 gallons.
This can bo applied only when trees aro dormant, na tho caustic effocts will
burn foliage.
Number V. Paris green ono pound, llmo fresh stono llmo four pounds,
water 100 gallons.
Number VI. Lead arsenate four pounds, water 100 gallons.
I
ono foot of row Btnndlng. Fill this
trench with woll-rotted mnnuro, nnd
culttvnto tho soil back. Then with a
sharp hoo cut out all tho weak tand
dlscnscd plants left, leaving tho plants
about six Inches apart. Thcso will
soon send out runners nnd form a now
bed by fall. In this way much dls-
cased follago and somo insects nro
gotten rid of. A good horso cultl
vator can of ton bo used inBtend of a
plow. Tho UBo to which tho fruit Is
to bo put will lnlluenco tho picking.
If for homo or local uso tho fruit mayi
bo picked somewhat riper than It It la
shipped a long dlstanco. No mattorj
whoro It Is innrketcd, caro must bo
used In picking to keep tho patch.'
picked clean every day.
Do not pick when tho fruit or vinos,
nro wot, ns this will causo tho fruit'
to bo Bott and to spoil in transit.
Many growers find it to bo an advan-
Setting Strawberry Plants. The Set
ting of the Plant at the Left Is Too.
Shallow; That at the Right Tool
Deep; the Center Plant Is Properly
Set, With Its Crown Even With tho
'Surface of the Ground. I
tago to tako tho fruit from tho flold
to a pncklng shed nnd there repack,
using only ripe, uniform-sized fruit1
In tho package. Neatness of package,
as woll as quality of fruit, Is a groat
factor In marketing.
PROFIT MADE IN
CULTURE OF FISH
Care Nood Not Interfere With,
Otlior Worlt on Farm
Tunko Must Have
Clean Gravel.
To mako a success In fish culture,
the tanks must be provided with clean
grnvol and tho bottoms raked onco a
week. If tho tnnkB aro disturbed by
fish hawks, bull frogs, mink or othor
pcBtB, place Btrlps of bonrd acrosB
tho tank nnd cover with wlro netting
that can bo removed whon. cleaning.
Tho food will scnttor through tho
wlro.
Whon tho tank 1b rondy to recolvo
tho fry, order from a commercial fish
hatchery 10,000 Bpecklod, square-tailed,
brook trout fry that will cost from
$3 to $5 per thousand, according to
ago. For four weeks aftor nntcning
no feed will bo necessary. Nature pro
vides a sack for fry to first con
sumo. For tho next six weeks skim
med milk curd may bo fed threo tlmos
a day; nftor that Bheop and pigs' liv
er, poultry wasto cut flno, or a com
mercial food mado. In tho form of a
meal containing fish and grain, at a;
low cost. This should bo fed to tho.
fish tho snmo ns poultry is fed. !
Supposing tho cost of tank and fry
1b $50 nnd cost of feeding $25, a to
tal, of $75, and 5,000 of tho 10,000
fry) grow to flngorllngs tho first sea
son. By September tho flngorllngs aro
worth $25 per thousand, nnd will find
ready salo If put on tho market.
Tho producer has loft tho tank nnd.
$50 abovo tho cost, with a chnnco to
savo many of tho othor 5,000 fry not
reckoned. Thero aro no fertilizer
bills to pay, no spraying of trees, no
waiting a yenr for returns, no work
ing in tho hot Bun killing weeds just
a lot of wholosomo fun that need not
lnterforo with other work on the
farm.