TIIK OMAHA SUNDAY RKE: JANUARY 12. 100$.
TuE.OMAiUiSuNDAY.BEa MILLER BREAKS HIS HOODOO
OMAHA. SUNDAY, JANUARY 12. W I
Celebrated Jockey Finally Landi
Winner After Many Losses.
cure the young rider, C. Henry, from Jamte
McLaughlin, and It Is mid that he has suc
ceeded, in Betting tho contract. If this la
rue, many bortrnwn believe that It would
bo well to watch this boy's riding on the
rsstern frscks the coming season.
FOLLOWERS DROP THEIR ROLLS
T
MB career of Ned llanlon stands out
a monument to base ball, llan
lon baa severed hla connection with
Cincinnati and retired to private
life. If privacy can be obtained In
looking after the affair of Ma Baltimore
tyrant In the Eastern league, and his real
aetata Investments. Ha has closed the door
on thirty-two years of active service on the
diamond as player or manager or both.
Ha carries with Mm a name and a fortune
that give hint a place, to himself in the
gallery of fame. By the bane ball world he
la rated aa one of the brainiest and most
Twenty-Three Straight lefeala for
the Roy ! Ilia Barker a
at Bad Way at Wan
Praajelero.
BAN FRANCIBCO, Cal., Jan. ll.-After
Inning twenty-three races here' Jockey
Walter Miller piloted Arklirta to victory
In the twenty-fourth. Miller was Just as
pleased over breaking his bad streak of
luck as the public, who bad long been
wondering what bad caused the slump In
the boy's work. Tho distinguished bettors
naturally were Inclined to the belief that
. raaouroeful men who ever graced the game; thlnss were not as thev should be. and all
ty Bradstreeta ha Is rated at 1X0.000. And klnd. of rumors W(?re afloat In the betting
ma latter testimony must or necessity De market, while quite a few are of the
taken aa coroberating the former. At the opinion that Miller had grown so rapidly
nice of Bl llanlon Is still a well preserved that he was unable to reach 102 pounds
nan, all but In his prima, at least In a con- without an effort. The boy, however,
41Uon to enjoy all the comforts of hla, dla- clalma that he rata "three square meals
tlngulshed position and eminent com- per day," and that he never felt stronger
tetenca. The span of hla baee ball career or better than he doea now.
reaches over the times of all the stars "Tou can't expect me to win on bad
'whose light haa shona with sufficient bril- horses." said the Jockey when asked about
JJanoe to attract tha world. And he was Poor riding. "I was trying all the
radiant among them all. In tha midst of tlme- but luck was against me. It hap-
tha early heroes he atood a tower of lnal once at erignion weacn
tr-furth and greatness aa a player; In the whfn I rode eighteen straight losers. Even
eenwr of the latter-day celebrities he ueRl lB cou"
RACE GAME IN NEW YORK SAFE
everaer Hashes ! I.lkely to Kill
the Peert.
NEW YORK. Jan. ll.-Berious as Gov
ernor Hughes recommendation to the leg
islature may appear at first glance, there
Is no present feeling among horsemen that
the sport will be killed In New Tork state.
It Is the general opinion that there will be
racing at the New Tork race courses the
coming season, without any question, and
that Mhould the bill be taken up by the
legislative body, the recommendations of
Governor Hughea accepted and a bill
passed in accordance with thoss recom
mendations, the racing associations will ac
cept the situation and the sport will con
tinue in spite of the changed conditions.
These changed conditions in their prac
tical enforcement may be summarised thus:
So far as horsemen are concerned there
will be no diminution in the values of
stakes and possibly of purses for the com-
feet, contracts with the horsemen, and the t,on n1 th,r wl" " aeveral settlements , ducted.
W5.000 Brooklyn. Buburbsn and Brighton ire ne opening oi n.e srason.u. ..
naiiuit-apa, which me aasoiiauone nave
carefully built up to this handaome figure.
tan da with lofty majesty. If not un
matched tirowess as a manager. Men may
of
lengths the horse wouldn't be up to a
rsca and would falter In the final sixteenth.
Th .! 1 1.Urt .hAnM.! V.lnm. 1 1 U I.
.UU " " makers chalk up false odds against a horse
greatness of tha great teams of the dlf- l . T w a hf ..
terent eras, but It Is to doubled If a larger a logcn ,0 t 1 .hot m&de a .wond or
Jiumbe will agree -on any aggregation as thrd cnolcft, whUa a ho. that ,hould
auportor In all rcspecta ana departments oi a , to x secon(1 choIce mait .llort
tha game to me ramous unoies, wno un- p,,, favorlte. While 1 11 admit that I
aoubtedly owed their greatness to the have na)1 a ba(1 .iumD. ali ot the other
masterly management ot Ned Hanion. i ne prominent Jockeys In their prime have had
"Baltimore Game," as distinguishing that a similar bad streak. However, now that
created by Hanion with his wonderful I have finally got another pair of winning
team of a decade ago. Is a fitting climax brackets, I hope that I'll shoot them In
for such a career. And the Keelers, tha I with aa much success as I formerly did
Jennlngses, the McGraws, tha Kelleys still The Jockey system players who have been
remain tha living evidences of the skill of consistently following Miller's mounts have
this man and the cleverness of this team, had a dent put In their bank roll that will
Hanion pent twenty-seven years In tha take a long time to repair unless he doea
National league; h won six pennants In come noma in front on a majority of his
that league, three In Baltimore, two In ouring me next rew weeks.
TlfVhAVIvn svnrl tnm Ira Ttot.rnlt And
wor1T pennant, whn his Detroit giants ENTRIES FOR STAKES ARE CLOSED
defeated Oornlskev'a Browns In 1887.
eastern, 'i raoua win Hate a rfac
Jack Ilalla. sremler nltcher for last year's oi Horses
tTopeka team In tha Western association. lumt. Jan. n.-witn tne closing or
baa raised e question of some moment. He entries lor me Dig racing siaae events to
has been picked up by Tebeau for his e contested over the tracks or the senior
Ixulsvllle team this year and will play racing associations, tha Coney island
thera If ha cornea to. terms on tha salary Jockey club, tha Brighton Beach Racing
ttropoaUlon. Last year he drew $175 a association and the Brooklyn Jockey club,
month With Topeka; Tebeau offera him I during the coming spring meetings, a
I tha same amount. The Western sssocla- greater amount of money than ever before
tlon Is a Class C organization, while the offered will be assured horsemen. If the
American association la a Class A. Halla money value of tha spring stakes at these
argues that under ordinary circumstance three tracks obtains throughout the racing
man who can advarce from a Class C I season at all tracks and such Is tha pres
to a Clasa A league ought also to advance ent Intention of the respective manage-
In salary. He thinks his services should ments a bulk of nearly $2,000,000 will have
bo worth mora In tha Class A league than been won by turfmen by the end of tha
In the Class C, If for no other reason than aeason. The racing year of 1908 will then
l that tha Class A organisation can afford have witnessed the giving away of mora
to pay mare than tha Clasa C. And Halla money m ,takes and purses than In any
rima. ha una izw a montn irom rre- 1 , ..... nn.. ..... ions
" w -r - - I uib.iiiu. JCRIi A IIV .,17.1 LJI uiiii.r.
( beau. Tha chances are ha Is worth It and therefore, In this respect to be a record one
ought to get it. un me race oi u me prop- on th. turf
esiuon oi xaamg a piayer im. Thm-e sra flftr stake eventa. to be de-
Idas jy. organisation wunoui an increase
, In pay 1 not only bad. but out of all keep-
Injr with ordinary buakaesa procedure. If
and other rich atakes, will be run as uauaL
Clood horses will compete for them. The
authorities will be given the same chance
to enforce the provisions of the proposed
bill sgalnst betting as they now have
against betting in poolrooms; which, It
may be said, also have never been enforced.
Without question there would be a de
crease In the attendance at the racetracks
through the suppression of public wagering
on races and the establishment of a strict
credit system. This keeping away from
the tracks of thousands of people also
would have the Inevitable effect of In
creasing the outside btfttlng and the at
tempted establishment of hundreds of pool
rooms to accomdate the ineradicable de-
Ire to bet.
THOMAS GOES IN HEAVIER CLASS "ctlon -r,t on the -tored away
'"" vuiwtf i back eaat. That waa one of the Interesting
Fa-Welter Will Try the Gama aa a
Heavyweight Hereafter.
BAN FRANCISCO, Call. Jan. 11. "Here
after I will fight as a heavyweight," Is
the startling announcement of Joe Thomas,
and as a heavyweight I am ready to meet
11 comers. I will fight ss a heavyweight
because I can't do the middleweight limit
any more and be atrong. It hardly seems
possible, but I have taken on eighteen
pounds In the last year. I'm eighteen
pounds heavier now than I waa a year ago,
and It la all solid meat. If I drank beer
and whisky It might be soft flesh and I
could train tt off, but It Is hard tissue.
Right now Just as I am I weigh 182 pounds,
and I'm not fat. I could probably do 166,
but no lesser weight for me. I Intend to
box aa a heavyweight, and If Jack Twin
Sullivan, Jim Fiynn or any of the big fel
lows want my gama they can have It.
A fellow can't be himself and finish his
training In a Turkish bath, aa I did for
Ketchel. When I went into the ring I
felt all right, but I had not gone far when
that weak . feeling caused by too much
sweating hit me and It was all off. It Is
no use talking, you can't fight against na
ture." ...
Thomas said ha would go to Ixs Angeles
this month to sea what Tom McCarey had
In store for him.
i a man la gotng to got no mora money by
elded between the three .racing associations
In the spring, and the gross value of these
la $600,000. This year will also see tha op
eratlon of an eighth race track under
further enhance the great sum ot money to
be won by horse owners. It is estimated
that fully $1,750,000 will represent the total
value of stakes and purses for 1908.
Thirty racing days for each association
means 240 days during which tho public will
, idvanrfnB ad vane, soma e,ub Bupervl!!lontne p,,., trkck
4?wlll argu r In other word, what la a I d JU Btaka evenl, and wl to
vinmmiir win aucu puiii-jr u yri j
far toward Inspiring young players In
fnlno leacuea to . greater proficiency T
'IWould not such a policy, if pursued to
I Its logical sequence, soon have the effect
of limiting tha number of league stars and
rmiuMiHuiilv rdulntf tha enhances for
trf1 iertutnvant bv the bla- learuea? be "ending sheckles Into the coffers of the
I tier la another phase of tha question that aaaoclatlons. Two hundred and forty
f worth consideration: Suppose tha Class racing days (tha season), netting receipts
A manager take a Class C player at an averaging ,ww aauy. means a grano loiai
1 Increased alary and tho Clasa C man falls of $7,200,000, which will have been contrlb-
,'to make goodj tha manager can. with ten ut'd y public In Ha aupport of racing.
dayaf notica. sell the youngster or send Award of this sum $2,600,000 for stakes.
1 film to a team In another league without pursea and cost of operation, and thero la
1 even consulting tha player. And by this $1,600,000 loft as the "divvy" for the eight
method the manager Is entirely protected racing associations, or an average of nearly
against any loss. But on tha other hand $700,000 clear profit for each.
If the Clasa C player goe to the Class A With the greatest racehorses that ever
team t tha sun salary he was getting In graced any turf In any country striving
tho minor he must bind himself by con- for the greatest money prizes ever offered
tract and no matter how much he mav In this country, truly the racing season for
; make geod, np matter how many fine of- 1908 promises to be one of record-breaking
f era ha nitglit have during tha season, no proportions
i matter now much money over and above The mighty Colin will make his 1908 debut
that be Is actually receiving aa salary he I as a 3-year-old in tha big atakea In which
1 may earn, ha le bound by tha terms of his he has been entered, and other great horses
contract at least that aeason and, unlike will measure strides with him. King's ran
, the manager, he cannot, help himself. It soma will be striven for at each association
Is sot necessary to consider tha person- I and some of the greatest racing that ever
ality of Tebeau In this case in order to de-1 marked the American courses Is to be wlt-
terndne that this principle Is wrong and nessed
hould not be allowed to obtain In this
course Of business which means so much I OPEN WETTER AT SHXEPSHEAC
to young ball players and to the perman
ency OX the game at large. It la seriously Training Has Gone On Steadily I'p
te be doubted if there are many big
league managers, who, like Tebeau, would
taalst OO this parsimonious policy.
The eight colleges of Nebrsska project-
to the Freaeat.
8HEEPSHEAD BAY, U I.. Jan. 11.
Open winter weather that has prevailed
this season practically without interrup
tion haa rejoiced the hearts ot trainers
Ing the movement for peace and purity whoae strings are stabled at the great
In athletic have atruck the keynote and Long Island tracks. There hardly haa been
If they are successful In maturing the plans a day since the close of the racing season
laid out they will have done a work en- on November 15 last that It has not been
titling them to tha commendation and sup- safe for the thoroughbreds to be exercised
riort of all true lovers of clean snort, in the open. Thus an excellent line has
Athletics In '. Nebraska colleges, have per- been had on the . 2-year-olds and on how
haps never needed purifying any more tnan the older division promise to frame up.
athletics In colleges of other Btatea and cer-I Nearly two thousand racing thorough
talnly not aa much aa some; but there is breds are stabled at the Long Island
room for Improvement and that the facul- courees. Graveaend and Sheepahead Bay
tlea and students have become thoroughly it.ad n the number, but the growth of Bel
aroused to this fact la an omen that mont Park as a training center Is con
augurs everything for these Institutions, .idered remarkable and next year should
Rime mile misunderstandings during the e t nearly a rival of the older estab-
laat season served to bring this movement
to a head and In this have served a good
purpose after all. President Wadaworth
of Eellevue college la active in thia reform.
lishment
The horsea wintering here are not being
trained, naturally, their outdoor work con
slating merely of slow easy gallops, or
. T - . U . . 1 11 . .
. J" "'vr ... me emcacy walk, for the needed exercise. Time has
a iT I. a a P J 'ne CO"'e P.aed for the trials that decided the year
In promoting these valuable Interests. The
example set In Nebrsska will attract wide
attention and doubtlesa be followed by col
leges, In many other states. It Is dis
tinctively a forward movement.
Sioux City will be the scene of some lively
events In bowling. Four On aha teams have
entered the tourney. This excellent sport
has made remarkable progress in the mid
dle west cities of late and premises to hold
onto the plsee It mad for Itself years ego
In the affections of sportsmen.
, Finding the redoubtable Jimmy Callahan
S. advertlalng himself aa the rival of Pop
vAnson in the control of amateur base ball
in Chicago, tha old gladiator Is said to have
exclaimed: "My Uod, and has It come to
this?"' But surely fate is not so cruel.
Ootch at SO determines to retire, while his
old Instructor, Farmer Burns, ha not
thought of such a thing at 49.
IJttle Chocolate w hipped 'em all but Jlin
Barleycorn and on Ma deathbed acknowl
edges the latter'a supremacy.
ling's fitness for training later and work
that will begin in earneat for the IMS sea
son late In Keburary and early In Marc
will be baaed on actual showing of those
that undergo it. i'ntll the actual training
begins there will be little chance to get
line on the coming turf stars.
Just three months and three
April U
And now about that invasion.
days to
GEORGE 0D0M BECOMES A WINNER
Former Jorkr, Mow Trainer, Brings
Hlutnelf Vareesa.
ATLANTA. Oa., Jan. Il.-The latest
trainer once a Jockey to break Into tho
leading winner class Is George Odom. The
former star rider saw that he waa gettln
tou heavy to accept mounts and quietly
purchased a few horses about two years
ago. Since that he has met with fair sue
cess with his small stsble. During the meet
Ing at Bonnlng last fall he led the Hat of
winning owners, and the star of his atablj
waa the good colt Oraculum. which raced
In h!a colors In his 2-year-old career. Odom
carefully looked after the colt and won
race or so wnn mm ss a z-year-old, an
also won quite a few last year.
Encouraged by hla aucceas at Benning
lie sent his stable to Naw Orleans, sad will
race throughout tha meeting. In hla stable
he haa. in addition to Oraculum, Comedi
tine. Tea Leaf, Bellwether, Russell T and
Cay Oryaelle. Odom waa anxious to se-
gambllng except on horse race at regular
and recognised race tracks. Pnm tsarua
and other breeders of thnrougtibreds In
Texaa believe that the Texas circuit will
In a few years attract the attention of the
entire country. The sport Is poru'r there.
FORFEITS ARE WELL PAID UP
Mat rested by Jockey Cah Shews Very
Few Uellaeeenta.
NEW YORK. Jan. II. The forfeit list ot
the Jockey club has been msde public. It
shows that at the end of 1907 there was
a total of $17,0CO unpaid. This Is the amount
on approximately $:.5n0.irt and la a re
markably good showing. It amounts to
about three-quarters of 1 per cent, which
would be a wonderfully small loss In any
mercsntlle business. Of this amount It Is
safe to assume that $3.00 and possibly
fS.OOO will be paid, which wilt still further
reduce the showing. There sre 151 owners
on the list snd of the number twenty-one
sre on the lfst furnished by the National
Steeplechase and Hunt association.
A great deal of the forfeit money Is due
from western horsemen, who made liberal
nominations In the spring and did not race
over the eastern tracks. Msny of the
wsrd second bases, for I knew that Jack
would take care of any that were not
stmon pure hae hits, and I havs seen him
kill some of that brand."
Brelt oughtn't to need the money either.
Here Is an Interesting bit of gossip from
the Sporting News:
Arthur Hof man, who hss been represent
ing Bob Connery and his backer In nego
tiations for tha purchase of the Pes Moines
club of the Western league, visited that
city last week to Inspect the plant, feel the
public pulse and Investigate the report that
the owners of the site of the park would
not lease It again for base ball purposes.
Hof man haa no Intention of severing hla
connection with the Cube, which Is worth
16,000 and more to him, but he Is desirous
ot helping his closn friend and former
teammate. Bob Connery, who played first
base for Dee Moines In 1906, to secure con
trol of Cantlltlons' Western league club.
At that, Arthur would furnish a small part
of the capital. A local party, of large
means. Is Connery's and It Bob can buy
the Cantlllons' Des Moines ' Interest at a
fair price, he will hustle hard to give that
city a pennant-winner In 1908. Connery
others published are very evident casea of ' Is a clean and clever fellow, who can play
oversight or neglect In meeting the obllga- J the game and knowa how If should be con-
BOOTS DARNELL NOT BROKE YET
howa la Pot of 972,000 When
Forced by a Creditor.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal.. Jan. 11. All
doubt of "Boots" Durnell's financial con
dition waa removed here when the fact that
the horaeman haa $72,000 credit balance In
a single bank In New York was established.
Some one wanted to stop the sale of his
horses until the collection of a sum of
money Incurred In the ordinary conduct of
the stable. The amount. $4,000, was desired
"In cash snd right away." Being assured
that J. Plerpont Morgan would be unable
to get that much ready cash from a bank
right now, Durnell showed his New York
bank balance in the Association offices. "I
guess I'll wait." laconically observed the
Impetuous creditor, as he was offered a
WINTER RACE CIRCUIT FOR TEXAS
ICarly Dates for a Flae Lot of Towns'
Promised.
MEMPHIS, -Tenn., Jan. 11. Announce
ment of a greater i racing circuit In Texas
haa been received by horsemen wintering
at Montgomery park. Tha Texas Thorough
bred association, which has control of the
sport in that state, intends opening early
In September at Austin, this to be followed
by meetings at San Antonio, Fort Worth,
Houston, Dallas and Beaumont, In Texas.
Shreveport In Louisiana and possibly Den
ver, Colo.
Greater purses are promised and bright
prospects are entertained by horsemen for
the welfare of tha sport in the southwest.
The first futurity will be decided next year
at Dallas, and already It promises to be
the richest stake ever raced for in Texas.
Texas has a law prohibiting all forms of
side plays of Durnell's farewell to the turf.
His eleven head of horses sold for 122,432
and Durnell's stable won $43.lS In 1907.
anta Anita Distances.
LOS A NOBLES, Cal., Jan. 11. The ques
tion about the authentic distances of Santa
Anita park track haa been' discussed so
much recently that the association had one
of the beat surveyors from Los Angeles
go over the course. He reported every
distance, as absolutely correct, snd this
should settle the question once for all.
LIVE GOSSIP OF DIAMOND
(Continued from Page One.)
VARSITY MAY GO IT ALONE
Nashville In the Southern league this sea
son at a salary of $3,000.
Here, here! Listen! Listen! Noah Fleu
line! He Is discovered. That man who
once promised to put the rest of
the " Rourke family in the ' shadow
of his own glory, ,1s with Jimmy
Ryan'a country champions at Montgomery.
Noah Is a photographer In St. Louis dur
ing tha winter and playa center field for
the Alabama team in the. summer. Well,
It's, hearing from him that's ao good.
Your old college friend Jack Brooks haa
hit the' spotlight three different ways: He
hsa been representing a St. Louis liquor
house during these troublous days of pro
hibition; haa acquired weight, up to the
300 mark better than he used to bat
and capped It all by falling heir to $50,000
left by his father. When Theodore Brelt
enateln heard o' his old pal's heritage ha
shook the dust of antiquity out of his
flowing white beard and poured forth
this libation upon the altar of friendship:
"Jack didn't rank with some InfieMers I
have played with or against, but he had
all of them beaten on a ground ball. It
made no difference to him whether it came
fast or slow, to his rlgli of left. Crooks
was more certain of making a play on a
ground ball than any man I ever saw.
When he waa playing second for the St.
Louis Browns, and I waa on the slab, I
never had . the least concern about a bat
ted ball that went skimming by me to-
(Contlnued from Page One.)
failure of the effort made to permit grad
uates from one college who are candidates
for degrees In others, and who have not
played three years on university teama, to
remain eligible for participation In athlet
ics, has also occssloned much dissatisfac
tion. Conference teams, It Is thought, would
not object to the maintenance of a training
table at Nebraska In arranging games with
the Cornhuskers, but on the eligibility reg'
ulatlons the strictest compliance would be
demanded by the big nine teams, If pre
vious experience Is any Index, The failure
of the proposed graduate rule would mean
the elimination of Tate Matters from the
team next year otherwise, compliance with
all the rules of the conference would mean
nothing to Nebraska but sacrifice of self
respect. Apparently the latter quality Is
held In high regard by the Cbrnhusker
managers.
May Effect Election.
The present uncertainty over what the
course of the Nebraska board may be
threatens to have an effect on the result of
the election of the next foot ball captain,
which will be determined a week from
tomorrow. If the board swallows Its pride
and accepts the conference regulations,
Matters being Ineligible to play on the
team, will be no candidate for the cap
taincy, which will then lie between Cooke
and Harvey. If the board sticks by its
own rules. Matters will still remain In the
prove to have been hampered by the present
doubt ss to Just what his status Is.
John Welter, last year's captain and at
present a strong member of the basket
ball five, Is to leave Monday for Panama,
where he will apply his engineering educa
tion for the benefit of Uncle Bam. Weller
haa been for four years one of the leaders
In almost every branch of sports at the
university, snd his departure will be
serious blow to both basket ball and track
teams. Several candidates for his place at
center will be available next month, how
ever, while the strength of the track team
is yet to be determined, the trsck men
not yet having been ordered out for prac
tice.
Creighton university this week asked
Manager Eager for a foot . ball game In
Omaha next fall. The Nebraska manage
ment expects to play one of the biggest
games on the schedule In Omaha, but In
case Its efforts to arrange the game fall
through, the Creighton game will probably
be arranged.
The Flatterer.
The tramp had applied to the farmer's
wife for assistance.
"You have a beautiful voice, lady," he
said.
She looked Interested.
"Have I?"
"Yes. ms'sm. I'd rather hear you say
no, lady, than moat other women say
yes.
Then she drove back the dog and gave
the wanderer half a loaf and a chunk of
cold beef. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Timely Tips for Automobile Owners and Drivers
Paria haa joined Berlin 'in the use of I
motor driven atreet-swerping machines.
In enld weather, if the engine starts
hard, flood the carburetter a little. -
Chiraao motorists are already moving to
have the 190S Glidden tour start from the
Windy City.
Artists of five natlona participated In
decorating Madison Square Garden for thu
Importers' Salon.
Tha Russian war ministry haa ordered a
military automobile corpa formed on the
German model.
Newcastle county, Delaware, has Just is
sued lltfO.OU) worth of bonds to raise money
for road improvement.
A romnanv for the manufacture ot auto
mobile appliances in large quantltiea haa
been formed at Plttsfleld, Maaa.
The Kansas Cltv ahow. to be held Feb
ruary t to 10, promises to be the biggest
aflalr of the kind weat of the Mississippi.
A com nan v hss been formed to conduct
an automobile passenger and freight busi
ness between Buffalo, in. x., ana Niagara
Falls.
The best method of washing tires con
sists In passing a damp sponge, or well
wrung cloth, around the covers. Kerosene
should never be used.
Before assembling the rear axle, when
taken off for cleaning, do not neglect to
pack the differential and gear caae thor
oughly with lubricant.
According to flgurea furnished by the
arovfrnment, the export business exceeded
fc.uuu.0U) during 19o7. Three years ago the
figures barely reached $1,000,000.
To make a farmer an atotomobillst Is like
"killing two birds with one stone," for
to uut sn automobile Into the hands of a
farmer is to make him a good roads advocate.
A large number of cars are now being
employed commercially by farmers-in So
noma county. California, one of the princi
pal wine-growing dlatricta of the Pacific
coaat.
The Hnod Rnada association of Brooklyn
and Long Island haa become Incorporated,
now having sixty-five life members. UW
yearly members and $700 In the treasury
At the recent Bourbon wedding In EXirope
one automobile concern alone furnished no
less than fifty oara for the use of the
guests. The cost o( the service was more
than $12,600.
The New Jorey Automobile and Motor
club and the Autoniohlle Denlera associa
tion, both of Newark, N. J., have Joined
forces in arranging for a ahow from Feb
ruary 21 to 28.
Fifty foreign mschines, either chanses
or complete cara, valued at K"0.(nO. arrived
at New York one day recently. Most of
them were destined for the Importers' Au
tomoblle Salon.
So rapidly hss the British demsnd for
American steam cara grown of late that
one manufacturer has been obliged to es
tabllsh additional branch houses at Man
chester and Edinburgh.
The Automobile club of Hartford, Conn.,
was ao well pleased with a design on the
fourteen gold medals awarded In lta hill
climbing contest that It has been adopted
aa tha cluo eniDiem.
A drunken man who naw attempts to
use a motor car in Delaware la liable to
be arrested ana rined iiu. or Imprison
ment for thirty days or both, under the
states naw motor veblule law.
Danville, III., boasts of a resourceful
farnier who uses an automobile (or haul
ing ourn. The machine holds much more
corn than Uut ordinary wagon. Thia cur
talla the number of trips to the cribs.
Too much cooling In winter Is Just as
, nariuful w an engine as not saoue-u, buuie
drivers even assert that many cars would
run better If the fan belt were removed
during cold weather. .
A aanctlon for a long-distance stock
car race and other events during the third
week in March has been granted the' Au-
tomoDuo ciud ot Havannau by the Ameri
can Automobile association.
Contemplated amendments to New Jer
sey s automobile law. if approved bV the
legislature, will deprive Assistant Secre
tary of 'State J. B. R. Smith of a 11.500
Job as state motor vehicle commissioner.
This Is the season of the year when
worn tires should be senV to the repair
shop. To leave such a tire on a car when
It is Idle during the winter generally
means the cost of a new tire In the spring.
Indianapolis motorists and dealers have
united In a fight against the city ordi
nance which Imposes a license fee in ad
dition to the state charge, and will carry
a test case to the highest courts. It neces
sary.
A circuit measuring thirty-five miles
around and presenting a wide variety of
surface has been selected and the right-of-way
secured for the Briarcllff Manor
trophy race to be held in Westchestor
county, N. Y.. April 24.
A new French road-tarring machine
sweeps the dust from the road, aucka It
up into a tank, then spreads it again
evenly upon the freshly tarred surface.
The machine la driven and operated by a
gasoline motor.
Promoters of the Paris and London
shows are now discussing the advisability
of holding them In alternate yeara. This
mutusl arrangement, they argue, would
reduce expenditures and put an end to
needleaa competition.
The Cleveland Automobile club is map
ping out a live campaign In support of a
motor vehicle bill before the Ohio legis.
lature; also the proposed atate highway
bill aa prepared by Sam Houston, . the
commissioner of highways.
That automobllinir I far from being con
fined in France to Paris alone la shown
by the fact that latest statistics show
that French cltlea of leaa than 5.000 popula
tion possa W per cent more machines
than doea the capital.
Fernando Nelson of San Francisco, who
made the record of eighteen houra and
thirteen mlnutea for the run of Mn miles
along the roast from Frisco to lm Ange
les, haa offered an $8i0 solid silver cup
aa a perpetual challenge trophy for the
event. i
Marh Improvement In the winter running
of a motor may be obtained by either re
ducing the speed of the fan or disconnect
ing it altogether. Fana .-onatructed to
allow the pitch to be varied are Ideal In
their adaptability to cnangeubie weatner.
The chief novelty of the aeventh Belgian
automobile salon at Brussels was a mili
tary car with an Ingenloua arrangement
for wireless telegrsphy. The wireless
"pole" waa rigged up over the roof of the
automobile, while inside was the ending
apd receiving apparatus
The Touring club of France now hss
liu.iw members snd exerts a powerrui in
fluence In effecting reforms and Improve
ments In roads, hotels, etc. It gives at
tenllon to all kinds of touring: whether
by automobile, bicycle, foot, horseback
carriage and even in balloons.
Numerous committees arc being appointed
to manage the combined automohllc and
military ahow at Providence. K. I . Feb
ruary 1 to 8. and motorists and men. hen
of the militia are working like beavers to
alignment of the axle as well ka lta an.
durance are to come up to specifications.
On this account these members should be
inspeciea occasionally and their adjusting
fiuts tsken up in cass any sag Is observed
In the casing.
Not less than xfifln.onn to h ui
by the Royal Automobile club of London
on Its new club home, which will occupy
the site of the old war office. There will
be a swimming pool. Turkish bath am" a
gymnasium, a dining room to seat from
iu mmnuera, ana lit pearooins for
If a car has srood brakes, which hnM
each way, there Is no necessity for using
the sprag on ordinary occasions. The sprag,
' i win un louna most userui IT a
atop Is to be made on a steep hill, aa U
Is much eaaler to Start Off the anraa- than
to restart by releaalng the brakes and
putting in the clutch at the same moment.
Secretary J. R. Jackson, of the Mich
igan State association, who haa been ap
pointed a member of the American Au
tomobile Association Touring board, In-
nonius every ciiy ana town In hla
state where there are twenty-five or more
motorists to organise clubs, which he
plans to bring Into the state and national
organisations.
A significant feature of statistics Just
issued by the Paria police, showing that
I.SuO.OiiO persons from all parts of the
world visited the city during 1907, waa
that the greatest number of arrivals on.
curred during the Automobile Salon. The
vialtora are estimated to have spent the
enormous sum of $J00,O0O,00O In the gay
x iviii.ii capiiai.
The American Automobile association has
taken up the fight of the motorists of New
York City against the enforcement hv h
Park board of the ordinance prohibiting
the use of tire chaina on roads under Its
control, many of which are much used
for motoring. An attempt will be msde
to have the ordinance declared unconstitu
tional.
In fixing the date for the comltiflf Fine.
Ida race meet due heed waa- paid to the
tides. On ono historic occaaion the tMea
were disregarded with the result that the
track was mostly under water. It la prom
ised that In March the long-distance races
win coincide wan the recession of the sea.
leaving plenty of smooth, firm and dry
oeac'M ior tne evolutions.
Hat her than atand trial before tho
Board of Governors of the Automobile club
oi Maryland for exceeding the speed limit,
resulting In the death of a pedestrian
Frank Brown, Jr.. son of a former aov-
ernor of that state, resigned. The club,
however, censured him and has preferred
charges against two other motorists whose
reckless driving resulted In the Injury of
a young woman.
Milwaukee automobillsts anticipate ex-'
cellent results from the co-partnership
they sre forming with farmers in an ef
fort to secure better roads throughout
the Badger state. Funds to defrsy ex
penses are furnished by automobile own
era and farmers in the districts where the
Improvements sre to be made. As an In
centive cssh prises, ranging from IM tp
II. U, will be paid to districts making the
most Improvements In a stated period.
Alfred Beeves, general manager of the
American Motor Car Manufacturers' as
sociation, who haa Just arrived home after
seven months spent Investigating automo
bile conditions sbroad. says "The automo
bile trada of France, England, and Italy
stems to be largely waiting on America.
ii is nearly understood that our mnn.u
Speed Control
Power Durability
Found in alt Stoddard - Dayton cars the
embodiment of motor car perfection. Better than
cars which cost more.
Model 8-F Touring Car
r Equipped with two auxiliary seats, at extra cost, A
llfh v 6ean teven ps8en8cr8 jf i
jjlV . Price $2,600, F. O. B. Dayton f
Ask for Catalog ef The Dayton
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Deright Automobile Co. V
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nmiuwiiirij aifcMiiirii new siuie i sun. it ine inousanas or American tourists
armory. 'refrain from going to Europe this year, aa
Truss rods used In staving live rear axles been customary, ill will be a serious
must rcutiu Uieir proper position if the 1 """ or ine iraaa.
350,000
Acres
Reclaimed by
Irrigation .
This land offers an un
equalled opportunity to
secure irrigated farms, in
. a rich and fertile country.
Under the Truckee-Carspn
Irrigation Project water
is now ready for delivery
. to about 50,000 acres,
."0,000 acres of which are
Public Lands which have
been thrown open to
homestead entry and may
now be filed upon by
settlers. The
Union Pacific
Hand Book relating to
the operation of the Re
clamation Act and the
Tuckee-Carson Project
free on request.
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