The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Ed. 1 Saturday, January 2, 1909 Page: 5 of 8
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RACE MEETING
IS A SUCCESS
Officials Say Last Week Pulled
It Out —Eyes of Turf World
on San Antonio.
The race meet of the Mid-Winter
Fair and Jockey club which comes
to a close with the last race today
has been a success. Not perhaps
such a big one as had been hoped but
it has undoubtedly been a success.
This statement was furnished this
morning by W. H- Simms one of tne
active officers of the association.
This announcement will be greeted
■with joy by every racing man in the
country for all eyes are on San An-
tonio. The failure of New Orleans
and Hot Springs to reopen and the
growing sentiment in California
makes it practically a certainty that
♦his city will be the logical Mecca
of the game next winter and in this
event the magnitude of it is fairly
appalling.
Means Much to City.
One of the stockholders of the club
a business man in speaking of this
today raid:
“There is no way to adequately de-
scribe what a situation of this kind
would mean to San Antonio. The city
•would be so full of strangers that ac-
commodations would be at a premium.
The two new hotels would heln some
but even with them every place in
the city would be packed; the eating
places wouldn’t begin to take care of
the call on fhetu; every branch of bus-
iness would receive a trade —a good
cash trade —that is incalculable.
"That these statements are true is
proven by the small meeting this win-
ter. The majority of the people who
attend a racing meeting are of the
class to which money means nothing
excent as a means of acquiring any-
thing wanted. The price of an article
is never considered so long as it is
desired. And the money is always
forthcoming on the spot.
All-Winter Meet.
“Then it is to be considered that
the meet would not be for three
weeks as in this instance but for
the entire winter for with every other
track closed against them all the big
stables would flock here with not hun-
dreds. but thousands of horses. The
highest class of the game would be
possible with the best jockeys the
heaviest plungers and all.
“One thing is certain however and
that is that immense improvements
will have to be made at v the fair
grounds. The track will have to be
lengthened to a mile a steel grand-
stand built and a large increase made
in not only the stable but in every
other department.
Real Estate Would Go Up.
“This is assured if the game sim-
mers down to the point expected.
These immense improvements would
turn loose a world of money here and
San Antonio would take on a prosper-
ity that has never been dreamed of.
Many of the foremost horsemen of
the country would make permanent
investments in San Antonio homes
and property. Real estate would
therefore receive its cut-in on the gen-
eral up-build.”
Mr. Simms who with the other of-
ficers. has been very active in work-
ing for the success of the meet gave
out the following interview this morn-
ing:
Meeting a Success.
“You may state that the meeting
has been a success. I will admit that
there is no occasion to use any glow-
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LOOKS GOOD FOR RACING GAME
Marvin Hart Thinks of Going
Into Squared Circle It ith This
JACK JOHNSON’S FIGHTING FACE.
Here's what the seeker after coin in the heavyweight will have to face
in order to bring home any money. Looks like a pretty hard proposition
this big Texas negro!
ing adjectives before the word suc-
cess. but still I think there is little
kick coming from anybody. The pub-
lic has been given a high class of
sport the events for the most part
being closely contested and there tas
been no real complaint as to the man-
ner in which the meet has been con-
ducted. The bookmakers have receiv-
ed a good play and there is no cause
for a holler from them. The purses
while necessarily small in a venture
of this character have been paid and
the horsemen are satisfied.
“I agree with the statement that
the eyes of the racing world are
turned to San Antonio and from now
on there will be column after column
of matter printed in every cqrner of
the United States about the city and
section.
Imorovements Will Come.
“If things in the racing world shape
un in the way they threaten to right
at present we will have a jockey club
grounds next season that will make
people sit up and take notice. We
realize as well as anybody else that
there must be big improvement but
in the uncertain status of the
today one must give the matter se-
rious consideration before spending
the immense amount of money neces-
sary.
"You may state as I said that the
last week of the present meet has
made the whole a success and that
the racing game outlook here is very
bright indeed.”
FIRST BASKETBALL GAME
OF NEW YEAR PLAYED
The new year was ushered in with
gusto in basketball circles by a rat-
tling good game on the St. Louis col-
lege court in which the team of that
institution went down in defeat before
St. Mary’s. The score was a close one
being 10 to 8 and the game was per-
haps the cleanest one of the season
there being no fouls called. The town
boys won on their excellent passing of
the ball.
Following is the lineup:
St. Mary’s. Position. St. Louis.
Kelly | Gidy
Forward.
O'Rourke Fischer
Forward.
T .on don Catcher
Center.
Odell Grody
Guard.
Stein . Miller
Guard.
Umpire: Bitters. Referee: J. Pea-
cock.
A Clear Explanation.
A southern congressman recently
went into a barber shop in a small
Tennessee town to get a haircut. The
barber after the usual flow of con-
versation. completed the job and
turning to his customer asked: /
“Tennessee or Georgia?”
Somewhat mystified by the singular
question but determined not to show
his ignorance the congressman re-
plied:
“Georgia.”
The barber then proceeded to brush
his hai.- “dry.”
SATURDAY JANUARY 2 1909. THP SAN ANTONIO LIGHT SATURDAY JANUARY 21« W.
FIGHT GOSSIP
Of UTE DUE
•Marvin Hart Would Give John-
son Chance to Clean Up
Nice Bundle of Coin.
And now it is announced that an
offer has been made to Marvin Hart
whom no one has ever taken seriously
as a fighter to go to Australia and
fight the black champion. This sounds
dike there may be a world of truth
in it Hart would give Johnson a
mighty good opportunity to make
some money without taking any
chances of losing either any prestige
or the title. It is true that the Louis-
ville scrapper was once credited with
gaining a decision over the black but
that was in the days when Johnson
was letting any old pug get a decis-
ion over him if it was to his inter-
est.
Hart’s managers say he is offered
$lOOOO to go to Australia and fight
Johnson "but has not yet made up
his mind.” Great Scott! What a joke?
Take it straight If the offer had been
made Johnson would now be on his
way to the Pacific coast in hot pur-
suit of a cable acceptance of the juicy
plum.
Jeff May Come Out
The general opinion of the biggest
fist bugs is that the next real cham-
pionship heavyweight battle will come
off between Jeffries and Johnson. The
latter has earned the right to make
strenuous terms with everybody else
except Jeff and he isn’t going to take
any chances of losing out before he
cleans up a nice large bundle of
coin.
In the meantime Jeff sticks stoutly
to the statement that he is out of it
for good. He is even accredited with
having turned down an offer of $50-
000 win or lose to fight Johnson. This
sounds like the old wolf of all heavies
means it. but despite this there is a
growing belief that the real champion
will venture forth one of these days
and the black man will be up against
it.
The size of the purse in an event of
this character takes one’s breath away.
The only thing that could tempt Jeff
would be an offer of a hundred thou-
sand win or lose and maybe more.
But even these big figures would fade
into insignificance before the gate re-
ceipts of such a battle. Why if Jeff
would decide to fight Johnson they
would have to have an arena as big
as a baseball park to hold the crowd
and the price of tickets wtuld be no
object.
We give house and lot ti< kets free
With feed. M. Maruchaeu p tones.
Sporting
Editor
RACING CROWD
II LARGE ONE
Looked Like Fair Time at the
Track —Best Horses Won
in Most Cases.
It looked like fair-time yesterday af-
ternoon at the face track the excel-
lent card and the holiday bringing out
a large crowd. The grandstand was
comfortably filled and it was diffi-
cult to get around in the ring While
there were one or two upsets the
events for the most part went to the
best horses. The sport was not so
good as it could have been because in
almost all instances the winning horse
had plenty to spare.
The first surprise was when C. W.
Kennon won the baby race. There
had been a tip out on him early in
the day but this was set at rest later
by a stronger one on Abrasion one
of the Morris entry. Kennon had some
backers but the majority went on the
entry which failed to get in the mon-
ey.
Mascoral took the second race from
a fairly good field with such ridiculous
ease that it occasioned a whole lot
of talk from all quarters. Little Bran-
non just sat still let his mount run
and nothing got close enough to hail
him. John Mcßride a heavily played ;
favorite was easily the best of the i
others. My Love strongly played to
show finished in that position.
The third race presented a hard
proposition Broughan Injury and
Marchmonet opening even choice fa-
vorites at 2 to 1. The heavier play
soon settled on the Fuller horse and
he went back to 3 to 2 while the oth-
ers went up. Injury was easily the
best. Pickens let him take his time
until the stretch run when he passed
the tiring Marchmonet and won as
he pleased.
Long Shots Win.
Lomond a 12 to 1 shot slipped in
and took the fourth race after being
almost overlooked in the betting. Itan
who ran second was given a brisk play
for the show.
Grenade with Butwell up ran one
of his good races in the fifth and there
was nothing else to it. Adesso looked
so good that much of the money bet
on the race went to him. He was
pounds the best of tire others but had
no chance against the winner the lat-
ter taking the lead at the start and
gradually increasing it to a country
block.
As usual the bulk of the money
went to the favorite in the last race
and he brought it home for them in
hand? fashion. It was apparent a few
minutes after the betting was posted
that Hank was going to be the popular
choice for a flood of money went in
on him. In fact he wa.s the heaviest
played of any horse during the day.
He won in handy fashion with Bonnie
Stratford and Cintilla the other money
horses.
The Summary.
"Tirst race three furlongs: C. W.
Kennon 110 (Molesworth) 3 to 1.
won; Johnnie Wise 113 (Louder). 6
to 1 second; Sudie Lynch 110 (But-
well). 2to 1 third. Time :33. Rest-
less Lady and Abrasion also ran.
Second race one and one-sixteenth
miles: Mhscoral 8G (Brannon). 8 to
1. won; John Mcßride 111 (Butwell).
2 to 1. second: My Love 104 (R. Wil-
son) 9 to 2 third. Time. 1:50. Dick
Redd. Cheswardine Hiram and Wood-
line also ran.
Third race six furlongs: Injury. 10.
(Pickens). 3 to 2 won; Marchmonet.
114 (Louder). 7 to 2. second; Brough-
am 97 (Reid) 5 to 2. third. Time
1:16. La Salle and Galta also ran.
Fourth race seven furlongs: Lo-
mond. 99 (Reid) 12 to 1 won: Itan.
100 (Butwell) 7 to 1 second; Trans-
form 94 (Louder) 4 1-2 to 1 third.
Time 1:29. Nolic. Hancock Lad of
Langdon Ida D No Quarter and Bosse-
rian also ran.
Fifth race one mile: Grenade 107
(Butwell) 7 to 2 w’on: Adesso 110
(Pickens) even money second; Lord
Dixon 102 (Peak) 2to 1. third. Time
1:42. Wise Hand and Rifle Range also
ran.
Sixth race six furlongs: Hank. 107
(Louder) 2 to 1 won; Bonnie Strat-
ford 104 (Ivers). 10 to 1 second; Cin-
tilla. 102 (Munden) 10 to 1 third.
Sister Ollie Regards Lizzie Loyd and
Gun Cuniot also ran.
LUNACY CHARGE
FOR WHITE WOMAN
A temporary charge of lunacy has
been filed in tho police court against
a white woman put under restraint
yesterday by the police. The woman
is now in the city jail pending a trans-
fer of the case to the county court.
The woman it is said is the one
who destroyed the large roll of green-
backs a few days ago at her home on
Market street. According to the police
the woman’s daughter eloped with a
man to whom she objected. She also
recently lost $5OO by theft.
When arre the woman is said
to have been violent rage near the
Government Hill.
His Finish.
(Delineator.)
v Five-year-old Burton was not ac-
customed to corporal punishment but
one day. when an unpardonable of-
fense had been committed his mother
took him across her knee and with
a piece of shingle administered an
old fashioned spanking. At its close
with hands clapped to the part most
affected the youn-gster wailed. “Oh
this is the end of me!’*
Son of Royalty Is
IN POLICE COURT AFTER BEING
Taken as Vagrant
Jacksonville Fla. Jan. 2. —Wearing
a Victorian cross which he says was
presented to him by the late queen
of England and laying claim to royal
birth and fabulous wealth a man giv
ing the name of Col. Richard Mus-
grove poorly clad but withal pos-
sessing an air of extreme gentility
yesterday faced a charge of soliciting
alms in the city police court.
"Beneath this frayed frock flows
the blood of English nobility and in
the vaults of England a fortune of
$87000000 awaits the careworn Indi-
vidual who stands before you humili-
ated by a ride in a coach of ordinary
criminals an American patrol wagon.”
Waxing eloquent under plainly evi-
dent chagrin at his evident misfor-
tune. Colonel Musgrove thus address-
ed the court. Mayor Subrange was
sent for and after hearing the roman-
tic story of the man's life he was re-
leased and to cheer him on the ad-
vent of the new year several city hall
officials slipped a few coins into his
hand.
Musgrove who gives his age at 51.
says his mother was a queen of a
province in India Queen Zeleka and
PLAN VAUDEVILLE HOUSE
TO COST TWO MILLIONS
Chicago Jan. 2. —A new $2000000
vaudeville theater structure to be con-
structed and opened by November 1
is the latest addition to numerous the-
ater schemes for Chicago. The new
house is to be operated by William
Morris incorporated the vaudeville
company which operates the Ameri-
can Music Hall Lincoln Square thea-
ter and the Broadway theater in New
York and is in the vaudeville busi-
ness in Brooklyn Boston Newark N.
J. Washington Buffalo Cleveland
Philadelphia and Chicago.
William Morris says the land for
the site has been procured and that
the financing has been guaranteed by
Felix Isman of Philadelphia a group
of Chicago real estate men and a Chi-
cago attorney. It is the intention to
seat about 2200 people and allow
smoking. The theater will be one of
a chain of 12 from New York to Kan-
sas City.
BURIAL PERMITS.
Clifton Jackson Franklin aged 24
years died Dec. 30. pneumonia 105
French Place. Interment Cemetery
No. 1.
Libia Martinez aged 5 months died
Dee. 31. cholera-infantu*m 870 Vinton
street. Interment cemetery No. 4.
George F. Snyder aged 50 years
died Dec. 29 cerebrites cor. Perez
and Comal streets. Interment Free
Port. Ilk
Broiler Charles Francis aged 80
years died Dec. 30 la grippe. In-
terment St. Louis Cemetery.
Mrs. E. V. Lyell aged 38 years died
January 1 tuberculosis Buckingham
avenue. Interment Hunnerville Mis-
souri.
Antonio Olevero aged 70 years died
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Real Estate For Sale
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BREEN COMPANY
that his father was an English noble-
man. He claims that the Victorian
cross was presented to him for serv-
ice rendered in the English cavalry
in New Zealand where he was a col-
onel. About his waist is a belt aged
with wear which he claims held a
sword when two horses were shot
beneath him during a battle.
Laying claim to American citizen-
ship which he places higher even
than an English peerage Musgrove
said:
“In recompense for the honors con-
ferred upon me in American citizen-
ship which I assumed in North Da-
kota 16 years ago I may be compelled
to give up a seat in the House of
Lords when I come into my estate.
Before this assemblage of English
noblem°n 1 may some day proudly
state that I have foresworn the allegi-
ance to the English crown for the dis-
tinction of wearing the toga of a sim-
ple American citizen.”
Musgrove declines to give his cor-
rect name but asserts that his elder
brother is now an English duke and
that upon his death the title will fall
to him and with it the millions which
he claims were left by his mother.
EXPLANATION OF THE
CHINAMEN DON’T GO
June Lee and Comp Ling two Chi-
namen. patriotically inclined while
celebrating the advent of the new
year last night were arrested by
Officers Ellis and Morrison and taken
to police headquarters on charges of
discharging cannon crackers in a pub-
lic street.
“Me and Ling wanta be glad likee
a!l Amelikans and shoot fire crack”
testified Lee. who acted as spokesman
for the two defendants. “Fire crack
shoot all over de city and policemens
allest nobody so Ling and me shoot
fire crack too. Me no tink we geta
allested.”
The testimony of the officers was
to the effect that the sons of the
Flowery kingdom were discharging
cannon crackers in front of their
place of business near the market
house. Fines of $5 were imposed
against each of the Chinks.
E. V. Calk a white lad was also
fined in the same amount on a similar
charge.
January 2. nephritis. South Florae
street. Interment San Fernando cem-
etery.
Francisca Sepulverda aged 14 years
died January 1 pulmonalis Comal and
El Paso streets. Interment San Fer-
nando cemetery.
James Lewis Davis aged 76 years
died December 31 senility Physicians’
and Surgeons’ hospital. Interment Con-
federate cemetery.
Awful Prospect.
Marcia a little three-year old had
a brother of 7 who annoyed her a
good deal. One day she had been
very much disturbed and kneeling
down began to pray: “Dear Lord
what shall I do with my 10 boys? Help
me.”
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\FRFF Consultation ■xamlna-
tlon and Advlee.
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—Office Hour*—
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R. L. BURNETT CO
Both Phones
MAKE-A-NOISE
LIKE AN ORDER
We’ve got the Paper Boxes
Bags Twine Oyster Pails
etc etc. Lowest Prices
R. L. BURNETT CO.
815-817 E. Commerce Street
Quick Delivery __
CHRISTMAS
Approaches—We are already putting on
sale our holiday lines. Remember the
early buyers get the best selection. Our
lines of Sliver Toilet wares are unequaled
In Texas and we Invite comparison as to
price. Nice lines of solid silver manicure
and desk articles at 50 cents 75 emts
and $l.OO each. Hundreds of inexpensive
novelties as well as the finest made.
A very fine assortment of the genuine
Waterman "Ideal” Fountain Pens just
received.
The Bel! Jewelry Co.
227 West Commerce Street.
CARPET CLEANING
Carpets Cleaned Laid Sewed and
Refittea.
Mattresses Made and Renovated.
HANSEN BROS.
Both Phones. SSI Austin Street.
We Are At It
Roasting and grinding “Holland’s
Blend” (the king of) and other high
grade coffees; also sending out our
FAMOUS TEAS to distant places
and home consumers. We want to
supply you.
HOLLAND
THE TEA MAN.
229 W. Com. St. Both Phones 311.
The Meager
San Antonio Tex.
Located opposite the beiutifX
Aiamo Plazi.
American PUn >3.00 and up
None better for comfort and
service.
WILLIAM C. BRUCE Manager
HOTEL LOSOYA
(EUROPEAN)
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In Same Block as Buslneu Men’a Club
56 rooms single or en suite S 3 rooms
with bath. Hot and cold water in
every room steam heat elevator and
bell service. Rates $l.OO to $2 50 per
day. Special rates by week or month.
Phone* 1-2-3 ■ —Phon** 1-2-3
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Established In 187®.
801 E. Houston Street.
The “ONLY reliable" pas-
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CABS AND CARRIAGES
If you want to see the city
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Phones 123 Phonss 1-2-3
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