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THE AEAARNINB BAPAIIITY 0F HALF-MILE 1500K TRBTTER.

Some Years Ago $500 Was Considered Large Purse 0n Half-mile Tracks-They Now Rival and in Some Instances Sur- pass Mile Tracks In Amounts Raced For

Miildlctown are worth $2,000. A frce for gill trot will be the fen-ture race in 1.024.

The Ohio Short Ship Circuit and the Lake Erie Circuit will be the leaders on ihc half-mile tracks in the Buckeye State and that vicin- ity. To (latte the only announce- ment made in the matter of purses is for the New Cranwood Park

By W. H. Gcoher.

A number of years aizo someone coined the slogan “the earning capacity of the trotter must be in- creased". At that time $000 was considered a very large purse on a half-mile track and but four or five mile track association-s uflercd Early Closing purses that culled for

In” Realm

otograph shows thc Canadian hockey tea ft. th h db. i h ' i l l 0' i i . world, by virtue of their beating every 2:505:11; a“, sitimfiilaggsiattfie Qhtz-nglzllzrgz‘:

cver $5.000. As the years rolled by the man- flsers offairs, eighty per cent of

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Sweet Young Thing: is sweetie lovu 7" Bachelor Passenger: "Curse tho se dcrncd foreigners!" —From the Passing Show,

. oosr OF LIVING CHARTS

hat we're YOU paying for Rent of Six-Roomed House during as: month?

This chart shows the prices paid In representative cities during 923, thc changes month by month this year, arid at the right the ac. ual average prices quoted according to official statistics from Ot-

I "Ah' has unis ickis wocqicums a kiss for

the

a. Y“ ___ E5 U? 6 ROOIED HOUSE I1‘!!! MODERN ‘~ ours 1°15‘? " i"! . PIKIJJASOIIDJPIAIJJASOIID jilfl 01o . .. l . » i a r, 1 . , g; Han/ml?’ , .30 ";_I/I\____ n 21.00 i < gob/sac ‘21 0 2o » _- '- Téflsg ‘° --—/\,_d'_°i__ fi=fi,,_.,,,, M" . Mm/,;_,£,_,__ 121.811 w é a?!” as 0 "Jan-ta. ___.__ §,—;,% 40.00 o _ stock 20,99 ° 1~w—\/\/\___ 01.50. "" "'fl6o's<".19»‘-J“""'“‘ — _9_25- 0_ Chatham 32.§g $0 - _ Windsor 40. "59’? \‘- ‘ ail? 33,91 / Ft William 32,59 2° Winnipeg 42.50 ‘Momma 51'1"“, ____.T2'56 -..€.t'2'nu_-" \ askatogrviv fi 35 fish/con’ ILV/ \ ‘flibtfl Ca 25. ._ u; badge , - Vancouver e5 , a , _ , , , Victoria 20.00 How do prices in your locality compare with odher cities? Arc

cu paying more or less than the race quality "delivered" goods, Watch for tho chanflcs in this Tomorrow's chart: Stcwlng bosf.

average? These prices are for av.

chart ncxt month.

WARMING CLOSET YOUTHFUL JACKETS

Jackets of bolero length, with round or Eton collars, are very youthful and are exceedingly smart.

An improvised "warming closet" or dishes may be made by standing he plates on edge in a wire dish- rsiner and putting the drainer on he radiator. ‘

FROM THE ATUTOBIOGRAPHY of HEODOIQE ROOSEVELT Copyright, ‘I923, by Charles Scrlbnor’s Sons _ Publishers of Scribner’: Mag ' Q‘ '1‘ was this summer that l got my first gun, and ii- Iputslsd nie to find that my companions seemed to cos things to shoot at which l could not soc at all, One day they read aloud an advertisement in huge letters on s distant billboard and l than realized that conlofltlhgyas the matter, for not only was I unable to

§ NIB this sign but .l could not even sea the letters. l

1 lwkd of this to my fstfher, and soon afterwards not my "l! ‘minor speaciccles, which literally opened an entirely new w to mo. I had no idea how beautiful the world

i was until '1 got those spectacles. I had been s clumsy and awkward little boy, and while much of my clumsinsss

_ and awkwardness was doubtless duo to general character-

i lat-lg, a good deal of it ms duo to the fact um. i could not loo and yet was wholly ignorant that I was not seeing.

~ I ‘no recollection ‘of this experience gives mo a keen sym-

Dlih! Ilfli those who an trying ln our public schools and

‘ slcowhqh to remove the physical causes of deficiency in éhlidrbh, who are often unjustly blamed for being obstin-

13 Uh or uncmbitimu or mentally stupid.

‘ , ‘Phil laino summer, too, l obtained various new books on animals and birds, including the publications of Spenc- or saint. for inst-anon, and made an industricin book study oil-tho subject. ldld not accomplish much in outdoor m]!!! bscauoc l did not got my gpootscloa uritll loos in thc This statement-In Thoodoi-c Iloooovolva own words-

ia a compelling moon for you to HAVE YOUR EYES EXAMINED ' ~ ' ’- ‘A1’ YOU-I OIRWOI G. F. Hutcheson’ * OHPOIITIIII‘

Filiiliiiiii Hliiifii

' the racing stable of Carl. Wiede-

Efirmation was available here t0- s night of the statement originating

~ Camp to the . Government.

‘them here tonight.

‘ence ‘between representwtivofl 0i’

which used half-mile tracks. began to appreciate the value of light harness racing a-s n. money getter at the gate and grand stand. This Prompted them to increase their

nurses from time to time until now

they rival and in a few instances

~ Bllfllass the mile tracks in the 'amount raced for.

_ This with the increased demand

i for colt races has contributed dir-

ectly to boosting purses to a point NEWPORT, Ky.,

[where i1 800d colt or a matured 010F516 Cull win a snug sum each iyear.

At Lexington colt racing has al- Wilys been an important feature, the lenders for a number of years Feb’ 2s “in Him the two “d “We m" “"1

~ - irvisions of the Kentucky Futurity. he events Promoted by the turf llflpers has also made bright spots on the race cards at Columbus. Reailville and Syracuse, “To these were added in 1922 the k 0'00‘) tw“ Yefli‘ old feature nown at Lexington as lhe May Dill! Stake and at Cleveland as thc Rainy Day Stakc. They were sup- plemented this year by the oddly gamed Wet Weather Track Stake 1c!!!" a similar amount at Syracugg, he Popularity 0f these events is l’ 9w" by the number of nomina- “Ofls received for each of them The ‘ prices which promising Yearling-B bring tinder the hammer

uiaun, Newport owner. is being prepared for what is expected to be his greatest season. He will be pitted against the best thor- oughbreds in this country. and will be a contestant for speed hou- urs with Eplnaril, when thc French champion comes to Lutonia to meet horses of his age.

This gallant son of McGee. who defeated Zev at Latoni-e and ran the Rnncocas star lo a nose finish nt Churchill Downs, probably will make his first start cf the 1024 season in the Clark Handicap,

June and July meetings at Cleve- land.

They will amount to $25,000 the feature event being the Mar-

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This girls hockey team of Toronto, all fourteen years an " show puck-chasing ability that is the envy of the boys.

BASKET BALL

BOXING A N D omen EVENTS

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‘minnows’ OF THE STEEL BLADES

d under. are playing games which

They call themselves the Queens ready to rziiixrhvis-Eecent offer for

mun, Cup for 2.10 pacers worth 810.000. in Maine and the Maritime Prov- inces where a few of the enthusi- astic horsemen sit up nights try- ing to find a pacer that can triiui John R. Braden. the associations-l in. Aroostook County and New! Brunswick will give $1.000 purses for n free for all pace and $500 fur a series of two year old trots to encourage breeding in that section] Springfield has also announced _ that it will renew its $12,000 event I _ _ , _ . h _ _ . in 1924. Lust year when czmfli ic ililillfliflilylti tire l)c..i\v.iii= Rii- ‘mflhy won it was ‘or ‘he nee iorh-i‘ liruige which will i-onuvci south- ali trctters ‘ A little later the pub- "m NEW JUNO-v m“ lwnllsylmmu’ “U “ym bekdvised what n Wm be Sentiment was tans-i aside when [or this year. tho ‘Wféfkllli: (lciiioiislieii the liousir Stockton has announced ‘that it ut fourth zinil ltzii-e SYFPEIS. Under Wm repeat n5 s40 000 programme the picks oi ‘the razors, tlii- little for “VP days racmé me first wee ‘iiuzeliiug vanished. buntlie bricks in October The associations ntilwpm gm“! ‘wgww the." “g9 51ml Bangor watervme ‘Lewlsmn‘and ,wili vo sold to be used ill iiie build- ' ' mg cf another housv.

(United Press) l'illi..Al)El.i’lllA, ifcb. 2§"B(“ll- iiiuiiu Fninkliifs supposed “first Philadelphia home" has lie-nu I'll’ in make ivaiv for iiiuili-rn iiny Knit‘-

The little :ill<~,\' llOllHG, more than '00 yours Oiii, was iu the iiiiih 0i

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New York Promoter i Negotiating With Romero Rojas For Meeting With i Champion.

xnw YORK, You. 2s. —.iil(‘k

Rochesmr have also Signmed their Whether the house was cvcr thi- mteutm“ to give more money mm‘ Franklin llflilli" has long‘ been iii-- they Md la“ season when each bated. hilt uc\'<-i' li“('iii€'ii Several "i ‘he ‘fan's ha“ better racmg than efforts were iuzidc toflsaixeithclstru- "1 an)’ “m” l" the" hismrY- The cturc, but wore tliiilllilfilleli bet-misi- "Vemge time m‘ B“ of the raw” the authenticity of tlie house could at Broctomwas below 2:11 and at “o, be vermem _ Bang“ and Lewlsi-o“ below 2314- ‘ investigators say the house was The virgima Fan's ‘Vhich met M- unqucstiunably of thc/ period in Ii-ichmmld i" 301mm? have m" as which Poor Richard lived nnil ex- Yct mail“ a“ annmmcemem to‘ press Lin» belief that it was thc their race programmes this year. hon“. o; Fl-flnklhh Th?" Wm 90"“? laier- The Del‘ iiutil rnzeil, the house iiroiitzhi a

opening day feature at Churchill Downs, according to Bob Gilmore, trainer of the Wiedemann horses. if the colt takes to the early train- ing and rounds into form, he may ho sent-to Maryland to-atart in the

b es vr P123213‘ ?.§°...°..‘li i215“ .123 ~"“"=""c he“ dum- m- i-a-i tw- thnt In Msmoriam would no? side- Qgiltgiiiishgl’ that‘? 1924 the trot- step any race this season, and that nwney mg“ Saar“; fr“? for "m"? he hoped a meeting could be ar- wry '0' the ‘lurk, )9 0%,!“ the his" ranged between the Wledemann tracks have qhovl,“ a dhposltfogeg horse and Groy Lin: before the sea- take in 8a“, the majority are adw 5m‘ emls- ing to their offerings in on] g Mr. Wicdemnnnfis string cf thor- iget a better e18,“ of horsejr g ouizhbreiis has been increased toigaster racing at the“. m,“ 3d nine by the. purchase recently of race nleeflniv, several well-bred yflllmzstcrs who At Cleveland for the first Grand already are ln training. Amour: Circuit meeting the Edward these is Bcwitcbing, a hay filly by iPurse for pncers has been 1110781185- Jlin Gaffncy-Enchantress, II, inctli- led from $3.000 to 85,000. At Co]. er cf.In Memoriam. umbus the ‘three year olil pace has . been renewed on a plan which will make it worth $10,000. This i5 an gisxreizzrelifltover the flastAone which e won w t nna Brad» lord's Girl. Kalamazoo has biased what should be a $26,090 event for 2-03 Dncers and is now offering u tglreglgggg old trot that will call mgnfisewiliirlghthlkiaireadlling annglmie- 6! BIT lflEt 8 the Grand Circuit tracks to (lat; 21:34:11 as liberal cn be expected in wee s. Last year eight of the fairs in North Carolina organized what was know: C’ nsnthe E Nlorth Carolina nan rcn . ac of them of- fered a number of $1,000 purses for meetings in October and Ncuemher when the northern tracks are idle. They received n large entry. The events rwiilted in such splendid, contests and fast time that this circuit will repeat in 1924. The announcement made at the winter meeting of the Bay State Circuit shows that the purses of- fered for its eleventh series will be larger than ever before. Avon will have a group of 82.000 events and Windsor reported that there would he two 810.000 events on its programme Fourth of July week. At the other points one third will be added to the colt races and the purses_kept up to the fbrrner

m‘ Bi- lirivute sale also show con- clusively that when the earning Calliicity of thc trotter is increased ‘his value is increased in propgy. tion.

The reports from the circuit

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GIRLS FORBIDDEN TO WEAR “BREEKS"

ST. flONiliFACE. ‘Man, Feb. 28.“- Knlckerbockers for winter sports were iforbidden t0 the women and girls of the St. Boniface Arch- diocese in a senmon delivered Sun- day ‘by His Grace Archbishop Bel- lvcau from thc pulpit of St. Boni- itlace Cathedral.

The Archbishop characterized the ‘weaning of kni-ckerbockers as “dangerous and immodest.”

A warning in the matter of knickerbockers was issued during thc carnival at iSt. ‘Boniface rink last. sezison. The warning now be- comes a, prohibition which must be obeyed by the feminine portion oif iths diocese under penalty of church discipline.

VALCARTIER CAMP SALE

OTTAWA, Feb. 28.—-No con-

ln Quebec that the federal Govern- ment. intends t o sell Valcartier Quebec provincial it 1B ‘believed that. some preliminary negotiations have occurred with this end in view. but nothing could be learned about

Mar-Via-Peu Circuit will repeat mnm] o; $1,", unmmh‘ last year's offering and at a few ipolnts increase the value of the ‘purses.

In the Western New York Fair iCircuLt, Batavia, Lockport, Ham- burg, and Dunkirk will join with the new track at Niagara Fails sud each give $1,000 events on the same plan as the fixtures which have been promoted by the Buffalo

An Unsuccessful Venture

PARSON (tn small boyi-Hello, Johnny, bow is your father‘ going on‘.

.iOliNNY—~()li, lin opened a shop the other ilay.

PARS()N—'l‘li:|t's finis. What's in: doing? '

ltoad Drivers for a number of JOIINNYWSix month's illlfli- lic years. opened it with a jimmy. Thc Vermont Racing Circuit ~

which made its first bid for public Working Perfectly favor in 1023 has been ria-organizeil

it will give nine meetings between

“iii-cu for‘ a joy riiic'.'"

June 16 and August 11 a; whim "No, for ‘n jziw riilc. l look liiu

River Junction, Brattloboro, ltut- Willi!" '

land. Burlington, St. Albans. 'A——- EMBROIDERY.

Morriiiville, Barton, St. Johnshiiry and Woodstock. These dates will carry the racing up to thc Vermont Fairs and in line with the Canadian fairs in the St. Lawrence Valley Circuit.

Euihroiiiierieii hatistc unii ‘JyPitJi. embroidery is combini-il must chur- iuingly this sieiison with crepe iii»

The racing season in 1024 pro- cm“- mises to be a very busy one from the last week in May until the southern fairs close in November. “mu . i y. the associations and the There Wm be more nmney raced public would appreciate it.‘ if

for than ever before as well as more opportunities to race. This will give all kinds of horses a lchantie from the 2.30 performer to the free for aller to take the word. i.t Ls unfortunate. however, that lhe members of the Grand Circuit. cannot give a free for all trot this in 1923 each of the meni-

Czanvorthy was passed along to Crozicr who will iualce a trip uvcr thc mile trucks this ‘ your, Mrs Ycrkcs t0 Ben White, ilnllyrooil Leonard to Berry or iilchonalii. there would be enough starters to make a splendid racc at each nicel- ing and iii thc same tiiuc prov»

year. , I _ _ _ he“ M" a Wm w“ h» u“ $35331.“ifiifi.“iii'i.ifi"illi“113%??? class‘ They resulted i" a “new ing capacity on the niilc triickz

did service of races between Lee Worthy, Peter the Brewer, _The Great Volo. and Czbrworthy, while Rose Scott dropped into the last one when she won at Lexington.

This year the free for all trot

As for the half-mile tracks Oranirc County has announced a free for all trot while Springfield yasi year gave $12,000 for an event of that character.

Dempsey uiny he ciilleil on to iii-- fcuil his livuvyiivvizlil cliaiiiiiiiin" ship against a now South American incniiizc uoxffzili. if present plans of Tex Rickard illiliJtrllliiZl‘. | Thc Dfflillllii‘?1llllil)\illf't’(i today that iic llilii iruziraniecd Quintin itomcro-llojiis, (‘hilenu heavy- weight, a purse of 8100.001) fnr a ,litlc figlii with Jack Dempsey, poi-w isibly iii Sr-picmber, ii‘ ill‘. suciriecil-i in disposing of throw prieiiiniuuijv opponents. Ricknrii has conic to 2i rlofiiiiti- agreement with the (‘hilean and cabled the bnxor today to fix the earliest possible ilatc on which in». can reach this country. ‘Ifmncro-Rojiis has been offered the same (Jpllllrillllliy to gain rim: fume and financial reward that foil to Luis Angel Firpn inst year. Rickard Hlili, ziililiii: iliiit reports rout-hing liim 3i stifled tho pri-iliv- tioii iliiit thc (fliili-ziii iuiizhi |il'(1\i' nu ilViffl uruiiicr sensation than thc Argiiutinc, who giiiiicil a mulch with llouipsoy after (autliiig a widc suvutli through lneavyuw-iirlii ranks.

Al thc sumo time. ltickiiril rc- ivvuli-ii that. hi‘. liiis no (Ir-finite iiigre-i-iiioiil with Firpn for a rvtiiru match with Dempsey, and that hi- may iibziiulon plans for suvh a cmiti-st if ROjHs ilcmoustrates that ill‘ is u fit cpprmi-ni for Dempsey.

ltiiwkaril has received the assur- ance of Jack Kcarns, DenipseyK-i manager, that the champion would be ready to meet Romero-Rojas if thc liittier comes up to expecta- tions. illug to present plans iihc (‘hilcnn's ~ first bout will bu. stiigcii at Madison Square (larileu. with Fred Fulton c‘r Floyd Johnson as an opponent. Should hi! cin- vryzo victorious in his first tout a lllil1.(‘|l with Jack Renault. lmrii-liii- ting Famidian. iicxt. would iv- Hflilflili. Rickard usscrtcii. Thr- promoter said hi: would not cou- siilci" uu elimination fight between Roini-rn-ilnjas and Firpo.

Willi practical zibaniioiuncnt by a Ni-w York syndicate of efforts to match Firpo and Harry Wills in July, because of a zliearllock ovcr preliminary guarantees and condi- tions, Rickard declared lie stood

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us an early closing event has been tossed into the discard on account of five of the possible starters be- ing in Murphy's stable. They are

Rose Scott. Czarworthy, Mrs. Yorke-s, Hollyrood Leonard, and Pearl Benhoe. Of last year's

starters Lee Worthy is in the stud. Escotlllo, who chased the field all season, now has enough time si- lowance to move into a class where he has a chalice .to win a dollar.

standard or increased. This scr- ies of meetings runs from the mid- dle of June to the last of August. Reports from New York show that the Orange County Circuit will duplicate last year's showing _ for the three day meetings at Endl- l-‘i-inge is sponso ed by the most cott, Munroe, Goshen and Middle- axcluslve designers for the spring town. in this circuit sll of the and summer fashions. iBVBMB except a fcw at Monroe and

“Tfiifriiinvo UP FATHER

it ‘is understood that the confer-

the two governments will not com =monce for several weeks.

FRINGE FOR SPRING.

I THAT ¢.uv Musr HAVE WOODEN EAR‘; - HE woN-r

Ray has Peter the Brewer while (‘ox has The Great Vulo and Ethel- inda.

1f the owners of a few of the leaders in the Murphy stable would gct together and scatter their horses among the trainers who will come down the line, instead of trying to decide which one they

BRITISH consois

Package of fa fi

such a bout. ltiukarilfls proposition of 8100.000 i0 Wills. anil 5200.001» to Firpn was rujecteil by both fiizhters, but the promoter silill ho would nin iiller this bid. lis- said he is ready to stage such a fight in Boyle's thirty acres. his Jersey City iircna.. in July it‘ his terms are accepted. 'l‘lii- syndicate}, offi-i" was for a purse of 85(iii,0iii| in be evenly divi- iimi by thc principal. hleanwhiln idirpcfs American rcp- Argcntine planned to return to the United States about rho middle oi August, and begin an extensive boxing tour. _

HOCKEY. ‘

Thc (li-orgi-tuiv-n High School buys. ilofcatcii thc Luwier Moutarim school boys in a friciiilly giimc '_i' hiirkcy at tlii- rilik in _(ir-.rirp,'~lr-\\'ii 0n Friday. Fi-h. 22nd.

Thc howl-i‘ iiiiontugiii- buy“ ul- thuiigli not viery ivi-ll :ii:('iis'.u|i»e-.il to playing liockcy put up a vcrv good name.

The (lccrgctown boys wori- much faster skaters but lackoii the: weight ivhir-h (lfiilll-ivli n 510ml ilcal iii favour of their nppniieiits.

The scnri- was tied in thr- third pvrioii but iiii- lit‘ was hrnkcn. thus culling the iziiiui- with a score 0t’ 0—~5.

' 'i‘lii.- pluyers ni‘ spacial mention

iwori- ilii: 2511i kcnprr [or Lower

Moutaguc and Spurzeon Walker

and Dav-iii hurl-rs if Georgetown The liuv-up was us follows:

L. Montague Georgetown (lmil l), Adams 1.. Ynrslnn ili-uii-in-i-

A. Ross A. Rains-o. ii. ilcwitt W. Walker l"(ll'\\'il|'(i\‘

l). Ross ll. lmvors .!. (‘nwall S. Walker (l. Beck W. Layers Slirenim-r it. Douglas

Itcfcrco: ili-ri Skiuni-r, i’. Doyle.

Breaks up chest

Apply Sloan's gently-you don't have to rub it in. Immediately fresh blood begins to circulate swiftly through the obstructed I passages. Thc congestion breaks up——soon thc cold is gone. Get a I bottle from your druggist today and have it at home-SS cents.