Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 April 1908 — English Darby Possibilities. [ARTICLE]

English Darby Possibilities.

Although several American tnrfmen have eligibles for this year’s English Derby, W. K. Vanderbilt and August Belmont will probably be the only ones represented in the big classic. Mr. Vanderbilt expects to start his French colt. Sea Sick 11., who has done well in France, while Mr. Belmont’s entries,are Norman 111., a bay colt by Octagon—Nineveh, and Crossbar, a bay colt by Octagon—Lacy Crow. Both of the Belmont colts raced In England last year, Norman 111., winning twice In nine races, while Crossbar was victorious once hi eleven events. Mr. Keene’s nominations for the Derby are Masque. Peter Quince and Incognito, who did not amount to much as two-year-olds here last season. H. P. Whitney’s nomlnaAßps are Burgher, Angelas and Jersey Lightning, while John E. Madden’s eligibles are Call Boy and King James. Clarence H. Mackay has a nomlnatiomln the colt, Carrollton, who ran In The Newcastle stable’s colors last fall with only fair success. Wizard Bohaef«r Retires. Jacob Schaefer successfully defended his title of champion billiard player at the eighteen Inch balk line, one shot In, game, recently by defeating Willie Hoppe 500 to 423. The game marked tiie retirement of Schaefer, the wizard of the cue, who for thirty-five years has been a champion, off and on, at all styles of billiards. He has won and held more titles than any other man In his time. Despite poor health, which has greatly handicapped him in his matches in recent years, the wizard has hung on by sheer grit when younger players were striving to taka his honors away from Mm. The Democrat and Chicago Examiner one year for $3.00.

Fire In s Big Richmond Building. Richmond, Ind., April 9.—Fire in the Colonial building, which Is one of the principal office structures In town earned a loss of $75,000. Convicted of “Boot Legging.“ Columbus. Ind.. April 9. - Elmer h *« t"*® connoted of “boottoning intoxicants, and $lO and Thirty Homes end One Man Perish. At New York Monday fire early In the day badly damaged a tenement house in Pearl street and burned to death thirty horses In an adjoining stable. Michael Cunningham, an aged man, who slept in the stable lost big Ufa.