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lip i' " fll|iM"i7ir r\ i loneliness of immense su-a mighty but homely H^^^Hrcled the famous Churchill in Louisville?:and *11 the looked on, says a writer Dearborn Independent, thoroughbreds in whose I flowed the bluest blood in Hie fine aristocracy of the H paraded before 70,000 per who had come from coast 10 to witness the 48th running Be Kentucky Derby, May 13. Bt among those 70,000 and mg the millions who waited petantl? throughout the eounJ there were few eyes for the idsome and proud-appearing ltures. T.hcrc were eyes only Morvieh. 'or three minutes at the startpost, the i.oises pawed and ked J and jostled, before the rier was raised. AH ?ycs were tered on the third horse from rail, astride of which crouch a little jade and orange at^^Bed jockey. Thin horse broke HVeond and with two leaps was |B Then for one and one-quarter ^ uiles, Morvich all alone ran his ^Boyal way to fame that shall last Hbo long as horses are rememberBed. There were others who chalBlenged. One stable, bearing the hopes of those whose pride is in Kentucky, the home of the thorf oughbred, sent three horses to I battle with Morvich for supremf acy. One was told off to the duty of driving the favorite to speed so that the others might triumph when the wonder'jborHe had been burned out by thekilling pace. But the challenger must pay for life the priee of his sacrifice. He broke down and from a most valuable animal will be utterly useless. And Morvich, undisturbed, ran his race. In the purlance of the race track, he made every post a winning one, and won easily. His time on a fast track was 2:04 3-5, a record beaten but thrice in the Kentucky Derby. But this is not a story of Morvich, the cast-offj who became the greatest horse of the year on the American turf beginning his three-year-old career with?hm j-'nr" " ithunt a ^BgaTnerit is of Morvieh, a horse too great for human guile to ds* tjroy. J There have been great horses "before, horses which have run in faster time, finished with courage as great, ilnd endurance as unalloyed. But Morvich's glory lies in the fact that he has been able briefly to restore to the American turf a sportmanship lost, and to lift horse-racing for a brief 2.04 3-5 minutes of actual . running from the lowest mire to which gamblers, exploiters and doers of scandalous things have sunk it for these many years. Hence racing has become anathema to the solid citizenry of this country. It has become assort of disgrace to attend a "race meeting or to show knowledge of horses. The by-products of the 'sport are unlawful and it is with the whisper of the bootlegger that one speaks of what was once the sport of kings. The coming of money to the game of horsemanship was its ruin. Races are theoretically run for purses sufficient to pay the expenses of operating the stables. pn ? ..... 100 oicen mey are ior tne " wise . gamblers" who have corrupted j owners and jockeys that they ' make money on a sure thing. It is the horse's skill, speed and . endurance, plus a little human training, that is the thing. But the nature of things makes it the man who ta^es the profit. Morvich in the lpst few months has become a name to conjure by. In places where horses were never spoken of, he became the subject of intense interest. He was a wonder horse. He had been too grtat for the vast returns which a "fixed race" would hove permitted the gamblers to reap. American Taeing history is one long record of tragedy, marked here and there by the emergence of some horse of such surpassing #cateeHence that he has risen su/vjperiofr to the human elements def termined to make merit bow the 1 knee to noney. Wk*n Miali o hnMA unnuara fanblmg dies of pure inanition. . Two years ago it was Man of War Whsis wonderful speed and hon' eety {Hopped race-track gambling * whisk all the laws and enforceofficers of New York State tfxMa^heen unable to check. Men ^*ar finished first m 20 out of bookmakers refused to prices on him in a race in entered. The vast . * crowd* which came, to see him run -were proof that the American public enjoyed the sport of racing with betting barred. rinvAranK Ninlinlla a# NTnm VavIt \?VTV? MV* A1 IVUVllO UA. AlVff A V* is credited with inaugurating racing in this country in 1665. The nature of things prevented much development until the last century, when it received a tremendous impetus in the South. After the Civil war the pastime gained in supporters, but also in the fae-~^ tors which subsequently brought it into vast disrepute. It is useless to set forth the steps whereby the sport of kings passed into the hands of the exploiter, the alien, and. the indiscriminate gentry who dwell in the no-man's land between "smartness" and I actual crookedness. It is suffi- : cient to remember that this trans- | ler, little understood though it was to the general public, culminated ill the widespread agitation which brought such legislation as that sponsored by Governor Hughes of New York and left racing with a name which it may never live down. uTmemoIy Of RUTH SCHLAGOWSKY Cur darling one from us is gone, The voice we loved is stilled; A place is vacant in our home Which never can be filled. Her gentle voice is heard 110 more, The voice we loved so well; She beckons us from yonder shore Where heavenly anthems swell. Your'e gone from us but not forgotten, Still bound by Love's strong chain; Around the snow white Throne of God, Some day we'll meet again. A _ il. _ til _1 Aim mere we n never suv gooubye, With Jesus we shall ever be; To sing his praise evermore Throughout a vast eternity. Heaven retaineth now our treasure, Earth her lonely casket keeps; But our thoughts will always linger Around the grave where Ruth sleeps. I sell ami use RAT-SNAP. Like to look any man in the face and tell it's the best. It's good" People like RAT-SNAP because it"does" kill rats. Petrifies carcass?leaves no smell. Comes in cakes?no mixing to do. Cats or dogs won't touch it. Three sizes, 35c, 65c, $1.25. Sold by Lytle Drug Co. and Moore's Drug Store. TAX EXTENSION. Notice is hereby given that the time for the payment of State and county taxes has been extended to dune 1, 1922, with a penalty of 3 per cent for March, 5 per cent for April, 6 per cent for May and 8 per cent plus costs of treasurer from June 1, when executions will go into the hands of the sheriff. H. E. NEIL, Treasurer of York County. LISTEN! Baker's is the Barber Shop that baked the prices, but it didn't do it at the expense of service. Hair Cut .. 25c Shampooing, plain 25c Singeing 25c Tonic .. 25c Shave 15c Massage, plain 25c Come and see us. We will save you money and send you away smiling BAKER'S BARBER SHOP. Jap Grass and Matting Rugs at less than pre-war prices; 9 by 12 feet $5.90 to $6.50 at Massey's. DR. T. O. GRIGG DENTIST Office Next to That of 0. 8. Link, Formerly Occupied by Dr. J. B. Elliott Telephone Connections. ' 0 Don't Always Blame Hens When Kggs Are Bearoe. Rats may be getting them?U. S. Government Bulletins prove they know how to get them. Break a cake of RAT-SNAP into small pieces and place Where rats travel. If there, RAT-SNAP will get them?positively. Three sixes, 36c, 65c, $1.25. For sale by I^ytlo Drug Co. and Moore's Drug ^tore. # X ^ "?^ fHTOBTMI | There are just k we have sold si | large number of K T n/tAntn Da? u i aMiuia ncii Ice ( J this season. 1. Quality?T1 | be built in a Refi I 2. 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