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make there own selection in keeping wiith what they
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KORNEGAY FUNERAL HOME
" A COMMUNITY 8ERVICE SINCE 1983*
Phone 103 Camden, S. C.
THE TOWN CRIE R
(BY FRANK H. HEATH)
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Listen Lin wood Smith and Huan
Small, basketball coaches at Camden
high school. It's a far way to the
1938-1939 basketball season but we
have it from none other than Bill
Chandler, wizard instructor at Marquette
university, who this week will
become president of the National Basketball
Coaches' association that there
will be but a few rule changes made
at the meeting. One of the changes
foreseen is a rule obliging an official
to hold the ball following a score. It
may be also that there will be a rule
that the team eligible for a free throw
may be permitted the option of taking
the ball out of bounds. Chandler does
not think tlie center jump will be restored.
Speaking along local lines of sport
it seems to me that when the 1937
baseball program collapsed that it
would have been a mighty smart idea
to have started to work on a ball park
instead of waiting until the 1938 seawon
was under way. Personally I
think that during the summer, fall,
winter and early spring a lot of progress
could have been made in providing
Camden high with a rather nifty
pastime pasture.
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Got a letter from a friend out in
Chicago who asked me to send him
a paper that carried a good story of
the winning of the Grand National by
Battleship. Said he looked over all
the Chicago papers and could find but
a few paragraphs regarding the victory
of the Camden horse. Evidently
Chicago sport readers incline more toward
baseball than horse racing.
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And by the way of diversion?just
a few quips that are supposed to cause
a smile or chuckle-. Speaking' of age?they
say that age brings wisdom.
But, frankly, I never have noticed that
it changed a young nit-wit to anything
but an old nit-wit.
The English are amused when we
call America "Amurrica." But I get
a laugh when they pronounce nephew
as "nevvew" and housewifery as "huzzifry."
And speaking of the unemployment
situation?it looks as if the men and
women who work will have to earn
more money to pay more taxes to provide
more money to keep more jobholders
and others unemployed employable.
An army officer has listed the greatest
generals in history. If "greatest"
means the ones who Influenced the
world most, don't overlook General
Apathy.
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And now for a few Impressions of
the Carolina/ Cup race meet. In the
first place we present the orchids to
Ralph W. Chase, who really did a
swelligant job of putting the Cup race
event over In a big way as a pinch
hitter for Harry D. Kirkover, who was
absent. Mr. Chase deserves all the
credit In the world for the very fine
manner in which the most minute details
were looked after.
Had the weather been?well?like It
was on Sunday?you would have seen
all attendance records shattered by a
a wide margin. But the rain of the;
night before which continued prac
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tic-ally all duy and up to the ending
of the Carolina Cup race cut down the
crowd fully 50 per cent. Ah It was
there were between 6,000 and 8,000
prosent and everybody declared the
race program the most Interesting
ever presented on the Sprlngdale
course. So again we say?please pass
the orchids to Ralph W. Chase.
?
I There were camera men, aerial photographer
costume broadcasters, color
broadcasters, race broadcasters, in
fact everything on the Job that goes
with a big affair like the Carolina
classic.
?
We believe that the Carolina Cup
event, as well as other race evqnts at
Sprlngdale course would be rfiore Interesting
to race fans If there was a
grand stand to sit In. It seems hardly
fair for people who pay for first
line parking to have spectators jam
the rail In front of the cars, precluding
any chance of seeing the rcae unless
one climbs atop a car or Joins
the throng at the rail.
Frankly we have heard a lot of people
express their mind Tather freely
| in the matter and that is why we believe
a grandstand would add greatly
to the drawing power of the race
events.
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' We were harshly criticized when
we ventured this idea to a group at
the polo game?our friends informing
us that the beauty of the Springdale
course was built around its quaintne8s
and the fact that the picture
| was not marred by a grandstand. Just
the same I prefer to travel in an auto
in preference to a horste and buggy.
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| But grandstand or not, we're going'
to plug for the races at Springdale
just the same.
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I think the outstanding feature of
Carolina cup day was the fact that
there was not a single instance of
pickpocket activities or robberies of
any kind, which is a real tribute to
I the fine policing done by county and
city authorities. Extra police were
on duty in, the city and about the
race course. There were but three
arrests made -and these involved
three fake bookies who were nabbed
by the police before they had a
1 chance to start any flimflam work,
j They were locked up for the rest of
the day and that night, and the next
I morning were ordered to leave the
community.
I And while passing the good word
{along, our hats are off to the unusj
ually fine work by the traffic officers
j of the Camden police department in
j handling the enormous flow of cars
through the city, especially at the intersection
of Broad and DeKalb
streets, where Chief Cooley and traffic
officer RuBh did yeoman service.
'Twari a fine Job, me hearties.
.
Well polo friends, next Sunday
marks the end of the polo season for
1937 _and 1938. Town- and Country
play the third and deciding game of
the championship series. It has been
a great season with a far greater attendance
than ever before In the history
of Camden. Good luck lads, and
we'll be seein' you in the fall.
Midway Club Met
The Midway home demonstration
club held its regular meeting Monday
afternoon, March 28, at the home of1
Mrs. J. J. Young, with twenty-four
members present. The meeting was
called to order by the president, Mrs.
Herbert Horton.- Devotional was ren-|
dered by Mrs^T. R. Horton, and the
project song, Morning Comes Early,"
was sung. During the business hour
each club chairman filled In her report
to be sent to the county chairmen.
The secretary called the roll
and read the minutes o* the last meeting.
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meeting was then turned over
to Miss Pewell. First, she (are each
member their monthly picture, garden
letter and oook book. Tha pir'u/i
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was, "Avenue of Trees," painted by
Melndert^. Hobbema, a Dutchman of
London. Miss Fewell's subject for
the afternoon was, "Good Grooming is
a Good Investment." She also said
It was a good advertisement. The
hints she gave us on hats to wear,
how to walk, how to sit to make a
good posture and the kind of shoes
to wear will surely be very beneficial
to every one. She, alBo said for everybody
to be true to their teeth, or they
would be false to us. . She also told
us of many other things of interest
and benefit. During, the social hour
we were all invited to the dining room
where the hostess served a sweet
course. , ... . . ,
The next meeting will be held at
the home of Mrs. W. N. West, on Friday,
April 8.?Contributed.
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OSTEND WINNER OF CUP
er whh seven and one half pounds
over the assigned 167, so that Oil*
fellow carried almost as much us Oa
tend The time waa U:05 'i-6.
The opeulng event, the Kershaw
Steeplechase, waa a rather aoddou
event. (Jetting off to an Inconaplcuoua
sunt on the diatant aide of the
Held, the four mounts not acratcnedj
from the original llat of ten aoon
strung out in a scattered atngle file,
with Toinas 11. Day's liuaty Pudding
loading over the llrat four brush fences,
followed by E Ambrose Clark's
Tain O'Shanter, James C. Clark's Itspmald
and Mm. Handolph Scott's Sall|
or'a Knot.
Early on the back stretch ltsamuld
under the able and careful riding of
P. Byrne began her bid and Hasty
Pudding went down, without apparent
Injury to mount, or rider, both being
up In u moment.
: The bay mure went steadily ahead
while Sailor's Knot fell heavily on
the last Jump pinning her rider, and
Itaamaid Increased her lead over Tain
O'Shanter to win by eight lengths.
After a few minutes Sailor's Knot
and rider untangled themselves and
left the field apparently without serious
injury. Tain O'Shanter, ridden
by Bellhouse, was second. The time
was 4.5.
The seeon<j race, the Wateree, furnished
some real suspense, things not
being what they seemed as to winners,
a discussion and Investigation
and finally a decision by the Judges
being necessary before the proper
winners could be known.
The reason for the doubt was that
the two horses loading in the closing ,
stanzas cut a flag just before the final
Jump and were disqualified. They
were the gray. The Boaster, ridden
by J. IJuffey and owned by Richard
K. Mellon, and Mrs. Jane Fowler Bassett's
Singing Water, E. Jennings up.
Singing Water had led throughout
until half a furlong before the unfortunate
faux pas, when The Boaster,
with a gallant bid took the lead u>yay.
But just before the final fence was
reached the two leaders swung wide
and passed beyond a flag on the wide
side of the track, and were hence disqualified.
First place went, as a result, to
Morris Clark's May Boy, ridden by
Raymond G. Woolfe. Second was Gideon
Ring, owned by Miss Dale Heard,
of Dallas, and ridden by W. Leonard,
a professional, and Mesa Ring, owned
L. E. Stoddard, Jr., of New Yo|kt and
ridden by D. McCarthy, was third.
By the time the running of the
Carolina Cup had been completed, the
Track had dried out considerably and
the sun was making feeble passes for
a show position, and a short time later
put in an appearance as welcome
as it was brilliant.
This may have had some effect on
the fourth event, the Springdale steeplechase,
about two miles and a quarter
over a brush course. Certainly it
seemed to be a speedier event than
any that had gone before, as well as
more kaleidoscopic as to the leaders.
Before the race was old, Ray Woolfe
sent,L.W. Robinson, Jr's. Cabin Fire
out in front, to be followed by F. Bellhouse
on F. Ambrose Clark's Cadeau,
Gordon F. Perry, of Toronto, Wilfrid
G., ridden by E. Mitchell and Richard
K. Mel Ion's The Stag, J, E. Ryan up.
But Cadeau held a snug hold on the
leader as was Wilfrid G. running easily.
At the end of the first mile and
an eighth Wilfrid G. had gone into
second place ahead of Cadeau and
The Stag, with Cabin Fire leading by
four lengths. Soon after, on the low
turn, The Stag began working up only
,to fall back again, as Cadeau took
the lead from Cabin Fire, who was
succeeded by The Stag and Wilfrid
G. At the third from the last Jump
The Stag lost his rider but did not
go down and Cadeau went into the
lead, which he increased rapidly to
finish ahead by eight lengths. Second
was Cabin Fire and third Wilfrid
G. The time was 4.12.
The Camden Plate, a flat race of
a mile seemed to get the crowd even
more aroused In enthusiasm aided?
by the smiling sun?and considerable,
cheering comment was heard as first
one horse then another took the lead.
Richard K. Mellon's Toolbox, which
from the noise, seemed to be the favorite,
ran fourth or fifth in the field
of ten, which was large for the day.
When the final turn was reached
the gray put his ears back and taking
the outside romped ahead under J.
Magee like the march of time to win
by eight lengths. Next came Mrs.
James C. Brady's Crooning Water,
ridden by J. Duffey with Sandy Woods
Stable's Palm Springs, ridden by Dion
Kerr, Jr., third. The time for the
mile was 1:44,
The closing event waa the Baron
DeKalb, a mile and a half over hurdles.
Mrs. J. C. Clark's Itsaboy took the
lead at the start followed by Mrs..
Jane Fowler Bassett's Herroro and
the 8andy Woods' Vigilance, ridden
by Dion Kerr, Jr. As the fences went
under one by one, the race narrowed
down to one between the two leaders,
with Itsaboy, P. Byrhe up, leading till i
The Chase To
The Steeple
(Condensed from article In Scrlbnvr's
by Charles B Calmer)
In the last week of March, the
Grand National, the world's greatest
steeplechase, wua run at Aim roe.
England, over a twisting course al
most 4 12 miles long, with thirty hazardous
fence and water Jutni>s
Here Is a race full or tradition and
color, legend and glamour, a race
which has been run every year for
100 years In snowstorm, fog, blizzard
and cloud burst; a race won live
times by one Jockey?George Stevens
I?who took those formidable obstacles
without u scratch, aud then was
killed on a country lane when his
mount shied and threw hlra against
a stone wall. Horses from four con
tlnenta compete; four Americans have
owned winners hut only two American
bred horses have won the class ?
Hubio. In 1908. originally picked up
for $75 and Battleship, son of Man
(.)' War, belonging to Mrs. Kumlolph
Scott, of Camden, S. C.
Every winter thousands of Amerl-j
cans who know nothing about horses
make blind bets on the outcome of
the National by buying Irish Sweepstakes
tickets. What they really buy
are dreams, for the odds agulnst any I
ticket being drawn on the winner uro
250,000 to 1. Horse-wise stay-athomes
patronize local bookmakers,
who lay odds on the actual starters.
In Alntreo taproom at racing time
may bo heaVd the story of how the
word steeplechase originated, back In
the eighteenth centry:
One warm night, after a hard day's
fox hunting, a broad-sterned squire
'and bis friends doffed coats, put on
nightshirts, and settled down to their
drinks. After a while the squire,
ambling to the open door, noticed the
church steeple in Nachton Village
glowing In the moonlight, and an Idea
struck him.
"Tallvho!" he called. His friends
tumbled out. "Look?the steeple! I'll
race you there for a cask of rum!"
Drowsy grooms were called, sleepy
horses saddled. Doughty old boys
well-filled with rum were hoisted into
their saddles. Off they went, I
nightshirts flapping in the moonlight
as they took ditch and hedge. A few
puffing horses and swearing men finally
clattered Into the village. So ended
the first steeplechase. Color prints
of that race, published in 1839, year
of the first Grand National, still exist.
On race day, 750,000 race-mad people
are crowded Into seats or trying
to find a good view near the fences.
You can stand near the 12-foot-slx
water Jump in?front.?of the grand-.
stand, but you'll have to be there by
midnight to get a good place. Down
the first straightaway is Becher's
Brook, a four foot ten inch fence with
a ditch beyond. Ther'll be a big
crowd here, all watching to see If anyone
follows the precedent set by Captain
Becher a century ago. In the
inaugural running Captain Becher s
mount fell at the obstacle while leading
the field. Becher kicked his irons
free, sailed over, landed on his feet.
Turning, he saw the field rising over
the fence, almost upon him. There
the final turn into the stretch. Here
J. V. H. Davis brought the Bnssett
entry to the force and gradually closed
the distance between himself and
the leader. As the wire was neared
the two horses ran neck and neck,
but Herroro had the speed and what
it took and came in in front by a
scant head. Itsaboy was second py
ten lengths over Vigilance who was
third by 15. The time was 2:47 4-5.#
$405 Was Paid
Maker of Flag
The 40 by 32 foot flag that Inspired
Francis Scott Key to write the "StarSpangled
Banner" when the British
bombarded Baltimore in the War of
1812, brought its maker $405.90.
Mrs. Mary Plckersgill's acknowledgment
of payment for making the
flag was discovered, the Flag House
association announced March 9, in a
collection of old papers recently acquired
by Perry W. Fuller, a dealer
In old coins, stamps and documents.
In addition to the $406.90, Mrs.
Picker8gill received, the paper showed
$163.64 for a smaller "storm flag."
Her daughter, Caroline, assisted her
In making both of them, and thehf^
home in Baltimore is now the "Flag
House."
The two flags were delivered to
Fort McHenry, overlooking the harbor,
on August 19, 1813, when the fort
was preparing against an attack from
the British fleet, which had been harassing
smaller towns on Chesapeake
Bay.
A year later, in September, 1814,
the attack came. Francis Scott Key.
a prisoner, witnessed the night's bombardment
from a British vessel. In
the morning he satf the "Star-Spangled
Banner" waving over the fort and
wrote the poem that became the national
anthem.?Greenville Observer.
[ PrsmUr Mussolini declare# that he
[will keep the armies of Italy semi|
mobilised 'Yegardleis of oost."
I
was nothiiiK else to do?Into tlu> ley
water of the brook he dove, while
the tleld .sailed uafely over htm.
The course is the toughest in the
world, lu 1928, 43 horses started on
a misty, foggy afternoon; otily two
finished Several entries fell at Hech!er'a
ltrook us the riders Jockeyed for
j position Then the field straightened
out for the (.'anal Turn?a five-foot
I fir fence followed by a sharp bend. I
'Easter Hero, Tipperary Tim. and Hilly
Harton, a Kentucky bred horse,
'surged ahead Coming to the tlr fence,
Easter Hero struck the hurdle's top,
I
(Straddled it, remained suspended. 'I ipperary
Tim, Hilly Harton and seven
others took the obstacle. Then Eaaj
ter Hero began to neigh excited warnings
?the remainder of the field reI
fused to Jump and were waved off
the course.
Hilly Harton, now leading, swept
around the course the second time,
| followed closely by Tipperary Tim and
I (H eat Span. The others all had fallen.
Two jumps from the finish Great
! Span's girth broke, dumping saddle
and Jockey. At tfto last fence Hilly
Harton fell, sprawling Cullinan, bis
Irish rider, on the ground At that |
Instant the fog lifted; the crowded
stands saw Cullinan scramble to his
feet, catch his mount, leap into ihe'
saddle, and begin a driving finish after
Tipperary Tim, the only other
horse in the race. And Tipperary
Tim began to falter 100 yards from
the finish. Hilly Harton Hwept forward,
and tho two horses crossod the
line nose and nose. Hut Tipperary
Tim lasted to win?and pay 1U0 to 1.
The same astounding price was J
paid the next year when Gregalach
won against the largest field in the.
race's history?60 starters, of which!
only ten finished.
Luck plays an unusually strong
part in tills race. There was u day
in 1872 when three horses, Harvester,
Schiedam and Scarrington? cleared
the last jump together hundreds of
yurds ahead of tho field and dashed
toward tho wire. Suddenly all three
horses went down; Schiedam was
bumped and fell; Scarrington twisted
a plate, cut a leg, and fell; Harvester
pulled up lame, stumbled?and fell.
Casse Teto, a 20 to 1 shot, came from
behind and won.
An owner's cleverness won the race
of 1901, when a blizzard swept the
course and piled It high with snow
and sleet. Owners and jockeys protested
against the running, in vain.
However, H. Bletsoe, owner of Grudon,
obtained a slight delay while he
mm
sent ti groom Into Aintreo to fetch
"something" Soon the groom returned
with the "something;" a slab
of butter, which was packed into Qrudon's
hoofs. The race began. Horse
after horse slipped and fell, but Grudon
cantered on to an easy victory.
The butter kept his Bteel shoos from
picking up snow.
Probably tho greatest Grand National
racer was Manifesto, idol of
the British turf in the nineties. He
first ran In 1895, fell at the first fence,
wus remounted, and finished fourth.
He won in 1897 and 1899, and finished
third in 1900, 1902, and 1903. Two
wins, three thirds, and a fourth over
the world's toughtest steeplechase
course! And they started him again
in 1904t when slxten years old! The
old fellow ran a good race, too, with
all England cheering him. He came
in seventh.
Today, Grand National winners are
usually honorably retired on a pension
of grass and oats, with a specially
prepared bran mash served on a certain
day In March; a day when, at
4:15 p. in., Greenwich Time, the
radios of the world crackle and the ' ?'
crisp accents of an English voice
come through:
"... the held parades past the
stands?the favorite's on tiptoe?
They're off!"
TOPS
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^ SIDE DRESS!N' /
l^YAS SUH/\A
"Crops likes to be fed natchel," says Uncle NatcheL
"Plenty of de bes' natchel food jes' when dey wants
it de mos'. Not jes' a bite at de beginning, den go
hungry de res' o' de time."
That means a good healthy side dressing of Chilean
Soda. Because it is natural plant food, it's got plenty t
of nitrate and small amounts of other plant food elements
naturally blended with it. They're not added.
They're there, blended by nature.
So give your crops a natchel side dressing. "Dat's
de secrut," says Uncle Natchel, "plenty of natchel ? .
Chilean soda jes' when dey wants it
ue mos .
BOTH GUARANTEED IB'/.NITROCEH^
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