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RICHARD DWYER SINCERELY MOURNED BV F L MeKEXXKY MeKEXXKYSAX SAX FRANCISCO Cal May 110 Horsemen Richard Dwyer vet ¬ hereabouts are mourning for eran starter who died last Thursday sit his home 13 9 Fourth avenue San Francisco Dick Dwyer was beloved by hundreds of friends who had long known and aipreciated to the full his innate kind ¬ ness of heart and generosity in all lifes dealings Iy the racegoers of California and in eastern centers whore he officiated at the barrier lie was recognized as one of the most skillful starters in recent years Many times at Emeryville Dick sent unwieldy lields away in perfect order evok ¬ ing the Jipidause of the thousands in the stands and on the lawns He was especially adept at moving starts and seldom made a mistake mistakeThe The veterans last anpearance at the races was at a fiveday meeting at Del Monte the summer resort on Monterey Bay That was in 1017 and although he had not been in practice since the close at Emeryville he was in just as good form as ever Recently he had followed other pursuits Ho was of the old guard of racing otlicials out this way and follows to tho great Imyond Thomas II Williams Horace Hubert Vretl Mulhollanil Louis Lissak Frank Skinner and others with whom lie worked lit the most friendly harmony for many years Dick Dwyer was a notable example of tin line type of manhood holiest big hearted genial that is so often found on American nice courses His passing is keenly felt wherever the great sport is fostered
