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NEWS AND ITEMS. 
The Horseless Carriage Race. —This race came off May 
30th, and was a successful failure. The route was from Kings- 
bridge to Irvington, N. Y., and was for a prize of $3000. The 
roads and weather were excellent. There were 28 entries, but 
only six vehicles lined up at the starting post, and four of these 
belonged to one concern. During the run one of the machines 
collided with a bicyclist, one broke a belt and also took the 
wrong road, another lost a wheel, the motor of another broke, 
and the brake failing to work it started backwards down a hill 
and had to be run into an embankment to stop it. 
Tabor Tighteners. —Our valued contemporary, the Veter¬ 
inary Magazine , for May, has this to say : “ We received with 
delight the twentieth annual volume of the American V ETER- 
inary Review. What it has done for the veterinary profession 
and veterinary journalism in this country every one of its read¬ 
ers knows much better than can be detailed in words. This can 
be judged by the improvements on its pages and the enthusiasm 
of its editors. We congratulate the Review from our knowl¬ 
edge, both professional and personal, upon the acquisition of Dr. 
Roscoe Bell to its editorial staff. Prosperity is our wish.”. . . 
A well-known Western veterinarian, writing upon business 
matters, thus concludes his letter: “ Your journal is incomparable ; 
the veterinary profession of the country has no reason now to 
complain with three excellent specialty journals, of which the 
Review is the easy leader.” 
Veterinarian for Food Inspector. —Bryer H. Pendry, 
D.V.S., graduate of the American, class of ’95, was appointed on 
July 15th a food inspector by Health Commissioner Emery, of 
Brooklyn, N. Y., after having passed a creditable civil service 
examination. We believe this is the first instance on record in 
this country where a veterinarian has received this appointment, 
such positions having been monopolized by the members of our 
sister profession. The salary is $1,000 per year, and the work - 
does not materially interfere with private practice. The modern 
veterinarian is eminently fitted for the work, and such positions 
will be of great assistance to young men in the early days of 
their professional life. 
BACK NUMBERS OF REVIEW FOR SALE. 
I have for sale of American Veterinary Reviews Vol. x.— Nos. 3 > 5 > 7 > ^• 
Vol. xi.— Nos. 1, 2, 3, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12. Vol. xii.—Nos. i, 2. Vol. xiii.— No. 1. 
Vol. xiv.—Nos. 2, 3. Vol. xv.—Nos. 3, 5. Vol. xviii.—No. 5. Vol. xix.— 
Nos. 11, 12. Address, Wm. H. Gribble, D.V.S., 
Washington C. H ., Ohio. 
