Corrigan Wins Big in Ingleside New Year Handicap
About 9,000 fans braved threatening weather at Ingleside for a muddy track and a New Year handicap of 1 mile ust8 with 2700 value. Corrigan nosed ahead in the stretch to beat Siddons with Lord Badge third as Articulate faded. The Baby race saw Green Morris on Precious Stone win ahead of Rowena, with Amberita third. Races also listed for Botany, Ned Dennis, Diderot, Gaviota and more.
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San Francisco
Ingleside
Articulate
Fretter
Claude
Reed
Lord Badge
Ransch
Corrigan
Sam
Siddons
Green Morris
Precious Stone
Star Ruby
Bullman
Rowena
Burns & Waterhouse
Barney Schreiber
Amberita
Burns
Botany
Florinet
Saintly
Ned Dennis
Jim Hale
Jarretierre d'Or
Ranesch
Ric Shannon
the Fretter
Diderot
Klowaho
Huachuca
Gaviota
Sylva Talbott
Gold Bell
American League plan to reshape franchises sires Pittsburg clash
The American League aims next season to swap Baltimore to New York and Washington to Pittsburgh, dropping Baltimore and Washington from the circuit while Pittsburgh lands Loftus and a strengthened lineup. Negotiations involve Messrs Pedder Kerr & Co and manager Loftus amid talks with Johnson. a special meeting defers the regular gathering.
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American League
Cincinnati
New York
Pittsburg
Baltimore
Washington
National League
Chicago
Johnsonites
Postal
Johnson
Tom Loftus
Pedder
Detroit
R. Postal
Loftus
Messrs. Pedder, Kerr & Co
Mr. Postal
Messrs
Kilfoyle
Sommers
Pittsburgers
Messrs. Pedder
Kerr & Co
Orth
Chesbro
Comiskey
Tannehill Williams
Coughlin
Leach
Conroy
Davis
Selbach
O'Connor
Clarke
Drill
J Reiff Talks Tough On French Track Trouble
John Reiff the American jockey who was ruled off a French track and later won damages from a French newspaper arrived in Philadelphia with A McIntyre and Clem Jenkins. Reiff plans to return to France in February for registration. Jenkins accuses Danny Maher of jealousy and rough riding as tensions rise among American jockeys abroad. Olympian and Noonday II of the Keene stable traveled aboard the Minnehaha to race overseas, Olympian once a top 2 year old.
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John Reiff
Philadelphia
A. McIntyre
Clem Jenkins
McIntyre
New Jersey
Reiff
Jenkins
California
France
England
Danny Maher
Maher
Doncaster
Gatwick
Lord Kismere
Minnehaha
Olympian
Noonday NI
Keene Stable
New Orleans Race Day Highlights and Weather Conditions
Rainy New Orleans track dampened racing after dawn with light Hunt and Witful as favorites. Witful won the New Year handicap and led from the start in the last furlong, with Maghoni, Glendon, and other winners finishing behind. Races included Mariselle, Philo, Light Hunt, Moroni, Mosketo with times ranging from 1:05 1-6 to 1:52 1-3.
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New Orleans
Light Hunt
Witful
Albert Simon
Glendon
Mariselle
Frank Foster
Pride of Galore
Philo
Henry McDaniel
Scorpio
Paul Creyton
Parnassus
Maghoni
Moroni
Ford Neville
Zack Ford
Mosketo
Flaneur
Miss Shanley
Gans Wins Narrow Decision Over Gardiner in 11th Round
In New Britain Connecticut on January 1 Joe Gans of Baltimore defeated Gus Gardiner of Philadelphia in the 11th round after repeated warnings from referee John Willis. Gardiner danced and clinched, while Gans pressed the attack with telling blows from the fifth round. The bout ended when Gardiner threw Gans to the floor and the referee stopped the bout with Gans awarded the decision in front of about 1500 spectators.
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New Britain
Conn
Gus Gardiner
Philadelphia
John Willis
Joe Gans
Baltimore
National Athletic Club Today
Gans
Gardiner
Willis
Roosevelt Admired boxing as he weighed the sport in politics
Joe Humphreys recalls Roosevelt as a boxing admirer and friend of the game. He contrasts modern controlled bouts with brutal early prize fights, noting Roosevelt’s stance during the Corbett McGovern era and recounting a Louisville controversy and the evolution of ring rules and safety practices.
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Joe Humphreys
Terry McGovern
Young Corbett
Detroit
Louisville
Supreme Court
Humphreys
Roosevelt
New York
Michigan
Southern Athletic Club
Broadway Athletic Club
Peter Maher
Joe Choynski
McGovern
Pedlar
Palmer
Puckahoe
J. D. Rockefeller, Jr
Perry Belmont
George Gould
W. Kck. Vanderbilt
Jesse Lewisohn
I. D. Wormser
O'Brien Stops Weinig in 12 Rounds at Fort Erie
Three thousand fans watch Jack O'Brien heavily punish Al Weinig to end the bout in the 12th round at the International Athletic Club. O'Brien dominates with fast, hard combination punching while Weinig fades, suffers facial cuts, and is unable to protect himself.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Jack O'Brien
al Weinig
International Athletic Club
Fort Erie
Weinig
O'Brien
O’brien
Weining
WEIGHTS AND ENTRIES FOR TODAYS RACES HMnegleside
Weights and entries listed for the January 2 race meeting at HMnegleside California. First race Futurity course entries include Fausturo 110 Meilocole 102 Ben Magen 110 Angelo 106 Rose of Hilo 105 Nona B 105 Buzzer 101 Esternell 96 Interpido 107 Carrillo 110 Wachusett 107.
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Hmnegleside
California
Fausturo
Meilocole
Ben Magen
Angelo
Rose of
Indina
Walter H
Phinelius
Andrew’ Ring
Tamm
Goldone
Mission
Dwight Way
Star Cotton
Nuggett
Saintly
Halmetta
Illiauon
Castine
Dark Secret
John
Sam Lagarus Esq
Lone Fisherman
Miss Mateo
Leach
Salvor
Stunts
Quatre
the Major
Gus Lanka
Ball Room Belle
Greyfeld
Larry Wilt
Axminster
Ting-a-Ling
Ned Dennis
Prestano
Matt Hogan
Homage
Idogo
Muresca
Bernota
Jim Brownell
Educate
Lajoie Near Death From Pleurisy in Urgent Case
Napoleon Lajoie, famed baseball star, is reported gravely ill with pleurisy. Doctors said his temperature reached 104 degrees and was rising before subsiding with treatment. A delay could have ended his career. Tickets to Anaconda are on sale at the Great Northern office for travel via the Butte Anaconda & Pacific line.
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Napoleon Lajoie
Parke
Larry
Warry
Stables at Fifth Avenue Stable District Change Hands
The Bonner stables at Nos. 9 to 1 West Fifty fifth street New York were bought by H B Hollins a Wall Street banker and will be torn down next May The property features a six foot wide cinder exercise path around the stable and previously housed Mand 8 Sundl and other noted trotters Bonner paid 810000 for two road mares Young Griffo defeated Bain in Peoria in eight rounds.
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West Fiftyfifth Street
New York
Robert Bonner
H. B. Hollins
Wall Street
Bonner
Hollins
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
Sally Sensible's Curse Follows California Turf Tale
California turfmen discuss the so called gypsy curse on Sally Sensible, a mare descended from Salvable. She brought a string of misfortunes to owners including Butter, Burns, Corrigan, Graney, Coffey, Prince Poniatowski, and Charles Fair. Insensible, her son, could run fast in morning works but refused on race day.
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California
Sally Sensible
Tommy” Butter
Dan Burns
Ed Corrigan
England
Sallie
Eddie Graney
Jimmy Coffey
Prince Poniatowski
Charles Fair
France
Insensible
Sallie Sensible
Erne Retires From Ring After Loss to Britt
Frank Erne of Buffalo, former world lightweight champion, retires from boxing after his San Francisco defeat to Jimmy Britt. He plans to return to Buffalo to go into business with his father, having earned about $40 000 over 11 years with notable wins and losses totaling 22 375.
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Frank Erne
Buffalo
Jimmy Britt
San Francisco
Erne
Buffalo Lad
Ernc
Joeans
Joe Gans
New York
Curley Suppies
Fort Erie
Jem Maloney
London
Tom Couhig
Gans
Gus Gardner
Chicago
Jerry McGovern
Jim Ferns
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Butte
West Park St. Butte
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M. V. Conroy
J. T. O'Brien
Conroy & O'Brien
East Broadway
City of the, Mont
J. O’brien
Ix Fire Insurance Company
Table Life
Hennessy
DE. Jackson R. Coq
Dearborn St
Pison On
Cook Remedy Co
Masonic Tempe
Pilan
Pitts
Burg
J. Reiff
Keene
Buttemont
Vici
Monte Carlos
Norfolk
Mirer
America
John L. Sullivan
Jake Kilrain
Richburg
Miss
Jack Obrien
Buffalo Man
Lajoie
Young Griffo
Bain
Peoria
Sallie and the Gypsy
Julius Fried
W. H. Wix
University of Pennsylvania
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