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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1902
Page
2
Astarita, the Bathampton–Lola A filly, led from start to finish to win the Willow Stakes for 2-year-old fillies at Gravesend, breaking the five and one half furlongs track record with 1 0 8 3 5. Molly Brant finished second by a head, Eugenia Burch third, as fourteen high-class fillies contested.
Elsice L upset at 9 to 1 to win the Free Handicap over six furlongs at Hawthorne. Irene Lindsay placed second and Burnie Burton, the favorite, finished third after a troubled ride. Jockey Buchanan rode earlier engagements after a ten day layoff. Weather clear, track fast. race results list multiple races and connections with odds and times.
Chancellor Martin in Little Rock Arkansas appoints Arthur Neill as commissioner to take depositions outside Arkansas for both sides in the Memphis Baseball Park Association v Southern League suit. The order designates Neill to conduct cross examination on a date to be set.
New York September 17 racing at Empire City track offered brisk betting and fast times. In the grand special for the gold cup and amateur world championship Lord Derby edged The Monk by a nose after a spectacular late surge. Lord Derby achieved a 2:06 pace times in heats with The Monk runner up in top finishes. Other events featured Don Riley and Invader triumphing in pace and trot divisions with notable heat times and surprises.
Philadelphia September 17 Cresceus world champion trotter attempted to break his 2 02 1 4 record at Belmont driving park twice but failed each time. First mile in 2 08 and second trial 2 05 with a strong diagonal wind hindering speed. About six thousand spectators witnessed the efforts.
At Delmar Saint Louis Varro rode hard to beat Eleven Bells in the 11 16 miles handicap race the feature of the card. Varro pressed the leader down the stretch and nosed ahead at the wire as track conditions shifted from fast to muddy. Earlier races included Una Price and Pourquoi Pas taking selling sprints, Barlyite and Ad mens winning the longer events, with Hawthorne entries listed for later races.
New York won easily over Brooklyn as McGinnity pitched for New York with Bowerman backing. Batteries were McGinnity Bowerman Evans Etter. Attendance around 11000. Game time 4 50. Umpires Latham and Irwin.
Standings show Philadelphia leading with 126 games played and a .608 winning percentage. Boston 71 losses, Cleveland 60, Washington 70, Detroit 76, Baltimore 80. In a doubleheader at Boston, Baltimore won the second game after four unearned runs. first game pitched by Butler, Batteries Hughes-Warner and Butler-Smith. Other scores: Philadelphia beat Washington 6-5 behind strong hitting and errors by Washington. Cleveland defeated Chicago 7-6 in a game with misplays. St Louis edged Detroit 3-1 after rain halted play in the sixth. Attendance figures noted for several games.
Sixty aged Confederate veterans moved yesterday from the Marietta street hotel to the recently completed Soldiers' Home. Water shortages delayed the transfer, but cistern and pump improvements allowed the move at 10 am. The home’s recovery after fire and years of vicissitudes marks a hopeful new chapter for Georgia’s veteran community.
In the opening event high weight handicap at about giz furlongs the weights list Belvino 132 Grand TS Wealth 126 St Finan 123 Setauket 122 G Whittler 19 The Black Scot 116 Bigerta 116 Honolulu Cincinnatus 110. The second race a mile and sixteenth handicap includes Sombrero 123 Belle of Troy Zorcgs ter $18 Carbuncle 117 Huntressa 103 Moor St Finnan Daly 160 G Whittler. Third race selling mile seventy yards features Ben Battle 109 Vincennes 105 Potente 103 Khani 100 Gibson Light 89 Marv Worth 98 Grail 97 Brunswick 96 Animosity 94 Flora Pomona Clipper 93 Miss Buttermilk 92 Ivernia Chiron 90 C Rosenfeld 89 May 1 64. Fourth race Speculation selling mile sixteenth lists Zoroaster 118 Clonmell 109 Grand Opera 108 Hing Raine South Trimble Dr Riddle 105 Kum 104 Huntressa 103 Potente 102 erita 3 Rossignol 99 DeRoszke 96 Pearl Finder 93 Dizle Line St Firth. Fifth race Selling five and a half furlongs includes Benson Hurst 14 Sherife Beil 110 Polite 108 Joe Cobb John A Scott Ring Dove 107 First Chip 105 Hackensack Dark Planet W R Condon 102 Gloriosa Queen of the Ocean Ipse Dixit Miss Dorothy 99 Court Maid Sparkle Esher 94. Sixth race mile and sixteenth lists Ardan 144 Roxane Daly Belle of Troy Zoroaster Jim Clark Jil Runnels Buipthritt 705.
Edward Julian Carter was shot and killed in Richmond Virginia when Harold Weighman fired during a game of boys on a wood shed. The youths were 18 years old and near neighbors on Floyd avenue. Weighman was arrested as the investigation continued.
Rain prevented the game as the Remnants could not face the Pelicans in New Orleans. Atlanta remains fourth place, unable to climb or drop. Umpire Mobbed at Shreveport after controversial call, delaying play and prompting police escort as rain halted the game. Birmingham forfeited to Memphis 9 to 0 after three bad balls over the plate. Little Rock saw no game due to rain. Joe Gans defeated Gus Gardner by knockout in the fifteenth round in Baltimore.
Washington September 17 Secretary Shaw said he has received several applications to use non government bonds as security for public deposits. His uniform answer was that such propositions could not be considered at all.
A Leesville Indiana family recalls a boy who rode 18 miles with his relatives to obtain Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption and Coughs. W H Brown endured asthma but the medicine brought instant relief and later sleep. The ad touts cures for consumption pneumonia bronchitis colds and grip with guaranteed bottles and free trials at drug stores.
L Riley and Company become district managers for the Trust Company of the Republic and the Security Warehousing Company both of New York. Each has $1,500,000 capital. Officers include Alex Creig president Thomas F Goodrich vice president and Ballard McCall secretary. Offices in the New York Life building with strong backing. Storage receipts enable credit and savings on storage and insurance costs. Security Warehousing absorbs Export Storage of Cincinnati, making it the sole operator in the field.
National Life Insurance Company of USA offers a 30 day introduction policy for Atlanta businessmen. It guarantees 100 percent mortuary dividends and is self-sustaining after 10 years due to surplus accumulations. Agencies outside Atlanta see Consolidated Insurance Agency at 104 N Pryor St. Call EB E Kirby, city manager, Bell phone 1374.
London wool sales total 12 720 bales with strong demand for scoured wools and mills, while American buyers showed interest in certain parcels. Copper and other metals showed weakness in New York and London with mixed London prices. Coffee and sugar futures moved little as market activity remained cautious amid harvest and weather signals. Molasses and other commodities also noted steady to soft trends across regional markets.
An old advertisement style summary notes Tutt's Liver Pills as an absolute cure for headaches malaria sour stomach constipation and dyspepsia. The text also surveys crop forecasts for cotton with August quality and September receipts, plus assorted regional price listings for flour wheat corn and oats in multiple markets.
Don't buy life insurance until you see the National Life of U S A 15 Pay Life. Guarantee equal value in 15 payments as others provide in twenty. Agents wanted. Consolidated Insurance Agency General Agents E E Kirby City Manager 104 North Pryor St.
Murphy and Co describe a mixed stock market with gains in St Louis Southwestern and several rail and industrials aided by lower money rates and planned gold imports. Late day activity was light with a cautious tone as markets held uneven, uncertain footing.
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