Boston Horse Show Opens With 1200 Horses and 390 Exhibitors
At 10 o'clock the Mechanics Building hosts the Boston Horse Show of 1903 opening with eight ponies entering the ring. The event runs all week, featuring about 1200 horses from 390 exhibitors, with notable attendees from Boston and New York. The program lists morning, afternoon, and evening judging events, including cavalry mounts, roadsters, hackneys, and jumpers, amid ornate decorations and improved ring footing.
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Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Algonquin Club
Charles H. Taylor
Clark
John Shepard
Francis Peabody, Jr
James Cunningham
John KE. Thayer
Arthur Adams
H. R. Winthrop
Eugene N. Foss
R. L Agassiz
Mechanics’ Building
Bok
Grand Hall
Lawson
Dreamer
Dave Devil
Ponce de Leon
Jordan
Gentle Annie
BE. T. Stotesbury
Ten Dollar
H. L. de Bussigny
Timner Topper
Crow & Murray
Canada
R. B. Wilson
Boston Mounted Police
Har
Victoria
Boston Mounted Ice
Auction sale of diamonds and gems by Remick’s store
The Remick’s gem store in the old Museum building on Tremont Street ends its nearly twenty year history due to demolition on May 1. Owner Mr. Remick retires and begins an auction of all stock on Tuesday April 21 at 10 30 AM. Early arrival recommended for best selections.
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Tremont Street
Remick’s
Remick
Baseball season opener nets large crowds at two Boston parks
Boston and Philadelphia clash at Huntington avenue and South End grounds with doubleheaders featuring Connie Mack’s Athletics and Rube Waddell and Cy Young. Plank may start for Athletics, Dineen Winters or Hughes for Boston. batteries listed for Quakers and Nationals. Umpire Moran at South End and Jim Hasset at Huntington avenue. Gates open 9:30 at Huntington. 8:30 at South End. tickets 26 cents bleachers, 50 cents third base, 7 cents grand stand. expected turnout around 40 000 for four games.
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Boston
Philadelphia
Huntington Avenue
Collins
Connie Mack
Rube Wacdell
Cy Young
Plank
Athletics
Dineen
Winters
Hughes
South End
Pittinger
Moran
Willis
Kittredge
McFetridge
Zimmer
Mitchell
Roth
Quakers
Nationals
Providence
Charley Farrell
Young
Jim Hasset
New England
Nationals Beat Providence In Rocky Point Opener
About 2000 fans watched the Boston Nationals defeat Providence 9 to 2 in a close early season game at Rocky Point. Nelson Long pitched well for Boston while bats from Carney Abbaticchio Stanley Moran aided the winners. Providence’s Gray pitched strongly and a sensational double play by Shoch Sylvester Connor with the bases loaded stood out.
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Providence
R. I
Rocky Point
Boston Nationals
Nelson Long
Boston
Stanley
Abbaticchio
Carney
Moran
Gray
Shoch
Sylvester
Connor
Aubrey
Cooley
Greminger
Bonner
Shannon
Wegner
Long
William Cotter
Boston A.B. R
Aubrey GC
Beeasccesnens Carney
P Wosearseeres
Platt
E. Shannon
Oboe Waener
R. F
Ate Nate
Grisham
Armbruster
St. Louis Triumphs 3 0 as Rain Ends Chicago Game
St. Louis defeated Chicago 3 to 0 when the game was halted after five innings due to rain. Brown held Chicago to one hit as St. Louis dominated in all phases. Attendance 10,000. Final line shows St. Louis with 6 runs, 9 hits, 0 errors and Chicago with 0 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Brown
Ea Ee Oo
Smoot
Nichols
Pittsburg Extends Winning Streak With Fourth Straight
National brief from Cincinnati reports Pittsburg extending its winning streak to four games as of April 19. The summary notes a decisive game result and upcoming schedule details are not provided in the fragment.
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Cincinnati, O
Pittsburg
Pittsburg and Cincinnati Battle In Slow Pitch Showdown
In a tight game Emslie could have swung the outcome with either of two close decisions. Pittsburg breaks 4 to 2 over Cincinnati as Leever and Kahn split mound duties. Bransfield stars with a two base hit and Morrissey and Corcoran spark defense in a high tension affair before 12,000 at the park.
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Emslie
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
R. B. Po
Beaum't
Kelley
Clarke
Wood
Leach
Seymour
Wagner
Donlarfif
Br'sf'ld
Beckley
Sebring
Morrisey
Ritchey
Corcoran,s
Sheips.c
Magoon
Veil.pi
Bergen
Leever.p
Kahnup
Puredoiey
Cincinnat
Bransfield
Morrissey
New York Nationals Narrowly Defeat Hoboken Nine
New York National League team edged Hoboken 11 to 9 at St George's Hoboken as 12,000 fans watched. Poor fielding by the New Yorks helped the locals’ high scoring. a crowd hit counting as one base added to the tally. Cronin Bowerman Lindeman Lamar handled the game with Merritty umpiring.
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New York
RHE
Hoboken
Cronin and Bowerman
Lindeman and
Lamar
Merritty
Cleveland and Columbus Play In Rainy American League Tilt
In a drizzling rain the Cleveland and Columbus teams met with Cleveland winning 2 to 1. Batteries were Moore Walker and Bemis for Cleveland and Wagner Fox and Bailey Roache for Columbus. The Philadelphia Boston game was listed as morning and afternoon.
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Columbus
Cleveland American League
Cleveland
Moore, Walker and Bemis
Wagner
Fox and Bailey and Roache
Stoneham High School Baseball Opens Season With Strong Schedule
Stoneham will field one of its strongest teams this season and join the Middlesex High School league. The squad has arranged games against top nearby teams and opens tomorrow at home against the Tech freshmen.
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Stoneham
Middlesex High School
Tech
Dorchester High Opens New Athletic Field With League Game
The new Dorchester High School athletic field on Dunbar Avenue hosts an interscholastic league game between Dorchester High and English High this morning. Postmaster Hibbard will throw the first ball and the English High School Band will provide music near the Henry L. Pierce School.
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Dorchester High School
Dorchester High
English High
Dunbar Avenue
Henry L. Pierce
Hibbard
English High School
Local youth and semi pro teams seek games this season
Numerous clubs led by Lynn A. C. and H. E. Newhall list strong amateur and semi professional squads across Massachusetts. Dates include May to August with travel notes, half expenses, and guaranteed payments. teams span Lynn, Cambridge, Somerville, Charlestown, Roxbury, South Boston, East Cambridge, and beyond seeking opponents and schedules.
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Lynn
Inman Street
Cambridge
South Boston
William Cragin
Sixth Street
Orients of
Somerville
C. W. Fosdick
Elm Street
Deweys
Lincolns
Gloucester A. C
Westcotts
John Griffin
Seneca Street
City
Burlesquers
Charlestown
John McGrady
Washington Street
Velminheim Era
Charles Lynch
Cedar Avenue
Lakeviews
Michael Proctor
Murdock Street
Chandler Specialty Manufacturing Company
Peter Cohen
Care the
Myer H. Slobodkin
Lowell Street
Allandale
H. Cunningham
East Fourth Street
Centrals
James Donovan
E Street
Warrens
John W. Feeney
East Fifth Street
Clintons
William F. Riley
Pearl Place
Terroy Juniors
North End
Kelley
East Cambridge
Bigelow
William Doyle
St. Michaels
Obn Bowman
Oxfords
Victors
James E. Murphy
I Street
Eagles of
John Murphy
Banks Street
Rockland Juniors
George Wagner
Rockland Street
Roxbury
Rocklands
John J. Ferris
Wakullah Street
Webster A. A. of
T. Dunn
Bristol Street
National paced circuit set with new riders and schedule
The Langham Hotel hosted a meeting completing the national paced circuit. James C. Kennedy moved to admit Revere Beach track under James F. Ingraham, adding to a list of riders including Walther, Elkes, Nelson, McLean, Stinson, Maya, Munroe, De Guischard, Lawson, Moran and Freeman with substitutes Butler, McWarland, Mettling, McConnell and Downing. The executive committee includes Wendelshafer, Kennedy, Hurley, and Klosterman. Races run for three men weekly June 1 to Sept 1, following Metz specifications for pacing machines.
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Langham Hotel
James C. Kennedy
Charles River Park
Revere Beach
James F. Ingraham
America
Bobbie Walthour
Providence
Harry Elkes
Philadelphia
Joe Nelson
Hugh McLean
Revere
Will C. Stinson
Worcester
Otto Maya
Pittsburg
Bennie Munroe
Washington
Basil de Guischard
New York
Gussie Lawson
Lowell
Howard Freeman
Baltimore
Jimmy Moran
Atlantic City
Nat Butler
Floyd McWarland
Louis Mettling
Charley McConnell
Hardy Downing
Felix R. Wendelshafer
James €. Kennedy
P. H. Hurley
C. Ross Klosterman
Metz
Local Tracks Set For Big Races At Charles River Park
Today at Charles River Park track the farewell race on the three quarter mile cement surface features champion Harry Elkes, Benny Munroe, Otto Maya, and Basil de Gulschard. Amateurs fill the cards with 40 on the ground as sprint events start at 2 30 and the main race around 3 30 with marathon spectators invited to a direct trip to the grounds.
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Charles River Park
Harry Elkes
Benny Munroe
Otto Maya
Basil de Gulschard
Revere
Moran
Stinson
MacLean
O'Brien Walcott bout stirs Boston boxing fever at Culture Club
Boston crowds rush to secure seats for the O'Brien versus Walcott showdown at the Health and Physical Culture Club. Secretary J J McCauley and staff have spent days assigning orders as members and applicants flood in. The card features Young Manning vs Jesse Taylor and other preliminaries, with promoters promising two ten round bouts and a full afternoon of sport.
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Boston
Philadelphia
Jack O'Brien
Joe Walcott
Health and Physical Culture Club
J. J. McCauley
Culture Club
Sessons
O'Brien
Wil
Walcott
O’brien
Athletic Club
Lenox Athletic Club
Young Manning
Jesse Taylor
Young Fitzgerald
Young Schindler
Eddie Mealey
Kid Griffo
Johnny Burns
New York
Jerry Watson
John Butler
Tim Harrington
Fred Vanich
Young Snelling
Young Kelly
Jack Johnson
Cambridge
Mattie Baldwin
Young Allen
Henry Newman
South End
New England
Dan Donnelly
Essex Club
Atlantic Yacht Club
Jimmy Briggs
Star of the East
Andy Daly
Daly
Chelsea
Milwaukee F
Briggs
Yacht Club
Andy
B. H W. Benton
Rob Roy
St Patrick's T A S To Hold Brockton Field Day
St Patrick's T A S of Brockton hosts its annual field day at the park on Saturday afternoon May 30 with events including 125 yard handicap consolation race broad jump and three standing jumps. Big cash prizes are offered as in previous year. The committee consists of James Collins Thomas Mc Laughlin Daniel Leary and B M Pettee with BE F Leslie supplying information. Eugene Buckley acts as referee and handicapper.
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ST. Patrick’s T. A. S
Brockton Brockton
St. Patrick's
Brockton
the Park
James Collins
Thomas McLaughlin
Daniel Leary
B. M. Pettee
BE. F. Leslie
Ward Street
Eugene Buckley
Payn Predicts Albany Politics in Roosevelt Losses
Louis F. Payn warned in Albany that the New York GOP is in bad shape. He foresaw Mayor Low likely renominated but defeated by at least 100000 votes. Payn also predicted Roosevelt will be renominated and lose New York by more than 100000 votes.
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Albany
N. Y
Louis F. Payn
Low
Roosevelt
Shamrock III Repairs Target Three Week Trial Races
The Shamrock III and Erin left Weymouth for Southampton and arrived safely. Sir Thomas Lipton vowed no race postponement and aims to refit in three to four weeks. Designer Fife and Ward back the plan, with mast and spars removed. wreckage reviewed as Collier’s fate remains unknown.
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Weymouth
Eng
Southampton
Thomas Lipton
Collier
Sir Thomas
New York
Ward
Fife
Wringe
Thomas
G. A. Cormack
New York Yacht Club
Briamrock
Clyde
Constitution En Route Yacht Encounters Thick Weather
The yacht Constitution and its barge in tow of the tug Aries left Newport last night for New London but faced thick weather and heavy seas off Point Judith. They returned and anchored in Brenton's Cove. The Constitution will proceed to New London tomorrow.
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Newport, R
Constitution
Aries
New London
Point Judith
Brenton’s Cove
Sporting Notes From The North End Park Regattas And Marathon Remarks
Morning and afternoon events at North End Park feature yachting season openers with scrub races and regattas. Duxbury hosts a scrub race between Mirage and Kittiwake II as Domino faces Charley Clapp's Domino. Yachtsman notes include updates on Independence and Shamrock I.
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North End Park
Savin Hill Club
Noddle
John Olmstead
Kittiwake II
H. M. Jones
Charley Clapp
Herreshoffian
Schick
Harvard
College of the City of
Marathon
Athens
Dancing at Roughan Hall With Condit's Orchestra
Condit's Orchestra plays popular holiday parties this afternoon and tonight at Roughan Hall City Square Charlestown. Socials every Tuesday and Saturday evening continue as planned.
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Condit
Roughan Hall
City Square
Charlestown
Casino Revere Beach Dance Tonight Through Saturday
Dancing this afternoon and evening and on Wednesday and Saturday evenings hereafter. Three hours of dancing with Strachan's Orchestra for 15 cents.
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Strachan
Arlington Boat Club Leads Mystic Valley Candle Pin Standings
Arlington Boat Club maintains first place with 23 wins and 4 losses in the Mystic Valley candle pin league. Calumet and 999th A A remain close behind, while Medford and Towanda contest fourth with Highland, Kernwood and Old Belfry at the rear. Littlefield of Calumet climbs to second in individual averages. Homer’s and Martin’s marks, team and single-game records all highlighted last week.
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Arlington Boat Club
Old Belfry
A. A
Calumet
Arlington
Medford
Towanda
Highland
Kernwood
Cole
Littlefield
Fox
Battery
Homer
Martin
W. L. Av
W. L. Ar. Arlington
Mayo, Highland
Philbrick
Gray
A. B
Richardson
Harding
Crandon
Disjointed Market Standings For Various Goods
Partial listing shows prices and quantities for items like pork poultry butter eggs and produce from multiple sellers including W L Pins Thomas Beckford Littlefield King Hollis Snow Walker and Fitzmaurice. Values appear inconsistent with some illegible figures and misaligned tokens.
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L. Pins
W. L. Pins
Thomas
Beckford
Littlefield
King
Hollis
Snow
Walker
Ware
Fitzmaurice
Kinsman
cyaeOud
Standings and scores for W L A and related teams
Standings list shows W L A and W L Ay with players including Shep Ward Brown Cur Postal Tel Packer Hol Summers and numbers 418, 408, 404, 410 and 388 reflecting wins losses and scores as of November 12.
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W. L. Ay
Shep
Mystic Valley and Newton Leagues Schedule Snapshot
Mystic Valley League lists Tuesday games: Towanda at Medford Kernwood at Old Belfry Arlington at Highland. Newton League hosts Tuesday Maugus at Riverdale and Wednesday Hunewell at Allston Golf New ton Boat at Northgate. Commercial League features Monday matchups Federal vs. South Shore Curtis vs. Beacon. Marketmen's League schedules Tuesday Poultry vs. Park Thursday Eyes vs. New England Friday Butter vs. Produce.
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Mystic Valley League
Towanda
Medford
Kernwood
Old Belfry
Arlington
Highland
Calumet
Newton
Maugus
Riverdale
Hunewell
Allston Golf
Newton Boat
Northgate
Federal
South Shore
Curtis
Beacon
North Shore
Emerson Piano
Waltham
Tremont
Marketmen's League
Poultry
Park
Eyes
New England
Butter
Produce
Baseball Notes Preview Quiet Day At Two Parks
The piece reports on a quiet baseball day with no shows by Willis Pittinger Kittredge Tenney and Malarky at the Providence game. Games at Huntington avenue start 10 30 and 8 while the South End game begins 2 30 with Nelson Long still troubled by a bad arm and Jim Hassett debuting as umpire at Huntington avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis
Pittinger
Kittredge
Tenney
Malarky
Providence
Huntington Avenue
Nelson Long
Long
Jimmy Collins
Philadelphia
Quincy House
Langham
Aubrey
Stanley
Boston Nationals
Boston
Jim Hassett
Ola
Cy Young
Rube Waddell
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Vrach
E. J. Gregory
Tremont St
Cameron
Marsh
Crown
Moston
B. B. Ebmery
Columbus Ave
F. E. Randall
W. Berman & CO
Hanover St
Maynard Hall
Waltham Micinnis
Attee
Cincinnati Ae
TAUIB
Louis
Brooklyn
Wuiskies
Chester H. Graves & Sons
Stoneham's
Payn
Odell
New York State
Roughan
the Casino
Greater Boston
W. L
W. L. Ar. Rexford
Grove Hall
Carruth
Chauncy
Everett
Sudbury
Winthrop
Dartmouth
Hedge
Taylor, Carruth
Connors
Moloney
T. Ss. Wood
Marketmen’s League
Mercantile League
P. B. Ale
A. G. van Nostrand
Bunker Hill Breweries
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