Mineola Wins Astor Cup Sloop Race at Vineyard Sound
August Belmonts Mineola, a 70 foot sloop, won the $500 Astor cup for sloops with a 1 minute 6 second margin over Cornelius Vanderbilts Rainbow in a brisk race from Brenton's Reef Lightship to the Vineyard Sound Lightship and back. The Corona defeats and Quissetta, Yankee, and Hester finish among others amid strong easterly winds and heavy seas.
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Newport
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Rainbow
Virginia
Yankee
de Lewis Cass Ledyard
New York Yacht Club
Corona
John Jacob Astor
H. P. Lippitt
Quissetta
Robinson
Shark
Harry Redmond
Syce
Isolde
Hester
Brenton
Atlantic
Morris and Gwin
Gresham
Electra
Oil King
Oneida
Marjorie
Kismet
Fedalma
Intrepid
Mayflower
Fortune
Volunteer
Edward Luckenbach
I. C. Logan
A. B. Speyers
Sails Set As Signal Delays Start By Fifteen Minutes
Racing begins after a committee signal postpones the start to allow boats to trim sails. The 10:50 Tory signal precedes a ten minute delay for sloops. Boats sweep to the line on port tack, with Altair and Rainbow leading along the weather end, while Yankee, Py and gun, and other vessels maneuver amid foam and spray.
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Virginia
Tooter
Shark
Yankee
Py & Gun
Miracle healer doctors disease by diagnosis only
Dr Liverpool advertises a free consultation claiming to locate diseases instantly without exam or prior knowledge. He lists thousands of cured cases across multiple illnesses and offers free medicines with a schedule from 10 am to 4 pm and evenings for men.
Yachting Race Results From Inner Harbor Test
The report lists times for the vuthers and five-mile legs from Buzzard's Bay to Quissett and back, with Hester and Altair among rivals. Mineola leads the 16 mile run, Corona tops Quissetta by 11 minutes 14 seconds, while Shark defeats Altair and Isolde beats Astrild. A large Owl and Gamecock entry is expected tomorrow with 11 a.m. start from Corona.
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Altair
Vuthers
Vineard Sound Pencesty
Hester
Orona
Isolde
Astrild
Siac
Shark
Buzzard’s Bay
Mineola
Rainbow
Iginia
Yankee
Corona
Quissetta
Virginia
Inner Harbor
Combination Park Week Attraction Features Varied Acts
At Combination Park the program showcases Tommy Baker a humorist and vocalist the Melrose brothers in gymnastic act the Review Comedy Four led by Mr Crawford with cake walk finale. Races include Little Girl in the special half mile heats and Lamplit in the running heats with Buck Belle Thorne Mary M Harto D M B and Johnson among entrants. Time records listed for each event.
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Combination Park
Thery
Tommy Baker
Melrose
Messrs
Brown
Stanley
Crawford
Furey
Little Girl
Nelson
Marietta Wilks
Act
Lamplit
Buck
Belle Thorne
Mary M
Harto
Johnson
Hurist
Reeve
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Woodman
Jack
Ch. G
Wes Banane
Bailey
Ch. S
Mams
Frank Golden
Bryan
St. Debris
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Orphans Defeat Boston in Double Bill Chicago Wins Two
Chicago topples Boston 7 to 1 in game one and 6 to 4 in game two as Willis falters in the seventh inning of the opener. Donahue and Bradley spark Chicago with key hits while Duffy and Lowe provide Boston’s lone runs.
Cincinnati Thunders Over Brooklyn 4-0 in Wet Day
Cincinnati defeated Brooklyn 4 to 0 as Phillips dominated pitching. A double, a passed ball, a hit and a legs home run fueled four runs in the fifth inning. Umpire Hurst presided as Nichols recorded time and time again.
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Slagle
Delehanty
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Lajoie
Flick
Wolverton
Murphy
C. O- Cross
Coer
Pratt
eGann
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Robinson
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Phillips
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Eckley
Corcoran
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Emslie
Pittsburg Beats Team With Late Rally In Nine
Pittsburg New York led until the eighth when Brien's wild throw put runners on second and third. Smith delivered a two run single and Hickman homered to bring in two, followed by To amends home run in the ninth. Attendance 2700. The score:
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Pittsburg
Pittsbure
Fastpan League Results Across Cities and Leagues
In the Fastpan League, Springfield plays Montreal with a 6 to 2 score in the spring game. Providence hosts Syracuse to a 6 point win. Hartford beats Toronto 6 to 1. Connecticut League games see New Haven defeating Waterbury 10 to 7, Bridgeport beating Bristol 6 to 0. American League matches list Detroit vs Indianapolis 3 to 0 and Cleveland beating Buffalo 8 to 0, while Milwaukee and Chicago share an unclear score.
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Montreal
Providence
Syracuse
Hartford
Toronto
New Haven
Waterbury
Bridgeport
Bristol
Detroit
Indianapolis
Cleveland
Buffalo
Milwaukee
Chicago
O'Connor Vacationing in Boston Returns as Norwich Backstop
Eugene O'Connor formerly of the Post is in Boston on a brief vacation while a broken finger heals. He will resume his role as backstop for the Norwich team in the Connecticut League on Monday. Manager Hanlon favors the double umpire system though the league suffers from its current inefficiency. Emilie is praised by Hanlon as the best umpire before the public. Brooklyn has been shut out seven times, more than any other club. A recent Pittsburgh attempt to revive double umpires failed when Emalie and Terry were ordered to Boston then Chicago, with Terry delayed by travel.
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Areencer Acest
Boston
Bright
Tremon Street
Eugene O'Connor
Post
Norwich
Hanlon
Emilie
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
Bob'' Emalie
W. Terry
Young
Terry
Chicago
Fitzsimmons
Jeffries
New York
Tom O'Rourke
Sharkey
Coney Island
Fitz
Tom Sharkey
O'Rourke
Billy Gray
Westchester
Ison Square Garden
Hi. J. Donohue
Courier-Citizen
Lowell
Mike Sears
Billy Gardner
Gardner
Salem
Lynn
Salem Kid
Jack O'Donnell
Young Sharkey
England
Star Fights
Jonden
Jim Kennedy
Twentieth Century Club
John L. Sullivan
Tim Sullivan
John A. Spooner
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Bill Hanrahan
Kid Carter
Hanrahan
Tongland
Charley McKeever
George Gardner
London
Frank Craig
Terry McGovern
Bobby Dobbs
P. H. Galvin
Rochester
Dobbs
Robert
Galvin
Sporting Rangers
Onset Bay
Patsey Sheppard
Patsey
Ballygown
Ike McNamara
Lambert
Pemberton
Ernie
Billy Murphy
B. H. Benton
Rob Roy
Ferns Defeats Connolly To Claim Welter Title
Rube Ferns of Kansas City defeated Eddie Connolly of New Brunswick before 1800 at the Olympic Club in Buffalo to clinch the welterweight championship of America. The bout remained even until the fifteenth round when Ferns delivered decisive blows, Connolly’s corner signaling defeat with a towel. Ferns had earlier drawn blood in the tenth.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Rube Ferns
Kansas City
America
Eddie Connolly
New Brunswick
Olympic Club
Ferns
Connolly
Peter Jackson
Matty Mathews
Myopias Triumph in Point Judith Cup Polo Match
In Narragansett Pier Rhode Island August 13 the Myopias defeated the Philadelphia Freebooters in the opening tournament game for the Point Judith cup. The final score was 10 to 63-4.
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Narragansett Pier
R. I
Bowling on the Green Championship Match
The Boston Curling Club and the New Jersey Bowling and Curling Club contested the annual green bowling championship at Fresh Pond Cambridge. Four games were played two in the morning two in the afternoon to decide the United States title. Boston and Jersey tied at four games each.
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Boston Curling Club
New Jersey Bowling and Curling Club
Fresh Pond
Cambridge
United
Boston
Jersey
Weymouth A A field day events and relay plans
At Weymouth Aug 25 Weymouth A A will run events including 135 yard handicap and jumps with several cash prizes. An A O H of Everett aims to arrange a New England division relay for the A O St Augustine games with participants Hart Walsh Gernane and others.
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Weymouth
New England
St. Augustine
Charles Bierark
Caibridge
Consiats Hart
Walsh
Gernane
Pi Matt
J. An McCarty
Michael to meet Nelson in Bridgeport twenty five mile race
At Bridgeport yesterday managers Kennedy Spooner Rich and Kelsey reached a settlement for a twenty five mile race between Jimmy Michael and Johnnie Nelson on August 22. Kennedy agreed to pay advertising expenses and other concessions to the track to offset losses from the previous meet and posted a substantial forfeit to ensure Michael's appearance. The NC A board may refrain from suspension as Rich does not push Michael to the limit.
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F. Ed Spooner
Jimmy Michael
Johnnie Nelson
Rich
Bridgeport
R. F. Kelsey
N. C. A. Board of Control
Michael
Nelson
Mr. Kennedy
Kennedy
Nelson to race Archie McEachern in hour match at Charles River Park
Johnny Nelson and his pacemakers arrive in Boston to face Archie McEachern in an hour race at Charles River Park. The event draws speculation on distance with 35 miles as a low guess. Tonight also features a two mile professional lap race with a wide field including Moran, Peabody, Hoyt, Butler, McLean, Thompson, Judge, and Major Taylor if terms allow.
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Boston
Archie McEachern
Philadelphia
Charles River Park
McEachern
Nelson
James F. Moran
Chelsea
BE. O. Peabody
Lynn
Fred Hoyt
Bridgeport
Frank and
Tom Butler
Hugh McLean
Bobby Thompson
Joe Judge
New York
Major Taylor
Bicycle News Highlights From East Coast Circuit
Major Taylor faces possible suspension for missing a grand circuit meet at Asbury Park due to injuries from a Syracuse fall. Frank R. Barnard enters near suspension until settling differences with the board of control. George A C Stone trains for a New York to Boston record attempt. Elks Cycle Club schedules a Sept 2 combined single and double century. Caldwell and Stinson to race 20 or 25 miles at Baltimore Coliseum Thursday night. Baltimore track to host benefit for J Frank Starbuck injured in a motor accident. Jimmy Moran trains hard for Labor Day middle distance clash at Waltham after his New Bedford pro debut. Waltham Labor Day card to include amateurs, opens, handicaps, and a team pursuit race. Mr. W J Corcoran leads meet preparations and track work.
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N. C
Asbury Park
Syracuse
Frank R. Barnard
Brockton
Board of Control
George A. C. Stone
Worcester
Guand
New York
Boston
Elks Cycle Club
Arry Caldwell
Will Stinson
Coliseum
Baltimore
J. Frank Starbuck
Jimmy Moran
New Bedford
Waltham
Moran
Labor Day
W. J. Corcoran
Vardon Beats Fenn in 36-Hole Match at Poland Springs
Harry Vardon, English golfer, defeated A H Fenn 7 up and 6 to play in a 36 hole match at Poland Springs Maine. He broke Fenns nine hole record of 37 by one stroke and the 18 hole mark of 77 by five strokes finishing the day in strong form with two rounds of 8% for each nine. Vardons putting was brilliant despite the links being new to him.
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Poland Springs
Harry Vardon
A. H. Fenn
Fenn
Vardon
Women and Men Suffer Kidney Trouble Says Ad
An advertising feature extols Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney and bladder ailments. It claims widespread prevalence and urges both women and men to use the product, offering sample bottles by mail and a pamphlet with testimonials from sufferers cured. It lists Dr Kilmer and Co of Binghamton New York as the makers and asks readers to mention the paper when writing.
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Boxing Gossip Sees Club Wars Ahead in New York
In New York rival managers clash as O Rourke pressures Fitzsimmons and Jeffries with Seaside Club offers before Sept 1. Smear campaigns and gate-robbery claims swirl around Coney Island bouts while negotiations unfold amid suspicions of traps and payouts.
Rain Stops Grand Circuit in Glens Falls
Rain halted the Grand Circuit races in Glens Falls New York with officials calling the event off for today due to rain and rescheduling for tomorrow the decision affects spectators and participants alike in this New York state racing venue.
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Glens Falls
N. Y
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