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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1905
Page
4
A major yacht race starts at 7 30 tonight from Marblehead around the Isle of Shoals and back a 66 nautical mile course. Entries span four classes with handicaps for all but 22-footers, moonlit seas expected to make it spectacular and early Sunday finish possible.
Harvard varsity crew posted a mile time near five minutes, three-quarters of a second faster than before, with stroke rates of 28 and 32 per minute. The new light oars performed well as the crew prepared for the race. Freshman eight covered two miles in 10 minutes 23 seconds, aided by a favorable tide and head wind. The four-oar varsity boat was re rigged to starboard, with Corlett at stroke and Farley moving to bow.
Twenty four contestants began the James Gordon Bennett international auto cup trials in Paris over the Auvergne course. Thery led early but Wag ner passed him on the third circuit. Caillois finished first with 7 hours 34 minutes, Duray second in 7 hours 43 minutes, with fifteen competitors finishing the event.
Today features four flat races and two steeplechases at the Country Club. The marquee event, the grand annual for 5250 and a cup, draws top owners and horses including Ivan, Foxhunter, Dromedary, Coligny, Patagonian, Tellfare, George Keen, and Russell Sage. The National Hunt cup offers 1000 with starters Steelmaker, Baldford, Diver, Pure Pepper, Horizontal, and Knight of Elway.
Yale crews took light practice amid college final exams. The varsity eight paddled two miles out to Harvard quarters and back for four miles in easy laps. Coaches report all rowers in good condition and expect varsity exams to end by tomorrow noon followed by a time row in the afternoon.
Captain Sir Ernest Cochrane offers a $500 cap for matches among teams from Great Britain Ireland Canada and the United States. He proposes using English rules or a hybrid of US and British rules. He says winners will foster goodwill among the Anglo-Saxon nations and notes Yale Harvard and Princeton could field formidable teams if they participate.
Miss Anita E. Phipps of Springfield won the four days of women’s golf, defeating Miss Louisa A. Wells of Brookline Country Club 3 up and 2 to play. Hendricks H. Whitman chosen Harvard tennis captain for 1906 season. Martin L. Cooney of Scranton named Phillips Exeter baseball captain for 1906.
Lowell wins 3 to 2 over Manchester after timely batting in the eighth. Wall the new Lowell first baseman hit a two bagger and McLaughlin followed with a left field homer. Jackson debuted behind the plate for Lowell and Kane starred for Manchester. Attendance about 300.
Haverhill 2 Fall River 1 after a wrangling game in New England. Murphy Kiernan and Wallace starred with bats while Brown Bowcock fielded well. Gilroy and McGinley pitched solidly as Fall River won on two runs in the final innings.
Nashua, N H defeats Concord 7 to 4 in an interesting game on June 16. Varney pitched five and a half innings before leaving with a hit by pitch, Beard finishing. Key plays came from Hickman and Hart as Nashua seized control after a close start. Attendance reported at 300 with Kerins umpiring.
Pastor hit a fifth inning home run to lift Lynn over New Bedford 4 to 3. Valdois drove in two for New Bedford in the same frame, and Coveney added a two-base hit and Mullaney followed with a hit as Lynn built a narrow lead. New Bedford added a seventh inning run on a two-base hit by Coveney and miscues, but Lynn held on for the win before about 300 fans.
Columbia shut out Phillips Andover 4 0 in a listless game dominated by strong Columbia fielding. Notable moments include two base hits by Collins and Kenney and a three base hit by Collins. Merritt and Clow pitched for Andover with limited offense from the visitors. Attendance was 400 at the field.
Providence 4 Providence over Buffalo 0 Jersey City 5 Rochester 3 Newark 4 Montreal 0 Baltimore 4 Toronto 2.
The Boston team faces Detroit with Tannehill and Dineen as the Boston battery against Killian and Donovan for Detroit. Jeremiah Coffey of the Educational Press of Dorchester predicts Boston will win both holiday games. A 3:80 start at Hull features Mt Bowdoin versus Fort Revere, with Frank McCormick confident in the Bowdoins.
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