Gentry Sells for Record Bid at Madison Square Garden
The champion harness horse Gentry sold for $19,900 to Lewis G. Tewksbury at Madison Square Garden before a record crowd. Auctioneer Bain oversaw the rapid bidding as Wormser and Tewksbury fought to top each other, with Gentry’s sale cementing his status alongside Robert J. and Mascot in a stellar stable.
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New York
John R. Gentry
Lewis G. Tewksbury
Madison Square Garden
Gentry
Bain
Lexington
William Simpson
Rigby
Louis W. Wormser
Mr. Wormser
Mr. Tewksbury
Tewksbury
Wormser
Ashland Wilkes
Dame Wood
Robert J
Mascot
Latonia Horse Race Results Report
Oily Gamin won the first seven furlong race with Captain Crane second and Loyalty third in 1:31 1 2. Robair took the six furlongs second race, Lady Juliet runner-up, Masterpiece third in 1:17. Garland Bar won the one mile third race with Muskalonge second and Hermes third in 1:42 3 4. Violet Parsons won the five furlongs fourth race with Lylis second and Siston third in 1:6. Suydam won the one mile fifth race with Velma second and J Walter third in 1:42 1 2.
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Latonia
Oily Gamin
Captain Crane
Loyalty
Robair
Lady Juliet
Masterpiece
Garland Bar
Muskalonge
Hermes
Violet Parsons
Lylis
Siston
Suydam
Velma
J. Walter
Results at Benning horse races listed with outcomes
Washington november results at Benning show five races. First race over 1 1/16 miles lists Sims sailing Declare as winner with Daggett Find Out placing third. Timings noted for each event.
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Washington, D. C
Sims
Marshall
Daggett
O'Leary
Hamilton
Junk
Diana
Hirsch
Sloan
Harrington
Tenderness
Miss Prim
Littlefield
Naughty Girl
Maher
the Swain
Tinge
Lake Shore
Altidena Wins at New Orleans and Athletic News Roundup
Altidena, a 15 to 1 shot, led a strong field to victory at New Orleans yesterday. Brownie Foreman joins Cincinnati to pitch for Dave Foutz’s Grand Rapids next season. Herman Long of the Bostons enjoys life in Chicago. The Knickerbocker Athletic Club in New York to hold an open revolver championship at its range on an November date. Brockton hosts lively wrestling activity as champions. The Polo Athletic Club debuts in New York with strong Gotham backing. The Roanoke Social and Athletic Club plans its fourth annual ball at Cotillon Hall on November 30. L. B. with a capable jockey could win races for his owners. Harrison cannot assist the gelding in the finish. A tug of war at the Everett Division 10 A A O H event pits Revere Division 28 against Everett Division 10 after a basket party.
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Altidena
New Orleans
New York
Gotham
Roanoke Social and Athletic Club
Cotillon Hall
Mechanics’ Hall
L. B
Harrison
Division 10
A. Oo. H
Everett
Division 28
Revere
Dedham High School Dominates Norwood 48 to 0
Dedham High second eleven overwhelmed Norwood High at Stone Park Dedham 48 to 0 Delaney scored five touchdowns and Young added four as Dedham controlled the game from start to finish Goall from touchdowns by Walcott and Donnelly complemented the effort Referee H M Forde umpire A W Nicker son Linesmen Steadman and McGlashan.
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Dedham
Dedham High School
Norwood High School
Stone Park
Delaney
Young
Foster
Odenwalder
McCarthy
Dolaher
Dedham High
Norwood High
Donnelly
Gry McCarthy Bunnemort
S. T
Donovan Zickendrath
Pelt Aieeh
Cape
Meirinnon Delaney
D. B
Doluher Cutler
Pawkhealves Delulty
Dedhham High
Walcott
Harvard prepares secret practice before Quaker game
Harvard football held a secret session with the first and second elevens rehearsing signals and plays for the next day. All regulars except Johnny Dunlop practiced. Dunlop’s knee shows slight improvement as 29 players including Wrightington and Stevenson traveled to Philadelphia for the game. The freshman crew also showed sharper drills in yesterday’s session.
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Harvard
Johnny Dunlop
Wrightington
Philadelphia
N. Shaw
Beale
Doucette
Brown
Merriman
Sullivan
Moulton
Cabot
Cochrane
Swain
Sargent
Livermore
Wheeler
Jaffray
F. Shaw
Lewis
Bouve
Dibblee
Haughton
Dunlop
Mills
Cozzens
Woodward
Brine
Lee
Weld
Wadsworth
Richardson
Last to Realize the Importance of Tomorrow’s Game
A fragment notes that the team was the last to understand the need for focus ahead of an upcoming game. The line hints at urgency around preparations and collective realization among players.
Princeton Men Confident On Eve Of Yale Game
James Westervelt of the Princeton Club of New York said Princeton’s football team was in prime condition and had every prospect of beating Yale in Saturday’s clash.
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New York
Princeton Club
James Westervelt
Committee On Athletics
Princeton
Yale
Upton Leads BC Eleven Against Boston University
Joe Upton, famed Harvard tackle and coach, directs the Boston College team for the rest of the season. His guidance boosts BC confidence that they will win the Thanksgiving Day clash with Boston University.
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Joe Upton
Harvard
Boston College
Upton
Boston University
Ottawa Toronto Varsity Rugby Winners Eye International Title
The Ottawa College Toronto Varsity Rugby teams will face the Yale Princeton winner next Saturday for the international championship. The plan calls for one half play under Canadian rules and the other half under American.
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Toronto
Ont
Ottawa College-Toronto
Princeton Names Lehigh Referee for Yale Game
Princeton announces Lehigh official McClung chosen as referee for Saturday’s Manhattan Field clash with Yale and has accepted.
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Princeton
N. J
The
Football Management Tonight
McClung
Lehigh
Manhattan Field
Yale
Mullen Wins Brutal Boxing Bout After Fight Falls Apart
A Boston party held a glove contest at Newmarket Junction Dover New Hampshire November 18. Joe Mullen defeated Walter Bergo of Maine by knockout in the final round after repeated fouls and a clash with referee Howie Hodgkins. Mullen protested violence and allegedly attacked the official.
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Dover
N. H
Boston
Newmarket Junction
Howie Hodgkins
Young Mowry
Peter Jackson
Mullen
Bergo
Billy Hennessey
Corbett to Sign for Bout as Rival Clubs Push Pioneering Pitch
Warren Lewis of the Greater New York Athletic Club travels to Boston to secure James J. Corbett’s signature on fight articles. A $26 000 purse is proposed with $2500 forfeit by each fighter and a January 14 1897 bout at 2 PM. Corbett plans to announce his club choice tonight at the Columbia Theatre.
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Warren Lewis
Greater New York Athletic Club
Brooklyn
Boston
James J. Corbett
Corbett
Fitzsimmons
Lewis
Columbia Theatre
Dan Stuart
Cc. H. Genslinger
Bohemian Club
George Siler
Chicago
Colville
Football Gossip and Prep for Weekend Matchups
Harvard slips in betting for Saturdays game as Yale and Princeton finish preparations and travel to New York. Captain C E Foster leads Cambridge A A practice. O Connell Gaelic team laments Garryowens failure to finalize Thanksgiving plans. forfeit venue eyed at Everett A C grounds. Syracuse Wesleyan game canceled. Amherst refuses another Wesleyan date. Wesleyan to face New Jersey Athletic Club on Thanksgiving Day.
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Harvard
Yale
Princeton
New York
C. E. Foster
Huntington A. A
Cambridge
Scrubs
Johnny Baird
O'Connell
Garryowens
O’connell
Everett A. C
Middletown
Conn
Syracuse University-Wesleyan
Wesleyan
Syracuse
Amherst
New Jersey Athletic Club
Proud Pigeons At Boston Show Distribute Awards
The Boston pigeon show highlighted awards with the Dragoon Cup going to J. Co. Norris of Concord New Hampshire for a third consecutive win. Other top prizes went to James Rough Philadelphia for best pouter cock and to numerous breeders across towns such as Maplewood Niagara Falls Torrington Newton Rahway Allentown and Boston.
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Boston
J. Co. Norris
Concord
N. H
C. E. Twombly
James Rough
Philadelphia
Fred Tudor, Jr
T. Connors
Maplewood
Charles O'’Laughlin
Niagara Falls
J. A. Atwood
Torrington
Conn
Clifton Jennings
Newton
F.L. Weston
George Feather
Dorchester
W. Kennedy
Red Bank
N. J
George Eckert
Allentown
Penn
Havemeyer Bros
Lofts
Rahway
Bessom & Rogerson
Mansfield
H. C. Norton
Newberg
N. Y
George A. Rawson
G. W. Spohn
W. J. Middleton
Waverley
H. E. Jones
Brooklyn
Fred Heintz
Swallows
Secretary Twombly
Rittman Bros
S. H. Schleeter
York
Democratic Aldermanic Convention Call in Boston
Delegates elected to the Democratic Aldermanic Convention are to meet at Bumstead Hall Boston on Monday November 23 1896 at o clock p m to nominate candidates for Aldermen school committee and street commissioner for the city later voting on December 15 1896. Per order Joseph J Corrdptt President Democratic City Committee of Boston November 10 1896.
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Bumstead Hall
Winter Street
Boston
Sald City
Joseph J. Corrdptt
Democratic City Committee of
Somerset Road Club Defeats Roxbury by Eight Pins
In a tight A C C match Williams sealed the win for Somerset Road Club with a strike in the final frame. Roxbury Bicycle Club led after first balls but Somerset posted cleaner spares and misses. Wheeler led Roxbury with a 190 single and 606 total.
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Williams
Somerset Road Club
Roxbury Bicycle Club
Wheeler
Roxburys
Roxbury
Somersets
New England News Company Beats Walker-Stetson-Sawyer Team
On the Casino alleys last evening the New England News Company defeated the Walker-Stetson-Sawyer team by over 278 pins. The score and final tally are not provided in the readable fragment.
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New England News Company
Walker-Stetson-Sawyer
Philedians Triumph in Bowling and Billiards at Jeffries Winter
In the interclub at the Jeffries Winter Club last evening the Philedians won bowling and billiards while Jeffries captured pool and whist. The bowling scores led with the Philedians taking top honors.
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Philedians
Jeffries
Jeffries Winter Club
Cambridgeport Edges Roslindale In A C C Tournament
Cambridgeport defeated Roslindale by a slim margin last evening in the A C C tournament at the Cambridge alleys.
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Cambridgeport
Roslindale
Cambridge
Stonewall Allen Bets $5 for Thanksgiving Match Race
Robert Stonewall Allen deposited $5 at the Post for a five mile race against Walter Pierce on Thanksgiving Day to decide the colored championship of the West End.
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Robert “Stonewall
Allen
Walter Pierce
West End
Lords Dismiss Clarke Appeal Over Valkyrie II Loss
The House of Lords dismissed with costs Sir Edward Clarke's appeal from the Court of Appeals ruling that awarded Lord Dunraven £7000 for the loss of the Valkyrie II after the Satanita collision at the opening of the 1894 Clyde yacht season.
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London
House of Lords
Edward Clarke
Court of Appeals
Lord Dunraven
Firth of Clyde
Polo Results at New Bedford New Bedford
Polo match results show New Bedford defeating Pawtucket 6 to 2 in a local game. Pawtucket scored twice as New Bedford maintained lead with strong defense and swift offense.
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New Bedford
Pawtucket
Courtney Wins in Lowell Municipal Caucus
In Lowell on November 20 the Democratic caucus will nominate Mayor William F. Courtney for a fifth consecutive term, signaling continued leadership for the city.
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Courtney
Lowell
William F. Courtney
Republican Caucuses Choose Dickerson for Mayor
Springfield voters see Henry S Dickinson emerge as the Republican nominee for mayor after a bitter clash with the A P A. The Nov 19 report notes strong A P A opposition to his candidacy and caucus results.
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Springfield
Henry S. Dickinson
Fitzsimmons Declares Finish Championship Bout Likely
In San Francisco on November 19, Fitzsimmons states neither he nor Corbett will accept a limited go for a purse and insists a finish championship fight is required, not available in New York. He awaits Dan Stuart’s definite offer for a higher purse and will consider other offers only if Stuart fails to deliver.
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San Francisco
Jimmy Colville
New York
Corbett
Fitzsimmons
Dan Stuart
Stuart
Boxing Gossip Mixed card of bouts in San Francisco and Boston
Reports say Jack McAuliffe vs Jimmy Carroll will be held tonight at St George's Club San Francisco in ten rounds with other shows in Hartford and New York. Pad dy Fenton faces Tom Moriarty in a catch weight fifteen round main event for gate receipts. Gotham Athletic Club debuts in New York with three preliminaries including Bobby Dobbs vs Joe Fielden and Danny McMahon vs Frank Zimpher, ending with Henry Baker vs Charles Strong.
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Jack McAuliffe
Jimmy Carroll
St. George’s Club
San Francisco
Hartford
Boston
New Gotham Athletic Club
New York City
Bobby Dobbs
Joe Fielden
Dobbs
Danny McMahon
Detroit
Frank Zimpher
Buffalo
Henry Baker
Charles Strong
Howie Hodgkins
Marlborough Athletic Club
Joe Walcott
Dick O’brien
Philadelphia
Marlborough A
Bob Anderson
Marlborough A. C
New York
Johnny Griffin
Larry Burns
Cohoes
Parson Davies
Jimmy Barry
Johnny Murphy
Dennis Sweeney
Cambridge
Mass
Spike Sullivan
Ike Weir
C. M
Corbett
Peter Maher
George Corfield
Corfield
Caspar Leon
Choynski
Fitzsimmons
Maher-Choynski
Charley Mitchell
Music Hall
Mitchell
Florida
Corbett Praises Shaw Boxing Instructor At Tremont Studio
James J. Corbett calls Prof. Shaw the finest scientific boxing teacher he has seen. The ad promotes Shaw at 181 Tremont Street Studio 16 offering lessons and special rates this week as Corbett demonstrates inside duck under McVey's left lead.
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Fitzsimmons
Corbett
Shaw
Tremont St
Studio 16
McVey
Pneumatic Wheels and Racing Plans Highlight 1896 Boston Cycle Scene
In Boston the bike scene centers on Pete Alexander and Pete Berle as two racing era figures. Pete Alexander, now manager of the Popé Manufacturing Co. in San Francisco, returns for a wedding with Miss Etta J. Miller at 11 Millmont Street. The White Sewing Machine Co. shows improved 97 models with new crank axle and other updates. Frank T. Fowler, Chicago-born, relocates to Worcester to manufacture chainless bicycles for 1897, with Edward Plows handling Europe and rights, planning production of up to 2500 wheels and potential expansion. Fred St Onge eyes a touring circuit on a white Fowler wheel with Vim tires. An eight mile Montello road race on Thanksgiving lists handicaps and starters including Sullivan, Booth, Annis, Bigney, O’Donnell, Murray, Brown, and Barnard.
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Pete’ Alexander
Pete
Berle
San Francisco
Popé Manufacturing Company
Pacific Coast
Boston
Millmont Street
Frisco
Etta J. Miller
Dorchester
White
Berkeley
Tremont Streets
Chicago
Frank T. Fowler
Worcester
Edward Plows
Europe
Paris
Fowler
Fred St. Onge
Montello
George Sullivan
Ernest Booth
Merton Annis
George Bigney
Edward O'Donnell
Thomas Murray
James Brown
Chester Bigney
Frank R. Barnard
Mystery Woman Visits Illicit Stiller Blair In Jail
William H. Blair imprisoned at Charles Street Jail for running an illicit still in South Boston received a mysterious visitor at 9 30 AM a well dressed woman claiming to be his wife Alice L Abbott carried a silver umbrella engraved with A and gave a Columbus square address. Authorities doubt the claim and Blair has used several aliases including Brown Lake and Blake.
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William H. Blair
Boston
Charles Street
United States
Swift
Blair
Alice L. Abbott
Columbus Square
Post
Abbott
Brown, Lake
Blake
Hanna Sees Porter In Cleveland To Plan Silver War
Mark Hanna and General Horace Porter of New York met in Hanna's rooms in Cleveland amid a series of political moves. Ferry Heath, Republican literary chief, arrived and left for California to study gold and silver resources and then Mexico to study monetary conditions. Heath's trip marks the first step of a permanent group intent on opposing silver.
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Cleveland
Mark Hanna
Horace Porter
New York
Thatcher Excluded From Mormon Apostles Over Senate Bid
Moses Thatcher faced trial by Mormon church authorities in Salt Lake City after running for the U S Senate without permission. The ten apostles unanimously voted to sever him from the council of the twelve and strip him of his apostleship and other priesthood offices.
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Salt Lake
Utah
Moses Thatcher
United States Senate
Mormon Church
Thatcher
Ten Apostles
Council of the Twelve Apostles
Freezing Two Day Cold Wave Hits New York Vermont
The local weather bureau warns of a cold wave in eastern and northern New York and Vermont. Temperatures will fall to freezing tonight and remain cold for two days with northwest winds along the coast.
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New York
Vermont
Lamp Lighters Benefit Smoke Talk in Boston Hall
A testimonial smoke talk was held yesterday in Kossuth Hall Boston under the auspices of the Boston lamplighters. Guests included James Donovan superintendent of lamps and ex superintendent James Buckner. Fitzgerald welcomed attendees and Buckner received a clock and candelabra from the group before expressing gratitude amid a singing of Auld Lang Syne followed by a musical and literary entertainment.
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Kossuth Hall
Tremont Street
Boston Lamplighters
James Donovan
James Buckner
Thomas B. Fitzgerald
Buckner
Boston
Alpha Orchestra
Norton on Bacchant e critique at Harvard lecture
Professor Charles Eliot Norton criticized the Bacchant statue for its poster style and sensational tone while acknowledging technical skill. He found the conception unfitting and too small, noting it lacks true American expression and resembles a French figurante rather than classic art.
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Charles Eliot Norton
Boston
Army of the Tennessee Holds Twenty Eighth Reunion in St Louis
At the twenty eighth reunion of the Army of the Tennessee the Society elected officers with G M Dodge of Iowa re elected as President General. Milwaukee named as the 1897 reunion site. An amendment to admit sons of members at age 21 was proposed and a statue contract for General W T Sherman in Washington was approved at a cost of 90000 dollars.
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ST. Louis
Society of the Army of the Tennessee
G. M. Dodge
Iowa
Milwaukee
Fred D. Grant
New York
Carl Rohl-Smith
Chicago
W. T. Sherman
Washington
Confederate Daughters Ball Crowds Merchants Exchange
In St. Louis the Daughters of the Confederacy annual ball fills the Merchants' Exchange for the sixth year. Mrs. Jefferson Davis and her daughter Winnie attend as guests of honor in a reunion night that brings Union generals visiting the event to meet Mrs. Davis and Confederate widows and daughters.
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ST. Louis
the Daughters of the Confederacy
Merchants’ Exchange
Jefferson Davis
Winnie
Society of the Army of the Tennessée
Ann Oatley Kills Child in Moment of Insanity
In Fall River Navy 19 Mrs Ann Oatley 67 killed 31 2 year old Mary Brennan with the blunt head of an axe while temporarily insane The child died within three quarters of an hour After capture Oatley admitted wanting to strike someone with the axe and chose the girl Her family cites neuralgia and possible mental imbalance as factors She will be arraigned tomorrow at St James Episcopal Church noted as devout in the community Field confirms mental health concerns.
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Fall River
Navy
Ann Oatley
Mary Brennan
Borden
St. James Episcopal Church
Reverend Hull Pleads Guilty in Arson Case Trial
The Rev. James C. Hull, former Clinton Avenue Methodist pastor, changed his plea to guilty in a trial for poisoning his wife. Judge Evans sentenced him to six years in State Prison after Hull admitted to attempting to poison his wife with arsenic and insuring her life for $2006.
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ST. Paul, Minn
James C. Hull
Hull
Evans
Clinton Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
Estate of George Day Maurier Valued at £47330
The personal estate of the late George Day Maurier is ascertained to be forty seven thousand three hundred thirty pounds.
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London
George Day Maurier
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