Tyler breaks two world cycling records at Hampden Park
Harry C. Tyler of the Springfield Bicycle Club set a mile standing start world record at Hampden Park in 2 minutes 1.6 seconds, beating Windle’s 1892 mark by 34.5 seconds and breaking the three quarter mile record as well. Teammates and pacers included Windle, E. A. Nelson, EB. A. McDuffee, and James Clark.
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Springfield
Harry C. Tyler
Springfield Bicycle Club
Hampden Park
Windle
Tyler
E. A. Nelson
EB. A. McDuffee
James Clark
McDuffee
Clark
O Mstead
Measure
Broadhead
Harry Arnold
Weir to meet Billy Murphy at Cribb Club Nov 2
In boxing news from Boston, Weir the Belfast Spider awaits a Cribb Club bout with Australian Billy Murphy on November 2. Ike plans training with Billy Hennessy overseeing, while future offers pit him against top middleweights and rival challengers across New England.
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the Weir
Belfast
Billy Murphy
Cribb
Ike
Murphy
George Dixon
Billy Hennessy
Boston
Ed Binney
Jack McGee
McGee
New England
Mick Dunn
Binney
Hennessy
Cribb Club
Jim Gibbons
Austin Gibbons
McAuliffe
Austin
Jere Dunn
Madison Square
Lewiston
Dick O'Brien
Joe Lewis
Joe Donovan
Rockland
Joe
Billy Smith
O’brien
Lewis
Harry Tracy
Joe Walcott
Harry
Tracy
Walcott
Joey
Rob Roy
RACE AS SAILED BETWEEN VIKYRIE AND VIGILANT
The New York race report describes a tense 15 mile course from a lightship with wind shifts and fog. Valkyrie leads early, Vigilant struggles with tacking and misjudgments, then a fading breeze reduces both to a drifting match before a late breeze shift allows Valkyrie to pull ahead.
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New York
Valkyrie
Brockton Fair Bicycle Contests Highlight Local Riders
Brockton fair program features limited but valued bicycle events with local entrants and riders from Providence and Boston. Final results include Monte Scott winning the mile handicap at Brockton with Rounds second, and a half mile open where Hugh Robson led after a collision involving Scott and Perkins.
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Brockton Fair
Brockton
Monte Scott
Providence
Boston
Frank Morse
Archie Boodry
Ralph E. Hunt
Melrose
R. A. Perkins
H. Hancock
G. E. Rounds
Hugh Robson
Salem
F. Ourish
Press
F. D. Billings
Shoe City
W. H. Senter
Higgins
Eastondale
G. S. Rounds
Rockland
F. F. Cameron
Campello
South Boston
G. A. Wilber
Dorchester Avenue
Broadway
Fred McDonough
Devonshire Street
Roxbury Wheelman
John Horan
Bart Connolly
George R. Nugent
D. H. Mitchell
Newburyport
Washington Street
Gordon
Walnut Avenue
Warren Street
Salem Willows
Concord
Century
Blue Hills
United States
West Chester Park
F. DD. Billings
H. Hanecock
W. HH. Senter
W. H. Barnard
Q. Merrill
M. S. Higgins
J. ©. Wettergreen
Kk. H. Snow
A. W. Warren
David Turner
E. A. Nelson
A. H. Davey
J. B. Dunn
A Very Cheap Excursion From Fitchburg
The Fitchburg railroad announces a $2 day excursion from Fitchburg through Deerfield Valley to North Adams and back next Sunday. Depart Fitchburg depot at 9 a.m. Return from North Adams at 4 15 p.m. Travel offers views of Berkshire scenery including Hoosac Mountain Taconic range and Greylock. Tickets limited to 100. Also notice for The American Wringer Co offering wringers mangle spring beds and carpet sweepers with mail orders.
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Iioosae
Boston
North Adams
Fitchburg
Berkshire
Hoosac Mountain
Taconic Range
Old Greylock
The
American Wringer Co
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City
The Yacht Race Continues on Glassy Sea
The flotilla formed two lines to guide the yachts as crowds cheered from excursion boats. The sun broke through the mist just before 11, the sea lay smooth, and after the race the committee announced the next contest would be held Saturday on the same course, marking today’s postponed event.
YACHT RACES VICILANT VERSUS VALKYRIE REPORTED
The City of Lawrence steamship will depart Norwich Line Pier 40 North River New York at 9 00 a m for the race voyage to Boston and return. Passengers from Boston may take the Norwich Line express steamboat to New York on Monday night with a return option via the City of Lawrence after the races. Round trip tickets include the steamship trip and race transit at a stated price, with arrangements for return by the same vessels once the race concludes. Traffic manager F Randolph issued details for agents and schedules.
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Vicilant
Valkyrie
Staunel
City of Lawrence
Norwich
North River
New York
Toston
Boston
Connerting
Plier
Lawryn
Regula Norwich
Fler
North Silver
Stramger
Ori. F. Randolph
Valkyrie Wins as Vigilant Quits Race Under Time Limit
The six hour limit forced boats to abandon the contest. Vigilant first signaled surrender by lowering sails and using a tug line. Valkyrie gained a lead aided by a tow, with English skipper praised for superior seamanship over the American.
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Leeward
Luckenbach
History of the Cup and its American victories
The America's Cup began as Queen's Cup in 1852 when America won off Isle of Wight in 10 hours 37 minutes. Through the 19th century, American yachts repeatedly defeated British challengers including Cambria, Columbia, Sappho, Madeleine, Mischief, Genesta, Puritan, Navahoe, Mayflower, Volunteer, and Valkyrie, with Lord Dunraven's Valkyrie the latest challenger noted.
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Royal Yacht Squadron
Isle of Wight
Cambria
Livonia
Columbia
America
Sappho
Madeleine
Countess of Dufferin
Atalanta
Mischief
Genesta
Brenton
Mr. Carroll
English Channel
Lord Dunraven
Valkyrie
Westchester Entries Today at Five Furlongs to Five Furlongs
The Westchester card lists six races with entries and weights for each, including horses such as Pochino Lan coster Our Jack and Nonsense in the first race, Aloha Victorious Ironmaster Sarah Ramey and Wampese in the second, Addile Red Banner Arab and Estelle in the third, Sir Walter Ramapo Sir Francis Wormser in the fourth, Addie Queen Isabelle Red Banner Charmion in the fifth, and Blackhawk Tenacious Will Fonso Armitage Factotum in the sixth. The program provides assigned weights and notable competitors across the five furlong to one and five-sixteenths mile events.
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Pochino
Lancoster
Our Jack
Wflannigan
Tenniless
Aranius
Antipode
Metgren
Glen Igand
Ta Misere
Jacintha
Varuna
Marie
Jose Standish
the Joker
Maud Werd
Nonsense
Saginaw
She
Ally
Aloha
Victorious
The
IT Ironmaster
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Wampese
Lizzie
Addile
Red Banner
Restraint
Lorimer
Anna B
Arab
Baragossa
Estelle
Little Charlie
Reginald
Cliocoll
Oporto
Fondoline
Sir Walter
Ramapo
Sir Francis
Redskin
Wormser
Addie
Correction
Queen Isabelle
Charmion
Blackhawk
Tenacious
Will Fonso
Armitage
Factotum
Oulda
Nahma
Roscommon
Annawanda
Iola
South Boston Outrage Provokes Mass Meeting Over Police Action
Citizens demand suspension of Officers Lowery and Innes after an alleged assault on veteran John Hickman. The Post reports widespread outrage, a grand indignation meeting planned for Saturday, and renewed calls for accountability by police officials and city leaders.
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Lowery
John Hickman
Boston
South Boston
Post
Station 6
Tatrolman Lowery
Dorchester
Lowery Yoo
Carrolman Innes
Mt. Vernon Street
Committee of Citizens
Massachusetts
George B. McClellan
Spelman Hal
Board of Aldermen and Common Council
South
Lowrey and Innes
the Post
Boston Post
Lowery Innes
Peninsula District
Lowery and Innes
Hickman
Columbia
Gettysburg
Father Brown
Ward 18
M. V. Maloney
Savage Convention Chooses Cyrus Savage for Taunton Seat
The Taunton area Republican convention at Union Hall endured a three week tussle over delegates. After multiple ballots and accusations of irregular voting, Cyrus Savage of Taunton was finally declared the nominee amid strong showings from Sidney Cushing and H O Fairbanks.
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Union Hall
Cyrus Savage
Taunton
Benjamin P. Lovell
Weymouth
G. A. Adams
Attleboro
Sidney Cushing
Boston
H. O. Fairbanks
Quincy
Ce. H. Porter
H. A. Fuller
Knowles
Eis Ottbasness
Dee Cyrus Savage
George A. Adams
H. B. Blackwell
Ward 2
George Randall
Adams
E. B. Callender
Horace G. Allen
Allen
Cushing
Theophilus King
Fairbanks
Mr. Brown
Savage
Massachusetts
G. R. Rawley
George A. Agams
Ccc
Ceee
Brown
Schultz
Dedham
Ward 19
Willliamson
Fourth Councillor Convention Nominates James Donovan in Boston
The fourth councillor district Democratic convention nominated Hon. James Donovan of Boston for a third term at the Old Court House. Attendees elected A K Tilden, Fred W Scheele, and Charles A McGinley as officers and named a councillor district committee with members from wards 2 through 18.
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James Donovan
Boston
Old Court House
Benjamin J. Sullian
Mullane
A. K. Tilden
Fred W. Scheele
Ward 16
Charles A. McGinley
Ward 9
Committee On Credentials
State Committee
M. B. Gilbride
Donovan
Ward 8
Leary
Mr. Donovan
B. J. Sullivan
Daniel PD. Rourke
Patrick Cannon
M. & O'Brien
P. J. Hughes
Jacob Land
P. J. Heffernan
M.T. Reagan
Patrick F. O'Connor
Joseph F Lynch
James H. Doyle
James KF. Stewart
John F. Sullivan
Cambridge
Roberts Beats Ives In High Stakes Billiards Match
In New York on October 5, the long billiards contest between Ives and Roberts determined the 800 point goal with Roberts reaching 913 and Ives 485 after six games. Final scores noted show Roberta at 1409 and Tvem 5038.
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Ives
Roberts
Roberta
Toth
Robertee
Tvem
A Republican Row Over Fourth Essex Senator Nomination
In Haverhill on October 5 the fourth Essex district Republican convention met at City Hall with 92 delegates. After contentious votes Amesbury and Salisbury abstained. Ed ward G. Frothingham of Haverhill finally secured the nomination with 63 votes, while Richard F. Briggs of Amesbury declined. J Otis Wardwell of Haverhill was chosen for the State Central Committee.
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Haverhill
City Hall
George W. Cate
Amesbury
E. G. Frothingham
Richard F. Briggs
Amesbury I
Edward G. Frothingham
Salisbury
Newburyport
Frothingham
J. Otis Wardwell
State Central Committee
International Cricket Set for Week Midweek at South End Grounds
Australia’s cricketers will play next Wednesday and Thursday at the South End ball grounds against a Massachusetts eleven. The Massachusetts squad includes George Wright as captain, with Tom Pettitt, Ralph Cracknell, L Mansfield, C S Bixby, J W Dutton of B A A. H S Sheperdson, J B Newkirk, R Turner of Boston Cricket Club. W K Gordon of St Paul’s School. R and F Fairburn of Lowell. J Keen and C Hunter of Brockton. J Howard of Fall River. J J Keys of Lynn. and D T Bruce of Andover.
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South End
Massachusetts
George Wright
Tom Pettitt
Ralph Cracknell
L. Mansfield
C. S. Bixby
J. W. Dutton
H.S. Sheperdson
J. B. Newkirk
R. Turner
Boston Cricket Club
W. K. Gordon
St. Paul's School
R. and
F. Fairburn
Lowell Cricket Club
J. Keen and
C. Hunter
Brockton Cricket Club
J. Howard
Fall River
J. J. Keys
The
Lynn Cricket Club
D. T. Bruce
Andover Cricket Club
Central Athletic Club Bowling Heats Up Amateur League
Dorchester’s Central Athletic Club shows polished alleys after upgrades. Team one and team two posted strong scores in the latest match, signaling a tight contest for the amateur league standings.
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Central Athletic Club Bowling
Central Athletic Club
Dorchester
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