Wextell Wins Commercial Tribune Cup in Oakley Park Thriller
Jack Worth's crack pacer Wextell captured the Commercial Tribune Cup at Oakley Park after four heats of a dramatic race. Jack Ryland's Wilquette took second prize, while Snowball earned third. The meeting produced one of the finest amateur races with tight finishes and a 2 22 flat time in the winner's heat.
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Jack Worth
Oakley Park
Jack Ryland
Wilquette
Snowball
H. Hammer
Worth
Willquette
McElroy
Dick Spencer
Joe Baum
Mr. Baum
Dr. Reynolds
Rob Roy
E. M. Ferris
John S
Ryland
John
Mr. Worth
Willquette Edges Wextell In Dramatic Cup Heat Final
Wextell wins the Commercial Tribune Cup after a dramatic final heat defeating Willquette by a short head as Ryland and Hammer follow. Snowball and Rob Roy also contest, with Warth’s horse Worth finishing strong and delivering a notable victory for trainer Worth.
Commercial Tribune Amateur Driver Race At Oakley Park
Oakley Park will host an annual Commercial Tribune race for amateur drivers. The first event drew strong interest and organizers plan early entries, with four to five preliminaries feeding a final for the Commercial Tribune cup at the Grand Circuit meet. Prizes will accompany preliminaries tied to Saturday matinee races with the Gentlemen's Driving Club.
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Oakley Park
Oakley
Irish delegation sails for United States in October
The Irish delegation led by John Redmond will sail from Cobh on October 24 aboard the Majestic with McHugh and Thomas O'Donnell. Michael Davitt will join them in New York. McHugh is released in October from Kilmainham Jail after a six month term. O'Donnell to give addresses in Celtic.
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United States
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Parlament
White Star Line
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Queenstown
Michael Davitt
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Celtic
Drunkenness At The Army Posts Declared False
A special committee of Methodist ministers said reports of increased drunkenness at New York Army posts after the canteen’s abolition are false. They visited forts in the city and vicinity and found rioting and drunkenness claims at Ft Wadsworth and Staten Island on July 13 and 14 were untrue. The findings were approved without dissent.
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Bearer of Gift From Czar at Prussian frontier town
Emperor William in uniform of the Russian Grenadiers rode into Wysztyten on the frontier and spoke to peasants, reporting that Emperor Nicholas sent 5,000 rubles as sympathy for their fire-damaged town. He urged them to toast the Emperor Nicholas.
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