Hunt Clubs Called to Save Racing Next Season
The National Steeplechase and Hunt Association calls on hunt masters and clubs to attend a Wednesday conference at the Windsor Arcade to coordinate amateur racing and registration of horses. Officials warn New York turf faces new anti-betting law conditions and seek broader support for next season.
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National Steeplechase and Hunt Association
Windsor Arcade
Fifth Avenue
Forty-sixth Street
New York
National
Hunt Clubs
Evening Dress Suits and Accessories at Moderate Prices
The ad touts evening dress suits from 35 to 70 dollars and dinner jackets 16 to 28 dollars. It highlights white and fancy evening waistcoats 4 to 8 dollars, E. and W. dress shirts at 2 dollars, plus silk hats white gloves evening ties patent leather shoes pumps and fur lined overcoats.
Racers and accessories listed by Peer & Company
A catalog-like listing shows dressing gowns silk suspenders walking sticks silk and fancy handkerchiefs mufflers for evening wear and motoring cardigan jackets fancy vest buttons college flags jewel boxes shaving sets offered by Racers Peer & Company.
Racing Losses Under Hart-Agnew Law Report
New York race tracks report steep revenue declines after the Hart-Agnew law. Supervisor John S. Shea shows 1908 gross receipts plummeted to 1.55 million from 4.93 million in 1907, with state tax take dropping correspondingly. Coney Island and Sheepshead Bay show stark cuts, purse distributions fall by over 1.0 million, and several clubs suspend fall meetings under anti-betting rules.
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New York
John S. Shea
Shea
Albany
Coney Island Jockey Club
Sheepshed Bay
Queens County Jockey Club
Metropolitan Jockey Club
Westchester Racing Association
Brooklyn Jockey Club
Brighton Beach Racing Association
Saratoga Racing Association
Empire City Jockey Club
Brighton. Beach
Sheepshead Bay
Close scores at Larchmont Yacht Club shoot
The Larchmont Yacht Club event drew many shooters despite snow flurries and cloudy skies. E. L. C. Robins and W. J. Elias shared day honors with wins in the Sauer Gun and Bostwick Prize events, while H. H. Benkard claimed the Baudouine Prize and Commodore Bostwick won the first event.
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Larchmont Yacht Club
A. C. Bostwick
E.L. C. Robins
J. Elias
Stuart Scott
L. Spotts
F. W. Perkins
H. Benkard
R. Collins
H. H. Benkard
Snow Does Not Stop Cross-Country Runners In City Meets
Cross-country events amid snow draw nearly twenty Pastime Athletic Club runners and other clubs to routes from Mott Haven to Jerome Avenue. J Ryan leads early in the invitation race, Harris wins by fifty yards over Guerin, while O H Huess takes the handicap over 5 45 with Gates second.
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Mott Haven Athletic Club
138Th Street
Third Avenue
187Th Street
Jerome Avenue
J. Ryan
Pastime Athletic Club
J. Guerin
Trinity Athletic Club
T. 8. Harris
Harris
Guerin
G. Devlin
O. H. Huess
R. Gates
226Th Street
White Plains Avenue
Seventh Regiment Rifle Club Scores and Leaders
Attendance at the Seventh Regiment Rifle Club meeting was light due to armory events. Leaders: Expert class Private O Wuerz. Sharpshooter class Corporal A Scholz and Corporal Bostwick Jr.. notable 69 by Sergeant J Milleman in the championship aggregate. Scores list top shooters by class and entry prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seventh Regiment Rifle Club
W. B. Short
S. B. Bostwick, Jr
J. Milleman
National clay bird championship to be held at Travers Island
Shooting experts from the United States and Canada gather for the fourth annual National clay bird championship at the New York Athletic Club traps on Travers Island. The event begins with preliminary matches and continues Friday with the amateur championship, featuring 100 targets at 16 yards and 25 per set. About seventy competitors are expected, with Dr. B. F. Gleason of Bosneington noted among them.
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Canada
New York Athletic Club
Travers Island
America
G. F. Pelham
B. F. Gleason
Seeds in American National Tennis Draw Spark Uproar
The United States Lawn Tennis Association and England face strain after European referee Charles A. Voigt accuses the American draw of seeding. English copies of Voigt’s report argue for seeded brackets and dummy entries, while critics here defend an open draw and cite notable matchups at Newport.
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Lawn Tennis Association
United States
England
Charles A. Voigt
Voigt
London
American National Association
Newport
Raymond D. Little
William J. Clothier
Clothier
Beals C. Wright
Six Day Cycle Race at Madison Square Garden Tops All
The six day cycle race ending Saturday night at Madison Square Garden set a new world record and drew strong attendance. MacFarland won with De Mara and Hill delivering standout performances while riders shed pounds in baths and the race yielded about $100,000 in receipts with $24,000 to the Garden company and $36,000 to Powers and Pollock.
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Madison Square Garden
Metten
Hill
Palmer
de Mara
MacFarland
P. T. Power
Flatiron
Madison Square Garden Company
P. T. Powers
Harry Pollock
Walter de Mara
Fred Hill
Floyd MacFarland
Walter Butt
Pat
Powers
Road Drivers' Election Nominates Cosden for Presidency
A. H. Cosden is nominated for President of the Road Drivers' Association of New York with a plan to restore light harness racing to its former status. W. J. Clark is renominated for First Vice President and Dr. Joseph Lemon remains Secretary-Treasurer. The slate also lists George Huber and Joseph Gibbons as Second and Third Vice Presidents, with a large list of directors and an executive committee.
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A. H. Cosden
Road Drivers’ Association of
New York
Cosden
W. J. Clark
Joseph Lemon
George H. Huber
Joseph F. Gibbons
Charles 8. Rice
William Scott
W. J. Clarke
George E Huber
Joseph Gibbens
Joseph Eon
G. L. Buckman
Edward Bottenus
T. W. Bassett
Andrew Crawford
A. Cone
William Cahill
J. H. Forster
H. D. Gill
Philip Heipershausen
Thomas G. Hinds
Walter M. Jermyn
Edward J. la Place
Thomas B. Leahy
William J. Minor
C. H. Martin
M. C. Reynolds
C. S. Rice
John W. Smith
Harry L. Toplitz
I. H. Hopper
W. R. Janvier
A. L. Kerker
E. W. Knapp
W. F. Kilpatrick
C. C. Lloyd
Arthur Lape
J. W. McCullough
H. C. Mapes
A. J. Mace
J. A. Megargee
James A. Murphy
William E. Parsons, Jr
George W. Plunkitt
Skaters Map 1908 09 Championship Schedule Across Nations
The International Skating Union United States and Canada met at the Murray Hill Hotel and laid out the 1908 1909 amateur and figure skating championship calendar. Events span Cleveland Pittsburg Saranac Lake Montreal Verona New York and Chicago with dates in January February and February back to back. Saranac Lake carnival set for February 2 3 4 and 5 Montreal carnival dates February 19 20 mark first since 1887 smallpox outbreak.
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International Skating Union
United States
Canada
Murray Hill Hotel
D. H. Slayback
Verona
N. J
John Harding
Samnac Lake
N. Y
Allen I. Blanchard
Chicago
Louis Rubenstein
Montreal
Cleveland
Ohio
Pittsburg
Penn
Saranac Lake
N Y
Quebec
Newburg
St. Nicholas Rink
New York City
Verona Lake
Elysium Rink
Saranack Lake
Protective Basket Ball and Athletic Association Championship
The Eastern States association will hold its fourth championship tournament at a later chosen venue. Two classes exist: lightweight with 140 pounds average and 155 pounds individual limit, and heavyweight with no weight limit. Entry blanks are from Theodore C. Jung at 115 Broadway, Championship Committee chairman.
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Protective Basket Ball and Athletic Association
Theodore C. Jung
Broadway
Midshipman Green Injures Collarbone in Navy Basketball
Annapolis reports Midshipman Fitzhugh Green, football manager, fractured his collarbone in Saturdays basketball game against Penny. The injury occurred around thirty seconds into the contest and was reduced at the Navy Hospital today.
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Annapolis
Fitzhugh Green
Penny
Navy Hospital
Green
Automakers Meet to Discuss Tariff and Labor Impact
A conference of the Committee of Automobile Manufacturers convened at 7 East Forty-second Street to prepare a tariff brief for submission to the Ways and Means Committee. Attendees included Briscoe Packard Riker Locomobile Parkhurst Peerless Reeves and Chalfant. The group argued that tariffs protect American wages and urged proper classification under automobiles and parts.
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Committee of Automobile Manufacturers
E. P. Chalfant
Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers
East Forty-second Street
Ways and Means Committee of Congress
H. B. Joy
Packard Company
A. L. Riker
Locomobile
E. H
Briscoe
H. E. Miles
Natorial Association of Manufacturers
Ways and Means Committee
Europe
America
Penalty for Forward Pass Could Be Reduced
M S Halliday of Cornell's Advisory Committee of Football Coaches says the Football Rules Committee may lower the current fifteen yard penalty for incomplete forward passes. He notes the pass is less effective this year and suggests adjustments may better balance defense and offense.
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New York Times
Ithaca
N. Y
M. S. Halliday
Cornell
Halliday
Wage disparity between American and European factory workers
The document notes that technical workers in American factories earn about twice their European counterparts, while commercial workers in the United States receive roughly one and three fifths times what European workers earn.
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Europe
Amateur League soccer doubleheader ends in 2–1 tight finish
In Columbia Oval Williamsbridge the Clan MacDonalds of Brooklyn beat Columbia Oval Football Club 2–1 as both teams sit at 15 points. Camerons and Hibernians drew 2–2 in Brooklyn. Arcadia Thistles beat Astoria Independents 3–1. Clan MacDonald Reserves beat Cameron Reserves 4–2. Highbridge blanked Critchelly 3–0. Reliance AC defeated SS Lusitania Reserves 5–0.
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Clai
Columbia Oval
Williamsbridge
Clan MacDonalds
Brooklyn
Columbia O
Clan M’d'n’d
F. Dilman
Wilson J. Walsh
A. Hassan
G. H. Cullis
H. Ross
Frank Davis
W. Hull
L. Lamb
Clan MacDonald
F. Maskell
Collins
D. Scott
Camerons
Brooklyn Hibernians
Ft. Brighton Oval
Skinnider
Pearson
Lee
Hibernians
Critchelly
Meyerose Park
Bryer
Edwards
Highbridge
van Cortlandt Park
Reliance Athletic Club
SS. Lusitania
Yale Ties Wanderers In Open Indoor Hockey Week
Indoor hockey opens at the St Nicholas Rink with Yale University meeting the Wanderers Hockey Club tonight. Crescent and Princeton stage a return match tomorrow night as last year’s champions seek to overturn a prior college win. St Paul faces Lawrenceville on Wednesday and St Paul meets St Mark's Thursday, closing Friday with Pomfret versus St Mark's.
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St. Nicholas
Yale University
Wanderers Hockey Club
Collegians
Crescent
Princeton
St. Paul
Lawrenceville
St. Paul's
St. Mark’s
Pomfret
St. Mark's
New Westinghouse Nernsttamp Displays Lighting Savings
Advert shows reduced lighting bills with the Westinghouse Nernsttamp and invites readers to visit 241 W 42d St open until 9 30 P M or call 1209 Bryant for details.
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Westinghouse
Nernsttamp
Bryant
Longboat Favored In Marathon Duel At Madison Square Garden
Floyd MacFarland will start the Marathon race tomorrow night at Madison Square Garden between Dorando Pietri and Longboat the Canadian Indian. The ten-lap track will cover 26 miles 385 yards with a 33 yard start behind the finish line. Indian favorite draws Canadians to support Longboat as manager Flanagan reserves seats. 69th Regiment bands will provide music as box office demand grows. Doors open at 7 pm with starting gun at 9.40 pm. Brown and Holy Cross announce renewed athletic relations with home and home baseball games next spring.
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Floyd MacFarland
Madison Square Garden
Dorando Pietri
Tom Longboat
Dorando
Hayes
Wade
Ongate
Montreal
Tom’ Flanagan
Wongboat
An Malis
Peace Bayne
BAY
Longboat
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Commerce Athletic Club
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Sergt. Milleman
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Chalmers
Detroit
Carl H. Page & Company
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Maxwell Com
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la Nes
Floyd ‘MacFarland
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Worcester
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Manhattan
West 44Th St
Seth
Locomo
Auto Supplies
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Shape
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