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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1900
Page
8
A sale offers Boys Natural Shirts and Drawers sizes 24 to 34 reduced from 65 to 0 cents. Ladies I and R Morley English cotton stockings with double soles and spliced heels at 25 cents per pair, down from 35. Misses imported black cotton stockings sizes 6 to 8 inches, 25 cents per pair, previously 35.
The article discusses Mr. Carnegie’s potential election as U S Golf Association president and his involvement with golf on his Chauncey land near St. Andrew's in Westchester. It notes his private stance on publicity, mentions site plans for a country home, and analyzes implications for the 1901 national championships and future host venues. It covers East versus West hosting trends and a proposal from the St Louis Mound City Golf Club for 1903 world championship.
J D Dithridge captured the Jarvie Cup presented by Dr William Jarvie on the Dyker Meadow links near Fort Hamilton Brooklyn in a 36 hole final match. He defeated James H Merritt by 8 up and 2 to play after Merritt carried a 13 stroke handicap on eighteen holes.
The Southern California Golf Association schedules its women and men championships for January and February at Pasadena and Los Angeles Golf Club. James L. Taylor sets a winter nine holes record near Fort Hamilton. Various clubs announce New Year events, mixed foursomes, and open tournaments with prize details and notable pros like Vardon, Smith, Bell, and Herd planning hemispheric play and tours through California and the Pacific Coast.
Dr J J Keyes won the fifth weekly shoot for the December Cup at the Crescent Athletic Club, posting 19 hits at expert traps and 22 at Magau traps for a 47 with handicaps. J S S Remsen was second with 45. eleven others competed.
Two extraordinary deals feature our own manufacture white unlaundered shirts. First package includes 12 to 18 inch sizes in Al Muslin with full 36 inch length, felled seams, full yoke, linen bosoms, continuous facings at 43 cents per shirt. Second offer lists 12 to 19 inch sizes in Utica Muslin with linen bosoms and hand-made buttonholes, tonholes, continuous facings, felled seams, linen wrist and neckbands, at 63 cents per shirt.
Hemmed Huck Towels with colored borders 18 by 36 inches sell for 12 percent each or 1 50 per dozen. Assorted All Linen Glass Toweling 23 inches wide sold at 12 4 cents per yard. All Linen Latin finish Damask Napkins 23 inches square go for 1 89 per dozen. All Linen Hemmed Silver Breached Pattern Cloths 8 by 12 inches priced 1 59 each. Hemstitched Pattern Cloths 8 by 10 linen 1 69 each. He unstitched Table Sets 8 by 10 priced 6 59 a set 8 by 12 7 50 a set 8 by 14 8 25 a set.
At Inter-State Park Morfey of Queens wins the main sweepstakes chasing ten live birds per man under a handicapped format. The event used a shared mark then added a third or two shots per rider based on handicap. List of top finishers includes Sykes Lincoln Chapman Brooks Hopkins Lockwood and others under varied yardages.
London December 29 A AP disclosed George W Watson abandoned the Hendersons and used Dennys to test hull shapes in a 200 foot long pond tank with a railroad and model castings to record speed. He believes a new hull design may outperform prior ships and cites Valkyrie and Shamrock failures. Secrecy surrounds the work as Watson prepares Sir Thomas Lipton’s second America’s Cup challenger.
Findlay Ohio December 28 Lester Reiff the jockey departs for California on a business mission. Reports say he received a letter from Richard Croker asking him to release three of the fastest horses in the country for Croker’s stables in England. Reiff will also attend racing events en route.
In dramatic reductions for lace curtains and tapestry portieres on the third floor, Trish Point promotes prices cut from 4.50 4.75 6.00 7.00 to 3.25 4.25 6.25 9.00 12.50 16.50 with top and bottom fiied reversible options and choice colorings.
Lawrenceville School hockey edged Andover 2 to 1 at St Nicholas rink. Louis Henes scored twice, O Day added Andover goal. game marked by poor team play and strong individual efforts. Referee B Phillips from the Hockey Club of New York supervised a 15 minute half game played in Massachusetts.
Goshen reports Frank Rockefeller brother of John D. Rockefeller is negotiating to purchase John R. Gentry stock ranch at Wichita Kansas. Gentry is owned by BE Harri man.
Columbia University forms its first official basketball squad led by John Wendelken with players Allen Townsend Goodman Elias Benjamin Marsden and Cromwell. They open January 12 against Yale and plan games with Penn Harvard Cornell Trinity and several YMCA clubs and military teams through February and beyond. An intercollegiate tournament in Buffalo is also discussed.
Ordway defeats White by 4 and 3 in the final round at Nassau Country Club Glen Cove where the handicap match was played. Semi finals saw Ordway beat J B Colea Tappa while Whiteheath Rider by Secapt Fg. The event dates to New Year’s Day with the club union planning A and B classes.
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