Constitution Afloat After Repairs in Narragansett Bay
The Constitution, fitted and launched from the Herreshoff yard, is afloat in Narragansett Bay after a day of rigging and adjustments under Billman. Riggers and crews completed the mainmast work, with a trial spin planned for Monday. Nakoda finished first in a three-boat practice with Marcia close behind.
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Herreshoff Works
Narragansett Bay
Billman
Constitution
Secon
Archer
Columbia Crew Rushes Four Mile Time Trial
Poughkeepsie June 15 Columbia Varsity crew posted a four mile time of 20 minutes 20 seconds projected as a strong pace with potential under 20 minutes. Coach Hanlan led three boats up river while Francis S Bangs timed the run from the Willa Walla with favorable water conditions and a late finish.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Columbia
Hanlan
Walla Walla
Francis S. Bangs
Stewards
The
Intercollegiate Association
Willa Walla
Bangs
Josh
Ward
Pennsylvania
Goodman
No. 2
Windy Start Delays Larchmont Yacht Club Regatta
The Spring regatta of the Larchmont Yacht Club was postponed to tomorrow due to heavy northeast wind. Forty three high class yachts gathered at Horseshoe for the season’s first big event, as mark boats dragged moorings and two small harbor boats sank.
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Larchmont Yacht Club
Hempstead Harbor
Elmina
Muriel
Amorita
Quissetta
Edward Kelly
Huguenot
Cord Meyer
Marcia Leads in Centre Island Cup First Race
Marcia led the Seawanhaka-Corinthian Yacht Club knockabout fleet to win the first race of the Centre Island Cup series at Oyster Bay. Nakoda trailed closely as a strong easterly breeze sped the fleet over the course.
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Nakoda
Oyster Bay
Marcia
Seawanhaka-Corinthian Yacht Club
Fourteen One Design Boats Planned For American Yacht Club
The American Yacht Club of Milton Point Rye New York will build fourteen one design boats from C D Mewer designs. They will have knockabout rigs and measure 20 feet overall 15 feet on the load water line 6 feet beam and 8 inches draft with centre board up. Six are finished and the rest near completion. Races will be held each Saturday with Commodore H S Eaton offering a cup for the series winner and club prizes for weekly victors.
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American Yacht Club
Milton Point
Rye
N. Y
C. D. Mewer
Commodore H. S. Eaton
Astrild to be Raised Today by Owners to Refit
Wilmer and Addison Hanan owners of the Watson designed cutter Astrild plan to raise the hull at Port Chester for inspection after a recent fire and sinking. The yacht built in Glasgow 1898 might be rebuilt if steel frame damage is limited and refitting will take about three months. Rear Commodore Hoyt’s Isolde attended the Larchmont Club event with hopes Astrild returns to the fleet before season end.
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Wilmer
Addison Hanan
Astrild
Port Chester
Glasgow
Scotland
Larchmont Club
Frederick M. Hoyt
Isolde
Larchmont
Nevada and Tutty Race Off Clyde Coast in 36.5 Mile Match
Charles F Herreshoff Jr’s Nevada began a match race against the Tutty for a special prize near Rothesay. The Tutty led from start to finish as the Nevada lowered sails and exited early. Emperor William’s Meteor also won over a 47 mile course, beating Kari ad by seven minutes.
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Rothesay
Firth of Clyde
Charles F. Herreshoff, Jr
Nevada
Larchmont Yacht Club Names New Fleet Captain
Gen Thomas L Watson is appointed Fleet Captain succeeding Joseph H Sterling who resigned. The change was welcomed by Commodore Frederick T Adams and the yacht club members. Watson brings extensive sailing experience and club affiliations.
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Watson
Wa Wa Beats Sibi In Newport Yacht Race
Newport observers report Reginald Brooks’s Wa Wa won the 30 footers race from Newport to Bishop’s Rock, beating the Sibi by three minutes fifteen seconds. Pembroke Jones steered the Carolina in the same event as Navahoe arrives from City Island with Defender’s mainmast fitted for future trials at Constitution and Columbia.
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Newport
Wa Wa
Reginald Brooks
Carolina
Pembroke Jones
Bishop's Rock
Navahoe
City Island
Royal Phelps Carroll
Constitution
Columbia
Vigilant Sails to Brooklyn for Centreboard Update
The Vigilant, now a yawl for Commodore Percy Chubb of the Seawanakah-Corinthian YC, traveled from Greenport to Morse Iron Works Basin in South Brooklyn for a new bronze centreboard. She will debut with Navahoe and Ailsa in the New York Yacht Club regatta next Thursday. Also, Daniel Bacon's cutter Isolde, arriving aboard the Manitou, was taken to the basin for a ten-ton centreboard fit and early commissioning.
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Vigilant
Percy Chubb
Seawanhaka-Corinthian Yacht Club
Greenport
L. I
Morse Iron Works
Brooklyn
Navahoe
Ailsa
New York Yacht Club
Daniel Bacon
Isolde
Independence Nears Readiness After Dry Dock Return
Independence was towed from the navy yard and moved to Atlantic Yards. The keel and underbody were polished, the main rudder installed, and the mast remains to be restepmed, likely Monday. Delays with rigger Billman affect the mast work and the next trial may slip to Wednesday. Captain Haff expects improved performance once the mast is resecured.
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Independence
Boston
Navy Yard
Atlantic Yards
Rigger Billman
Billman
Bristol
Haff
British Trap Shooters Honor American Victory at Hendon
The British arranged an exclusive contest for Americans at Hendon after the international meet. Fred Gilbert of Spirit Lake Iowa won the shoot-off with 23 of 25. Budd of Des Moines tied and then retired after 7 of 12 in the decisive round. Crosby Merrill Heikes Woodward and Woodward led non-winning scores in the side event with 21 of 25. Crosby later posted 14 of 15 in the second trial while Woodward had 13 of 15.
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London
Hendon
Fred Gilbert
Spirit Lake
Iowa
Charles W. Budd
Des Moines
Gilbert
Budd
W. R. Crosby
O'Fallon
Ill
Richard Merrill
Milwaukee
Wis
R. O. Heikes
Dayton
Ohio
Chauncey Powers
Decatur
Chess News and Notes From New York State Association Meeting
At the New York State Chess Association board meeting at the Manhattan Chess Club two major topics were discussed the mid summer congress location and a large team match by correspondence between New York and Pennsylvania. Also prize awards and reports from British and Irish chess circles were noted.
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New York State Chess Association
Manhattan
Empire State
New York
Pennsylvania
Buffalo
Knights of Caissa
Murray
Thousand Islands
J. Moore Hanham
Manhattan Chess Club
I. Peterson
S. F. Massett
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House of Commons
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Folkestone
Kent County Chess Association
Kent
C. Chapman
Miss Finn
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Mrs. Chapman
C. F. Delcomque
A. R. Burgess
E. B. Schwann
England
Scotland
Glasgow
D. Y. Mills
Rhoades Marriott
Manchester
Ascot crowds poised for annual royal racing function
London reports Ascot week will be a society highlight despite mourning for the royal stand. Foxhall Keene targets the Grand Prix with Olympian as 400 American horses train in England. American trainers, jockeys, and riders are praised for elevating English racing while Henley and Thames aquatic week draws vast houseboat and room demand for the University of Pennsylvania crew.
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Ascot
Foxhall Keene
Paris
France
Keene
Mr. Keene
England
Wishard
University of Pennsylvania
Yearling Thoroughbreds Bring High Prices at Fasig Tipton Sale
At Sheepshead Bay, J B Haggin's Rancho del Paso yearlings drew a large turfman crowd as top prices surged. H T Oxnard paid 10000 for a Fleurette colt after St Gatien Derby fame, while Sidney Paget bid 10000 for the St Andrew Glimmer Glass filly. multiple other consignments reached high sums amid strong demand.
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J. B. Haggin
California
Fasig-Tipton
Sheepshead Bay
H. T. Oxnard
St. Gatien
Harvester
Sidney Paget
Glenelg
India
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Thomas Welsh
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Jeo SP
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St. Andrew-La Penitente
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Darebin
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Golden Garter
Algerine
J. P. Chinn
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A. J. Joyner
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Jockey Henry Triumphs in Three Races at Longchamp
American jockey Milton Henry rode three races at Longchamp Paris and won all. He captured the Prix de Mont Valerien on Malartic, the Prix de Argenteuil on Pomme d Or, and the Prix de Meudon on Ipomopsis, defeating favorites in each event. He later rides Foxhall Keene's Olympian in the Grand Prix de Paris.
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Paris Sport
Henry
Sloan
Saxon
Paris
Milton Henry
France
Malartic
Silverdale Wins St. Louis Derby In 2 35 Mile and Half
Silverdale the Faverdale and Golden Rod II. colt carried 107 pounds to victory in the St. Louis Derby, mile and a half in 2 35, close to the track record. Fifteensand spectators watched amid ideal conditions as Sinnarazo and Chris followed strong betting, Maud Gonne tying the 1 40 mile track mark.
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ST. Louis
Silverdale
Faverdale
Golden Rod II
An W. Schorr
Sannarazo
Chris
Maud Gonne
L A W Road Report Highlights Good Riding Across Region
Reports to the New York State Division of the League of American Wheelmen say Greater New York area roads are generally excellent for cycling. Some earth roads remain rough after wet weather, with conditions varying by town and path, and ferry service between Bath Beach and South Beach operates hourly from 10 A M to 10 P M.
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New York State
League of American Wheelmen
Greater
New York
Cornwall
Hyde Park
Wheeling
Fort Montgomery
Nanuet
Knapp
West Nyack
Hillsdale
Guymard
Tarrytown
Long Island
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Bergen County
Newark
Scotch Plains
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Rahway
Montclair
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Summer Attractions at Manhattan Beach Theatre Lineup
The Summer program opens with The Circus Girl at Manhattan Beach featuring Samuel Collins Melville Stewart and others for a two week run. The Geisha and A Runaway Girl follow for one week each, then London company presents A Casino Girl for two weeks, then Castle Square Opera performs The Mikado and Pinafore. Pain presents The Siege of the Legations at Peking with dramatic city scenes and the murder of the German Minister, followed by depictions of beleaguered diplomats and allied assaults on Peking.
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Manhattan Beach
Samuel Collins
Melville Stewart
George Fortescue
Henry Norman
Sarony Lambert
Palla Edwards
Elsie Bowen
Catherine Lewis
Helen Belmont
Minne de Rue
Geisha
George Lederer
London
Castle Square Opera Company
Jefferson de Angelis
Pain
Legations
Peking
Legation
Aubrey Boucicault Faces Supplementary Proceedings
Actor Aubrey Boucicault testified before Justice Schuchman in City Court that he has only 59.10 left, after a 1892 note-based judgment of 1 033.02 to the National Bank of the Republic. He described three homes and a 30 week season earning 150 to 175 weekly, with all money spent.
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Aubrey Boucicault
Justice Schuchman
National Bank of the Republic
Arthur Rehan
Boucicault
William M. Fleischman
Mary K. Bryan
Oliver Bryan
West Twenty-fourth Street
New York
Philadelphia
Vaudeville Carnival at Herald Square with Cissy Loftus Farewell
This week features Cissy Loftus in farewell vaudeville at Herald Square Theatre with two Loftus led sketches and William Courtney. Other stars include Lydia Rius, the Sisters Hawthorne, Flo Irwin, Walter Hawley, Eliza Proctor Otis and more. Also closing performances of William Collier’s On the Quiet at Madison Square Theatre next Saturday. Florodora at the Casino remains popular with 250th performance coming Wednesday. Brixton Burglary runs at the Herald.
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Herald Square
Cissy
Loftus
Miss Loftus
William Courtney
Grant Stewart
Undine
Lydia Itus
Hawthorne
Flo Irwin
Walter Hawley
Alice Shaw
Gus Williams
Otis Harlan
Strakosch Opera
Racey
May Edouin
Press Eldridge
Varona Jarbeau
Eliza Proctor Otis
William Collier
Madison Square Theatre
Ethel Barrymore
Captain Jinks
Horse Marines
Garrick Theatre
Koster & Bial's Reopens With Charmion as Headliner
The renovated Koster & Bial's opens this week featuring Charmion returning to the city after over three years. Also on the bill are Larry Oley and Charles Kent in a comedy act, the McCoy sisters, Wily Hale and Frances jugglers, Bartell and Morris, Mitchell and Cain, Stella Lee, and other vaudeville acts. Hammerstein's Paradise Gardens adds new features and guests, while Cherry Blossom Grove at the New York Theatre offers Bedini and Arthur, Harry Bulger, William Gould in Lambeth Walk, Hills and Silviany, and more. The King's Carnival in the theatre section enters its seventh week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Koster & Bial’s
Charmion
Larry Oley
Charles Kent
McCoy Sisters
Wily Hale
Frances
Hoop Rodters
Bartell and
Morris
Mitchell and Cain
Stella Lee
Mr. Hammerstein
Paradise Gardens
Cherry Blossom Grove
New York Theatre
Bedini
Arthur
Harry Bulger
William Gould
Lambeth Walk
Hills
Opera and concert week at Terrace Garden and St Nicholas Garden
Planquette's The Chimes of Normandy revived by Parry Opera Company at Terrace Garden this week. At St Nicholas Garden Moszkowski piano concerto performed by Miss Jessie Shay Thursday night. Bach concerto for two violins to be played by Naltenborn and Kovarik. overtures Phaedre and Triumphale. Parsifal prelude and Hymn to St Cecilia by Gounod on the program. A new wax group A Mutiny at Sea is on display at Eden Musée in the Chamber of Horrors, showing a mutinous ship with the captain killed and the wife pleading for mercy as looting continues.
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Terrace Garden
Planquette
Normandie
Parry Opera Company
St. Nicholas Garden
Moszkowski
Jessie Shay
Bach
Messrs. Naltenborn
Kovarik
Phaedre
Massenet
Rubinstein
Gounod
Eden Musée
Vaudeville Shows Dominate Proctor's Theatres This Week
Proctor wraps his New York venues with a week of continuous vaudeville. Gillette's All the Comforts of Home stars at Twenty-third Street, Lost Twenty-Four Hours at Fifth Avenue, and Caste at One Hundred Twenty-Fifth Street headline a varied bill with scenes from To Oblige Benson and The Violin Maker. Keith's features Williams Walker and Thorndyke Boucicault with Horace Goldin, while Hubers Museum hall showcases Van Goffe Bartino and Walter Wenworth. Hurtig and Seaman offer Cecilia Loftus and a strong supporting company.
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Proctor
Fifth Avenue Theatre
Benson
Fifth Avenue
Arras
Alice
Adele Purvis Onri
Tsuda
Williams & Walker
Louise Thorndyke- Boucicault
James Horne
Horace Goldin
Therogramme
Bogert
Brien
Rayll. Royce
the Rothers Bright
Hamilton Hill
Curic
Huber’s Museum
van Goffe
H. Bartino
Walter Wenworth
Dr. Jekyll and
Mr. Hyde
Hurtig & Seaman
Cecilia Loftus
Shubert Secures American Rights of The Aisle Opera
Sam S. Shubert announces closing negotiations for American rights to The Aisle, a two act comic opera with Sullivan and German music. Libretto by Basil Hood. First staged in London at the Savoy Theatre on April 27. Reception was favorable and the music is claimed as Sullivan's last major work. Grace Filkins retires from the stage.
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Sam S. Shubert
Herald Square Theatre
Sir Arthur Sullivan
Edward German
Basil Hood
London
Savoy Theatre
Shubert
Grace Filkins
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