Larchmont Y G Spring Regatta Ends With Close Raceabouts Finish
The Larchmont Y G spring regatta featured a brisk southwest wind and a dramatic finish in raceabouts, with Sis narrowly beating Collee by four seconds on corrected time. Vigilant grounded off Oak Neck delaying the defense but Mineola and Rainbow competed in a special match, Amorita swept the big sloops, and multiple classes completed 11 to 15 mile triangle courses amid tight finishes and mechanical mishaps.
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Larchmont
Atlantic
New York
Mineola
Oak Neck
Long Island
Red Springs Point
Regatta Committee
Leonard J. Busby
Duchess
August Belmont
New York Yacht Club
Rainbow
Cornelius Vanderbilts
Commodore Percy Chubb
W. Gould Brokaw
Amorita
H. F. Lippitt
H. S. Redmond
Syce
James Baird
Hussar IL
Quissetta
Amarita
Syee
Hussar
F. J. Bedford
Sis
L. R. Alberger
Collee
Vigilant
Lyce
F. T. Adams
Sachem
Catboats Race Stage Times and DNF Results Report
The record lists class categories S C and V catboats with start times 12 15 and 12 20 and crews including Pierce Grayling Green Ford Holah Gattringer Tatum McIntyre and Appleby plus a long first and second round timing snapshot for boats Amorita Quissetta Mineola Vigilant Lyce Hussar II Syce Scamp Kittie Sis Spindrift Raider Snapp er Celia Rochelle Edwina III Windora Dot Grayling Win or Lose Mongoose N I Vagabond Kildare with several did not finish notes and timed leaders through the first mark and after the first round.
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Amorita
W. G. Brokaw
Quissetta
H. F. Lippitt
Vieilant
Percy Chubb
Mineola
Belmont
Queen Mab
C.V. Brokaw
Syee
H. S.redmond
Dosg
Fhiussur Il
James Baird
Ilotowana
T. O'C. Sloane
Albicore
E Je Ayaea
Sakana
A. McCreery
Q Shima San
J. T. Pratt
Agiula
Howard Willetts
Qiseau
J. KR. Iaxwell
Alerion
A. H. Ae Nese
Kit
T. Macdonald
Mira
Charles Lane
eHera
R. N. Eliis
Have-_ meyer Renesas
Wawa
J. S. Appleby
Mongoose N
Simeon Ford
W. E. Holah
Vigilant
Queen Ibpe Ana Lyce
Hussar II
Syce
Hussar IL
Esperanza
Colleen
Scamp
Kittie
Sis
Spindrift
Raider
Snapper
Celia
Rochelle
Edwina Iil
Windora
Dot
Grayling
Mongoose NI
Vagabond
Kildare
Columbia crews prepare for trip to Poughkeepsie
Columbia rowing teams finish final practice in local waters and prepare to depart by special train to Poughkeepsie with over thirty rowers. The Varsity eight and freshman crews, along with four oared shells and two pairs, will cross to West Shore wharves for loading last night ahead of an early start.
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Columbia
Poughkeepsie
West Shore
Merkleham
Oakley
Webb
Ward
Varsity
Earle
Weeks
Wolff
O’ Loughlin
Orr
Comstock
Lefferts
Brinckerhoff
Boyerson
Cornell
Fort Washington Point
Morrisania Yacht Club Spring Regatta Opens Today
The Morrisania Yacht Club begins its fifth annual Spring regatta with races off the clubhouse near One Hundred Fifty-sixth Street East River. Many entrants have signed up as Secretary H J Bartre notes, and the club steamer will transport members and guests from Harlem River foot of One Hundred Twenty fifth Street at 9 30 to East River foot at 10 30 this morning.
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Morrisania Yacht Club
Fifty-sixth Street
East River
Harlem River
Regatta set for Harlem Yacht Club cabin sloops
A special regatta for the 36, 30, and 25 foot cabin sloops will sail Friday July 6 under Harlem Yacht Club auspices. Preparatory gun at noon. Course from Belden Point City Island to Prospect Point around Execution Light home, south of Hart's Island. Prizes to all classes with two or more starters.
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Harlem Yacht Club
Belden Point
City Island
Prospect Point
Execution Light
Hart’s Island
Yacht Racing Association of
Long Island Sound
Seawanhaka-Corinthian Cup race opens at Centre Island
In Oyster Bay on June 16 Seawanhaka-Corinthian knockabouts raced for the Centre Island Cup on the No inner course about eleven miles long. Wyntje led at the start and finished first with a time of 5:45 after rounds with Bee, Heron and Bobs close behind. Bee took second, Heron third, Bobs fourth.
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New York Times
Oyster Bay
L. L
Wyntie
Bee
Heron
Bobs
Wyntje
Yale crews schedule light practice and race times
Yale crews practiced lightly in warm weather as Mitchell at No. 3 may become permanent. Harvard Navy manager Saltonstall and Captain Higginson met Yale officials to set race times. The four-oared race is set for 11 50 A.M. from the start toward the navy yard. varsity follows at 12 30 P.M. downstream, with possible postponement leading to 6 P.M. and a second session.
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Yale’s Ferry
Conn
Gallaudet
Mitchell
No. 3
Neidecken
Saltonstall
Harvard Navy
Higginson
Storrow
Yate
Navy Yard
Varsity Crew Trains Under Coach Storrow At Gale's Ferry
The Yale varsity eight rowed down the river at Gale's Ferry on June 16 around 6 30 pm. After a brief first mile with coaching remarks the boat steadied and the crew later rowed back to the boathouse. A lighter second session saw the four oar crew speed up over the two mile upstream course with the tide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gale's Ferry
Conn
Varsity
Storrow
Anthracite Wins Latonia Oaks In Last Stride Finish
Latonia Oaks at Cincinnati drawn crowd of about 10 000. Overton’s riding secures Anthracite a neck victory over Nettie Regent in a thrilling stretch drive. Nettie Regent had led early with Unsightly briefly in front before Anthracite passed in the final yards.
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Cincinnati
Nettie Regent
Anthracite
Overton
Junatta
Harshberger
Acushla
Eleanor Holmes
Lord Zeni
van Camp
Ennomia
Ehitholm
Bentley B
Mr. Hudson
Osman
Mr. Howe
Skookum
Mr. Henry
May Ella
Mason
Winter
May
Charlie O’brien
Clay Pointer
May Cherry
H. Wilson
Telephone Girl
Emma
Broadway Millinery Clearance at Half Price Sale
Brooklyn store launches annual clearing sale on Broadway Graham and Flushing Avenues offering hats, curtains, canopies, and home goods at major discounts. Highlights include hats from $1.50 to $13.50, curtains, linens, furniture slips, and Rogers silverware with heavy markdowns to clear stock.
Maine’s Guide Law Debate Splits State Guides and Sportsmen
The Maine Supreme Court upholds the Maine guide law amid a dispute between commissioners and guides. Commissioners say the law protects landowners and public safety by requiring skilled guides, while many guides argue the measure targets them, limits licenses, and fuels state treasury gains. The case may head to trial in June or US courts, and reform proposals surface ahead of 1900 licensing.
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Boston Herald
Supreme Court of Maine
Maine
Snowman
Messrs. Foster & Hersey
Herald
Franklin
United States
Commission
oRueen
Sam Phillips Captures St. Louis Derby in Close Finish
In St Louis Sam Phillips son of St Florian and Reckon won the ten thousand dollar Derby before a crowd of 25,000. Phillips led from the stretch to finish three lengths ahead of Star Chamber with Florisar third as Wounded Knee faded. Other races on the card featured El Caney Judge Steadman Flora Bird and Milwaukee among winners.
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ST. Louis
Sam Phillips
St. Florian
Reckon
Wounded Knee
Highland Lad
Florizar
Dr. Cave
Tommy Burns
Phillips
Star Chamber
Devine
el Caney
Crowhurst
Sallie - Lamar
Iron Chancellor
Judge Steadman
J. Mathews
Haviland
Sadie Levy
Flora Bird
Sir Gallan
van Hoorebeke
Milwaukee
Dale
Russell R
Pinochle
T. Burns
Tailey
Tulla Fonso
Tickful
Annie Oldfield
Moroni
Crocket
Results at Other Tracks
Chicago and Buffalo notable race results list six furlongs to one mile eighteenths with winners Nueces Papa Harry Bannockburn Garry Herrmann Barrack and other horses. Times range from 1 15 4 to 1 28 1 40 and include Buffalo Stakes for two year olds Terminus Lillia Barr and Beau Ideal among others.
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Chicago
Nueces
Boland
O’connell
St. Cuthbert
Jos
Papa Harry
Waterbury
Julius Caesar
Donation
Bannockburn
Buchanan
All Gold
Great Bend
Garry_ Herrmann
Silverdale
Mauga
Harry Herendon
Tf. Knight
Fred Hessig
Rio de Altar
Barrack
McDermott
Walkinshaw
Clara . Wooley
Buffalo
J. Martin
Infelice
Terminus
Lillia Barr
Bill Massie
Alfred Wargrave
Beau Ideal
Bin
Alice
BE. Flynn
Ocie Brooks
Jacoma
Thoroughbreds Sell Well at Sheepshead Bay Sale
At the American Horse Exchange docks in Sheepshead Bay yearlings from Belle Meade and Adelbert Studs sold strongly. Top price was 6500 paid by M Murphy for a Tethonus Duchess colt, a half brother to Clifford Archduke and others. A Mesmerist sister by Adelbert Hoodoo fetched 5000 for A Featherstone. Other notable bids included several 2000 to 6500 dollar offerings for Bay chestnut and brown colts and a Featherstone filly, with results reflecting robust demand.
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American Horse Exchange
Sheepshead Bay
Belle Meade
Adelbert
M. Murphy
Tethonus Duchess
Clifford
Archduke
Mesmerist
Adelbert Hoodoo
A. Featherstone
Belle Meade Stud
Tremoni-Armill
A. Feather
Stone
Imp
Loyalist
Contralto
L. Elinore
Tethonus-Dutchess
Clarendon Maud Ward
S. S. Brown
Tethonus
Tessie
E. Coltigan
Cereces
Featherstone
Wongstreet-Honeymoon
N. Fignniheton
Longstreet-Taffeta
P. Wimmer
Loyalist-Endurance
Imp. Loyalist
Ada B
J. O'Connor
Longstreet
Pretense
M. Menges
Sietans Fhelensees
TSO
Dumpling
American jockeys win big at Ascot in 1900
London reports total winnings for seventeen Ascot events by five American jockeys reaching £23,944 while English riders earned £13,085. Sloan led with six wins from nineteen mounts, Reiff four wins from fourteen. John Corlett in The Sporting Times praises American success and notes English riders' decline, citing Cup Day as particularly notable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
THE
NEW York Times
London
Ascot
Sloan
L. Reiff
Sporting Times
John Corlett
Michael aims to break all New Jersey records at Vailsburg track
Five thousand spectators gathered yesterday at the Vailsburg board track for the Atalanta Wheelmen fifth annual race meet. Jimmy Michael attempted to break all existing records from one to five miles amid great excitement as the event unfolded.
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Jimmy Michael
New Jersey
Vailsburg Board
Atalanta Wheelmen
Five Mile State Record Falls in Exhibition Rides
A speedy rider shattered the five mile State record by clipping 725 seconds with a final mile in 1 39.35 and the last quarter in 23 seconds. Jay Eaton defeated Earl Kiser in two straight heats in a featured match race. Major Taylor debuted on an NAC track with a three lap show and then withdrew after a three quarter mile time of 1 21. A purse payout of 500 dollars was handed to Tom Cooper after Taylor’s fine. The event included amateurs and professional placings in numerous heats, with time results listed for each race.
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Tive
Jay Eaton
Major Taylor
Earl Kiser
National Cyclists’ Association
Taylor
Tom Cooper
L. B. Cooper
East Orange
A. Martin
Passaic
W. A. Pinn
New York City
J. H. Hunter
Newark
George H. Collett
New Haven
J. P. Jacobson
Ped. Hickman
Birmingham
Ala
Crooks
Sherer
Jimmy Michael
Vailsburg
Dayton
Eaton
New Jersey
H. F. Varley
Walter Babb
Paterson
George V. W. Voorhees
New Brunswick
William Dobbins
Fred Titus
New York
New Jersey State Championship Ends at Orange Lawn Club
Edward L. Hall defeats Richard Stevens in four sets to win the championship. final scores 6 4, 6 3, 6 notations show Hall as challenger and Stevens as holder. Doubles final saw R D Little and F B Alexander beat E L Hall and G H Miles 0 6 2 6 4.
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New Jersey
Orange Lawn Tennis Club
Edward L. Hall
Richard Stevens
Hall
Stevens
F. N. Jessup
J. P. Paret
E. L. Hall
B. L.hall
Holder
R. D. Little
F. B. Alexander
G. H. Miles
W C Grant Completes Clean Sweep at NYAC Tennis
Wylie C. Grant, Columbia interscholastic champion, wins the handicap singles final at Travers Island, finishing a clean sweep after already taking scratch singles and scratch doubles. He defeats O M Bostwick in four sets 9-11 6-2 6-1, with Grant carrying a one half fifteen handicap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Athletic Club
Travers Island
Wylie C. Grant
O. M. Bostwick
Frazer Captures Kings County Tennis Championship Title
In Brooklyn on the club courts Dr W N Frazer defeated Henry Mollenhauer to win the championship singles after a close semi final and a dominant final display Frazer won 7 5 6 2 in the final with the earlier rounds showing Mollenhauer 6 4 6 4 over Talbot and Frazer 6 2 6 3 against Hague
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Kings County Tennis Club
Brooklyn
W. N. Frazer
Henry Mollenhauer
T. H. Talbot
F. B. Hague
Dr. W. N. Frazer
Burning bog on Beethoven Street fuels fire department calls
The Binghamton Republican reports three water soaked grass fires on George M. Johnson's Beethoven Street property last week. A bog remains underground with peat burning below the surface as drought and heat persist, risking collapse and holes across the lot.
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Binghamton Republican
George M. Johnson
Beethoven Street
Ireland
Illinois Society formed to preserve pioneer state history
The Springfield State Journal reports a movement over two years to create The Illinois Society to gather and preserve history of residents who arrived when Illinois was a wilderness. Incorporation occurred May 18 1900 with strict membership rules and plans to expand across the state.
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Springfield
Ill
State Journal
Illinois
Illinois Society
State Historical Society
Oregon voters affirm expansion policy beyond the flag
The Portland Oregonian notes Eastern journals misread Oregon's stance on tariff and expansion. It asserts Oregonians broadly back the President's Philippine and Porto Rico policy, favor unrestricted trade, oppose vassalage, and support holding new territories as a matter of expansion, with future corrections possible if needed.
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Portland Oregonian
Oregon
Porto
Rico
United States
Philippine Islands
Travel goods and stoves offered at discount prices
A catalog of travel bags, cases, shaving sets, belts, and accessories is advertised alongside gas stoves and screens. Notable items include The Dangler Gas Stove two burner at 1.40 and three burner version at 1.95, The Cort Gas Stove at 1.39, and a 50 cent window screen made to order.
Vintage metal water jugs with nickel faucet collection
An ornate ad describes several metal water jugs in neat shapes with patent nickel faucets. Prices range from about 1.25 to 2.65 dollars for 2 to 4 gallon capacities, with various maker notes and abbreviations sprinkled in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Koo Vane
Gamer
Dinner Dishes at Reduced Prices from Regular Stock
Our line offers small quantities of American Porcelain and Carlsbad China, cut from regular stock and sold with no profit. Prices range from 5.98 to 12.49 for various patterns, with minor imperfections accepted for practical use, all offered at less than cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlsbad China
Astor Gas Range Opportunity Offers Bargains
A Brooklyn classified-style ad promotes the Astor gas range with drilled burners and oven, asbestos lining, and low gas use. Several models including Cort and Newport are offered from $6.98 to $19.98 with wa ter heater options, plus ovens for gas and oil stores at special prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Astor Gas
Newport
Alaska Boundary: American Commission to Meet British at Victoria
The Joint High Commission members from the United States will meet British colleagues at Victoria to mark the temporary Lynn Canal line under the modus vivendi. Americans insist the established line is right and will oppose any concession toward Canadian demands. They question the need to mark a temporary line and warn that Congress and the Executive will not ratify any changes.
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Tacoma
Executive
Congress
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H. J. Maxwell
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Eee Kelly
Edwina WH
J. N. Gould
C. Gana Saeed Eerie
J. Bergen
RB. N. Bavier
Nora
A. Iselin
Bgreg
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H. Wee
John Green
Rascal
C. A. Tatum
T. A. McIntyre
A. Gattringer
Morrisania Y. C. Regatta
Harlem Y. C
S. Wyntje
F. S. Hastings
J. S. Jacquelin
F. R. Coudert
W. A. W. Stewart
YALE
Harvard
Broadway
Graham and
Flushing Avenues
de Mar
Dimar
Rogers
Rudolstadt
LAW
Newfoundland Department of Fisheries
St. Johns
Newfoundland
Montreal
Newfoundland Department of Marine and Fisheries
Fisheries Commission
Adolph Neilson
Department of Marine and Fisheries
Nielson
Great Bays
Norway
Kings County Tennis
Binghamton
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Alaska Boundary
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