Five Accidents Mark Steeplechase at Coney Island Racecourse
The steeplechase produced a chaotic spectacle with seven starters and multiple crashes. Trillion won the long race after Plato and The Bachelor collided, while Mara Rider of Ronkonkoma sustained serious injuries. Water Color won the Surf Stakes, and Greyfeld triumphed in the Sheepshead Bay Handicap, with Harlem Lane Maribert and First Whip taking other races.
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Harlem Lane
Maribert
Water Color
Greyfeld
Trillion
First Whip
Coney Island
Tentore
Carson
Liverpool
Charlie O
Geneseo
Donohue
Ronkonkoma
Pat
Mara
Plato
Bachelor
Ochiltree
Heider
Hogan
Smile
Outlander
Imp
Jean Beraud
Bendoran
Firearm
Charentus
Greytela
Dangman
Shaw
Maher
PB. Headley
B. F
Kingston-Medusa
CH. Michaels
Educate
Princess Otillie
Connie
Tima Ir
Lillian Hoffman
Bramble Bush
Ethel Pace
Lady Pradden
Welsh Girl
Mistigri
PB. Lorillard
B. c
Benhadad
Trumpet
Andrisa
Kamara
Fond Hopes
Ordeal
C. Littlefield
Watercress
Sabrina
Littlefield
Eleverly
A. H
D. H.morris
Turner
J. R
FL. P. Keenes
Spencer
Prince of Melrose
Contend
Humboldt
Atmore
Ganymede
Sheepshead Bay
J. A. Smith
Azra- Anadem
B. Jennings& Co
W. C. Hayes
Ernest Trill
Brazil
Mr. Chamblet
Veitch
J. McLaughlin
Duke of Montrose-Theora
J. Underwood & Co
See Perfume
W. H. May & Son
Winkfield
Tulane
Sensational
Einer
Buffalo Race Results and Stakes Highlights
At Buffalo on June 23 six furlongs saw Alice Farley win at 102 with Cherry Head placing third. Five furlongs featured Ethel Wheat the winner with Formalis second and Lasker third. A one mile post race listed Jacoma and BG tJ. Daly among top finishers in the Swift Stakes for a purse of $1,000.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Marion Lynch
J. Hicks
Sadie Burnam
Embry
Holting
Bonnie Lissak
Sandy
Goose Liver
Aker
Fannie Taylor
Bently R
Gayle
Sam Lyons
Menace
Osman
CH. Wilson
Honeywood
Margaret Hagerman
Iris
Crinkle
MacLaren
Buffalo
N. Y
Alice Farley
Landry
Cherry Head
Ethel Wheat
Powers
Formalis
Lasker
Tj. Daly
Mile Post
American Derby at Washington Park Won by Sidney Lucas
Sidney Lucas, a 20 to 1 outsider, won the American Derby at Washington Park by five lengths. James finished second with Lieutenant Gibson third amid a tense stretch drive as the crowd witnessed Lucas’s decisive move from midpack to the lead.
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Chicago
Sidney Lucas
Washington Park
James
Lieutenant Gibson
Grand Stand
Gibson
Dwyer
Barrack
Sam Phillips
Lucas
Boland
Gilon
Roland
Sam Fuller
Silvers
Modrine
Larkspur
Reminder
Devin
Mr. Brown
Bullman
Lieut. Gibson
Great Bend
Kiley
Morini
Orion
Criterion
Mitchell
Alard Sheek
Sofala
Matinee Races at Guttenberg Draw 2000 Fans
Free trotting matinée by the Road Drivers Association of New York drew about 2 000 spectators to the Guttenberg track yesterday. Dr H H Kane escaped injury in an accident near the start as Daniel and Rose wagon collied, with Rose’s wagon damaged. Nat Ward's Quarterstake won the final time of 2:10, amid delays in half mile events.
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New York
Guttenberg
H. H.ixane
Daniel
W. R. Rose
Sir Eld
Dr. Kane
Rose
Nat Wwora
Isaac Hopper
Lavre
Alexander Newburger
T. Hurd
G.W. Groat
A. J. Keating
Arthur L. Werker
Fred Farnsworth
George Coleman
John Irving
Dandy
B. S
Nat Ward
Br. G
I. Hopper
Lucre
Br. Ni. Se
H. H. Wane
Blk
Pe Ee E. H. Radel
Baylight
RPO
Stele
J. Laynch
Dark Secret
Br. m
J. Barnett
Star Lily
Gr. m
W. P. Durand
Clarence
W. Kenduall
Melvor
Ousted
Creamer
Over
F. Lemmerman
McKinley
H. H. Kane
Laura W
Schlosser
Mary A
W. Kendall
H. Davenport
Abigna
Newberger
J.F. Moore
Tioga Br. G
F. Creamer
Ch. G
Eorese Baska Sich
A. Smairk
D. Duapats
L. Fitzgerald
Mollie O
RACE HORSES AT AUCTION AT SHEEPSHEAD BAY
Several race horses in training sold at Fasig Tipton auction before yesterday’s Sheepshead Bay races. Top prices included Tantris 550, Lost Chord 3100, Gaze 700, Tamer 1000, Redpath 300, along with other yearlings and fillies from owners Hitchcock, Wilson, Lorillard, Hayman and others.
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Sheepshead Bay
Fasig- Tipton Company
Ben d'Or
T. Hitchcock
Tantris
Br. G
Sir Modred- Pune
Rtstis Aos
Lost Chord
B. G
Ben Strome- Asquith
Lord Esterling- Yarpeia
St. Blaise
Hl. K. Knapp
Duke of Magenta
T. Hitchpeak
Arcuate
Blaise
B. F
Virgil
Filon D'Or
Ch. G
the Chamberlain
Pat Molloy
Richard Loud
Gaze
Glenelg
H. Kk. Knapp
F. R. & T. Hitchcock
Tamer
Tammany Oriole
Jim Douglas
Wild Idle
A. Last Ban
King Ban
Redpath
Bayon d’Or- Way-Adventuress HI
Spendthrift
C. Baas Dieter
R. T. Wilson
J Exchange
Pierre Lorillard
M. L. Hayman
Despondent husband shoots self at grave in New London
New London, Conn. June 25 Bar bant, a 22 year old weaver from Paterson, N J, knelt at his wife’s grave in the Catholic Cemetery and shot himself, dying instantly. Mrs Bar bant died three weeks earlier and the husband had been despondent since.
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New London
Conn
John Barbant
Barbant
Paterson
N. J
Plucky La Due Defeats Miller In Motor Paced Race
At Kings County Wheelmen meet in Manhattan Beach W A La Due Newburg Wheelmen endured a 22 mile test of endurance against Brown and Rogers of Kings County before collapsing after a 56 25 1 5 minute effort. King of Newark defeated Walter W Smith of Kings County by a sixth of a mile in the ten mile amateur motor paced race. About 2 000 spectators witnessed a day of fast heats and a minor accident in the half mile amateur handicap.
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Manhattan Beach
W. A. la Due
Newburg
Harlem
Riverside
Riversides
Schrieber
Bedell
Newbury
John King
Newark
N. J
Walter W. Smith
Kings County Club
Brooklyn Iad
King
Smith
Collett
Jacobson
Harlems
Schofield
Edward Forrest
Brooklyn
John T. Fisher
Chicago
Eaton
Taylor
Kiser
McFarland
A. Billings
N. Y
H. T. Earl
Heffley
School
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G. W. Green
Kings County Wheelmen
G.F. Boeschel
Amicitia
C. Sheridan
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J. R. Laws
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Alcor Wheelmen
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Green
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Ulius EU
George Schofield
H. Y. Bedell
Harlem Wheelmen
J. P.jacobson
Harem Wheelmen
GG. C. Schrieber
Gus Welsing
P. A. Hickman
Birmingham
Ala
G. H. Collett
Peter van Cott
Nassau
J. H. Lake
Vial
G. ©. Schrieber
J. P. Jacobson
Bob Walthour
Atlanta
Earl Kiser
Dayton
Ohio
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Ind
Howard Freeman
Portland
Oregon
L. R. Jefferson
Asbury Park
Oscar Aaronson
G. J. Kreamer
R. A. Miller
Fr. A. McFarland
San Jose
Cal
Iscratch
Saxon Williams
New Haven
Conn
C. Hadfield
N. Oj
Aaronson
Jefferson
Hadfield
George F. Rogers
H. R. Brown
Newburgh
E. A. Thomas
K. H. McMahon
Bar Kiser
F. A. McFarland
J. T. Fisher
Watson Coleman
Boston
Mags
Jay Eaton
Vailsburg
Fisher
H. F. Varley
J. S. Fulton
Heffley School
J. H. Hunter
G.C. Schrieber
Rh. A. Brooks
York City
W. H. Cornwell
Daniel Sullivan
Ss. B. Wheeler
Danbury
Wondy Kinz
Five mile exhibition opens bicycle season at Woodside Park
Philadelphia June 23 The Woodside Park track opened with a five mile exhibition by Jimmy Michael who failed to beat the world record due to head wind finishing 7 47 and breaking the Woodside track record of 12 (12:12). Archie McEachern won a 25 mile race in 41 40 4 5 seconds with Starbuck second and Turville third.
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Philadelphia
Woodside Park
Jimmy Michael
Archie McEachern
J. Frank Starpuck
Charles Turville
Michael
Woodside
Harry Elkes
McEachern
Starbuck
Turville
Salt Lake runners break mile tandem world record
Salt Lake City report notes John Chapman and Iver Lawson broke the one mile tandem competition world record on June 23, highlighting their teamwork and achieving a new global best time in a formal track event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Utah
John Chapman
Iver Lawson
Notes of the Wheelmen Meet and Cycling Topics
The Maryland Division of the League of American Wheelmen holds its annual meet at Havre de Grace on July 3 and 4. Reports cover legal fines, pacemakers, and club prizes, plus how to remove inner tubes, upcoming meets in Belleville and Milwaukee, side path work on Long Island, and guidance on acetylene lamps and coaster brakes.
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Maryland
League of American Wheelmen
Havre de Grace
Syracuse
Jane Yatman
V. A. Roe
San Francisco
Imperial Cycle Club
Brooklyn
Jackson
West Eighteenth Street
Coney Island Rockaway
Will Brown
Jane Lindsay
Tavo
Hillside
Belleville
N. J
Milwaukee
F. G. Cramer
Grand Avenue
Wis
National Cycling Association
International Cycling Union
Paris
Side Path
Long Island
Bridgehampton
Southampton
Bayshore
Islip
Northport
Kings Park
Bellport
Quogue
Mattituck
Suffolk County
Whelmen
Sams
League
Lenox Opens Tennis Tourney Ends With Hackett Victory
The Lenox Tennis Club closed its annual open lawn tournament as Hackett of Yale swept the scratch singles and handicap titles. Wyeth and Bryan claimed the doubles crown after easy early wins, while two consolation matches set for Monday. Sixty nine matches were played with two defaults shaping a remarkable week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenox Tennis Club
Hackett
Yale
Wyeth
Bryan
Fischer
Little
H. H. Hackett
G. L. Wyeth
R. T. Bryan
Robert Colwell, Jr
J. A. Mathews
Henry Mollenhauer
R. D. Little
E. P. Fischer
B. C.wright
W. C. Grant
E.P. Fischer
G. I. Wyeth
Pele
Aid to Blind Poor in City Disbursement Scheduled
Superintendent Blair of the Outdoor Poor Department announced that the city will disburse aid to 600 blind poor applicants on Tuesday or Wednesday. An appropriation of $20,000 provides $50 in gold to each recipient, with all cases investigated. A detail from East Thirty-fifth Street Station will supervise the money distribution.
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Blair
Outdoor Poor Department
East Thirty-fifth Street
Harvard Varsity Crew Shows Improvement at Camp
Harvard Varsity crew in GALE'S FERRY Conn shows progress after nine days in quarters. Coaches emphasize individual coaching led by Mr Storrow. Ladd at No 5 noted as needing refinement. Freshmen dominate morning practice while the varsity halves run time trials and a four oared crew struggles in a mile effort.
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Gale’s Ferry
Conn
Harvard
Storrow
Ladd
No. 5
J. J. Storrow
R. Herrick
Boston
RK. Bullard
Bullard
Bermudas
Anid
Roberts
Grenough
Farge Navy Yard
Varsity
Epilepsy Sufferer Ends Life with Carbolic Acid in Brooklyn
Charles Roch, 26, of 12 Jefferson Street Brooklyn, died after ingesting carbolic acid to end his life. He had suffered epilepsy since age two and lost several good jobs due to fits. Despondent, he had warned his mother of self harm and was found in his room early yesterday. He died after brief treatment at St Catharine's Hospital.
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Charles Roch
Jefferson Street
Brooklyn
Edison
First Avenue
Thirty-ninth Street
Frank Gorman
Bellevue
William Walsh
James McLaughlin
William Davidson
Milliken Brothers
East Thirty-fifth Street
Oyster lands lease reform eyed by state Shellfish Commissioner
Shell fish Commissioner B. F. Wood probes state oyster land leases in Long Island Sound Jamaica Bay Prince’s Bay and Kill Von Kull amid complaints over franchise grants. Perpetual rights once issued at $1 an acre were repealed in 1893 with fifteen year leases then issued. Since reenactment last year 1 165 ten acre lots leased. most land lies in Long Island Sound north of Eaton’s Neck and Smithtown Bay. Fifteen year leases total 4 682 acres in New York waters largely Jamaica Bay Prince’s Bay and Kill Von Kull.
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B. F. Wood
Long Island Sound
Jamaica Bay
Prince’s Bay
Kill von Kull
Wood
Eaton’s Neck
Smithtown Bay
New York
Prince's Bay
Catholic Priest Clash At St Joseph’s Parish
Bridgeport Connecticut June 23 The parish of St Joseph’s Catholic Church faces collapse amid reports of indignities against clergy by housekeeper and parish servants. The Rev Theodore Ariens has gone abroad and Rev Albert Strobel covers duties.
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Bridgeport
Conn
St. Joseph's Catholic
Connecticut
Theodore Ariens
Albert Strobel
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