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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1900
Page
18
A 22 short take down pocket rifle priced at 3.79 dollars is praised for safety and portability for campers. The piece blends camping gear advice with reflections on tent styles, camp beds, cooking setups, water sourcing, and the balance between compactness and practicality for varied outdoor trips.
A discussion on English long strokes versus American quicker ones explains that the difference lies in skill and technique, not national traits. The piece outlines a preferred Cook-like stroke adapted for sliding seats, detailing catch, leg drive, arm extension, and recovery to maximize speed with controlled effort.
The annual polo championship set for seven days at Prospect Park Brooklyn will feature top clubs from across the country. Westchester, Devon, Meado w Brook and Myopia lead strong fields as Dedham and Myopia clash. notable players include Lawrence Waterbury and Foxhall Keene, with Friday’s Meadow Brook versus junior champions and a star-studded lineup across multiple teams.
An analysis shows eight men lifting 720 pounds on the handles 1016 pounds on the fulcrum and 296 pounds on the blade would, with proper rigging and a bent oar, deliver a good lift. At thirty four strokes per minute under fair conditions they should row a mile and a half in about seven minutes.
Two easy Jamaica Bay excursions invite cyclists to Garrison's Tide Mill built in 1787 with a dam and waterwheel, and the Bergen Homestead at Bergen Beach over 200 years old with a large exterior chimney and old kitchen fireplace. A return by Canarsie ferry offers variety.
In a Sunday Eleventh Avenue street game the Invincibles beat the Merry Monarchs 7 to 6. Captain Jimmy McGuire commanded the Invincibles with bold moves as Legs Skillen pitched and Marty OBrien sought glory amid crowd chaos, insults, and a shifting umpire dispute over a 3.60 purse.
Golfers gather at Garden City to prep for the Amateur Championship set to start Monday July 2. Entries near 100 with 36 holes daily through July 7, then match play finals. Notables include Walter J. Travis Gardiner Hubbard and A G Lockwood among Boston players eyeing victory.
The article surveys Michael Dwyer, George E. Smith, and Stephen L Homme dieu as enduring plungers facing shifting fortunes. It details Dwyer’s rise from a Brooklyn butcher to a famed but later impoverished bettor, Smith’s long betting career with vast yearly wagers, and L Homme dieu’s meteoric gains followed by retirement amid scandal. It also lists notable eclipsed figures like Grannan, Eshner, Walton, and Hankin, tracing how winnings often dissolve into losses and disappearances across decades of turf gambling.
The article details new and expanding golf activity from Evanston near Chicago to Narragansett Pier and Far Rockaway. It notes women led committees, season openings on nine hole courses, July events including women’s handicaps and driving contests, and new clubs in Melrose Providence and near Boston. It cites pros in Florida and the White Mountains, and lists officers for Deal Beach Golf Club and a Boston yacht-golf complex on Misery Island.
American track stars from Yale and Harvard will join a large contingent from Penn Princeton Georgetown Syracuse Michigan Chicago and New York Athletic Club to compete in English championships at Stamford Bridge and the Paris games. The Penn squad led by Alvin Kraenzlein and J W B Tewkesbury, along with stars like Baxter and McCracken, head a strong lineup aiming to win multiple events against British and European rivals. Other teams from Princeton Georgetown Syracuse Chicago and Michigan also travel with top sprinters hurdlers distance runners and field athletes, forming a representative American force for the tour and Paris meet.
A recent century run featured two autoguard cycles with gasoline engines each carrying two riders. Despite pedals for emergency use, human propulsion was missing yet all four riders earned medals. The episode suggests century medals may become easier to obtain via automobilist participation.
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