Agile Beats Beldame in Advance Stakes at Sheepshead Bay
E. E. Smathers colt Agile triumphed by a head over champion mare Beldame in the Advance Stakes at Sheepshead Bay, one mile and three furlongs, amid heavy going. Graziallo failed to threaten, while Acile and other rivals pursued in a crowded field as crowds cheered the dramatic finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheepshead Bay
Coney Island
Columbia Stable
Graziallo
Beldame
August Belmont
Capt
SS. Brown
Acile
Belchame
O'Neill
Belcame
Agile
Graziello
O'Neil
Martin
Roe
Winpines
Miss Woodford
Firenzi
Manners
Harry Payne Whitney Stable
Burgomaster
George C. Bennett
J. E. Madden
FE. EB. Smathers
Security
Dick Welles
Ort Wells
Eddie Bominick
Timber
George
C. Bennett
Amyon
A. L. Aste
Hippocrates
W. CC
Rauce
Vanderbilt's Celerite Captures Prix Belvedere at St Cloud
In Paris on June 24 William K. Vanderbilt's horse Célérité won the Prix Belvedere at St. Cloud races. The victory crowns a strong showing for the French classic meeting with Vanderbiliat securing top prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
William K. Vanderbilt
St. Cloud
Rainy Ridgewood Park Picnic Yields Track Upsets
Weather dampens attendance at the National Athletic Club events in Brooklyn. New York Athletic Club takes the point prize from the Irish American Athletic Association with 17 to 10 amid muddy tracks and falls. Notable results include G. E. Hall winning the 100 yards dash and H. Odell taking the one mile handicap, with several National Athletic Club members placing in events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Athletic Club
Ridgewood Park
Brooklyn
New York Athletic Club
Irish-American Athletic Association
Mercury Foot
Hausden
G. E. Hall
Johnson
Hell
H. Odell
M. Spring
Pastime Athletic Club
Lester R. Trice
F. J. Sullivan
SS. C. Northridge
Apelin Ans Athletic Association
Oscar Guwuercke
Fred Warner
Fred Weintz
Crescent Ath Club Field Day Opens Regatta Season
Bay Ridge hosts Crescent Athletic Club events as lacrosse and water sports kick off the season. Montreal defeats Crescents 7–5 in lacrosse, Crescents finish with 11–2 record. regatta showcases New Moon crew with rising prospects. golf, baseball, and lawn tennis also featured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay Ridge
Crescent Athletic Club
Montreal
Crescents
The
Beavers of Seaforth
Bell
C. Roessell
W. Wessell
F. Snyder
W. H. Chaler
Wessell
Seaver
Langthorne
Snyder
Blarklow
O. Roessell
W. Brown
J. Leavy
Blankley
Griffin
L. Snyder
J. Langthorne
Leavy
Perkins
Brigham
Byrne
Sayre
McCoy
Kennedy
Rose
Bourne
Hates
Maynee
Dr. Bell
Brown
Langhorne
Raleigh
Painter
Cox
A. H. Mars
M. IL. Feary
1000 Mile Auto Record Reduced by Two Hours
Guy Vaughn set new marks on Empire City track with a 1000 mile run completed in 28 hours 53 minutes 20 seconds beating the prior record by 2 hours 16 minutes. He then extended to a 24 hour distance of 1015 5 miles despite two punctures and repairs.
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Guy Vaughn
Empire City
Vaughn
Brighton Beach
Charles Wridgway
Chevrolet
Webb Jay
Sartori
Barney Oldfield
C. J. S. Miller
Fiat
Morris Park Track
Oldfield
Wridgway
Rhery
Hayman colt tops bid at Sheepshead Bay sale and jockey notes
Leonard Joe Hayman, star of the New Orleans Winter meeting, sold at Sheepshead Bay for 1500 but bid up to 2500 by his owner M. L. Hayman. Jockey Hold Dominick, riding Security for E. E. Smathers, scored in the Great Trial Stakes and plans shift for Western riders. Deux Temps rider Sheehan laid out, Queen of Hearts gelding injured but not deemed likely to lose racing value. Entries for Fall at Sheepshead Bay close July 15 and Saratoga Summer meet closes July 1, 1905.
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Leonard Joe Hayman
New Orleans
Sheepshead Bay
M. L. Hayman
Holdie
Dominick
E. E. Smathers
New York
S. C. Hildreth
Deux Temps
Sheehan
Kansas
Price
Queen of Hearts
Artful
Harry Payne Whitney
Smathers
Security
Auduchon
High Chance
Ort. Wells
Dick Wells
High Chancellor
J. W. May
Walter H. Scheftel
High Ball
John J. Hyland
Gideon & Daly
August Belmont
Walter Scheftel
Oscar Lewisohn
First Automobile Track Races Set at Mineola Fair Grounds
The Mineola fair grounds will host the first automobile track races in the area on Tuesday Sept 26 under the Agricultural Society of Queens and Nassau Counties. Six events cover multiple horsepower classes plus a stock touring five mile race and a gymkanna series. Entries close Sept 16. fee $1 per event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mineola
Agricultural Society of
Queens
Nassau Counties
Thomas H. Bacon
Jericho
Anna M. Andrews
Chicago
Reo Automobile Company
New York
West
Spain
Cornell Set Fast Time in Poughkeepsie Trials
Cornell, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Syracuse crews tested on the Poughkeepsie course with Ithacans reported to have gone under nineteen minutes. Officials did not release exact results, but the fast times fuel expectations the record could fall if conditions hold. Harvard freshmen later rowed 10 52 over two miles at Gales Ferry with varsity instruction and a 2 50 time for a four oared unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Cornell
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Syracuse
Ithacans
Ane
Columbia
Harvard
Gales Ferry
Conn
Wray
Bass Season Opens Loudly Across Susquehanna and Delaware Tributaries
Reports from multiple lakes and streams show liberal bass catches from one to five and a half pounds. Percy H. Johnson notes Greenwood Lake fishing as exceptionally fine with boats bringing in bass pickerel and wall-eyed pike. Sterling Forest and nearby waters report solid catches while trout fishing remains good though smaller. Shohola Brook, Half-Way Brook, Beaver Brook yield notable stringers, Starruca Creek and Ten-Mile River offer strong fly fishing as the season gets underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susquehanna and
Delaware
Percy H. Johnson
New Jersey Fish and Game Commissioners
Greenwood Lake
Mombasha
Denmark
Green Pond
Sterling Forest
Shohola
Shohola Brook
Half-Way
Beaver Brook
Erie
Starruca Creek
Narrowsburg
New York Athletic Club Swims Highlight Record Chase
S Howard Wosbell won the 100 yard novice at the New York Athletic Club meet with 1 16 2 5 while D de V Goodwin led the 100 yard handicap in 1 12 as crawl and trudgeon strokes sparked a near record pace. The quarter mile handicap saw L B Goodwin nearly match the best times, finishing within two seconds of the record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Athletic Club
D. de V. P. Goodwin
L. B. Goodwin
C. A. Robert
United States
Charles D. Trubenach
Columbia University
J. W. Spencer
E. H. Adams
W. D. Hennen
Ruberl
I. B. Goodwin
Goodwin
Columbia University- New York Athletic Club
Dede V. P. Goodwin
S. Howard Wosbell
Cyrus Y. Bissell
George B. Gibbons
D. de V
Quarter-mile Swim Handicap Wins for Goodwin at NYAC Meet
The report lists results from a swimming handicap event. Winner L. B. Goodwin unattached with 18 seconds, second Charles D. Trubenach of New York Athletic Club in 18 seconds, third C A Robert of NYAC. Time recorded as 1 12 and 0 20 for separate heats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Goodwin
Dr. W. D. Hennen
New York Athletic Club
L. S. Crane
L. B. Goodwin
Charles D. Trubenach
C. A. Robert
Americans win London doubles crown at Queen's Club
In the London lawn tennis championship final, Americans William J. Clothier and William A. Larned defeated compatriots Holcombe Ward and Beals C. Wright 6-4 7-5 1-6 6-4 to capture the doubles title. The match drew a large crowd and capped a week in which the American pair dominated the tournament. Ward and Wright saved momentum in the third set but failed to clinch the title. Clothier, Wright, and Larned face Wimbledon next with a strong field, including Welsh champion B. H. Smith awaiting the draw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Queen's Club Today
William J. Clothier
William A. Larned
Holcombe Ward
Beals C. Wright
Ward
Wright
Clothier
Larned
Queen's Club
Wimbledon
Grant and Le Roy Win to Meet Champions in Challenge Round
Wylie C. Grant and Robert Le Roy of the New York Lawn Tennis Club and Columbia University reach the challenge round at New Haven Lawn Tennis Club by defeating Yale’s Karl Behr and G M Bodman in the semi finals and then beating Yale veterans E J Clapp and F C Colston in four sets. They now await the reigning champions on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
New Haven
Conn
Wylie C. Grant
Robert le Roy
New York Lawn
Tennis Club
Columbia University
Grant
le Roy
Atalanta Oarsmen Sail for German Henley Regatta
J J F Mulcahy and William M Varley of the Atalanta Boat Club sail from New York on the Patricia to Hamburg to compete in the Kaiser's prize regatta on July 15 16 on the River Elbe. They expect to arrive July 2 with two weeks training ahead joining athletes from Europe and Philadelphia's Vesper Boat Club. This marks the first American entry in the German national regatta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. F. Mulcahy
William M. Varley
Atalanta Boat Club
Patricia
Hamburg
Alsher
Thomas Flannery
Fire Island
Europe
Juvenal and
Lockwood
Vesper Boat Club
Philadelphia
Gravesend Yacht Races Open Season Start At Gravesend Bay
Atlantic Yacht Club hosts the Yacht Racing Association opener at Gravesend Bay with classes P and above sailing 10 miles and Q and below over 74 miles. Winners include Bobtail Lizana More Trouble Sand Piper and Beta amid light southwest wind and smooth water. Start 8 05 P M at Sea Gate with course via Ulmer Park Fort Hamilton Craven Shoal and home. 33 foot sloops see finish times for Bobtail and Redwing while Redwing did not finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Yacht Club
Yacht Racing Association
Gravesend Bay
Bobtail
Lizana
Sand Piper
Beta
Sea Gate
Ulmer Park
Marine and Field Club
Fort Hamilton
Craven Shoal Bell Buoys
D. S. Wylie
Adeline
Menton Brothers
Benita
Haviland Brother
W. H. Child
Cockatoo Il
Hendon Chubb
Olignan
George LE. Reiners
Saetta
George H. Church
Quest
F._ J. Havens
Ogeemah
Alfred Mackay Wweeee
Miss Judy
Snedecker & Camp J
Gamma, Mahoney
Delta
Holcomb & Howell
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E.E. Smathers
Way
Flora Hurst
W. Colt
J. J. Mara
JO Neil
Beeeeeek and Sparkling Star
Redfern
Baird
Dr Arkle
Miller
Astarita
Burns
Olga Aris BP Action
BelaEes Te
F *Security
Ae Eae
Geo
Bennett
Nicol
Belmere
Rurius
Te Systemi Ag
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Hildebrand
Ven
Sale
Averpe
F. Agile
J. Martin
Ae Ee
Lyne
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Sir Dixon-Alpina
S. S. Brown
R. Tucker
Leo J. Hayman
Bantam
Sperling
al Elizabeth F
Notter
Ladsarion
Moriarty
Gleaner
Macey
Bite Des
Atkins
W.knapp
Scholl
Little Ben
C. Miller
Crimmins
Murphy
Deuxtemps
C. G
Linden- Crotchet
R.ick. Watkins
S. Tig. F. Hipnoocrates
Piegins
Eis Palmbearer
Quee Rank
Millennae
Right Royal
Br. Or Blk. G
Lissak-Hancana
A. T
Aste
W. McCann
Vanderbilt
New York A. C
Prca Cera
C. B
van- Brunt
H.-G. McKeever
G.' _D. Hapgood
G. F. A. Bondies
W.B. Rhett
N. M. Williams
E. D- Griffiths
F.C. “Denning
H. C. Riggs
F. Winchester
D. M. Evans
E. H. Peck
Englewood Field Club
Yale
Hiarvard
Stillman and Dunn
Dissoway
Wood
Englewood
Brooklyn Riding and Driving Club
Prospect Park Circle
Hartford
Vermont
New Hampshire
White Mountains
Mount Washington
F. E. Shanley
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Sartor
W. J. Morgan
Nassau Street
Parkway Driving Club
Standard Motor Construction Company
Jersey City
Lewis Nixon
Hewitt Motor Company
East Thirtyfirst Street
New Jersey
Standard Motor Boats
Hewitt
Standard Company
Edward R. Hewitt
Peter Cooper Hewitt
Penn
Taylor
England
Crewe
J. G. Taylor
University of Pennsylvania
Fine Rod and Line Sport
Mors E. Lillie
Mors Co
Double Phaeton
H. P. Cars
Goodwins
S. H. Wosbell
Grant and
Decauville
Paris-Vienna
Paris-Madrid
Page
America
Ormond
Fla
Morris Park
Empire Track
Societe
Decauville Automobile Company
West 38Th Street
Selden Patent
Broadway
Boston
Boylston Street
Mass
H. P
Paige
NEW York Motor Car CO
Prescott
Sampson
Prescott Shop
Passaic
Shree 38Th St
the Durland Company
West 66Th Street
Harry Brenchley
R. Wilson
West Broadway
Coney Island Jockey Club
Heepshead Bay
Racing Tomorrow
Smioky
Wm,. W. Astor
Jos. H. Choate
Whitelaw Reid
John Whitley
Fulton &J
Atalanta Oarsmen
Mulcahy
Varley
Kaiser
Gravesend
E. F. Luckenbach
Vivian IL
S. E. Vernon
Redwing
J. B. O'Donohue
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