Jack Atkin Wins Carter Handicap at Aqueduct
Twenty thousand gathered at the Queens County Jockey Club track for Aqueduct's opening day as Jack Atkin, Barney Schreiber's top sprinter, captured the Carter Handicap of $10,000. Red River pressed hard, Chapultepec faded, and Meelick trailed. Musgrave rode the winner to a length and a half lead over Red River with Chapultepec third in a crowded mile sprint that marked a strong start to the season despite misty skies.
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Queens County Jockey Club
Aqueduct
Jack Atkin
Barney Schreiber
Carter
Jockey Club
Plavers
Mbers
Metropolitan Turf Association
Thec
John J Cavanaugh
Kers
Bers
J. W. Colt
Bayside
Rialto
Hatket
Credit
Atkin
Red River
Medick
Brookdale Nymph
Chapultepec
Brookdale
Meelick
Musgrave
Eve Jack Atkin
Sam
Hasimire
Angelus
Wel Sourne
Fair- Urother
Ashe
Jockey Club race notes include Apron and Rialto win
A racing summary notes Musgrave’s Roseben like sprinter Aiken with 1:27 46 time and strong two year old performances. Apron, by Veter-Gingham and trained by Jimmy Rowe for James R. Keene, wins a tight photo over Intervene. Rialto clinches the final race after Brookdale Nymph defeat.
Stand and Paddock Racing Notes at Aqueduct
In Walter Miller's temporary absence Notter and Dugan likely share jockey honors after each rode a winner yesterday. They may choose mounts when not riding for Keene and Whitney. The sport fights poolrooms by withholding race information and telegraph messages were censored. A large crowd attended the clubhouse with Whitney among the notable guests. Whitney left after Brookdale Nymph’s defeat in the Carter Handicap. Rumors say August Belmont may stay as Jockey Club chair. McCreery, recently shot, is out of danger per word from Washington. Sheriff Harvey will not act to stop racing. Madden led owners at Benning with 210. McLaughlin was runner-up, and McCarthy earned the jockey honors with McCahey second.
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James R. Keene
Jockey Club
Apron
Veter— Gingham
Jimmy Rowe
Mr. Keene
Game
Intervene
Madrileno
Ethelbert
Herman B. Duryea
Notter
Percentage
Jimmy Lane
Jim McGill
Gold Circle
Berry Maid
Zal
G. Burns
Gallavant
E. Dugan
Jack Joyner
Brookdale
Walter Miller
Aqueduct
Harry Payne Whitney
F. R. Hitchcock
J. Harry Alexandre
Payne Whitney
William Hale
H. K. Knapp
Frederick Johnson
J. H. Bradford
Blair Painter
P. J. Dwyer
Whitney
Brookdale Nymph
John E. Madden
Benning
Jimmy McLaughlin
McCarthy
McCahey
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Washington
Detroit
Polwe
St. Hi St. Fin
Chicago
Acumena
Pantousie
Marrone
J 'Ee
St. Louis
Meveland Voorhees
Bergen
Frank Lord
Sullivan
Spreckels
Doyle
Schilling
Forsythe
Kayr
Fairbrother
Momentum
Brown
Bly T. Burns
Rockstone
Milden
Shaw
Bigot
Minagh
Crowley
el Nanno
McLaughlin
Ahey
Pantoufle
Voorhees
Petting
Powe St. Ity
Melhern
Tompkins
Wilson
Finnegan
Jimmy Fill
Vater—Gingham
St . St
Madémleno
China
Musgray
Tom Reid
Delaney
Garner
Pleasing
Kite McPaniel
Dare
Ramble Joyner
Dugan
Lancer
Featrbrother
Randolph
Marshall
Guy Isher
Schrether
Koerner
Lazarus
Copier
Welply
Guerara
Spreckeis
Anna Semper
Dioguardi
Simmons
Madrilene
Carter
Kanel
B. c
Post
Fin Okey
Hildreth
Trugan
Rifleman
Carman
G Burns
Angelus
Hitchcock
Welbourne
McGinnis
Deon Enrique
Patchogue St
Lyneh Uw
Berkeley
Amion Ck
Oxford
Ughiinwy
Horner
Red River
Ene Atkin
Chapultepec
Meelick
Miro
Ch. c
Firet
Emerald
Eames
Pevecee
Gerst
Armany
An Ae
Healy
Saracinescu
Ae Shaw
Dottie
Blume
Quarrington
Mark Antony
Watercress
Teatro Eine
Sammy Horse
Jax
Rialto
Joyner
James B. Brady
Farrell
Banyth
Beverwyck St
Halker
Briarcliff auto race practive session previews tough course
Ten drivers tested Briarcliff stock car course with practice spins as potential race day nears. Barney Oldfield and rivals praised the demanding layout while noting American entries signal progress in car building. Officials named Col gate Hoyt as referee and A R Pardington as associate referee. earliest entry for the Glidden trophy and AAA tour arrived from J W Maguire with a Great Arrow car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Briarcliff
Guy Vaughan
Stearns
A. W. Church
Frank Leland
Barney Oldfield
Herbert Lytle
Apperson
W. M. Hillard
A. C. Campbell
Allen-Kingston
Ralph Mulford
Lozier
William Watson
Morton Seymour
Montague Robert
Thomas
Colgate Hoyt
Automobile Club of America
A. R. Pardington
Long Island Automobile Club
American Automobile Association
F. B. Hower
Mainstreet
Buffalo
J. W. Maguire
Boston
Fox Eludes Hounds in Meadow Brook Run
Meadow Brook Club fox hunters on Long Island chase a fox for nearly eight miles before it escapes through a hole in a wire fence. The pack and quarry were hemmed in as the fox ran ahead of the pack with several finishers named including Cornelia Bryce, Mrs Burden, Rene La Montagne, Henry Godfrey, Beverley Robinson, Malcolm Stevenson and Samuel Willets. Season ends Saturday as fields are ploughed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meadow Brook
Long Island
Meadow Brook Club
Reynard
Cornelia Bryce
R. L. Burden
Rene la Montagne Henry Godfrey
Beverley Robinson
Malcolm Stevenson
Americans Meet Athletics in 3:30 P.M. AL Tilt
Today at 3 30 P M the American League game features the Americans against the Athletics. The matchup shapes a key early season contest with both clubs aiming for offensive efficiency and defensive tenacity. Fans await lineup details and starting pitchers for the afternoon showdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Americans
Athletics
Eee
John H Mandigo Dead Sun Sporting Editor for Thirty Three Years
John H. Mandigo died yesterday at his Brooklyn home after a short illness. Born in New York in 1858, he joined The Sun as an office boy and rose to head the sports department, pioneering technical baseball reporting and becoming a top scorer. Survived by a wife, four brothers and two sisters. Funeral private. entombment Saturday in Mahwah, New Jersey, where his parents were born.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Mandigo
Chauncey Street
Brooklyn
Mandigo
Mahwah, N. J
Mr. Mandigo
Wildey Sisters Win First Women’s Doubles Match
Edna Wildey and Natalie Wildey powered to a surprise victory over former champions Mrs. William H. Pouch and Miss Elizabeth H. Moore in straight sets 6-4 8-6 on the St Nicholas Rink courts. Umpire Frederick W Mansfield presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Wildey
Natalie Wildey
St. Nicholas
Wildey
William H. Pouch
Elizabeth H. Moore
Malcolm D. Whitman
Edgar W. Leonard
Raymond D. Little
Theodore Roosevelt Pell
William A. Larned
George L. Wrenn, Jr
William H Pouch
Frederick W. Mansfield
De Oro Defeats Fey in Pool Championship
In Chicago on April 15 De Oro defeated Fey with a score of 1% to 73 in the afternoon game of the championship pool tournament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DE Oro
FEY
Chicago
Today de Oro
American League Games Today and Rain Delays
Major league action scheduled with Philadelphia visiting New York, Washington at Boston, Detroit at Cleveland. Yesterday's results were affected by rain with Philadelphia, Washington and Cleveland games postponed. Detroit played Chicago in cold conditions with no decisive score reported.
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Philadelphia
New York
Washington
Boston
Detroit
Aeoason
Cleveland
St. Louis
Chicago
Brooklin
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
Pirates top St. Louis 3 1 to open NL season in rain
In St. Louis on April 15 the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the St. Louis team 3 to 1 in the league opener. Rain and wet grounds halted other NL games, leaving Pittsburgh's win decided in the tenth inning after costly Cardinal errors. Lush and Camnitz pitched well for the Pirates and Cardinals respectively. A large crowd attended the slow, soft diamond as the season began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Pittsburg
Pirates
Lush
Camnitz
Rain Postpones Three AL Games and Cold Weather Delays Chicago Detroit Clash
Three American League games were postponed due to rain while the Chicago versus Detroit meeting could not be played because of cold weather. Yankees sought to continue their battle with the Philadelphia Athletics at American League Park but the field was too wet. Fans arriving at the grounds faced disappointment as play was halted.
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Chicago
Detroit
Yankees
Philadelphia Athletics
Shay Declared Free Agent by Baseball Commission
Cincinnati April 16 D C C Shay was released by New York and Oakland and declared a free agent by the National Baseball Commission after stating he had not signed with New York. Neither club wished to keep him and the commission granted his request promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
D. CC. Shay
New York
Oakland
National Baseball Commission
One Time Trainer of Maud S. Dies at 69
Philadelphia obituary notes William W. Bair, famed trainer of the trotting mare Maud S., who set a 2.84 record and later changed hands between notable owners. Bair died at sixty nine, one of the nation’s best known horsemen. Maud S. was bought in Ohio as a two year old for 3. Bair trained and developed the horse before the record run and subsequent sales to Vanderbilt and Bonner for substantial sums.
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Schreiber
Musgrave
Jack Atkin
Philadelphia
William W. Bair
Maud S
Mr. Bair
Ohio
William H. Vanderbilt
Robert Bonner
Sullivan Speed Breaks Military Records in Mile Race
In the Military Athletic League championship at the 24 Regiment Armory J P Sullivan of the 24th Regiment set a new mile mark 4 2 and beat rivals in the mile with a late sprint. W Van den Dries of the 224 Regiment won the two mile bicycle race in 4 58 68, as the Beat Regiment claimed the championship point trophy with a high total amid lively crowds and bugle calls.
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Military Athletic League
24 Regiment Armory
J. P. Sullivan
W. van den Dries
Beat Regiment
Sullivan
Berker
Malone
Sheppard
F. J. Wright
D. C. Kennedy
Carl Walther
Ith
Kennedy
Walther
Wright
Robertson
Robbie
C. B. Clarke
W. E B. Finley
224 Regiment
22D Rooters
Sedley
Heller
McEntee
McEmtee
Holler
Lawson Robertson
Egiment
W. E. Finney
T. Macc Meekin Oanuil T
W. X Flood
J. J. McEnten
B. Boiler
Zid
Aliam Berker
J. G Tist
Wen
Lawgon Robertson
Northidge
W. van den Driest
L J. Wetitg
Ape E Adams
14Th Regiment
J. J. Regiment
F. L Sypher
W. H. Thompson
Mth
LL & Ne
Wang
Sea
O. J. Devine
Racon
Segiment
St. Northridge
C. Gm
Garden City Golf Club announces annual invitation tournament
The Garden City Golf Club outlines May 7 events for an eighteen hole medal round qualifying for the Presids and Hempstead Cups with a thirty six hole final. The public Forest Park course in Brooklyn opens April 1 and Nessau Country Club plans a June 19 two day invitation event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden City Golf Club
Walter J. Travis
Jerome D. Travers
Montclair
Travis
Nessau Country Club
Baltusrol
Entries for Dhilliard billiard championship announced
Five entries accepted for the international amateur Dhilliard championship including Lucien Re Rolle of the French Amateur Federation Calvin Demarest the national champion and Charles F Conklin J Ferdinand Poggenburg and Edward W Gardner of the Chicago Athletic Association Play opens at 182 balls line at the Liederkranz Club on April 2 Re Rolle to arrive Saturday aboard La Toursine The referee decision remains that no official from outside the city will be appointed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucien Re Rolle
Calvin Demarest
Charles F. Conklin
Chicago Athletic Association
J. Ferdinand Poggenburg
Edward W. Gardner
Liederkranz Club
Dillard Committee
National Association
Re Rolle
University senate asks resignations of two faculty board members
Lincoln Neb April 15 The State University senate today requested the resignations of Dr J T Lees and Dr T L Bolton faculty members of the university athletic board Lees helped revise football rules at a New York conference Students objected to how the athletic board elections were conducted
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln, Neb
State University Senate
J. T. Lees
T. L. Bolton
University Athletic Board
Lees
New York
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Aqueduct Track
Restigouche
Bat Masterson
Old Honesty
Tony Bonero
New Orleans
Cats
HK. T. Wilson, Jr
Chapultepeas
Sain
Aho
Harry Payne Whit
Zs Hichcock, Jr
City Park Row
Berney Schreiber
Pictorial News Company
A. W. Claxon
Tom McCreery
McCreery
Harvey
Queens County
Westchester Roads
Meadow Brook Run
the Sun
Wildey Sisters
Mrs. Pouch
Miss Moore
Aqueduct Racing
National League
Penn L. PC
St Louis
Pitteburg
Moeller
Chartes
Leach
Barry
Rf Clarke
Delehanty
Conetchy
Abbatichia
Ourray
Pittsby
Delehanty Moeller
Hostetter
Byrnes
Charies
Konetch
Rigler
Shay
Jane Swift
Orcagna
Sandal
Ida Ft
Dennis Stafford
Bobbin
Ad Triumph
Queen Marguerite
Blue Heron
Aimee
Sir John
Voodoo
Roger de ‘Overney
Watchios Fitz Herbert
Hoyle
Furiongs
Catherine Simpson
Trance Wild Fiaewe
Miss Highland
Hampton Beauty
Lady Swift
Rapid Fire
Greene
Keator
Chief Hayes
Dashaway
Dan Buhre
Aletheus
Montauk
Garden City Club
Nassau
Forest Park
Brooklyn-Forest Park
DR. Lees
Fairbares
Lafayette
New York City
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