Autos Draw Crowd at Madison Square Garden Show
At the Importers Automobile Salon in Madison Square Garden a large holiday crowd viewed cars and placed more orders than any previous day. Notable purchases included R. W. Rouss buying a 40 horsepower Fiat chassis, with others like J. J. Du Pont and Joseph Widener making urgent inquiries. Mayor McClellan’s car and the new klaxon drew attention, while a New Year parade camel incident sparked city debate and a contrast between racing elites and showroom buyers.
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Madison Square Garden
R. W. Rouss
Rouss
Mr. Reuss
C. K. G. Billings
Charles P. Doelger
John Jacob Astor
Deelger
de Dietrich
Walter C. Allen
John J. du Pont
Wilmington
Joseph Widener
J. B. Dixon
Dixon
William K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Harry Payne Whitney
Robert Guggenheim
L. E. Thompson
Payne Whitney
Roy A. Ramer
W. E. D. Stokes
Sir Lawson Johnson
Commodore Frederick G. Bourne
Jules
New York
Croker
Miller Reese Hutchison
England
S. R. Ball
Garden
Quinby
Astor
Aven Co
Lorat
Croker, Jr
H. L. Edwards
Dallas
W. G. Clark
James Barclay
Amos Canfield
Australian Cricketers Win First Test in Sydney
Australia won the opening test of a five match series against England in Sydney after six days of play from December 2. England made 273 and 304 while Australia replied with 275 for 8 declared or 3%? England’s George Gunn starred with 119 and 74, aiding a tense finish as Carter Hazlitt and Cotter steadied the chase, lifting Australia to victory with two wickets to spare.
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Australia
Sydney
England
Armstrong
McAlister
Cotter
Carter
Hazlitt
George Gunn
New England Breeders' Club Declared Bankrupt
Coencord N J an. 1 The New England Breeders' Club the organization that built Rockingham Park Salem an elaborate racing track has been adjudged a bankrupt corporation by Judge Edgar Aldrich of the U S District Court The decree acts as a stay of state court proceedings by creditors and an appeal is expected on the grounds the club is an amusement company not a mercantile corporation entitled to bankruptcy relief
Draw Ends Twenty Five Round Featherweight Fight
In San Francisco Moran the English champion and Abe Attell the American champion fought 25 rounds to a draw. Moran pressed relentlessly while Attell used skill to stay away. Moran's eye and nose bled but punches to the body and jaw were largely blocked. Final rounds surged with fierce exchanges as referee Jim Jeffries separated them. Crowd of 7000 to 8000 approved a draw with Attell slightly favored on points.
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Moran
England
Coma
Abe Attell
America
Attell
Jim Jeffries
Jeffries
Orize
Tom O'Toole
Philadelphia
Spider” Morrisey
Ed Kelley
Buffalo
Frankie Neil
New Orleans TwoYearOld Races Open New Year Crowds
Irfaneh wins first New Year two year old race at City Park as Chapultepec takes the New Year Handicap in fast 1 40. Harting injured after a stumble in race three. Races feature several favorites and longshot placings with detailed results for six events including times and starters.
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New Orleans
City Park
Irfaneh
McDaniel
Harting
Baker
Mieses Wins Many Games in Simultaneous Exhibition
German chess master Jacques Mieses of Leipsic played sixteen opponents at the Rice Chess Club in a two hour forty five minute session. He finished with thirteen wins two losses and a draw, defeating Jackson and J London. Young drew. Results included Fleischmann Connor Dawson Wallace Ramsdell Kemp Marder Kunen Hammond Danziger Morris Feudenheim Elias and others. On New Year’s Eve he faced nineteen Brooklyn Chess Club members in a separate event with fourteen wins five losses. Sewall Souweine Cass Coleman Stephens defeated by Mieses while Black, Smith, Lawrence, Chittenden King, Merkley Randall Norwood Anderson Tucker Watson Westerberg Rosebault Queckberner also lost.
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Jacques Mieses
Leipsic
Rice Chess Club
Jackson
J. London
Herr Mieses
J. Young
F. H. Sewall
Columbia
A. J. Souweine
A. C. Cass
W. M. Coleman
L. M. Stephens
Roy T. Black
Cornell
Magnus Smith
C. A. Lawrence
S H
Marksmen duel at Bath Beach traps record event
Four gunners reported at the Bath Beach traps of the Marine and Field Club yesterday. Each marksman shot at two hundred targets in strings of twenty five. W. H. Davol won the first one hundred third event and H. A. Gubner, a new gunner at the Marine and Field Club traps, took the second.
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Bath Beach
Marine and Field Club
W. H. Davol
H. A. Gubner
Cameronons and Brooklyns Play to a 2–2 Tie at Marquette Oval
Two thousand fans watched Cameronons, New York Amateur Association Football League leaders, draw 2–2 with Brooklyn FC at Marquette Oval Brooklyn. J P Stuart opened for the Brooklyns before Cameronons tied it late with a second for WW Crowe and a late Cameronins goal.
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Marquette Oval
Brooklyn
Yesteriay
Camerons
New York
Brooklyns
J. P. Stuart
Cameron
Ahampson
W. Crowe
Oo Daa Wenn Eema
Ae .T. Laing
B. Guthrie
D. Curry
W. Hastings H. D. Wilmot
Some Holiday Golf at Dyker Meadow and Baltusrol
Amateur champion Jerome Travers and W R Simmons won a four ball match at Dyker Meadow Golf Club by two up over J M Rhett and W B Rhett. A handicap for members had C J Crookall first and a split for second between F J Phillips and J M Rhett. Baltusrol hosted a separate handicap event with seventy starters. Davidge and Morrow won the two prizes, with net scores under 100 recorded by Davidge, Morrow, Armstrong, and Walker.
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Jerome D. Travers
W. R. Simmons
J. M
W. B. Rhett
Dyker Meadow Golf Club
Travers
C. J. Crookall
F. J. Phillips
J. M. Rhett
J. Crookall
Jj. M. Rhett
Baltusrol Golf Club
S. P. Davidge
A. S. Morrow
S. P
Trophy for M. Kessler Wins New Year's Bicycle Race
Martin Kessler of the Monroe Wheelmen won the twenty first annual New Year's bicycle run from Columbus Circle to Tarrytown, finishing in 1 hour 20 minutes and lowering the record by two minutes. It was Kessler's third victory, securing permanent possession of the Gerbereaux Cup. J Forsyth, also Monroe Wheelmen, finished third after last year’s runner up, with Charles Merent of Lake View Athletic Club taking second. Six motorcyclists accompanied by police escorted riders within city limits.
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Tarrytown
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Forsyth
Charles Merent
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G. H. Fertsch
Arthur Harris
Brooklyn
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New York City
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J. Roth
Roy
J. Golder
M. P. Gregory
P. C. Hendrik
Dobbs Ferry
F. W. Coffee
P. J. Beager
M. Kohn
S. Rein
W. Marks
M. Kessler
Monroe
New Year's Day Cross Country Meet With Fox Hounds
Meadow Brook Club members celebrate New Year with a brisk cross country run behind English fox hounds from East Williston across Roslyn to the Townsend and J Phipps estates. Several riders quit early due to speed and stiff jumps. Jack Rawlins falls but remounts. Finishers include W R Grace H S Page Mrs James Burden Cornelia Bryce R F Pott and two whips Lombert and Hannon.
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H. S. Page
James Burden
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R. F. Pott
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Cragin Brothers Lose In Fifth Set Tennis Final
Roberts T. Bryan and Morris S. Clark clinch the Seventh Regiment indoor doubles title after a five set battle with Calhoun and Arthur S. Cragin. Bryan also loses in the singles semi final to Calhoun Cragin, who advances.
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Morris S. Clark
7Th Regiment
Bryan
Clark
Calhoun
Arthur S. Cragin
Cragin Brothers
Lark
Calhoun Cragin
Seventh Regiment
Morris
Arthur S. Cragts
Bartenders’ Union Begins Scout Surveillance at Cafés
The Bartenders' Union deployed scouts to visit cafes and saloons to ensure union men display the official emblem before ordering drinks. Scouts will report noncompliant union men to their locals for disciplinary action. Last evening several were said to have been caught and will be reported.
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Bartenders’ Union
Sportsmen's Show draws crowds at Grand Central Palace
Hundreds attended the Sportsmen's Show in the Grand Central Palace with record attendance. Ernest Seton Seton was to lecture, attracting a packed audience. The rifle tournament, under the National Rifle Association, drew schoolboys seeking junior marksman medals, with Morris High, Curtis High, High School of Commerce, and Stuyvesant High in a tight race for the challenge cup. A moose-tale moving pictures feature prompted questions, as Arthur Robinson recounted paddling near a moose and a capsized canoe, yielding photos of the drenched party.
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Ernest Thompson Seton
Seton
National Rifle Association
Greater New York
Morris High
Curtis High
High School of Commerce
Stuyvesant High
J. Ehrlich
J. H. Morgan
H. Byrnes
A. Garcid
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Maniius
M. Weichers
A. Garcia
Curtis High School
R. H. Isham
G. E. Dimock
Pingry School
Elizabeth
N. J
J. Reiner
M. Hickey
Commercial High School
J. E. Ehrlich
C. Oeder
Morris High School
Moose
Arthur Robinson
Robinson
Mr. Pratt
Germans May Row Here At Olympic Regattas
The Thames Olympic rowing championships attract global interest and Germany may send two to three crews to the national regatta if expenses are covered by U S rowing authorities. James Pilkington plans to select the American team with Bennett of Springfield RC Mil lake Durando Miller NYAC Frank B Greer of Boston and Fred Shepheard Seawanhaka among likely selections.
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Thames
England
Germany
Valdimir Sand
Potomac
America
Hellas Rowing Club
Berlin
United States
James Pilkington
National Association of Amateur Oarsmen
Bennett
Springfield Rowing Club
Durando Miller
New York Athletic Club
Frank B. Greer
Boston
Fred Shepheard
Seawanhaka Boat Club
Mercury Foot
Baltimore & Ohio to convert line to electric trolley
A semi official source states the northern division between this city and Kane Pennsylvania, 114 miles, of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will be electrified. The present maintenance cost of the road exceeds the Butler, Pennsylvania, January 1. It was learned today from
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Kane
Penn
Butler, Penn
Gunners Shine in Crescent Athletic Club Trapshooting Event
The Crescent Athletic Club held a New Year trapshooting contest at Parkway Driving Club with about 4500 targets. Lowell M. Palmer led by taking two 15 target trophies, Palmer's team won the 15 target team event, and G G Stephenson won the Holiday Cup after a shoot-off. Other top scorers included E C Brower, J P Fairchild, N Hubbard Jr, and F B Stephenson amid a large turnout and favorable weather.
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Parkway
Lowell M. Palmer
G. G. Stephenson
Palmer
HB Vanderveer
G G@ Stephenson
A. E. Hendrickson
Stephenson
E. C. Brower
H. P. Marshall
N. Hubbard, Jr
J Shevlin
G. E. Brower
J. P. Fairchild
N. Hubbard
F. B. Stephenson
J. McDermott
W. W. Marshall
E. ©. Brower
L. M. Palmer
Shouwt
Vanderveer
H. M. Brigham
Damion A. E_ Hendrickson
Hopkins G. Stephenson
E. Brower
Brower
Adra
J. H. Ernst
E. c. Meemek
HM Brigham F. B. Sec
Huboard
Damron L Hopkins
E. Brower L
H. B. Vanderveer
Marshall
J. Sheviin
J. Sheviin oO. Co. Grinnell = H. P. Marshall
G. G Stephenson
Hendrickson
J. M Palmer
W. ¢ Damron A. BE. Hendrickson
Hopsina
P. Marshall
B. Stephenson
Big New Year shoots ends in a tie at Bergen Beach
The Bergen Beach Gun Club hosted a New Year’s Day sweepstakes with over forty marksmen. In Class A Kouwenhoven and Shorty tied at 44, Seymour led Class B with 43 from the 1 yard, Burns won Class C with 39 from 1 yard, and H. W. Dreyer logged 131 hits across 13 trophy events.
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Bergen Beach
George Kouwenhoven
I. H. Shorty
A. L. Seymour
A. L. Burns
H. W. Dreyer
O Donohue Wins Holiday Cup at NYAC Traps
At Travers Island NYAC yesterday nine gunner turnout marked a light field. J J O Donohue captured the holiday fixture with twenty four hits while Fred Pelham claimed the leg on the monthly fixture with a four handicap. C W Billings led the January cup leg from scratch by breaking forty four of fifty.
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Travers Island
New York Athletic Club
Fred Pelham
EF. Pelham
Fred Hodgman
J. J. Donohue
Mr. Hodgman
J. O'Donohue, Jr
C. W. Billings
Mr. Billings
Cacao Crop in Ecuador Declines in Second Half
Guayaquil reports the cacao crop for the second six months shows a drop of about 13,000 quintals from the prior year. Total output for late 1907 reaches 183,778 quintals, with Arriba 53,963, Balao 50,963, Machala 3,0? quintals. notes that a quintal equals 10 pounds.
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Arriba
Balao
Machala
Automobile sale notice for 1908 Packard limousine
Automobiles. will pay cash for a purchase contract covering one 1908 Packard limousine automobile. All correspondence and negotiations strictly confidential give full information. Best net cash price and date and point of delivery address A. Box & Tribune Office. For sale. Cleveland Automobile Model 190% touring car red. perfect order. limousine top. Only bona fide purchasers please answer 2 Broadway.
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Ane
Best Net
A. Box &. Tribune
Bona Nde
M. 2Til Broadway
For Sale Brouzham Demarest Make Perfect Condition
For sale Brouzham Demarest make in perfect condition. Item can be seen at Demarests Staave and School Answer M. 2711 Broadway.
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Demarest
Demarests Staave
Broadway
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