Racing Dates Named by Jockey Club Stewards
The Jockey Club stewards meeting at Windsor Arcade allotted racing dates for the coming season. Empire City Racing Association gains a slot at Yonkers with 15 dates, while Belmont Park, Gravesend, and others receive 26 to 28 days. Saratoga and Empire City will conflict briefly in August before each gains space. changes favor Empire City and Belmont Park, with several new officials and approvals noted.
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Jockey Club
Windsor Arcade
State Racing Commission
Empire City Racing Association
Aqueduct
Jamaica
Yonkers
Saratoga
Gravesend
Sheepshead Bay
Belmont Park
Brighton Beach
Queens County Jockey Club
Metropolitan Hockey Club
Westchester Racing Association
Brooklurn Jockey Club
Coney Island Jockey Club
Brighton Beach Racing Association
Saratoca Racing Association
Breckton Jockey Club
Brighton Head
City Racing Association
Metropolitan Jockey Club
Thursa
Empire City
Empire Track
Butler
Coney Island
C. McDowell
C. H. Pettengill
H. G. Crickmore
S. Vosburgh
M. Cassidy
W. H. Barretto
H. A. Homan
J. L. Hall
H. Conkling
Buffalo Racing Association
Buffalo
Washington Jockey Club
Benning
District of Columbia
One More Victory for Mieses at Manhattan Club
Jacques Mieses the German chess master defeated Major J Moore Hanham former club champion and sixth American chess congress competitor at the Manhattan Chess Club on Wednesday night. Mieses used the centre counter gambit and a rook and pawn ending followed by a passed pawn queening. Hanham was mated on move thirty eight.
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Jacques Mieses
Manhattan
J. Moore Hanham
Herr Mieses
New Yorker
Evith
Hanhem
Chase Stewards Meet Names Leaders Of Steeplechase Association
The Na tional Steeplechase and Hunt Association held its annual meeting at Windsor Arcade on Fifth avenue. August Belmont was reelected president with J H Alexandre as vice president and S S Howland as secretary and treasurer. Racing secretary H G Crickmore was reappointed. Committees were named for Rules, courses, and hunts, with S S Howland and J E Widener prominent. The Brookline Country Club received approval to hold races June 10 to 18, and inspection duties for the Maryland Jockey Club jumps were assigned to Howland, Morris, and Widener.
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National
Windsor Arcade
Fifth Avenue
J. H. Alexandre
S. S. Howland
John E. Cowdin
J. G. Follansbee
Henry J. Morris
H. S. Page
J. E. Widener
August Belmont
Maryland Jockey Club
H. J. Morris
United Hunts Racing Association Elects Six Directors
The United Hunts Racing Association held its annual meeting in Windsor Arcade and elected six directors to form twelve. New directors include Harry S. Page Joseph P. Grace J K Maddux J Searle Barclay Jr Alfred G Vanderbilt and R Lawrence Smith. Plans for the coming season were discussed and a new Belmont Park course may host the steeplechase.
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United Hunts Racing Association
Windsor Arcade
Harry S. Page
Joseph P. Grace
J. K. Maddux
J. Searle Barclay, Jr
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
R. Lawrence Smith
Charles E. Mather
F. Ambrose Clark
Belmont Parky
Perry Belmont
Henry W. Bull
Ralph N. Ellis
J. Searle Barclay
Smith
Mr. Vanderbilt
J. W. Coit
John R. Townsend
Belmont Park
Powers Wins Three Races at New Orleans Fair Grounds
Jockey V Powers rode three winners and a second from six starts at the Fair Grounds. He piloted Sweetener Bitter Sir and Delphic to victory, boosting his prospects for the Eastern jockey ranks. Marie Abe won the two year old scramble, with Ace High the favorite in the fourth, while Beau Brummel edged a hard drive to beat Ace High.
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New Orleans
V. Powers
Fair Grounds
Powers
Sweetener
Bitter Sir
Delphic
Marie Abe
Yankee Hale
L. A. Cella
Hammock Boy
Ace High
Beau Brummel
Lee
Mammon Boy
Alexander
Nicol
Cuban v. Roseburg I
Tony W
Bucking Boy
Ben Sands
Fairbrother
Padrone
Stoneman
Tarquin
Orlandor
Opie Reed
Bayou Lark
Rhinestone
Polar Star
Our Boy
M. J. Whalen
Vv. Powers
Alsatian
McDaniel
Stone Street
Lloyd
Saba Do
Tackle
Thomas Calhoun
Dick Rose
Bounding Elk
Frown Thistle
Arrow Swift
W. H. Lyons
King Thistle
Beau Brumme
Tivolini
Fantastic
Rio Grande
Hanzarra
Huestis
Comedienne
Raynor
Meadowbreeze
Toy Boy
de Oro
Pity
Lightning Conductor
Boomerang
Delphie
Lady Charade
McDaniels
Eliot aims to cut Harvard intercollegiate sports
Telegraph report from Cambridge says President Eliot plans to reduce Harvard athletics to two intercollegiate contests per sport if overseers ratify. The forthcoming report, expected within a month, outlines the drastic curtailment of competitive athletics at Harvard.
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the Tribune
Cambridge
Mass
Jan
Eliot
Harvard
Skating Races Open at Sara toga Rink Brooklyn
Outdoor skating season opens with one mile handicap two mile handicap and one mile novice events at Sara toga Rink Brooklyn tomorrow afternoon. Open to Eastern Amateur Skating Association registered skaters. Medals awarded in each event. Official handicapper C J Bowe to receive entries at St Nicholas Rink Manhattan by noon tomorrow.
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Saratoga Rink
Brooklyn
Eastern Amateur Skating Association
C. J. Bowe
St. Nicholas Rink
Manhattan
Dartmouth Defeats Vermont 23 to 5 in Basketball
Dartmouth beat University of Vermont 23 to 5 in Hanover tonight. Strong defense and fast break points helped the Big Green dominate the Ivy clash at home.
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Hanover
N. H
Dartmouth
University of Vermont
Harvard-Princeton Football Clash In Doubt For Fall
Telegraph reports Cambridge Harvard management withholds comment on November seven game with Princeton. Princeton officials say negotiations continue but no agreement reached. Coaches and managers from both schools met in Boston. outcome remains uncertain with Harvard committee unlikely to approve tentative terms.
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the Tribune
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Princeton
Roper
Dillion
Burr
Joshua Crane, Jr
Boston
Harvard Athletic Committee
N. J
J. B. Fine
Princeton Athletic Advisory Board
A. J. Carr
Yale to elect football captain from 21 players
Twenty one Yale players who earned their Y by beating Harvard and Princeton will meet Monday to choose next season's captain. Edward Harria Coy fullback and Arthur E Brides halfback are leading candidates. If Coy is chosen it would be the first junior captain in years. Riglow last year’s captain, graduate in June, may return as head coach if offered.Election delayed by Tad Jones illness.
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the Tribune
New Haven
Yale
Harvard
Princeton
Edward Harria Coy
Arthur E. Brides
Brides
Coy
Riglow
Tad’’ Jones
Columbia wins tight finish as Athletic Bowling League tightens
In the final Athletic Bowling League series the Columbia club five won the last game at Montclair. Elizabeth and New York Athletic clubs remained tied for first with ten wins and five losses. Rodenburg led Montclair with three scores over 200 and an evening average of 216.2 as Columbia posted 891 and 948 in the first two games, Rohdenburg’s 244 boosting Columbia to its high total to date. Montclair narrowly won the final game 871 to 868 after Huesmann’s spare miss and Hartzel’s late strikes.
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Montclair Club
Elizabeth Club
New York Athletic Club
Montclair
Hoboken
Rodenburg
Columbia
Rohdenburg
Huesmann
Hartzel
R. Columbia
Thompson
Brown
Schultzer
Snyder
Applegate
Larkwood
Thiermann
Lewis
Sas
Havens
Elizabeth
New York
Roseville
Newark Ka
Jersey City
Passaic
Timely Auto Topics Banquet at New Clubhouse
The Automobile Club of America plans its annual banquet January 25 at the 54th Street clubhouse to christen the new hall with 361 seats. Guest of honor will be Jules Jusserand, French ambassador, with speakers Depew Thomas Hedges and Murphy.
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Automobile Club of America
54Th Street
Waldorf
Sherry
France
Jules Jusserand
Chauncey M. Depew
Augustus Thomas
Job E. Hedges
Patrick Francis Murphy
A. R. Shattuck
Dave H. Morris
Orrel A. Parker
Thomas Dewar
Board of Trustees
Louis S. Ross
Spalding's Official Baseball Record issued in library series
A new baseball book in Spalding's Athletic Library, edited by Henry Chadwick. The volume is predominantly statistical, appealing to era fans, and includes complete official averages for major and minor leagues. It costs 10 cents postage paid, from American Sports Publishing Company in New York.
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Spalding Athletic Library
Spalding
Baseball Record
Henry Chadwick
National League
First Professional Association
United States
Canada
American Sports Publishing Company
Warren Street
New York
Brooklyn Forest Park Golf Club Formed By Consolidation
A new Brooklyn Forest Park Golf Club replaces the Brooklyn and Forest Park clubs, uniting about 300 members at the Clarendon Hotel. The consolidated body plans to improve facilities, seek independent clubhouse status, and join the Metropolitan Golf Association, with officers elected to run until March.
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Brooklyn-Forest Park Golf Club
Brooklyn Golf Club
Forest Park Golf Club
Forest Park
Clarendon Hotel
Sam Stark
George G. Baxter
Brooklyn
James A. Nichol
James W. Kent
Samuel Peace
James E. Thursby
Board of
H. P. Kidd
F. W. Fancham
J. H. Holmes
Long Island
Metropolitan Golf Association
Ocean rate wars spur Cunard and IMMs steerage cuts
The International Mercantile Marine announces a $375 steerage price cut after Cunard refuses the differential on Mauretania and Lusitania. Cunard counters with a post LUsitania departure cut, prompting IMM to raise total steerage reductions to $750 for White Star and American lines. Industry expects further reductions as firms vies for lower fares.
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International Mercantile Marine
Cunard Line
Mauretania
Lusitania
White Star
Cunard
American
Vice Squad Punished by City Leaders
Police Commissioner Bingham ordered Sergeant Wasserman and Patrolmen Mara and Butler of the District Attorney's staff to report for duty this morning and stay until 5 PM. The move stems from an ongoing probe into the vice squad's methods by Bingham and DA Jerome, who have faced anonymous letters about the squad. The dismissed and remaining detectives previously held shields, with tensions over speaking and obeying orders.
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Wasserman
Mara
Butler
Jerome
Reardon
Jerome Manning
John Brennan
Francis Muldoon
Criminal Courts
Manning
Mullen
District Attorney's Office
Brennan
Grip in the Northwest Reported as Sudden Epidemic
A Lansing dispatch describes a sudden grip outbreak spreading to the Northwest with thousands stricken since Tuesday night. Health officials weigh water supply as a possible cause while doctors warn of pulmonary complications and urge prompt treatment to reduce deaths.
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Grip
Lansing
Mich
the Tribune
Darlington
Bacilli
Schumway
State Board of Health
Palmer Captures First Leg Of Fred A. Stone Trophy
More than fifty gunners from the metropolitan district gathered at Bergen Beach Gun Club to contest the first leg. Lowell M. Palmer Jr., Crescent Athletic Club, won with 46 of 50 blue rocks. He also excelled in the sweepstakes with two 15-target wins. J H Hendrickson, former national champion, finished second. G Kouwenhoven placed third. C W Billings won a special shoot at 25 targets. Leading scores from major events listed.
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Bergen Beach
Fred A. Stone
Lowell M. Palmer, Jr
Crescent Athletic Club
Mr. Palmer
C. W. Billings
New York Athletic Club
J. H. Hendrickson
G. Kouwenhoven
New Kissena Inquiry Opens Over City Park Purchase
An investigation into Kissena Park's sale to New York City began yesterday led by Nathan Vidaver, special deputy Attorney General. He will present documents to Queens District Attorney Darrin, with witnesses like John R. Paris and Edward McDougal expected before a grand jury. Glaser admits a $60,000 cash commission amid graft suspicions.
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Kissena Park
Nathan Vidaver
Jackson
Vidaver
Darrin
Queens
Garretson
Supreme Court
Garretgon
John R. Paris
Edward A. McDougal
George L. Glaser
Giants manager McGraw visits Bresnahan on cross country trip
Chicago reports John J. McGraw of the New York Giants halted in the city to see star catcher Roger Bresnahan who has signed to play this year. In Detroit, Frank J. Navin was elected president of the Detroit Baseball Club at the annual stockholders meeting to succeed William.
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Chicago
John J. McGraw
New York Giants
California
Roger Bresnahan
Giants
Detroit
Detroit Baseball Club
Frank J. Navin
William
Yawkey Leadership Changes in Local Club
Charles Schumm was elected secretary and J W Low named treasurer. Mr Yawkey, though retiring from the presidency, retains his financial interest in the club property.
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Yawkey
Charles Schumm
J. W. Low
Whitmore Hearing in Harrison on Murder Charge
Police Justice Branegan holds a packed Harrison Town Hall hearing for Theodore Whitmore charged with murdering his Brooklyn wife Helena. Prosecution seeks adjournment to gather new witnesses. coroner’s inquest returns none or uncertain verdict. Cassie McKay admits involvement. alibi efforts mount for Frederick W. Elliott as witness accounts surface.
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N. J
Branegan
Theodore S. Whitmore
Helena Whitmore
Adams Street
Brooklyn
Lampblack Swamp
Passaic River
Vickers
Alexander J. Simpson
Whitmore
Cassie McKay
Ninth Avenue
Manhattan
Hyams
Central Office
Fred Elliott
Georgiana Dickenson
West 34Th Street
Town Hall
C. V. Bunnell
Murphy the Hippo Caliph Found Dead at Park Menagerie
The four ton hippopotamus Caliph Murphy at the Central Park menagerie was found dead last night by assistant animal keeper Joseph Cunningham. Lieutenant Paddy McGirr called the loss broken hearted after Caliph’s separation from Mrs Murphy and Baby Murphy.
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Caliph” Murphy
Central Park
Joseph Cunningham
Paddy McGirr
Arsenal
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