Imp Wins Third Race At Sheepshead With Heavy Load
The article notes Imp won the third race at Sheepshead Bay carrying 131 pounds. It discusses potential future races including a mile and a quarter against Imp, Ethelbert, Kinley Mack, and either Kilmarnock or Jean Beraud, plus possible $5,000 added by the Coney Island Sockey Club. It covers trainer strategies, betting, and various race results and stewards’ decisions from the day, with criticism of handling in the Bay Hurdle and debates over six days of racing and poolroom tactics.
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Sheepshead
Ethelbert
Kinley Mack
Mr. Whitney
Kilmarnock
Jean Beraud
Coney Island Sockey Club
Maher
David Garrick
Daher
McMeekin
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Mayor Gilroy
Powers
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Delmarch
Empire State
America
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Perry Belmont
Governor Griggs
Dr. Eichberg
Ronkonkoma
Donohue
Veitch
Brazil
Donahue
John Daly
Glenneliie
Cc. T. Patterson
W. C. Whitney
Peter Wimmer
Prince Charles
Baldwin
Long Island Company
Rossiter
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Taral
Washeros Park
Chicago
Vance Guard
Mitchell
W. M. Barrick
James. T. Walsh
Drogheda Colt Sold by Telegraph from Lexington
The two year old Drogheda by Russell out of Minnehaha III, bred in Ireland, was sold today by telegraph from Lexington Kentucky to an Eastern buyer. Drogheda has won five races at Cincinnati tracks and is regarded as a high class youngster.
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Lexington
Russell
Telegraph
Gus” Straus
Rogheda
Cincinnati
Track Record at Queens Nassau Spring Fair Mineola
The thirty fourth annual spring fair opened on the Mineola grounds with trotting contests as the feature. Nancy Burns set a track record for a quarter mile in 324% seconds in the 2 20 pace before an incident in heat two. The mare was distanced after a miscue at the upper first turn.
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Queens-Nassau Agricultural Society
Association
Mineola
Long Island
Nancy Burns
Lasker Wins Chess Prize After Draws In Paris
In Paris on June 20 the final round two drawn games were replayed with Mieses defeating Mason and Lasker drawing with Tschigorin. Prizes: first Lasker, second Pillsbury, third and fourth Marshall and Maroczy, fifth Burn, sixth Tschigorin, seventh and eighth Marco, Mieses and Schlechter. Final scores listed for all contestants.
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Paris
Mieses
Mason
Lasker
Tschigorin
Pillsbury
Marshall
Maroczy
Burn
Marco
Schlechter
Republican platform favors better roads for wheelmen
Delegation from the League of American Wheelmen returns from Philadelphia rejoicing over a good roads plank in the Republican platform. Isaac B. Potter and H. B. Fullerton praise the move as a national highway start while noting past farmer opposition and the spread of sidepaths in Long Island. The Milwaukee meet runs July 10 to 15 with races for amateurs and professionals, and notable match races featuring Major Taylor, Frank Kramer, and others. Zimman, owner of a Point Pleasant hotel, may not return to open competition.
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League of American Wheelmen
Philadelphia
Isaac B. Potter
Republican Party
H. B. Fullerton
Wheeling
Long Island
Wheel
Milwaukee
Louisville
F. G. Cramer
Grand Ave
Arthur A. Zimmerman
Walter Sanger
Zimmy
Point Pleasant
N. J
Lenox Club Open Tennis Day Delights Crowd With Tight Matches
Four more players fell in the Lenox Tennis Club open tournament as Hackett beat Bostwick and Little defeated Agelasto in strong showings. Wyeth edged Grant in a dramatic finish 10-8 in the final set, while Cragin and Littie advanced. Semi finals feature Hackett vs Little with Wyeth vs Cragin as handicap and scratch doubles continue.
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Yale
Bostwick
West Side
Princeton
Agelasto
Virginia
Little
Cragin
Walsh
Wyeth
Grant
New York Athletic Club
Princetonian
G. L. Wyeth
W. C. Grant
Calhoun Cragin
Frank V. Walsh
H. A. Hackett
O. M. Bostwick
R. D. Littie
M. A. Agelasto
R. T. Ryan Towe My
J. Kearney, Jr
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H. Rosenbaum
T. H. Talbot Towe
BE. J. Martin
C. M. Relyea
J. A. Mathews
Rogers
Henry Michauer
Morris Clark
H. Heywood
T. M. Donohue
P. Rice
L. J. Grant
Dean Idmery
H. H. Heywood
Automobile Parade Highlights Electrical Contractors Meet
Delegates from across the country attended the second annual meeting of electrical experts at the Building Trades Club. After executive sessions a parade of new horseless carriages traced Broadway and Fifth Avenue routes before sailing on the Laura M. Stalin for luncheon. A dinner and vaudeville followed at Sherry's, with another meeting slated for today. Noted contractors present included E. S. Lester of Syracuse Wells Dysert Buffalo Marshall Barnes Troy J. C. Stearns Syracuse M. J. Olmstead Rochester W. H. Norton Utica James Milton Syracuse C. L. Eidlitz P. H. Kisen Jr J. R Strong J. S. Keefer J. P. Hall both of this city and F. W. Newman Albany.
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Building Trades Club
Broadway
Twenty-fifth-st
Sixth-ave
Fifth-ave
Fifty-ninth-st
Seventy-second-st
Riverside Drive
Buffalo
Marshall Barnes
Troy
J. C. Stearns
Syracuse
M. J. Olmstead
Rochester
W. H. Norton
Utica
James Milton
C. L. Eidlitz
P. H. Kisen, Jr
J. R Strong
J. S. Keefer
J. P. Hall
F. W. Newman
Albany
Cricketers Meet at Cosmopolitan Hotel
The Executive Committee of the New York Cricket Association met yesterday at the Cosmopolitan Hotel with delegates from Brooklyn Paterson Manhattan Kearny Kings County and St George clubs. Clubs were fined for failing to submit match scores within seven days. The Nelson Lodge Club was fined for the same reason.
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New York Cricket Association
Cosmopolitan Hotel
Brooklyn
Paterson
Manhattan
Kearny
Kings County
St. George
Nelson Lodge Club
Association Sets Flat Fines For Rule Breaches
A delegate to the meeting notes the association enforces its rules with fines and reports the treasury has grown from this method. It states business details were addressed and that the postponed championship match between Manhattan II and Kearny will be played at Prospect Park on September 11, as September 11 is the only open date for both clubs.
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Tue van Cortlandt Golf Club
Genevieve Hecker
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Knollwood Tournament Opens at Elmsford Links
Knollwood's annual tournament opens this morning at Elmsford North Carolina with top players entering to contest the handsome silver trophy donated by club president John D Archbold. Today's 18 hole medal round offers a gold medal to the best score, with a consolation event for the next group.
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Elmsford
N. C
John D. Archbold
Wall Street
Paul G. Thebaud
Course at Yountakah Country Club Lengthened in Nutley NJ
The Yountakah Country Club course in Nutley New Jersey has been lengthened with a reconfigured layout. The redesigned holes include a 160 yard fourth with a 120 yard carry over a bunker and a 130 yard seventeenth protected by a high bunker. The home hole now 625 yards brings the in play total to 3055 and grand total to 5713 while the club pro still holds the record at 79.
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Nutley
N. J
Yountakah Country Club
Atlantic Yacht Club Vaudeville at Sea Girl
The Atlantic Yacht Club presents a vaudeville afternoon and evening show at the Sea Girl clubhouse. The 4 PM matinee and 8 PM evening performance will be under a large tent in front of the clubhouse, with a post show dance to follow.
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The
Atlantic Yacht Club
Sea Girl
Harlem Yacht Club Opens with City Island Events
The Harlem Yacht Club hosts its annual opening at City Island with a 2:30 p.m. bicycle division departure from the East One hundred twenty first street clubhouse. Short races for smaller boats at the country house, fleet review by the commodore and flag officers at 6, followed by dinner. Evening festivities include dancing a vocal program and a fireworks display.
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Pugilist O'Donnell Failing Health at Bellevue Hospital
Memphis Billy O'Donnell, 32, a former keen pugilist, lies dying at Bellevue Hospital from progressive muscular atrophy. He recalls a lost match with Gardiner two years earlier and attributes the illness to over training, though surgeons suggest possible contributory factors. A separate item notes a rail option via Lackawanna to Water Gap and Port Jervis with $4 tickets.
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Memphis
Venn
Billy’ O'Donnell
Bellevue Hospital
O'Donnell
Gardiner
Water Gap
Lackawanna
Port Jervis
Erie
Baseball Records Show Standings and Phillies Lead
Philadelphia June 20 with two on bases Flick hit a home run to put the Phillies ahead. The Brooklyns failed to recover as the score followed. The standings list Philadelphia 31 won 17 lost, Brooklyn 30 won 18 lost, Chicago 23 26, Cincinnati 20 28, St Louis 22 28, New York 19 26.
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Chicago
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
St. Louis
Benton
New York
Flick
Phillies
Brooklyns
Thomas
Jones
Slagle
Keeler
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Douglass
Dahlen
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L. Cross
Dolan
Daly
M. Cross
Farrell
Fraser
Kennedy
Delahanty
Killen
Tannehill
Boston Beats New York at Polo Grounds in Lopsided Gridiron Game
Boston dominates New York 12 to 3 as Carrick struggles with twelve hits in three innings. Conan relieves, but New York fields poorly and bats weakly, leaving them in last place in the pennant race. Highlights include Stahl and Collins producing for Boston, with Tenney and Lowe contributing for New York in a game marked by early control by the Boston lineup.
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Boston
Polo Grounds
Carrick
Chicago
Conan
New-York
Epabribpone Hamilton
Smith
Collins
V. Haltren
Stahl
Selbach
Long
Doyle
Lowe
Hickman
Sullivan
Cogan
Grady
Freeman
Tenney
Bowerman
Davis
Ol Gleason
Cuppy
Emstie
Penn Track Team Sails for English Open and Paris Games
The University of Pennsylvania track team boarded the Red Star liner Southwark bound for Antwerp, with coach and trainer aboard. Captain Kraenzlein leads a strong group including McCracken, Grant, Tewkesbury and Mechlin as they train en route to the English championships and Paris Exposition events.
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Southwark
Antwerp
Bighier Sound
Manhattan
University of Pennsylvania
A. C. Kraenztein
R. McClaim
Alexander Grant
E. A. Mechlin
I. K. Baxter
W. E. Drumheller
Praxton Hare
W. R. Remington
E. R. Bushnell
B. Corbett
J. W. Tewkesbury
George W. Orton
J. C. McCracken
B. W. Frazier
Frank B. Ellis
Mike” Murphy
Murphy
Kraenzlein
McCracken
Grant
Tewkesbury
Kraenziein
Southampton
London
Paris
McClaim
Mechlin
Baxter
Drumheller
Hare
Remington
Bushnell
Colbett
Orton
Athletes Fund Short for A L Newton Trip to Paris
John J Dixon secretary of the Metropolitan Association of the Amateur Athletic Union announced the fund to send A L Newton abroad is short 150. Newton plans to depart for Paris on Saturday. Subscriptions from A G Mills Robert Stoll Charles J Dieges J E Sullivan the St Bartholomew Athletic Club and the Knickerbocker Athletic Club, should be sent to John J Dixon secretary treasurer at Nos 16 and 18 Park Pies New York.
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John J. Dixon
Metropolitan Association of the Amateur Athletic Union
A. L. Newton
Mr. Newton
Paris
A. G. Mills
Robert Stoll
Charles J. Dieges
J. E. Sullivan
St. Bartholomew Athletic Club
Knickerbocker Athletic Club
John J
De War Cup Shooters Break Record at Interstate Park
At Interstate Park Long Island the De War Cup first shoot featured five shooters and Dr Webber winning with perfect 25 birds at 30 yard. Sweepstake results saw Packard Morfey and Kennedy sharing top prizes while various distances determined second and third money. Entrance $5 opens to shooters across New York New Jersey Pennsylvania and Connecticut.
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Interstate Park
Long Island
Dr. Webber
Steffins
Tom Morfey
Packard
Webber
Kennedy
Morfey
Stettings
Morsey
Banks
Knowlton
Saunders
Ste
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Rowing Officials Prep For Visits As Varsity Crews Arrive
Poughkeepsie Highland Rowing Association plans for Wisconsin varsity and Ithaca crews to arrive tomorrow and Sunday respectively with Pennsylvanians and Georgetown joining later. Yale captain Richard Armstrong referees the race aboard Gretchen. Coach Hanrlan praises Columbia training, notes need to shift to leg drive and a nineteen inch slide to improve stroke balance and speed before the big race.
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Poughkeepsie Highland Rowing Association
Wisconsin ‘Varsity
Cornel
Ithaca
Pennsylvania
Georgetown
Nexr
Richard Armstrong
Yale
Gretchen
Philadelphia
Columbia
Hanrlan
Boxing notes feature forfeits for two Broadway bouts
Joe Bernstein and Sally Smith post forfeits to meet in a 25 round bout at the Broadway Athletic Club tomorrow night. Steve O Donnell has a 25 round match with Peter Maher set for July 6 at the Broadway Athletic Club. third meeting, Maher won both prior contests. Tonight the Amateur Boxing Tournament final bouts take place at the Sampson Athletic Club.
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Joe” Bernstein
Sally’ Smith
Broadway Athletic Club
Steve O'Donnell
Peter Maher
Maher
Sampson Athletic Club
Boy Drowns Off New Rochelle Aged Eight
Freddie Lemprecht eight son of Max Lemprecht of this city was drowned yesterday around 4 p m in Long Island Sound off New Rochelle near Welsh Island. His rowboat capsized and he was submerged before cries could be heard. One observer who could not swim reported the accident. Boatmen recovered the body and took it home. Coroner Banning of Mount Vernon was notified. It is the first drowning this season off New Rochelle.
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Max Lemprecht
Long Island Sound
New-Rochelle
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Banning
Mount Vernon
New Rochelle
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