Seely Wins Metropolitan Golf Title In Endurance Test
Charley Seely defeats Jerome Travers to win the Metropolitan Golf Association championship at Baltusrol in a grueling 38th green finish. Walter J. Travis shines in qualifying and gross score, while Olympic hopes rise with the United States taking first blood in the Games.
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Metropolitan Golf Association
Baltusrol
Jerome Travers
Charley Seely
Seely
Walter J. Travis
Garden City
Travis
Eustace H. Miles
Jay Gould
Gould
United States
Colin Stands Alone as the Horse of the Century
A tribute to Colin the great racehorse after his first win of the year and twelve straight victories last season. Praise highlights his conformation, temperament, and trainer Jimmy Rowe's role while noting rival Celt's claims and calls to drop maiden jockey races over safety concerns.
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Colin
Ali
Pastorella
Jimmy Rowe
Mr. Keene
Railbirds
Celt
Missouri
James R. Keene
Hill Climb Readiness Promises East Coast Test
Wilkesbarre prepares for a major hill climb on Saturday under the Wilkesbarre Automobile Club. The course is oiled and prepared to optimal condition. The hill spans 6,000 feet with grades from 10 to 20 percent, framed as the region’s toughest automotive test.
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Wilkesbarre
Wilkesbarre Automobile Club
Sterling trophy up for hill climb prize by Hollenbach
A $1.00 silver trophy donated by John W. Hollenbach of this city stands 35 inches tall on a fine Mexican onyx base. It features two hill climb scenes, a Devil's Elbow curve, a descriptive shield, winner names, and a Victory figure atop a keystone with four automobile wheels, finishing in French gray. The winner keeps it for a year.
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John W. Hollenbach
General Cutting Suggested for Champlain Tercentenary Commission
Friends urge General John T. Cutting of the Oldsmobile company to be named to the state commission overseeing the Lake Champlain discovery tercentenary. A Westport New York native, Cutting left at age ten and later donated a library to his birthplace.
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John T. Cutting
Oldsmobile Company
Lake Champlain
General Cutting
Westport
XN. Y
Belmont racing peak week includes National Stallion and Belmont Stakes
The Westchester Racing Association meets at Belmont Park with a final week before Brooklyn Handicap. Featured stakes include the National Stallion Race for two-year-olds, Belmont Stakes for three-year-olds, Grand National Steeplechase Handicap, Van Cortlandt Handicap and more. Memorial Day draws about forty thousand, with key midweek events and top entrants such as Stamina, Jersey Lightning, Half Sovereign, Casque, Selectman, Colin, Restigouche, Roseben, and Jack Atkin. A new United Hunts course debuts for the Clark Cup on Memorial Day, plus changes in officials and plans for crowd-friendly travel arrangements.
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Westchester Racing Association
Belmont Park
Brooklyn
Jockey Club
Jack Atkin
McCarter
Nealon
Frank Gill
Ballot
Restigouche
Hessian
Roseben
Beckon
James R. Keene
Casque
Colin
Sam Hildreth
John E. Madden
Oneck
F. A. Forsythe
Dorante
August Belmont
Fair Play
Aletheuo
Davy Johnson
Priscillian
King Cobalt
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Watchung Hunt Club
Plainfield
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Liberty Street Ferry
Pastime Athletics Rout Mohawk Indians In Dual Meet
Pastime Athletic Club defeated Mohawk Indians easily on Pastime grounds. Dorland won the 1000 yard event sweeping all places, while Leroy Dorland led in the century and 300 yard races. Sheridan threw discus 127 feet 10.44 inches. Reilly won the three mile for Mohawks amid a hard finish. Sachs distributed season prizes as Dorland, Gennerich and Goggin earned top honors.
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Pastime Athletic Club
Leroy B. Dorland
Martin J. Sheridan
J. F. Reilly
Harry Smith
General Sachs
Roy Dorland
Q. Gennerich
R. E. Goggin
National Golf Course Plans and Early Offshore Progress
The National Golf Club of America forms with 70 founders led by Washington B. Thomas James Deering Robert Lincoln H M Atkinson W D Sloan J M Bowers David Chauncey and Charles B Macdonald 205 acres with sea front 25 000 spent on course and pumps A Memorial Day visit planned and a year for formal opening. The nine annual Women's Metropolitan Golf Association championship at Essex County CC begins tomorrow with eight score qualify and side prizes. The Boston Women's Golf Association championships at Brae Burn start with an eighteen hole qualifier today featuring Margaret Curtis and other top players. Hackensack Golf Club reports strong finances as W D Moffat is elected president. Alec Campbell of Brookline will play in the Western Golf Association open at Normandie CC in St Louis June 18 and 19, after a pre-match with Fred McLeod.
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Shinnecock Hills
Long Island
C. B. Macdonald
National Golf Club of America
Washington B. Thomas
Boston
James Deering
Chicago
Robert Lincoln
H. M. Atkinson
Atlanta
W. D. Sloan
Lenox
J. M. Bowers
David Chauncey
Charles B. Macdonald
New York
Metropolitan Golf Association
Essex County Country Club
Georgianna Bishop
Brooklawn
Julia R. Mix
Englewood
Metropolitan
F Lefferts
E. F. Sanford
Isabelle Irving
Richmond County
Helen Rosencranz
Ridgewood
Charles L. Tiffany
Nassau
L. W. Callan
Women's Golf Association of
Brae Burn
Margaret Curtis
Boston Association
Alec Campbell
Brookline
Western Golf Association
Normandie Country Club
St. Louis
Fred McLeod
McLeod
Campbell
Eastern Professional Golfers’ Association
Bardgett Wins Five-Mile Open at Vailsburg Track
Walter Bardgett of Buffalo stunned Newark crowds by winning the five mile open professional race at Vailsburg with a late surge on the final lap. Joe Fogler of Brooklyn finished second as Bardgett passed Kramer and Fogler near the pole. More than seven thousand spectators watched the event.
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Walter Bardgett
Vailsburg
Newark
Buffalo
Kramer
Fogler
Bardgett
John Bedell
George G. Cameron
Devine
Fred Hill
Boston
Root
Wiley
Krebs
Owen
New York
Joseph C. Miller
Fred Bothem
Joe Fogler
Brooklyn
George Wiley
Syracuse
Lynbrook
Long Island
Irish-American Athletic Association
Owen J. Devine
National Athletic Club
Ernest Jokus
Jacob Magin
Thomas Smith
Moran
Rup—precht
Special doubles match at Bedford Park Club
Wylie C. Grant and Richard H. Palmer defeated Theodore Roosevelt Pell and Irving C. Wright in straight sets 6-3 8-6 6-4. Grant departs for England on Saturday to compete in the Olympic and English championships.
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Wylie C. Grant
Richard H. Palmer
Bedford Park Lawn Tennis Club
Theodore Roosevelt Pell
Irving C. Wright
Grant
England
Medeah Wins Prix de Diane at Chantilly Oaks
Edmond Blanc's Medeah captures the Prix de Diane for three year old fillies at Chantilly. The ten and a half furlong race carried about $13,000 in stake money.
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Medeah
Chantilly
Edmond Blanc
Baseball Today 4 P.M. Americans vs Chicago
A baseball game is listed for this afternoon at American League Park with the Nationals scheduled to host the Chicago club. The doubleheader start time is 4 P.M. local time.
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Baseball Today
American League Park
Americans Ve
Chicago
Giants Beat Chicago In Opening NL Series
New York Giants defeat Chicago 6 to 4 in a tense opener at the series. Dummy Taylor started for Chicago and was pulled in the ninth as McGinnity finished. Bresnahan homered and Seymour had three hits for the Giants as timely hitting produced an early lead.
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McGinnity
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Giants
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Evers
Steinfeldt
Seymour
New Worth
Ivan
Donlin
Bresnahan
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Shannon
Slagte
Kiing
Tinker
Tenney
Devlin
New York
Erro
York
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Sheckard
Schulte
Chance
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Slagle
Doyle
Kling
Brooklyn Defeats Cincinnati 2 0 in Opening Game of Series
Brooklyn pitcher McIntyre and strong defense limited Cincinnati to two runs as Brooklyn won 2 to 0. Errors by Lobert and Hulswitz sparked the decisive first inning. Coakley pitched well for Cincinnati and Bergen, Pattee, and Kane contributed offensively for Brooklyn.
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Brooklyn
Lobert
Hulswitz
Reds
McIntyre
Coakley
Hummel
Hurghe
Burch
O Kane
Lumley
O Lobert
Jordan
Mitchell
Sheehan
Oganzel
Pattee
McLean
Maloney
Paskert
Bergen. c
Klem
Rigier
Baseball Action in American League Today
It was a day of rest with no games scheduled. The Yankees meet the White Sox at American League Park this afternoon and Manning is slated to pitch for New York.
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Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Manning
New York Athletic Club Favorites for Memorial Day Regatta
Rowing clubs report strong Mercury Foot oarsmen showing at Henley regatta boosts NYAC prospects for the Harlem River May 30. The Mercury crew won two firsts and tied another with Penn, sparking talk of sending NYAC eight to international competition.
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New York Athletic Club
Harlem
Mercury Foot
Henley Regatta
University of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
New York
Columbia University
Philadelphia
Columbia
Brushes On Speedway Matinee Stars Absent
The Speedway matinee drew many missing favorites from Saturday’s racing, sparking lively heats. Notable entries included James J. Murphy with Don Derby and Free Advice, Joseph Gibbons with Clare, E. W. Knapp with Midget, and Lizzie Pandit debuting and defeating Nig ger Pandit. Norrie nosed Fancy Prince’s rival, and First Demand won a single brush for Dr. H D. Gill, defeating Sally A.
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James J. Murphy
Don Derby
Joseph Gibbons
Clare
E. W. Knapp
F. R. Bain
Zealous
Hugh €. Riley
Joseph Lemon
Paco Estrella
I M. Thompson
Prince
Elmer Stevens
Norrie
Mr. Stevens
Lewis Samuels
Peter Simmons
Fancy Prince
Max Simon
Fanny K
J. W. Kinney
Tommy Burns
H. D. Gill
Christopher Hackett
Sally A
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