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New York Tribune

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Oct 16, 1908

Page

8

Belmont Park Racing Roundup with Close Finishes

Belmont Park yielded six races with heavy scratches as twenty six horses started. Joyner trained two winners for Whitney while H Keene’s stable led in earnings. Stamina Delirium and Hilarious delivered tight finishes and Meado Brook Steeplechase went to My Grace. Weather clear, track fast, several races featured late chases and close calls.

Belmont Park Jack Joyner Harry Payne Whitney Whitney Baby Wolf James R. Keene Hilarious Harry Paine Whitney Belmont Jimmy Rowe Jockey Club Joyner England Ferget Priscillian Antzus Whip Top McCahey Gilbert McCarthy Delirium Falcada Jey O'Brien Courtland H. Smith My Grace Meadow Brook Parson Kelly Harry Page Vines Rosebank Kelleher Hewitt Stamps Mr. Keene

Meadow Brook Riders Survive Rough North Nassau Run

North Nassau County Oct 15 Meadow Brook riders led by Harry S. Page conducted a test run over field tracks when several horses balked and threw riders. The acting master narrowly escaped injury as his horse blundered but he remounted and finished. Attending were Mrs Frederic Swift Mia Pinkerton J2 V Bell James Parks J A Eachin Beverley Robinson George Laportes H W C Hayes and Robert Potter.

Eneroateas Long Island Harry Meadow Brook Bert Chup Nassau County Frederic Swift Mia Pinkerton J2. V. Bell James Parks J. A. Eachin Beverley Robinson George Laportes W. C. Hayes Robert Potter

No Racing At Benning This Fall Declared Off

Howiana managing director of the Wash ion Jockey Club announced at Bel 4 Perk t that the fall meeting at Benning is off due to the legislative end against betting in the District of Colum-

Howiana Washion

Felmont Yearlings Sell Poorly at Auction

Thirteen yearlings owned by August Belmont were sold at auction today in England for a total of 4400 dollars, averaging under 340 dollars per head. The sale yielded a disappointing result for Belmont and the eermarket.

Eermarket England Belmont Auc- Rére

Vanderbilt Cup Practice Amid Fog Prepares Narrow Course Field

Drivers prepared for the Vanderbilt Cup amid heavy fog on the course yesterday. Willie Houpt set the fastest lap in 22 minutes 46 seconds on the 23.46 mile circuit in the Great Chadwick. Strang, Sain, and Robertson logged 20 minute plus laps in Renault, Thomas, and Locomobile cars. Keene, Luttgen, Stricker, Lytle, and Pouget tested in their Mercedes, Isotta, and Brazier machines, while Florida drives the Locomobile off first. one Thomas car remains pilotless. The New York Automobile Trade Association secured a suspension of speed limits for the Fort George Hill hill climb, postponing it to election day. Entries close October 31 with Walter R. Lee. Buick’s strong showing spurred sales visits to Broadway as dealers field questions about the car’s construction.

Willie Houpt Chadwick Lewis Strang Renault Sain Thomas Robertson Locomobile Foxhall P. Keene Walter Luttgen Emile Stricker Mercedes Herbert Lytle Clifford V. Brokaw Isotta Leon Pouget Harry Payne Whitney Brazier Florida New York Automobile Trade Association Board of Aldermen Fort George Hill Walter R. Lee West 42d Street Buick Long Island Parkway Broadway

Army Yale game interest swamps ticket asks at West Point and Yale

The Army and Yale football clash attracts record ticket inquiries with West Point restricting admission to invited officers cadets and subscribers while the visiting team receives an allotment. Yale prepares for a straight football approach with possible forward passes as Coach Olcott fields a brisk practice ahead of Saturday’s game at New Haven.

West Point Yale New Haven Herron Army Athletic Council Military Academy Coun!y Army Burch Biglow Tad Jones Julian Curtis Urdig Hoyt Brinkhorne Mr. Cutten Clarence Alcott Jim Hogan de Witt Cochrane James McCrea, Jr

Latonia Club Defies Kentucky Racing Commission on Bookmaking

Latonia Jockey Club directors meet in Cincinnati and decide to permit bookmakers at its Latonia fall meeting starting Monday, challenging the Kentucky State Racing Commission which vetoed the plan and favors parimutuel betting. The dispute risks court action and a major showdown over racing law. Congressman Joseph H Rhinock resigns as Latonia president.

Cincinnati Kentucky State Racing Commission Latonia Kentucky State Racing Commission

Moore and Cassell Reach Tennis Finals at Hamilton Grange Club

Miss Elizabeth H Moore advanced to the final after a three set win over Miss Alice L Fish while Miss Clare Cassell moved to the semi finals with a 6-2 6-0 victory over Miss Anne Hamilton. The Seventh Regiment Lawn Tennis Association elected officers and set dates for indoor tournaments including the regimental championship December 20 to January 2 and the women’s national tournament February 11 to 13.

Elizabeth H. Moore Clare Cassell Hamilton Grange Lawn Tennis Club 149Th Street Convent Avenue Miss Moore Alice L. Fish Miss Cassell Anne Hamilton Miss Hamilton Elizabeth Moore Marie Wagner Seventh Regiment Lawn Tennis Association William B. Cragin Robert T. Bryan Arthur S. Cragin King Smith Calhoun Cragin L. H. Fitch Harry L. Follett Louise Hammond

Columbia Freshmen Row Plan Clears Hurdle

Freshman class pledges exceed 100 dollars enabling Columbia to start rowing practice on Monday and locate a new room for rowing machines. Rice will have the men begin on Saturday or Monday. About 2000 dollars more are needed before freshmen travel to Poughkeepsie next year.

Columbia Rice Poughkeepsie

Kid McCoy to Fight Jim Stewart in Six Round Bout

The National Athletic Club on East 24th Street hosts a six round boxing match tonight featuring Norman Selby known as Kid McCoy facing Jim Stewart. The event gathers local boxing fans and showcases two noted light heavyweights in a concise card.

National Athletic Club East 24Th Street Norman Selby Kid McCoy Jim Stewart

Huntington Necklace Suit Ends

Justice Dowling dismissed Thomas L. Martins claim for 4400 against Alfred H. Smith and Co in the Supreme Court. Martins assertion relied on a 2 percent commission for introductions linked to Mrs Collis P Huntington purchasing a 28000 necklace. The firm contends Perrine sold the necklace and Martins had no role in the introduction or sale.

Huntington Thomas L. Martin Alfred H. Smith & Co Justice Dowling Supreme Court Collis P. Huntington William D. Perrine Martin

Fires Sweep Rockefeller Land Near Cleveland

Forest fires raged near Collinwood and Euclid yesterday and last night, destroying a ten acre tract owned by John D. Rockefeller. The blazes, finally put out today, caused total losses estimated at $64,000.

Cleveland Collinwood Euclid John D. Rockefeller

Travers Squeezes In At Morris County Golf Club

Robert C. Watson of Westbrook led the Invitation tournament at Morris County Golf Club with 78. Defending champion Jerome Travers narrowly qualified for the first division after a playoff, struggling with timing and putting. The event featured sixty plus players, with several notable matchups set for the opening round.

Robert C. Watson Westbrook Morris County Golf Club Jerome D. Travers Travers James A. Tyng A. D. Swords R. H. Williams, Jr C. B. Macdonald H. J. Whigham Swords Tyng Williams Eadward Shippen G. T. Gillespie Morris County Bob Watson C. W. Harkness G. G. Frelinghuysen R. D. Foot W. D. Vanderpool J. O. H. Pitney A. H. Tiers R. H Smith Letchford Alien Richmond Watson Thomas Greenway Barrows Schley Woodward Parrish Macy Herreshoff Vanderpool Roberto Watson H. Thomas J. C. Parrish, Jr Shinnecock Fred Herreshoff Garden City al B. T. Allen Fox Hills Percy Litchford Morris Cunt Ai G. C. Greenway M. K. Smith L. M. Richmond Oakland Oscar Woodward Montclair D. H. Barrows Plainfield E. B. Schley Somerset Hills Alfred Macy Id. Tyne K. Williams, Jr R. Simons Dyker Meadow W. P H. B. Frelinghuysen Morris B. M. Bacon, Jr J. Whigham P. W. Granberry Essex County G. F. Watson, Sr Baltusrol W. C. Shoup Englewood W. W. Pell Canoe Brook W. E. Marenus William Watson D. H. McAlpin Morris Count Cc. B. Macdonald H. Lockett St. Andrew G. BE. van Vieck Mont

National golf champion wins final round for president's cup

Philadelphia October 15 Miss Margaret Curtis of Essex Country Club defeated Miss Mary B Adams of Wollaston Country Club in the Huntingdon Valley Country Club golf tournament final for the president's cup. Curtis won by 3 up and 2 to play.

Philadelphia Margaret Curtis Essex Country Club Mary B. Adams Wollaston Country Club Huntingdon Valley Curtis

Cross country run at Columbia draws thirty competitors

Thirty men competed in a handicap cross country race at Columbia yesterday afternoon. The course started at the gymnasium on 119th Street and Amsterdam Avenue, proceeding to Riverside Drive and down to 87th Street before returning for a little over three miles. H Anderson, freshman from Morris High School and defending interscholastic champion, started from scratch and clocked 19 minutes flat. C G Verplanck, class of 1912, won with a handicap of 1 minute 8 seconds, finishing 38 seconds behind Anderson.

Columbia 119Th Street Amsterdam Avenue Riverside Drive H. Anderson Morris High School C. G. Verplanck Anderson

Big Price for Trotter Allen Winter Sold for 30000 in Louisville

Lexington Kentucky October fifteenth Allen Winter a brown horse by Ed Winter Miss Que winner of Readville Handicap and other Grand Circuit races was sold to I Schlesinger of Vienna Austria for thirty thousand dollars. He will be raced in Austria next season.

Lexington Allen Winter I. Schlesinger Vienna Austria Ed Winter Miss Que

New Orleans Race Bets Require 5 Percent Fee

Samuel F Heaslip announced bets at the City Park winter meeting will be registered by fifty clerks from the New Orleans Jockey Club. A 5 percent fee is charged, tickets issued, bets registered for recognition, and wagers cashed after each race with the fee deducted to comply with the Locke anti betting law.

the Tribune New Orleans Samuel F. Heaslip City Park

Gould Income Put At 400000 In Temporary Alimony Trial

Justice Bischoff heard the final argument on Katharine Clemmons Gould’s request for temporary alimony of 120000 a year. De Lancey Nicoll contends Mrs Gould’s career shows extravagance while Gould claims his income has fallen to 400000. He notes years of $600000 incomes but cites a reduced year and large past allowances, including 60000 pin money and 133000 spent on living expenses with 89000 kept.

Katherine Clemmons Gould Justice Bischoff Supreme Court de Lancey Nicoll Gould Nicoll Abe

Think Wife Enticed Erb to Death in Philadelphia

Detectives plan to use evidence of a supposed conspiracy to lure Captain J Clayton Erb from his sleeping room as key proof in the case against Mrs Florence M Erb. New clues include marks on the door near his room and the brass heel boots found in Mrs Erb’s apartments now in detective hands.

the Tribune Philadelphia Florence M. Erb J. Clayton Erb Captain Erb Erb Mrs. Erb

Burned Woman Identified in Green Point Mystery

Mrs Accursie Alba of Avenue O and East Suh Street Brooklyn identified the burned body found July 29 in a vacant Green Point lot as Marta Alba wife of Michael Alba. Police seek Michael and Accursie Alba who vanished after transporting a bulky object from the store, selling the business, and leaving for parts unknown.

Accursie Alba Avenue O East Suh Street Brooklyn Greenpoint Marta Alba Michael Alba Accursie Michael

Honduras recalls minister to United States

Washington reports the recall of Dr. Angel Ugarte the Honduran minister to the United States who disclosed he would proceed to Mexico to represent Honduras there The post will be filled by Dr Lazo Arriaga brother of a former Guatemalan minister The retiring minister refuted claims the transfer stemmed from a dispute with Assistant Secretary Bacon over Honduran exequaturs cancelled for two consular officers accused of aiding revolutionists

Washington Angel Ugarte Honduras United States Root Mexico Lazo Arriaga Bacon Ceiba

Noted French Educator Muzzarelli Ends Own Life

Antoine Muzzarelli a famed French educator and author killed himself yesterday in his No 4 West 128th Street apartment after weeks of despondency. A journalist and author of several works, he had long served as a political figure and US citizen, with ties to Paris and South America.

West 128Th Street Antoine Muzzarelli France Muzzarelli M. Muzzarelli Paris Chile Peru South America Gambetta Marshal McMahon United States Mary Prescott Brandon Salt Lake City Universal Supreme Council Canada Panama Canal

Mrs Shaw Faces Conservatorship Case Over Mazdaznan Ties

In Cambridge on October 15, Mrs Ellen M Shaw of Lowell testified in probate court about dew baths, abstinence from meat or fish, and an altar in her bedroom. She denied giving money to the Mazdaznan Temple and said only a morning gown was worn at sect meetings. The case, with her niece Mrs Mabel Dutton of Dorchester, proceeds to Lowell next week and may visit the Mazdaznan Temple.

Cambridge Mass Ellen M. 5 Lowell Mabel Dutton Dorchester Shaw Mazdaznan Society of Sun Worshippers Mazdaznan Dr. Hanish Mazdaznan Temple City

Freight Yard Fire Destroys 107 Cars in Pittsburg

Pittsburg Kansas October 15 fire destroyed 107 freight cars in the Kansas City Southern yards with a loss of 365000 dollars.

Pittsburg Kan Kansas City Southern

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