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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1908
Page
2
A nine hole selected ball handicap event at Dyker Meadow yesterday allowed players to use one quarter of their usual medal play handicap. Marshall Whitlatch won with a net score of 86 percent while Grose and Ly posted handicap and net scores of 36 and 37 percent respectively.
An early morning crash near Roslyn Long Island injured three men when steering gear failed in a car bound for the Vanderbilt Cup race. Driver Artie Kavanaugh escaped unharmed as the vehicle struck a roadside tree. Landelin, Smith, and Kavanaugh were treated, with Landelin taken to Nassau Hospital and Smith at home.
The Vanderbilt Cup produced an American triumph with a specially built racer winning, a stock car second, and the Chadwick machine leading until trouble halted it. Foxhall Keene's Mercedes and Matheson's Chevrolet faced mechanical failures, while the Knox stock entries impressed amid overall reliability. Dennicon's car topped ten laps at over fifty mph before the stoppage, underscoring improved U S racing construction despite difficult conditions.
J R Maxwell and Findlay S Douglas won at Nassau Country Club in best ball handicap vs bogie yesterday finishing 4 up with a 74 best ball aided by a three stroke allowance. Other results include Toby with Folger 2 up Gardner and Evans 2 up Storer and Jones 2 up Pratt and Round 2 up Tangerman and Murdock 1 down Engeman and Duby 5 down.
Fair Play the three year old sire of Beldame heads to England aboard the Atlantic Transport liner Minneapolis with Octagon and Six o Clock from Nursery Stud. The consignment valued at 150000 with 50000 on Fair Play and 30000 on each of Octagon and Six o Clock.
At a Nassau County course near Westbury, six white men and a Black man ran a three card monte table under a chestnut tree during a race. Detective Seaman from the Nassau County detective bureau arrested the gamblers and held them for trial. Judge Jenssen sentenced William West and Frank Martin to thirty days in jail, with others held for examination.
Preparations for intercollegiate leagues and amateur hockey push toward winter championships. The St Nicholas rink reopens next Saturday with practice starting immediately. Top players from New York Crescent Athletic clubs Hockey Club of New York St Nicholas and Wanderers will be chosen. A new freezing apparatus and seven miles of galvanized piping ensure perfect ice and post session resurfacing. Cornelius Fellowes Jr heads the rink with H A Whitbeck as manager negotiating with the American Skating Association and Amateur Athletic Union to host indoor ice events.
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