Novelty in Auto Race Introduces Official Supply Stations
The Vanderbilt Cup and Long Island Motor Parkway sweepstakes will feature two official supply stations a low in spirits station in front of the grandstand and a backstretch station near the Jericho Turnpike. Crews will deliver tires gas and oil to drivers in a 300 by 10 by 5 foot pit while touring cars may enter the parkway on October 30 with a 320 admission for parking outside the grandstand.
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Grandstand
Vanderbilt Circuit
Jericho Turnpike
River
Motor Parkway
Parkway
Gaylight
Conce St Sny Point
Meadow Brook
Bethpage
Massapequa
e@vance mission
Vanderbilt Cup Commission
Fifth Avenue
Long Island Motor Parkway
Lst
Lewis Strang
Isotta
Long Island
Lowell
Strang
Scotia
Fogillede
Cing
Automobile trade notes preview new 1909 models and races
Mitchell Motor Company showcases two popular Mitchell cars at upper Broadway salesrooms with a claimed 11 million dollar investment. Lozier's A Emise touts sales in Bellport Long Island where Major Langley purchased a Briarcliff car. Fiat and Lancia entries race conditions noted alongside Firestone Non-Skid tires.
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Mitchell
Upper Broadway
Mitchell Motor Company
A. Emise
Lozier Company
Bellport
Long Island
W. H. Langley
Emise
Daniels Wins One Mile Amateur Union Championship
Daniel s of the New York Athletic Club won the one mile Amateur Athletic Union championship at Sheepshead Bay under the American Lifesaving Society. Only three swimmers entered. Manley finished second and James was third as Daniels posted a time of 27 minutes 20.35 seconds.
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Co. M. Daniels
New York Athletic Club
Amateur Athletic Union
American Lifesaving Society
Sheepshead Bay
Daniels
N. Manley
Manley
F. H. James
Bath Beach Swimming Association
Buda
Brooklyn Clubs Defeat Critchleys in 1–0 Association Match
In Brooklyn at Marquette Oval the Brooklyn Football Club beat Critchleys 1–0 with V Turnbull netting late in the first half. The Camerons and Arcadia Thistles played to a 1–1 draw at Visitation Oval, W Russell scoring for the Thistles and G Bissett equalizing for the Camerons in the second half.
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Marquette Oval
Brooklyn
Critchleys
Camerons
V. Turnbull
Brooklyns
Visitation Oval
New York
Arcadia Thistles
Thistles
W. Russell
W. Haughie
G. Bissett
Brooklyn Lawn Tennis Club Semi Finals Produce Lengthy Matches
Gruelling semi finals court action with four hour victory by Walter L. Pate over Cedric Major and a replay ordered between R. H. Boggs and John C. Remond. Gustave Touchard advances in New York singles by defeating G. Lorain Wyeth, while Roosevelt Pell and Harry Torrance Jr win Ridgewood open doubles. Central Park players claim multiple wins in Public Parks tournament.
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Brooklyn Lawn Tennis Club
R. H. Boggs
John C. Remond
Walter L. Pate
Cedric Major
R. M. Rowe
Gustave F. Touchard
New York
Theodore Roosevelt Pell
Harry Torrance, Jr
Ridgewood Golf Club
Richard H. Palmer
de. William Rosenbaum
Public Parks Lawn
Howard Ferriss
Prospect
Brown Brothers
Central
Eea
Burglars Loot Taft Post Office and Store in Williamstown
burglars looted the post office and general store of Charles W Taft causing interior damage from explosives used to blow open the safe The plunder valued at 2000 was driven away in a wagon officers suspect the same gang conducted several similar robberies in the county Recently registered robberies linked to the gang Registration days October 6 10 and 12 require voters to register between 7 am and 10 pm
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Williamstown
Charles W. Taft
Columbia Oval Clinches Metro District Cricket Pennant
Columbia Oval wins the Metropolitan District Cricket League season pennant by undefeated run through ten matches. Manhattan secures second with five wins and five draws. A Hoskings leads batting with 63 average. H A Oxenham tops bowling at 5.56 from 48 wickets.
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Columbia Oval
Metropolitan District Cricket League
Manhattan Club
A. Hoskings
F. J. Prendergast
Manhattan
J. L. Poyer
D. G. Birkett
H. A. Oxenham
Hoskings
H. Poyer
H. Rushton
Brooklyns
Oldfield to Enter Stearns Cars in Brighton Beach Races
Motor Racing Association president C F Wyckoff spoke with Barney Oldfield in Montreal about his Brighton Beach schedule. Oldfield plans to enter his Stearns four cylinder and Stearns six cylinder touring cars in all eligible Brighton events and possible match races. He also negotiates entry for the twenty four hour race. His recent tour has seen a string of victories including Latonia Cincinnati where he beat Christie in two heats.
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C. F. Wyckoff
Motor Racing Association
Barney Oldfield
Montreal
Oldfield
Stearns
Brighton Beach
Yacht Regatta Capsizes Gravesend Bay Finale for Bensonhurst Club
Gravesend Bay hosted the Bensonhurst Yacht Club annual handicap regatta with twenty yachts starting. Sue won the 27-footers, Joy topped the Q class, and Pester beat Gunda on corrected time in the 1-footers. Other winners included Slow Poke, Zig Zag, and Madiana in various classes as boats retired or finished under sealed handicaps.
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Gravesend Bay
Bensonhurst Yacht Club
Sue
Gunda
Joy
W. H. Childs
Soya
W. A. Parswow
Careless
R. Rummell
Squaw
E. K. Valentine
F. C. Noble
Pester
R. S. Childs
M. Camp
Bester
Merry Widow
Atkinson & Zimmeran
Kon
Bsien
Madtana
H. H. Smith
Mischief
Miteneil
Kid
Osborn
Madiana
M. de Mendonca
Masque
L. S._Tiemanr
Gutiua
Mouse
G. R. le Sauvauge
Chico
W. H. Fales
Cherub
B._ Atkinson
Bobs
R. W
New York Athletic Club Hosts 81st Semiannual Foot Games
The New York Athletic Club held its eighty first semi annual games at Travers Island with about five thousand present. G Obermeyer of the National Athletic Club won the three mile handicap after a close finish with J Gilbert of Mohawk AC, while Fred Bellars was defeated. J F Reilly and J J Eller won multiple hurdles and relay events as Platt Adams scored in jumps and discus.
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New York Athletic Club
Travers Island
Fred Bellars
G. Obermeyer
National Athletic Club
J. Gilbert
Mohawk Athletic Club
Bellars
Bonhag
Heilly
Bailey
Carr
Gilbert
Obermeyer
J. F. Reilly
J. J. Eller
Platt Adams
Harry Hillman
Matt McGrath
John Managan
B. F. Sherman
Harvard University
Flanagan
McGrath
W.J. Slade
Pastime Athletic Club
R. T. Ebawards
O Beauchi
W. &. Nichols
Xavier Athletic Association
A & Daimar
Aes Pastime
McEntee
Frick
Sediey
Hillman
Hvass
Davis
Zink
Ford
Hayak O'Connell
Walther
Wagner
J._ Gilbert
Mohawk Athlete Club
R. T. Edwards
H. J. Edward
J. J
J. J. Ether
Irish-American Athletic Club
W. B. Murray
W. R. Brusch
Young Men's Christian Association
Twenty-third Street Branch
Murphy
Kelly
Booth
Harris
Brooklyn Central
W. J. Mur
Rose pioneers marks in Jersey City shot and hammer events
Ralph Rose broke the world shot put record with 50 feet 11 inches and won the hammer throw at the New Jersey Exhibition Company carnival in West Side Park Jersey City. Newark claimed the relay title as various races and handicapped events followed with multiple competitors and seconds recorded.
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Ralph Rose
West Side Park
Jersey City
New Jersey Exhibition Company
Melvin W. Sheppard
HF. Porter
Ami
Rose
Newark
W. FJ. Kent
R. C. Taylor
Cleese
J. A Tamer Berger
J. W. Murphy
Bart Freeman
X A
R. J. Egan
P. A C
EB. Ford
Leroy B
St. B
Rosenberger
L A. A
Wor Rese
O. A
Drummond
Williams
A. C
J. J Bilieth
Vanderbilt Cup Entries Rise as Deadline Nears
Entries for the Motor Parkway Sweepstakes on the Vanderbilt Cup circuit come in at three to four a day. The Vanderbilt Cup Commission hopes to weed out excess to prevent accidents before the close on Saturday. Starter FP J Wagner reports entries include one Garford four Mitchells one Moon two Knoxes one Allen Kingston two Isotta Fraschinis one Maxwell two Pennsylvanias two Stoddard Daytons and one Packard.
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Mth
FP. J. Wagner
Garford
Mitchells
Moon
Knoxes
Allen-Kingston
Isotta
Athletic Meet Results Highlight NYC Clubs and Racing Events
The report lists multiple events with top finishers from New York Athletic Club, Mohawk Athletic Club, Irish-American Athletic Club, and others. Notable results include sprint and obstacle races, distances for shot put, hammer, discus, and various jumping events, with times and distances as read.
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Automobile Trade Notes
Lancia
Bay State
White Mountains
Fiat
Ralph de Pelma
Firestone Tire and Robbery
Akron
Ohio
Fred J. Wagner
AmericanActomobile Association
Russell A Field
Weener-Field Company
Eden Specialty
Mr. Field
Brooklyn Daily Pezie
Arthur N. Jervis
Madison Garden
Reppengille
Montague Roberts
Thomas
Rodgers
Rome
Laurent
Critchley
Pell
Terrence
Ridgewood Club
Ord
Lest
Eeces
Yonkers
Kings County
Suisse
Bensonhurst
Scwese
Gravesend
Ems Sue
Mercury Foot Games
Phy. Holloway
Ssee
West Side Young Men's Christian Association
Cossenas
Terise
Finneman
Bell
H. C. de Loiselle
J. Kurtz
J. Gomes
Wendy E. Frick
Elwood
G. Nichols
Tnehes
B. Dukes
Irish- American Athletic Club
Sherman
J. J. Flanagan
Tim. M. J. McGrath
Nanson
F. J. Mulligan
Grace Athletic
Cluir
E. Erickson
Matt Haven
J. Duncan
A C. Schunheim
Plate Adams
G J. Fleming
W. H. Adams
Pratt Adams
W. Adams
New York Arthletic Club
EB. F. Bloodgood
Twenty-third Street
Young Men’s Christian Association
Inches
Cleveland
Bosch
Automobile Club of America
America
THE
Cleveland Motor Company
Columbus
New York City
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