Favorites Hit the Wire At Last
A large Monday crowd at The Meadows witnessed several upset betting moves. Corte! led the two year race then tired and held on to beat Lula 6 by a neck as Toll Box placed third. In the third race Varieties faltered after a big plunge, while Nonle easily defeated Jack Adama and L. C. Ackerly. High Gun edged Convent Nell in the fifth, and Taylor George won easily after a late surge. Von Tromp beat St Francis for show.
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Tuclement
Lula
Toll Box
Hildreth Barn
Nonle
Jack Adama
L. C. Ackerly
High Gun
Convent Nell
Sulton
Convent Bell
Wap
Taylor George
Confessor
von Tromp
St. Francis
Lord of the
Fen
Sanford
Cain
Newmas
Ee Et Eank
WFP
Nanty San He
Meadows Race Day Sparks Big Bets and Slips at Meadow
Bets, slips, and fast action mark a Meadow lands day. Jockey Boland rode bareback after a saddle slip on a mare in the first race. Roy Offutt bet 1600 on Taylor George as the day closed with a series of wins and near misses across multiple riders and bookmakers.
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Roy Offutt
Taylor George
Offutt
Seattle Opens in Spokane Amid Vengeful Tribal Clash
In Spokane, Dugdale’s hopefuls aim to rebound after a fierce skirmish with Quinn’s tribe. The Canucks’ players, backed by Canuck crowds, seek to avenge earlier beatings as Aberdeen and Tacoma contest for third place and Mike Lynch eyes the position.
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Spokane
Dig
Quinn
Vancouver
Butte
Canuck
Nordyke
Aberdeen
Tacoma
Mike Lynch
Mike
Police Officer Discharged For General Incompetency
R. J. DeWeese a patrolman since December 17 of the current year has been dismissed from the service by Chief Ward for general incompetency. He was recently assigned to duty on the water front.
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R. J. DeWeese
Mr. DeWeese
Star Form Chart Incomplete Race Notation
Fragmentary racing notes show a six furlong race for three year-olds at Helsing with unclear conditions and a reference to first rack and value notes. Specific horses and outcomes are not readable.
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Helsing
Oreo
Every Olympic athlete to receive commemorative medals
London Aug 4 Every participant in the Olympic games received bronze and silver commemorative badges. Prize medals were awarded to the top three finishers with gold for first, silver for second, and bronze for third. The commemorative medal by Bertram Mackennal features Fame and a winged figure, while the obverse shows St George battling the dragon.
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Star
London
Bertram Mackennal
St.George
England
Straight Left Best Money Getter, Boxing Expert Says
De Witt C. Van Court of Los Angeles, a renowned boxing mentor, proclaims the straight left as the most valuable punch. He notes brains outweigh brawn and cites his training of Jim Jeffries and Jim Corbett as evidence of the left’s superiority. Kaiser Calls on King Gustav. Kaiser arrival in Stockholm with Emperor William aboard the Hohenzollern for a brief royal visit.
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Los Angeles
Cal
de Witt C. van Court
van" Te
Jim Jeffries
Jim Corbett
Hing
Praing
Stockholm
Empeor William
Hohenzollern
Gustav
International motor boat race ends with Dixie II victorious
America wins again as Dixie II defeats Britain’s Woolesley-Seidly on the 20 mile course run off Huntington Long Island in 1 hour 4 minutes 45 seconds. U S A takes third and Don fourth in a busy day of sports and results.
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America
Great Britain
Woolesley- Seidly
Dixie II
Hittington
Long Island
Pettibone Dies After Cancer Surgery
George A. Pettibone, longtime figure in the Western Federation of Miners and acquitted in the Steunenberg murder case at Holse, Idaho, died in St. Joseph's hospital after cancer surgery. He had been confined in Idaho State Penitentiary for over a year prior to the trial.
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George A. Pettibone
Western Federation of Miners
Holse
Steunenberg
Idaho
St. Joseph's Hospital
Pettibone
Idaho Penitentiary
Hotse
Racing at Butte Four furlongs results and times
At Butte Montana on August 4 results show Au it Kot winning the four furlongs with Semproelia second and Jim Hanna third in 40 seconds. Other races include Vinton seven furlongs 1 29 Bel den Hark, six furlongs Little Buttercup Rustling Silk Black Domino 1 13, five furlongs Hereafter Native Son Brush Up 1 00, one mile Graphite Kelo wina Phil Igoe 1 42, one mile Mandator Wise hand Mises May Bowdish 1 44, one mile Himalaya Mike Jordan Jennie s Beau 1 42.
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Semproelia
Jim Hanna
Vinton
Belden
Hark
Little Buttercup
Rustling Silk
Black Domino
Hereafter
Native Son
Brush Up
Graphite
Kelowina
Phil Igoe
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