Saratoga Cup features Advance Guard wins by four lengths
At Saratoga N Y Aug 2 Advance Guard led a mile and three quarters field to victory by four lengths in the Saratoga cup. Wyeth placed ahead of Andy Williams while Molly Brant won the Adirondack handicap as Jockeys Bullman Daggett and Shaw were suspended for post disobedience. Track fair weather showery.
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Wyeth
Andy Williams
Molly Brant
Grantsdale
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McArnold
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Sailmaker
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Burns
Odom
McCue
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Heider
Rising Sun
Weitsch
Er Im
Barry
Wild Thieme
Lynn
Sir Voorhees
Wonderly
Line
Bullman
Herbert
Douro
Auriesville
Redfern
Dinkste
CH. Michaels
Turnpike
Shea
Drummond
Satirist
T. Burns
Leo King
O'Connor
Horse race results at Kinloch Park feature winners
At Kinloch Park in St Louis on August first, Last Night and Hycena headlined a mixed card with multiple favorites finishing in the money. Brief and Jes sie Jarboe dominated the feature at one mile, while Peaceful faltered as a false favorite. Kitty Clyde claimed third as Dodie S. trailed.
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Hycena
Kinloch Park
Syne
Peaceful
St. Louis Catering Company
Mose Geldbiat
Brief
Jessie Jarboe
Kitty Clyde
Lady Cayuga
Hucena
Dodie S
New Swimming Records Set by Schaeffer at Travers Island
E C Schaeffer of Reading Pa dominates at Travers Island as he repeats N yard and yard titles in the New York Athletic Club meet. He sets new records in the quarter and one mile events including American marks for 900, 1100, and 160 yards and a new mile best. Charles Robert leads the 1 6 yard leg briefly before Schaeffer finishes strong. other events include a novice race and handicap.
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New York
Travers Island
New York Athletic Club
E. C. Schaeffer
Reading
Charles Robert
New Yyork Athletic Club
Schaeffer
Schaefer
H. P. Brewer
San Francisco
Englishmen Near Finals in Nations Championship Doubles
Newport Aug. 2 The two English players R F and A L Doherty are nearing the singles finals in the nations championship. Both won their matches today with strong play as R F Doherty continues to defend the title in doubles and eye another championship.
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Newport
R. L
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A. L. Doherty
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English players lead in tennis as Americans falter
England defeated H F Allen of Philadelphia in straight sets and B W Waldner and L E Ware beat American hopes as the Doherty brothers press toward the final against M Whitman. L N James of Chicago plans to join Princeton, boosting the Tigers golf squad.
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Philadelphia
W. J. Clothier
Quaker City
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M. &. Whitman
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Chicago
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I B L Elects Officers in Enthusiastic Bowling Meeting
The Indianapolis Bowling League reorganized for 1923 with ten clubs represented and plans to admit players to multiple leagues. The schedule opens Sept 19 for 27 weeks, divisions maintain ten man teams, and officers were elected with Colonel Harry B. Smith as president Elmer F Gay as VP and W A Bogard as secretary treasurer.
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John Reagan
Bob Bryson
Bryson
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Cooper
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Stag
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Lee
Washington
C. F. Baron
UC. E. Banworth
Kramer Wins Quarters as Major Taylor Skips Meet
About three thousand spectators saw the National Circuit bike meet at Vailsburg track New Jersey. Frank L Kramer won the quarter mile and teamed with McFarland in five mile professional, with Kramer pacing and McFarland winning. Other events included Glasson, Hurley, McFarland, and Bowler placing in various races and a five mile motor paced record set by Bobby Walthour at Revere, Massachusetts, with times listed for five to twenty-five miles.
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Taylor
Frank L. Kramer
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McFarland
McParland
Owen
Kimble
George H. Collett
George Glasson
Newark
Edward Forrest
Brooklyn
Charles Schleck
Marcus Hurley
New York
Henry Chappey
Little Falls
Warren
Floyd McFarland
San Jose
Cal
Scrateh
Jonny T. Fisher
Chicago
J. B. Bowler
Bit Martin
America
George C. Schreiber
G. P. Khuike
Revere
Mass
Bobby Walthour
Marty Elkes
Walthour
Effie Powers
Direct Hal
James Butler
McKinney
Devil You
Dare Devil
Kitty B
Dan Patch
Prince Alert
Dan R
Robert D
Bethlehem King
Blair, Baker & Co
Indianapolis
Harry Jones
Rushville
Mid
Mulato
Raven Wilkes
Columbus
Tne
The Scent of the Quail and a Hunter’s Dilemma
Washington Post pondered why dogs track birds by scent only in hunting season. An old negro witness claims quail scent vanishes when birds call, as feet leave a hidden trail that disappears under wings, mixing science and superstition.
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Washington Post
State Fair Adds Purses and New Races for Trotters
Kentucky Stock Farm purse boosts Thursday trots to 2:20 and a 5 event card leading to Indiana State fair meet. Pacing purse of 1,000 and Kentucky Stock Farm Expectation races highlighted with three-year-old pacers. Entries close Monday as organizers pursue a high-profile feature to cap the lineup.
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Terre Haute
Indianapolis
State Board of Agriculture
Kentucky Stock Farm
Claypool
Downing
Niblack
Speed Department
KETCHAM S QUIET TIP ON SHARING BREEDING PLANS
Breeding leaders H B Gentry and George H Ketcham discuss avoiding mares on the sharing plan. Ketcham warns it risks big losses, while Gentry aims to charge 200 dollars for McKinney next year. McKinney Crescens and Dan Patch related pacing news are noted along with upcoming Crescens day in Columbus.
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George H. Ketcham
McKinney
Crescens
English Opera House
Mr. Gentry
Mr. Ketcham
Whitely horses clock fast miles at Indianapolis track
Effort under Columbus Driving Association Company yields strong heat results. Levi Turner’s Whitely horses train well at Indianapolis track. Edith W. runs a mile in 2 09 and 2 07. Ross Mason 2 16 4. Director Bell 2 18 4. Tommy McGregor 2 17 4. Sphinx Lassie 2 17 5. Henri etta Hal 2 19.
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Columbus Driving Association Company
Levi Turner
Indianapolis
Edith W
Ross Mason
Director Bell
Tommy McGregor
Sphinx Lassie
Henrietta Hal
Horse Show Arrangements For Festival In Indianapolis
The Fall Festival and Society Horse Show executive committee plans festival field enclosure contracts next week and preparations include decorative and electrical features. Secretary Sauber and J. J. Appel travel to St. Louis and Chicago to review new attractions. D. R. Mills reports strong exhibitor interest for Indianapolis with seven carloads of horses pledged and famed horses Limestone Belle and Columbus expected to draw crowds. A possible four in hand race boosts excitement with a $1,000 purse and chic entries from White Rock to Red Raven Splits.
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Indianapolis
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O. D. Woodward
Kansas City
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Colorado Springs
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Batonyi
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Hunyadi
Red Raven
Ask the Man
Palmer
Devil's Dream
Gray Ghost
Justine
el Capitan
Anthracite
Columbia Club
Superstitions in Hospitals Highlight Patient Fears
A New York hospital nurse notes strong superstition among patients and staff. She recalls fears of signs and omens such as sparrows, sun angles, and room numbers, including room 13, with the lone deaths occurring there in the past year.
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New York Evening Sun
New York
Sam
Corbett and McGovern Wrestle for Feather Title in Louisville
Hoosier fans plan to travel by the thousands to Louisville for the Young Corbett Terry McGovern featherweight title bout. McGovern trains in Cincinnati, while Corbett prepares in the West. bets and forfeit promises circulate as managers project weigh in around 122 to 124 pounds. Preliminaries likely pit Art Simms against Willie Fitzgerald and Eddie Cain against Willie Mack with both camps supplying sparring partners.
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Terry McGovern
Indianapolis
Indiana
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Louisville
Southern Athletic Club
West
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Joe Humphreys
Art Simms
Eddie Cain
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Corbett
Willie Fitzgerald
Willie Mack
Simms
Cain
Fitzgerald
Mack
Corbett's Recent Victories Stir Fans and Critics
Former boxing champion James J. Corbett reportedly won three quick bouts, though not officially recorded. A New York Sun tale describes an incident with three soldiers on Pell avenue, followed by planning for a McGovern bout and venue details at the Acme Club in Oakland with tickets from $3 to $20.
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New York Sun
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Hayseed
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Benny Yanger
Acme
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Cal
Terry McGovern
Young Corbett
Max Rogers
Rogers Bros
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Sam Bernard
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Price Hill House
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Norwood Inn
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Southern Athletic Club
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New York Letter on Jewish Millionaires in America
The Jewish World lists about 15 Jews with fortunes over 1,000,000 from roughly 400 millionaries in the United States. The table shows diverse industries from banking and pork packing to real estate, dry goods, distillery, and cotton, highlighting wide involvement in trade and industry.
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Jewish World
United States
Russia
German whaler seeks to exhibit sea mammals in St Louis
Lewis Stoltmeister of Braunschweig Germany arrives in St Louis to interest Lewisiana Purchase Exposition officials in exhibits of sea mammals. He plans to bring a large whale fin whales dolphins and sawfish from near the island of Skora off the coast of Norway for display at the exposition.
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Lewis Stoltmeister
Braunschweig
Germany
Skora
Norway
Man In Oklahoma City Shoots Sleeping Grandmother
Near Lexington in Cleveland county Charles Davis, a young man, shot and killed his grandmother as she slept beside Mrs. Davis, the murderer's sister. He then tried to shoot neighbor Frank Clines, was disarmed, and escaped. Authorities believe he suddenly went insane.
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Lexington
Cleveland County
Charles Davis
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