Eastern Golfers Out Egan and Sawyer in Finals
Chicago golfers Chandler Egan and Ned Sawyer advanced to the final of the eleventh national tournament at Wheaton, after dominant showings. The East failed to place a semifinalist, as Fownes defeated Travis, and Sawyer upset White to reach the finals.
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Chicago
Wheaton Links
H. Chandler Egan
D E. Sawyer
Wheaton
H Chandler Egan
Fred Herreshoff
Ekwanok
Baltusra
Herreshoff
Egan
Harold Weber
Toledo
W. C. Fownes
Pittsburg
Walter J. Travis
Fownes
Ned Sawyer
Weber
E. M. Byers
Sawyer
A. A. White
Boston
British Hero in Jeopardy Saga: Sam Grice Burglary Conviction
East Lake City Utah August 11 Sam Grice the British hero who saved Gen Roberts life and earned the Victoria Cross was sentenced to twelve years in the penitentiary for burglary. Grice later served time for petty offenses after a storied career including Afghan 1877 combat actions.
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East Lake City
Utah
Sam Grice
Lord
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Grice
Queen Victoria
Africa
Desperate Trapeze Performer Attempts Suicide in New York
Mrs Rose Schramke a former Berlin trapeze performer, repeatedly attempted to end her life in New York City. After a fifth floor window escape, she drank water with soaked matches, tried hanging, and was finally removed to a hospital where she likely will survive. Her husband vanished months ago after past injuries and a German army lieutenant’s elopement.
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New York
Rose Schramke
Schramke
Berlin
Pittsburg
Scaramke
Mary Notz
East Fifty-fourth Street
Child Eats Rat Poison at Crittenton Home
John Berry an eighteen month old resident of the Florence Crittenton Home at 216 Third Street Northwest died yesterday from strychnine poisoning. A bread piece laced with poison was set as a rat lure in the infested home. Dr Jones attended but could not save him. Coroner Novill ruled the death accidental after review of the circumstances.
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Les
Florence Crittenton
Third Street
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Crittenton
Novill
The Use of the Bore and The New York Mall Fusion Bid
Review notes a literary essay on bore characters in English fiction with examples from Trollope Austen and Fielding and praises their social role. It shifts to a political article urging Mr. Jerome to fuse anti Tammany factions for a city ticket in New York.
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Bookman
Mr. Collins
Miss Bates
Mr. Woodhouse
Parson Adams
Crawley
Pitt
Rawdon
Rawson
Sir Pitt
Realife
New York Mall
Jerome
Rustling Silk Triumphs In Troy Stakes At Saratoga
At Saratoga on August 11 Rustling Silk an 87 to 1 shot won the Troy Stakes after Arklrta bumped Muffins causing disqualification of the latter’s jockey Baird. Adonis placed second and Pythia third with Caughnawaga fading to third in the handicap. Knapp rode three winners as racing featured King Rose versus Knight of Rhodes in a close finish.
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Saratoga
Rustling Silk
Hester W
Arklrta
Muffins
Arkurta
Baird
Muffina
Adonis
Pythia
Caughnawaga
Glen
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Favorites Triumph At Latonia And Fort Erie Card
Three favorites won at Latonia on the Cincinnati card with King Ellgworth the upset second choice in the feature. Birch Broom, the heavily backed favorite, finished second while Willowdene took third as Jockey Manning suffered a serious injury in The Laurel’s fourth event. At Fort Erie daily racing saw heavy favorites win across six races amid rain and a heavy track.
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Birch Broom
Cincinnati
Latonia
King Ellgworth
Willowdene
Laurel
Manning
Mattie H
Merces
Maccone
Condlage
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Martha Celia
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Royal Pearl
His Majesty
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Pearl
Lazelle Ealeo
Plunger Joe Yeager Cashes In On Canteen at Saratoga
Saratoga N Y August 11 Plunger Joe Yeager earned at least $40 000 as his mare Canteen won in the second race a 4 mile event despite Lady Ellison and Newtown Hay being favored Yeager backed Canteen from down to 2 to 1 and the ring sensed a killing but price makers had bid up to 6 to 1 before the race confirming a sensational turf coup after a prior triumph on Ath lone and mosa at Sheepshead Bay.
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Washington Post
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N. Y
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Athlone
Mimosa
Coney Island Jockey Club
Sheepshead Bay
Lightning an Easy Winner At Peninsula Fair
About 5,000 spectators at Tasley Virginia watched Lightning win the pace easy in the Peninsula fair third day. Purchased from a West Baltimore drove for under 100 dollars two years ago, Lightning showed a burst of speed after hopples were added last year. Margeret and Green Bay were top choices, with Jack B from East Newmarket Md winning the 227 trot. Grace EK led the 222 trot, while Lady Thistle from Baltimore faltered. Grand Circuit races were postponed by rain, with unfinished events to be run tomorrow.
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Washington Post
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Tasley
Lightning
Baltimore
William Bul
Hopples
Margaret
Norfolk
Green Bay
Jack B
East Newmarket
Pringine
Maygie Morrell
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Lady Thistle
Tennis at Longwood doubles finals mood in Eastern championship
Alexander Hackett Wrenn and Fincke from New York advance to the Eastern doubles finals at Longwood, facing rivals from Codman Horton Little and others. Semifinals see Alexander Hackett and H Hackett beat Horton Codman 6 1 4 1 final score 6 1 3 6 4 41. Wrenn and Fincke defeat Hobart Grant 6 4 9 7 6 4. Bachelors' Club to host handicap tournament August 15 with open club members and no entry fee. entries to Secretary Whiting by August 14.
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Whiting
Racing Entries at Saratoga and Latonia.
Listings show first race five and a half furlongs for two year olds with numerous weights, followed by the Shillelah Steeplechase about two miles four furlongs, then the Hopeful six furlongs, the Great Republic for $50,000 at a mile and a quarter, and additional Saratoga and Latonia races with weights and entrants listed for each event. The field includes Hermitage, Lord of the Forest, Mollie Donohue, Bivouac, Mindla, Mohawk II, Burgomaster, and many others across six races at Saratoga and Latonia.
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Lord of the Forest
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von Tromp
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the Belle
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Latonia
Granite State Park Meet Opens With Close Races
In Dover New Hampshire the Granite State Park meet features Ginger in the 211 pace as a strong favorite, but Arguenot falters in heat two. May Hathaway drives to win the next three heats and the purse of 500. Gloria places second with Hey del Diablo third. Other races include 225 pace worth 1000 with May Hathaway sweeping heats three to five and Messal Pointer taking top honors in the first in a 216 time. Additional starters include Nettle Bell Lucky Buck Honesty Arguenot and Owassin with various heats, and the trot events show Chestnut and Bell Brook among winners and losers. Roosevelt Dimple Hesex Match Little Rosa also race with two hindrances.
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Granite State Park
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Hezelwind
Owassin
Nettle Bell
Lucky Buck
Honesty
Bell Brook
Obed
Gov. Roosevelt
Little Rosa
Canada's Cup Race Opens With Iroquois Temeraire Duel
Rochester N Y August preparations for the Canada s Cup races are complete. The first race between the Iroquois and the Temeraire will start at 1 o clock tomorrow. The Temeraire was launched today and measured by judges. The Iroquois measuring was finished yesterday and she was placed back on the ways for final polishing.
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Rochester
N. C
Britt and Nelson to Fight for 20th Round Purse
San Francisco August 11 James Edward Britt and Battling Nelson signed articles for a twenty five round bout at Union Coursing Park September for a purse of 20000 or 65 percent of gross receipts and a 10000 side bet The winner takes all Both fighters must weigh 133 pounds on the morning of the bout
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James Edward Britt
Battling” Nelson
Colma Athletic Club
Union Coursing Park
Crack Oarsmen Meet Potomac's Man Claim Fouls
Toronto Argonauts win intermediate eight oared race from the Ariels of Baltimore as crews contest on the Potomac in Baltimore on August 11 during the thirty third annual National Association of Amateur Oarsmen regatta. Seawanhaka Boat Club wins senior single sculls and University Barge Club places in several events. The day features chatter of foul claims and a notable protest over a course by the Ariels.
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Parnell Estate Delay Causes Poverty Among Creditors
In Dublin Law Courts the late Mr C S Parnell estate is discussed as delays in settlement leave creditors in poverty. Henry Campbell cites £63 owed to a Rathdrum dealer whose cattle on the estate went unpaid and whose family suffered. Judge Ross sets Monday for list inclusion and scheme proposals on jointure and funds for English administration.
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Lowton Daily Chronicle
C S Parnell
Dublin
England
Parnell
Justice Ross
Mother Nature's Children in Sea Life Shell Work
From i1 Nicholas describes nature teaching offspring through simple means. Birds build nests with beaks, caterpillars craft cocoons, and bees form sharp angled honeycomb cells. The piece then notes even more remarkable sea animal feats within shells.
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Shella
Die of Improvements at Harper's Weekly Tale
A German woman ill in a hospital is repeatedly reported as improving by the doctor, until one night she dies. Her husband asks what she died of and is told the joke that she died of improvements. Chase's reopens next Monday with matinees and evening shows.
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