Futurity Race At Saratoga Draws 15 Starters With Huge Purse
Racing notes from New York detail the Futurity at Saratoga set for August 31 with about fifteen two year olds eligible. Favorities include Naushon and Iron Mask, each carrying penalties or breeding allowances that affect weights. Other contenders like September stakes winners and past Futurity victors figure in the field as jockeys and owners vie for the $35,240 purse and top honors.
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Washington Post
New York
Coney Island Jockey Club
Saratoga
Sheepsend Bay
August Belwonts Babbler
Gravesend
Iis
Thomas Monahan
Seattle
Ike Babbler
Naushon
RT Wilson
United States
Rensselaer
Plidheth
Saskea Mates Voor
Rashtl
Sporting Brevities From A Fragmented Report
Football in a month, Pesadena winter polo, Milwaukee Auto Club to build a 15000 dollar home. Kansas City amateur show, first of it, September, Frank Caldwell becomes aviator. Detroit base bat team may tour to Cuba this winter. Coach Jack Moakley to occupy new Ithaca house donated by Cornell students. Mexico City abandons Centenary auto show plan. Annapolis hires Joe Murray as boxing instructor. All-American Rugby team due in San Francisco from Australia August 3. San Francisco police seek two handball courts for new station. Uhlan’s sire and dam Bingen and Blonde reside Ardmoor Farm, Raritan, N J. Uhlan’s mile time may be best yet in Cleveland.
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Bingen
Blonde
Uhlan
Ardmoor Farm
Raritan
N. J
Cleveland
Hughes Approves Races At Empire Track Meet
New York Aug 21 The American Trotting Breeders Association will open Tuesday at Yonkers Empire track for a grand circuit meeting. Gov Hughes Albany letter expresses gladness that an effort is made to hold the meet and to conduct racing without the evils of book. The club splits the $25 Speedway stake for trotters into three heats to start Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday with amateurs driving.
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New Yock
Yonkers
Hughes
Albany
Tom
Speedway
Local Racing Card Readies For Morning Run
Livewire Nurbitt and top contenders including Prince Blampton and Paprika Terryela headline a mixed field at the meeting. Names like Folie Levy Mexcana Sir John Johnson Anvas Chief Bob K Tandleberry Merry Knight and Claque Magen Royal Lodge Thrifty appear in the listed entries.
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Livewire Nurbitt
Prince Blampton
OKK
Paprika
Terryela Folie Levy
Mexcana
John Johnson
Anvas
Bob K Tandleberry
Merry Knight
Claque
Magen Royal Lodge
Thrifty
Minor League Scores From Various Circuits
In American Association at Toledo Milwaukee games Toledo won 3 to 0 and 4 to 2. Indianapolis and Columbus marked varied results with St Paul and Gas lumbus 8 with Detroit absent. Louisville over Kansas City in Western League. Des Moines beat Denver 2 1. Omaha edged St Joseph 2 1. Lincoln swept Wichita 16 3 and 1. Sioux City beat Topeka 8 0 and 17 2 in doubleheader. Eastern League at Newark Baltimore 3 0 then Newark 4 3. Montreal Jersey City in Southern League results. New Orleans defeated Mobile 4 0. Memphis beat Nashville 7 0. New York State League Utica over Utlex Syracuse 6-3. Wilkes Barre beat Boro 2 0.
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Columbus
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Sioux City
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Sionx City
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Utica
Wilker Harres-Wilkes-Barre
Boranlon
Snodgrass Battles for Major League Batting Honor
Fred Snodgrass of the New York Giants competes with Ty Cobb of the Detroit Tigers for the league batting crown as the season ends. Cobb trails Snodgrass by a narrow margin, with Larry Lajoie and others close behind. Snodgrass has shown steady progress, challenging Cobb and Lajoie while Coop and Wagner lead in other stats.
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Tyrus Cobb
Detroit Tigers
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Coop
Eddie Collins
Bnodgrass
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Lajeie
Quadruple Play Marked Baseball History in 1876 Mets Game
New York recalls a singular quadruple play in 1876 where GasKins fielded a liner, doubled a runner, threw to first, and forced out a sliding runner, preserving a Mets victory over Chicago. The tale notes era-recorded chaos and debates over archival accuracy, with GasKins remembered as the unlikely hero.
Cubs Gain as Giants Lose in Brooklyn Sweep
Chicago and Brooklyn split a doubleheader with the Cubs taking the first game 3 to 3 after a hard battle by Rucker. In the second, Brooklyn defeated Chicago 6 to 2 as Beaum on and Zimmerman paced the defense and offense. Sheckard, Evers, Beaumont, and Zimmerman featured for Brooklyn with several key hits and steals.
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Smith
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Beaumont
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Cole
Wheal
Lennox
Schulte
Zimmerman
Sheckard
Peses
Oit Bell
Chiicago
Bell
Kilog
Messrs
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O'Day
Swatfest to Cardinals in rain halted seven-inning clash
St Louis and Philadelphia staged a high scoring seven inning swat fest in St Louis, halted by rain after 7 innings. Scoring listed with Bates, Moren, Magee and Knabe among notable hits. Umpires Messia, Rigier and Johnstone. Time one hour and a half.
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Philadelphia
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o.Branst
Onkea
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Corridon
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Magus
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Grant
Ellis
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Phelps
Belcher
OM Moren
Cortidon
Wilkts
Messia
Rlgier
Johnstone
Hartman Challenges Arundel Crew On Labor Day Meet
Capt E J Hartman of Vesper Boat Club issues a challenge to Arundel senior four from Baltimore after Arundel won the national senior four at Washington. Hartman seeks a Labor Day race on the Schuylkill and aims to end the 1910 season with a strong showing in the middle States regatta.
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Washington Post
Philadelphia
E. J. Harti
Vesper Boat Club
Arundel
Baltimore
Washington
Royal English Henley
Winnipes
Hartman
London
Iartman
Pool Selling Sparks Turf Controversy Across States
Western Horseman denounces pool selling as unlawful and harmful to trotting sport. It condemns loud promotion by sellers and insists decorous, incidental betting as policy, warning that publicity escalates opposition and risks. A separate note covers lacrosse and a Paris race with Dreyfus Helda winning.
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Western Horseman
Pool Gellers
Holmes Breaks World Record in Gaelic Track Meet
Chicago reports F Holmes of the American Olympic team set a new world mark of 26 feet 3.5 inches in the standing broad jump at Gaelic Association track events. The old record from 1876 by W Lawton was surpassed. Philadelphia to gain permanent horseshow grounds at Bryn Mawr Polo Club, hosting outdoor exhibit from late September to October 1, near Bryn Mawr Club polo field.
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F. Holmes
Hiscage
W. 5
Lawton
Philadelphia
Bryn Mawr Polo Club
Bryn Mawr Club
Westward Schooner Dominates Regatta Field
The Westward, Alexander Smith Cochran schooner yacht, claimed to be among the fastest in its class, defeated Britain's Meteor and other crack boats in European regattas. Built by Herreshoff to the international rule, 97 feet waterline, 26 feet 9 inches beam, 14 inches draft, 38,450 square feet of canvas, 49 tons burden. Bart as captain.
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Cochran
Herreshoff
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Meteor
Sox in Final Series with Nationals in Chicago
Washington faces Chicago in a three game set as the Sox seek to climb to fifth place. The Nationals must beat Detroit and St. Louis later while Boston and New York host Naps and Sox, with Walsh likely to start today and Doc White scheduled for Tuesday. Dixie Walker is expected to pitch for Washington today.
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Reds Hammer Wiltse Hard In 10-3 Victory
Cincinnati defeated New York 10 to 3 behind Gaspar's steady start. Doyle hit a first inning homer, Wiltse allowed 11 hits in five innings, and Egan was ejected for disputing a call at second. Several Cincinnati players had key hits in a five run fifth inning to seal the win.
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Gaspar
Doyle
Egan
New York
Betocimatt
Beacher
Merkle
Bo McLean
Meyers
McMilan
DS Wy Gaspar
Beckert
Dickson
Poe
Rune-Doyte
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Shafer
Bescher
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Mitchell
Paskert
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Pasichert
McLean
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Lavert
Hobitzeys
Dagbte
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Hoblitzer
Vases
Cancinnati
Wittse
Meigr
Kiem
Hane
Harry the speedway horse charms Washington crowd
A light hearted survey of horses and handlers around Washington racetracks. Harry the cream gelding owned by John P. Roth amuses crowds and may stay with his owner to avoid losing his home. Several racers and owners from Rockville and Benning prepare for Labor Day events and upcoming fairs with noted horses and times.
Multiple Sporting Events Across Cities and Ages
John Coihass trains at the same venue for pacing events while Tomy Murphy moves Charles Mcber mott’s Captain George from Du die Archdale in the 5400 Olio star for 14 trotters at North Randall and a 1500 race for US trotters Captain George finishes second twice and third once to Jamar with the fastest heat 2 08 Judie Arenadale wins her race in 208 lbs and 207 weeded Builds Saucer Track at Los Angeles Prince has built sater motor tracks at Los Angeles and Salt Lake City and plans a Portland project We followed by age at Oakland Blam G2 motoreggysts will lease Salt Lake City around September 1 and go to Bor for six weeks of acurom Portland they will race until January then return to Los Angeles for the summer meeting Noe Breaks Bicycle Record New York Aug 21 Noe of the Century Wiel Club of America rides from city hall to Philadelphia and back setting a new bicycle record of 14 tours 28 minutes The current record was 14 tours 28 minutes by Jesse St Pike Will Release 3 000 Hungarian Partridges Indiana fish and game commissioner George W Miles arranged for birds to be delivered to farmers next month A girl to swim the English Channel Rose Batonef the Boston champion will attempt to swim the channel next spring Multnomah A C in Portland plans rebuilding their clubhouse after a recent fire An eighth Swiss national agricultural exhibition will be held at Lausanne September 10 to 18 with 3000 cattle entries and about 20 steer horses Also Paris offers a 40 000 aero prize for a flight race among Paris Berlin Brussels and London in 1911.
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Charles Mcbermott
George
Dudie Archdale
North Randall
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Judie Arenadale
Los Angeles
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