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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1910
Page
14
Reports show jockey Taplin fined amid a day of favorite riders winning. Well Played, Horses Answer the Call, Duke of Milan secure easy victories in the program. Thas dle Belle captures the last purse as glass suspension affects entries.
Fragmented report lists numerous horse names and scores in a racing event at Jacksonville and Tamda with unclear outcomes. It mentions Taplin, Glass, Rise, Page, Trexler, Niro, Davia, Ganz, Murphy, Cole, Jackson, Murphy, and others in chaotic lines suggesting multiple heats and placements without coherent context.
Lafayette, the favorite, led the field at Tampa for a mile and a quarter and held on to win as the lone first choice. The race produced a clear victory for the favorite with a demanding stretch run.
The feature race, owners handicap at seven furlongs, saw Tom Dolan triumph as the second betting choice. The program lists multiple races including summaries for the third and sixth, with various figures and odds, naming horses such as Tamar and Ban Git. The text preserves names like Dolan, Cole, and Burts, and notes a strong showing by Dolan in a mixed card of four and five furlong heats.
In Jacksonville on March 10 at Moncrief Park Nealon led by two lengths over Takaluya in a spectacular feature. The card included a selling race with Oracle Loo and Old Squaw Jer among notable runners and a crowded program of 5 and 6 furlong events.
The piece notes the addition of a new mount named Star Bright to the president’s stable, a 60 pound pony described as well bred with a large star blaze. It details handling, training status, and expected riding plans, with references to Taft’s pursuit of a smooth riding program and the stable at Marelient.
An OCR fragment lists numerous individuals and locations from a hotel context. The garbled text includes personal names, surnames, and scattered place mentions such as cities and institutions, creating a chaotic reader of a social directory or hotel roster.
A unique charter amendment in Basic City ends liquor sales for 99 years. J E Fletcher Jr and W Robertson elected to Roanoke judiciary. Senate and House clash over road funds and college appropriations as efforts stall. Virginia University funding faces a 10 percent cut, pending further action.
A crowded program lists three year olds and older in multiple distances. Horses such as My Jienty, Aphyodiic, Oh Hem der, Elysium, Aunt Kale, and Gold Dust appear in early sprints, with mid card contenders like Dolly Bolawn, Red Carmack, and Belle Beatt noted. The meeting features several two furlong and one mile races, with numerous entries across six heats and mixed ages and distances.
Arrangements were completed today for races next July at Manchester between Seawanahaka Corinthian club defender and Canadian challenger from Royal St Laurence Yacht Club. Challengers will send boats to Manchester to test under local conditions. Races begin July 6 and will be best three in use.
An advertorial claim extols Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets as a remedy for indigestion from overeating and poor cooking. It asserts the tablets digest a full meal without stomach effort, restore digestion, balance gastric juices, improve breath, and furnish a free trial package by mail order from F A actual Co at 19 Stuart Building Marshall, Axh.
The article covers Mrs Asquith and Mrs Asquith’s social standing, remarks on their marriage dynamics and mutual influence, Harriet Daly and Count Anton Sigray engagement plans, Miss Caroline Grosvenor’s Newport wedding, Reno divorce remarriage reports, and a Metropolitan Opera performance with a long guest list. It notes Mrs Tittle’s Reno ties and past opera aspirations. includes many names and places from New York society and Europe.
Burke Becke criticizes self indulgent women for ignoring social duties and labor behind garments and flowers. He urges women to organize debates, readings, visits, and community efforts to uplift the poor, improve housing, churches, and health. A Wednesday event featured Mrs Henry Blegel and other society figures in champagne satin and diamond ornaments.
Huntington Waya reports a church siege ten miles south of the city where a church was besieged Sunday night. Three people were shot and wounded by bullets through the walls. Deputies used bloodhounds to track down Gene Cutford and Walter Stephens, who barricaded themselves in a cave. They fired on officers at daylight but were captured and jailed.
Special to Tan we.singuns reports Clarksburg West Virginia voters will decide the liquor license issue at the upcoming city elections. Citizens League proposes an antisalon ticket with Perry Williams for mayor and Homer H Douglas for clerk alongside other nominees. The Republican ticket supports the license. Jasper Xyle is named collector and treasurer James H Moore is listed as assassor W E Smith claimed to impersonate Tommy Leach and was jailed for drunkenness and disorderly conduct before release by City Judge Kelly.
Plans for a three-city amateur harness meet involving Baltimore Washington and Wilmington were outlined as a seasonal replacement for earlier Philadelphia Wilmington races. A conference on April 1 aims to organize about 73 trotting and as many pacing races with bona fide drivers. Silver cups will be awarded, and the late summer meet will resemble historic intercity series though doubling teams may be eliminated due to limited racing pairs.
In Baltimore's Kleim’s billiard parlor Edward Linhard defeated Washington’s Hickey in the intercity championship, drawing a large crowd. Linhard led early, then hovered within a few points as both players fluked and traded runs. The win gives Linhard three straight for Baltimore, with a rematch set for Washington on March 30 and amateur champ Willand Unduch traveling to meet Grey.
The sixth annual report of the National Commission shows 3 600 985 dollars handled in 1908. Of this 3 217 100 dollars was draft player purchase money, 85 200 dollars for purchased players, and 4 389 139 dollars for receipts and disbursements. After the World Series, 2 600 dollars remained on deposit in Cincinnati and 9 807 dollars were left at season end.
Goyette F Bervies of the Fork American asks if comets are Sun bound projectiles and whether their nuclei are solid. The discussion notes comets may originate with the Sun, with nuclei likely solid but not a single block, and that gases in comets do not crystallize in space due to negligible pressure. It mentions the spectroscope showing gaseous emissions and sodium presence, predicting Halley’s Comet may return next May with its tails.
Special to The Workington Fort West Baden Ind Mar 10 incensed by Babe Adams winning the worlds championship for Pittsburg Camnitz refuses to sign or train with the Pirates. Acting Manager Gibson to report. 3800 still in dispute with President Dreyfuss. Camnitz alleges misbehavior hindered Adams and affected the title defense.
Special to The Waneopus reports a severe thunderstorm forcing the Naps to idle. Alexandria slate shows a two part schedule with New Orleans games against the Chicago Cubs and Texas towns, returning April 2. Turner and others sore arms. manager McGuire remains unfazed. Washington rom notes. Rockville Academy to place a team on the diamond led by Prof Roger J Whiteford as manager, Edward Brory as assistant, Jesse Higgins captain. Schedule to be arranged.
Donlin remains undecided as March 10 passes. He pledged New York National League owner John T Brush a decision on playing in spring tents but offers no clear plan, sending a brief, terse message to Brush. Brush awaits a final answer from Donlin on his baseball future.
Fragmentary OCR text lists many personal names and place hints without clear events or actions. No coherent story, dates, or locations are identifiable to form a factual summary or headline.
Online ad style list offering carriages, wagons, broughams, and passenger autos from Willard Storage and Liverymen. Includes prices, conditions, and requests for second hand surreys, trap wagons, and pony carts. Mentions imports, English razabout gear, and multiple vehicle types for hire or sale.
Nation loan and investment co and MOGEE and HILI advertise low interest loans on real estate with minimal costs. Brokers Floyd Davis at 7th and W advertise high acceptance with a focus on economic borrower consideration.
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