Diamond Flush Wins Fordham Handicap at Belmont Park
New York October 13 Diamond Flush a 1 to 25 shot won the Fordham Handicap at Belmont Park defeating Aeronaut, with Jovand second and Black Ruse third. Diamond Flush led early, sprinted clear in the stretch to prevail by a head, with Aeronaut close in a brisk finish. Other races featured horses such as Hippocrates and Goldsmith with varied outcomes and long-shot successes noted in the card.
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Sterling
Palette
New York
Diamond Flush
Eemont Park
Aeronat
Wit
Jovand
Black ‘Ruse
Aeronaut
Wales
Serond
Thud
Hippocrates
Goldsmith
Wasii
Nina
Robador
Jack WeKeor
Red Ruler
Sfound Ralf
Miller
McDanels
Tank
Jack Wealo
Sailor Bor
Wen Holscher
Ray Biptel
Chiles
Bkig
Ted
Rae King
Rover Dai Athena and Dolls Spanker Alo
Rai
Rose- Verda
von Cohard
Toad
Ewig Oil
Outsider Wins Jump At Latomia Racing Card
In Cincinnati on October 13 Grace Wagner and Prins f Press led the betting as favorites. The steeple feature saw John Owes an upset winner, with Grisina the favored entrant finishing last. Other races listed contenders and results across a crowded day of racing.
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Cincinnti
Grace Wagner
Prins F Press
Latomia
John
Grisina
Alessar
Thirst
Paul Thearrr
Heidelberg
Herd
Lionel
Racing Entries and Belmont Park Two Year Old Trials
Racing entries list two year olds Brusher Froik Dearby Waterwing Benevolent Midas and others with weights and odds. Belmont Park weight for age two years race notes Sixty six entries and multiple stakes, plus a mention of Vanderbilt horses Rooney and Benfous winningPrix roles at Pas. Also notes a health advertisement for electric Bitters.
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Sn Furlingy
Froik Dearby
Waterwing
Benevolent Midas
Ansjer
Klingsor
Ilgenan
Arklina
Vmidus
Srow
Sahna
Remington
Belmont Park
Monsieur Leaucaire
Oliver Cromwell
Wise Crawford
Caronal
Iowas Want Games for 105-Pound Team
Anxious to meet football squads in the city averaging about 105 pounds the Iowas invite interest from Rhode Island Avenue Methodist Church second team and from Bec and Columbia. For games contact Thomas Ahern at 1303 T street northwest. Iowas lineup includes Loeffler center Owens right guard Murphy left guard Ahern right tackle Wensel left tackle Murray right end Thomas left end Moore Hobbs Parry quarterback Porter full back Merchant captain right half back Carroll left half back.
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Iowan
Rhode Island Avenue Methodist Church
Bec
Columbia Storg
Thomas Ahern
T Street
Iowas
Loeffler
Owens
Murphy
Ahern
Wensel
Murray
Thomas
Moore
Hobbs
Parry
Porter
Merchant
Carroll
Washington Man Fined for Assault on Hagerstown Race Starter
Dr. Gibson R. Hollingsworth, a Washington veterinary surgeon formerly of Hagerstown, was fined five dollars and costs by Justice Johnston after pleading without testimony for assaulting Col. Robert Hough, the Hagerstown fair race starter, in a hotel lobby Thursday night. Hollingsworth, who had been ordered off the track, struck Hough as he stood at the hotel counter seeking his room key, causing a head abrasion.
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Hagerstown
Weahington Post
Gibson R. Hollingsworth
Washington
Robert Hough
Hagerstown Fair
Justice Johnston
Hollingsworth
Col. Hough
Colough
Theotel
Final Day at Hagerstown Fair With Spills and Attendance
Special from Washington Fest reports Hagerstown Maryland October 13 attendance of about 30 080 at the fair. Races featured a four event program plus a special race and two unfinished races completed. Several spills occurred but no driver was seriously injured. Event details include pace purse 500 with horses Harrison, Davis Keyser West Virginia and others. trot and running races with multiple entrants and times. discussion of Vanderbilt Cup expectations and aging automobile pioneers. ACA sanction for New York show and AA A growth. shift from open to closed cars among wealthy enthusiasts.
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Hagerstown
Harrison
Davis Keyser
Hard
W Lovee
Bobbs Ferry
Billy Cole
J Curran
Old City
Pawtuxent
Racher Fraley
Frederick
Nora Woobo
Oh J M Kavanaugh
Harrisonburg
Little Fent
Golden Glenn
Elizabeth E
King Pin
Brilliant Queen
Rock Ridge Farm
Treen- i Wich
Dolly Spark
Frank Jackson
Narbeth
King Hedwood
Ernest Quutterbach
Washington DC
Satirist
Clifton Laughlin
Mannie Ordway
Duff Green
Fredericksburg
Eagh
Eveglal
Campbel
Marysville
Cedric
Campbell
Catonsville
Kate
Sampson
Rhodes Guttenberg
Wilson
Newark
Ohio
Hanover
Jim Dalyb
Eben Clark
Allentown
General Shatter
Brown
Conn Brass
John Buros
Anne Ordway
Grece
Fredericksberg Va
Monasnoch
Ernest Utterbach
Lereng
Clifton LaughHn
Washington, DC
Bernheimer
Baltimore
Wady
Race Commission
Great Britain
Wood
Herts
Automobile Club of America
New York Armory
Madison Square Garden
New York
Garden
Armory
American Automobile Association
United States
Touring Club of
France
Basoclatons
West Forty-second Street
Eokimos
William K Vanderbilt
H. H. Thomas
W. Gould Brokaw
Green
Dan Patch Fails to Break Pace Record Amid Wind
Lexington Kentucky October 13 Dan Patch failed to lower the world pacing record of 1891-4 for a mile held by Star Pointer. A stiff breeze fatigued the pacer in the third quarter as Hersey drove Dan Patch late. Star Pointer watched from the head of the stretch after an ovation from the crowd. The card’s three match races eclipsed by speed trials with Susie N winning the Kentucky Trotting event and other names such as Gypsy Dark Beott Hudson and McMahon visible in the summaries.
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Lexington
Dan Patch
Star Pointer
Hersey
Beott Hudson
Patch
Susie N. Br
Moko
Dom
Gypsy Dark
Murphy
Wiemen
Thomas
Bon Voyage
Garrity
Katherine
Stinson
Oregon
Tima
Dam Oy Axtell
Ceol
Verengo
Denyon
Hugrey Mas
Silas
Heenan Beat Sayers Echoed in Missouri River Town
An elderly townsfolk recounts how news of the Heenan and Sayers boxing match spread in a Missouri River town. From levee crowds to church pews, residents debated and celebrated the victory, with the town’s postmaster vowing resignation if Heenan failed. The tale ties sport to community life and moral reaction.
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Richard
Heenan
Heenan-Sayers
Headquarters for pants sign sparks city quip
A Philadelphia reader recalls a storefront sign reading Headquarters for pants and jokes that pants were meant for other quarters, prompting a wry exchange about design and location. The brief note captures local humor over a street display.
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Philadelphia
Preas
McClay Wins Club Cup At Hot Springs Golf Tourney
Delighted weather marked the Hot Springs Va tournament with six divisions getting under way. B L McClay of the Waverly Golf Club Portland Or won the club cup by defeating John C of Washington Dc six up five to play. Gilbert Farintosh of Viraitila Hot Springs Golf Club captured the consolation cup by besting Alton Townsend of Met York three up one to play. HE L Thoarnell of Seabright Club won the Virginia Cup over George Singer of Pittsburg six up five to play. Other winners included A H Lockett Montclair N J defeating Taylor Field six up four to play John Wilking Washington beating EB Robbins Walker New York up four to play and Melville H Ingalls defeating F P Dafia three up two to play.
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Washington
Alton ‘Townsend
Met York
HE. L. Thoarnell
Seabright Club
George Singer
Pittsburg
A. H. Lockett
Montclair
N. J
Taylor Field
John Wilking
EB Robbins Walker
New York
Melville H. Ingalls
F. P Dafia
Miss Mackay Meets Curtis in US Women's Golf Final
Two Boston women, Miss Pavane Mackay and Miss Margaret Curtis, advance to the tenth annual United States women's golf final at Morris County Golf Club Convent Station NJ. Mackay defeated Miss Georgianna Bishop to reach the final while Curtis beat Miss Grace Keyes, with steady play and late holes deciding the semi finals.
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New York
Boston
United States
Morris County Golf Club
Convent Station
Margaret Curtis
Essex County Club
Manchester
Mass
Pavane Mackay
Oakley Country Club
Watertown
Bridgeport
Conn
Miss Curtis
Grace Keyes
Concord
Miss Bishop
Miss Mackay
Miss Mackay Dormy
Miss Keyes
Miss Curlos
Mins Mackay
Mige Hishop
Misa Keyes
Grand Stand Banter at Belmont Track Meet
Long Island commuter and a New Yorker clash over the Belmont track October meet. They joke about fences, spectators, and the rural crowd, noting the stage crowds, back views, and the family procession to the fence grand stand as they observe racing and wagering.
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Belmont Track
New Yorker
Belmont
Floral Park
Jock
Mnall
Floral decorations by Georgetown florist at wedding in church
The Georgetown church wedding on October 4 featured arrangements by George A. Comley, new florist at 124 3rd Street, offering a variety of flowers and telephone order service. Nearby notes mention local auctions, paint guarantees, a rail spur rumor, and other Georgetown business updates.
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Comgréss Street
M. FP
Georgetown
George A. Comley
3Rd Street
Comiey
West 149
Orient
Potomac
Great influx of sparklers and diamonds into New York
A New York Times report details a 1905 fiscal year with diamonds and other precious stones imported to worth 84,228,164 dollars, a 50 percent rise from the prior year. August imports surged 12 percent, with stones arriving from European lines. Gems are weighed, inspected, and stored under strict guard at the New York Custom House, with minimal theft incidents and rare internal betrayals.
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New York
Sam
Europe
New York Custom House
George W Mindil
Dinner and piano night at Harper's Weekly party
A guest asks the hostess to play. The hostess sits at the piano and performs a Chopin nocturne with precision. After the piece, a guest requests a sonata before dinner, eliciting surprise and a polite response.
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Harper's Weekly
Women as hotel guests pave new comforts for her
Leslie's Weekly notes a shift in hotels toward accommodating independent women travelers. George W. Sweenay of Hotel Victoria says first class houses now offer dining rooms tea rooms reading rooms and parlors aimed at women. He argues financially independent women are strong patrons while restrained spenders rely on charged bills.
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Leslie
New York
Cormung
George W. Sweenay
Victoria
Have your children ever sinned ask ed Mr Hood
Mr Hood questions Rev H A Ridgeway about sin and children. Ridgeway responds his own children have sinned but notes Hood’s two children are perfect though not the ones he is familiar with. Hood clarifies he means his children have never disobeyed conscience or committed an intentional sin in the night of God.
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Epworth League
New Bedford
Maia
W Food
Bristol
R 1
Hood
Mr Hood
H A. Ridgeway
Mr Ridgeway
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J . Patton
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Arlington Horse Co
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Charles Hepburn
John Leetch
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Dumbarton Avenue
Wm. Dan & Co
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Georgetown Gas Light Company
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Western Union
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Fall Catalogue
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Penna. Ave
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Maerzen
Senate
Phone West
Massachusetts Avenue
Beasts
Kansas City Times
Moritz C Wuerz
Wuerz
Wake Capital Traction
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