Right Royal in steep race breaks leg at Gravesend
New York September races at Gravesend on a heavy track feature the Speculation Stakes won by Right Royal the favorite. Malden breaks a leg in the sixth race and is destroyed, trainer F Williams suspended as entries of GEB Hall are refused. Judges Himes and Roseben finish behind.
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New York
Gravesend
Favorines
Right Reval
Traore Ys Arsenal
Ocean Tide
Right Royal
Judge Flimes
Judge Himes
Gerri Tite
Geb Hall
F Willams
Cas
Tsu le Ue Malden
Hase Fel
Fivustra Voorak Furforms Confederate
Lothtoebrard
Arklita
Shaw
Lyte
Marti
Oto Lanat
Wild Time
Staney F
Hermitage
Belisnickes
Yalagal
Tur Todays Churchill Downs Pace Includes Upset Bid
A chaotic race card from Churchill Downs reports slow early pace and multiple favorite fluctuations. Horses like Bolon and Mstabon show alongside a long list of runners with varied odds while My Premier Tramperse and others chase the win. the day features a wide field and shifting outcomes.
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Louisville
Churchill di
Bolon
MiTair
Joe Karmur
Shilaia
Orgitian
Prince Getato Rat Spond
Say Fur Tigy Tur Lee
Cer
Douglas
Bensom
Tady
Derdal Heary
Monty Ant
Kiley
John Carrett
Sivek
Delagoa
van Mafalia
Kia Hobson's
Gina
Teal
Tomasotuca
van Nae
Accond
John Ra
Ph Werford
Claude and Elliot Win Steeplechase at Woodbine
Ben Crockett wins the Steeplechase at Woodbine by odds 5 to 1 as Toronto hosts 18 races Track fast and weather clear. Oseneice and Fern Rock are among winners in early Mohawk card with several riders and odds listed for each race.
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Ben Crockett
Woodbine
Toronto
Peter Paul
Jillet
Necomd Wyfaki
Fern Rock
Manis
Luta Youngsty
Ben Creckett
Bob Aone
Solonist
Rurtonge
Albert
Blumenthal
Oxnard Buys Islington for Blue Ridge Stud
Oxnard, the New York sugar magnate, acquires the famous English Thoroughbred stallion Islington from Hogland and plans to station the horse at Blue Ridge Virginia. The Oxnard breeding stock will be centered at the Virginia farm after previously keeping horses in Kentucky.
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Sugar King
Blue Ridge Stud
Washington Post
Henry T Oxnard
New York
Hogland
Islington
Wenlock
Oxnard Star
Blue Ridge
Telington
J'R
Rancho del Paso
Iry Mack
Mary Tlack
Isieta
Essip
Issington
Isingless
England
Oxnard
Kentucky
Virginia
Todays Races Entries For Three Quarter Mile Sells
The list shows entrants for the first race a three quarter mile sprint with horses including Sosebuds Brother Crank 112 Minua Heeman Johnson Eloise and others. Odds and weights listed for each horse. The fourth race features The Holly Hanaiap a three quarter mile event with Vendor Jacobite and Jacobite's 117.
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Sosebuds
Crank
Minua
Heeman Johmson
Vinte
Eloise
Foig
Sir Caruthers
Birmingham F
Aeropaw
Tautlon
St Cetepss
Fitzabeth F
Cat'asHye
Mos
Ard Water Og
Harutcup
Rawford
Oliver Cromwell
Leila
Big Ben
Jessup
Ireme Lindsey
Chen Ferse
Foxy Kane
Simalas
Durbar
Ida Davis
Keator Grrin
Lochinvar
Belle of
Portland
Golden Rule Y
Delphia
Tramoto
Holly Hanaiap
Jacobite
Mackay denies return to the turf abstains from racing plans
New York dispatch states Clarence H. Mackay rejects reports he will resume racing. He says he has no intention to return to the turf, is too busy, and will focus on breeding and selling stock, keeping Schula mite as his only racing-connected mare. He has not decided where to locate his breeding establishment and Kentucky relocation is premature.
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New York
Clarence H. Mackay
Mackay
Kentucky
George Washington Squad Aims for Front Rank This Season
George Washington University football opens with 22 players at Van Ness Park. New head coach Bernard, ex Harvard guard, outlines training goals with Assistant Coach Houston. Steenerson to captain again. strong old and new players included from Notre Dame, Georgetown, Gonzaga, and More.
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van Ness Park
Seventeenth Street
Corcoran Art Gallery
University
Houston
Bernard
Harvard
Alexander
Corneh
Dave Houston
Dickinson
Neille
Yale
George Washington
B. G Steenerson
St. M Kilgour
J E. Babcock
James Fields
Earl Stevenson
Charles Morris
Raymond Kirkland
Jackson Morris
S H Smith
G PR Berryman
Hampton Roads
Va) Military Academy
B. A Beard
Moultonstown High School
Kk Mhanalson
Atlanta
M P. Lansford
Upperville Colt and Horse Club elects officers in Fauquier
Leesburg September 18 Special to The Washington Post The Upperville Colt and Horse Club the oldest horse show in the country elected Willie Fletcher as President Hunter Delany and Robert Neville as vice presidents F Gachnaver as treasurer and secretary Col 2 H Delany George Frasier Joseph A Gibson Lewis Strother W H Cartes Joshua Metcher H Rotter Nuulany H M Luttrell A B Lawson and C M Peach as directors for the ensuing year
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Washington Post
Leesburg
Upperville
Colt and Horse Club
Fauquier County
Willie Fletcher
Hunter Delany
Robert Neville
F . Gachnaver
H. Delany
George Frasier
Joseph A. Gibson
Lewis Strother
W. H Cartes
Joshua
Charles Bendheim Elected Chairman of City Democratic Committee
The Alexandria era reports Charles Bendheim re elected chairman by the city Democratic committee with Mr Trendheim stepping aside temporarily to run for clerk. The group fixed October 12 as primary day and required candidacy notices by September 20. Public schools opened with 1,810 pupils, while Edward Buller a Hampton Stock Farms valet killed a woman then shot himself.
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Charles Bendheim
Democratic Committee
Simpson
Washington Post Bureau
King Street
Alexandria
Edward Buller
Courthind EC Smith
Hampton Stock Farms
Fairfax
Harnet McKnight
Butler
Quarnters
Mr. Smith
Slaughter
Fleischmann
John 8
Beach
St. Brent
Trendheim
Bendheim
R. T. Cook
Greenaway
Brent
Carter
Piles
Bible Gift From King Edward To Bruton Parish
The Bruton Parish church in Williamsburg Virginia receives a royal offer of a Bible from King Edward VII of Great Britain. Arch bishop Canterbury’s letter confirms the King’s consent to donate a lectern Bible in commemoration of 300 years of Anglo-Saxon civilization and the British Church on Virginia shores. Bruton marks James Towne’s church successor.
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Richmond
Bruton
Williamsburg
United States
Edward VII
Great Britain
W. A. R. Goodwin
Virginia
Bruton Church
Jamestown
Oil Refinery Blaze at Parkersburg Standard Plant
A fire at the Standard Oil Company refinery in Parkersburg West Virginia began about 7 o clock tonight and raged until 10 with the paraffin building and several smaller structures destroyed along with a large crude oil tank. Firemen fought hard but the flames covered about fifty acres and the loss is estimated near 50000.
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Standard Company
Parkersburg
W. Va
Washington Post
Standard Oil Company
Spied Upon the Masons by Ten Spencer youths
Ten young men from Spencer were fined $16 each plus costs for breaking up a Masonic lodge meeting yesterday afternoon. They allegedly eavesdropped as the Masons held secret session, climbing into a garret above the lodge room to listen. The incident has caused a local sensation.
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Washington Post
Spencer, N. C
Spencer
Greens Body Unclaimed in New York Killing
Baltimore resident John Green who died by his own hand at Roche's Hotel in New York remains unclaimed. The body was found after a phone message to his sister in Baltimore, who had been informed of his intent to kill himself, but no relative has appeared to claim it at the Seventh Avenue undertaking establishment.
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Publi
Jacob Scott
King and Lee Streets
Pet Scott
Misa Sadie Padgett
Baltimore
New York
John &. Green
Roche's
Seventh Avenue
Green
Kcll
Woman Run Down by Car in Manchester Area
Richmond Sept 18 a woman Mrs Scott Ratcliff of Chesterfield County was struck by a car while on the track in Manchester and killed. She was mangled and dragged for a distance. Motorman Harris and Conductor Lockhart were arrested. Ratcliff left a husband and six children.
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Washington Post
Richmond
Manchester
Scott Ratcliff
Chesterfield County
Harris
Lockhart
Ratcliff
Generals Wistar and others die in September notices
Gen Isaac J. Wistar of Philadelphia dies at 78 in Claymont Delaware after a daylong illness. A philanthropist and scientist, he led rail and coal interests and helped found the Wistar Institute. Also reported are the deaths of Sir Robert Gunter MP, F W Bergmeier of the Daily Volks Zeitung, Rain-in-the-Face, and novelist George MacDonald.
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Philadelphia
Isaac J. Wistar
Claymont
Del
Wistar
Pennsylvania, Railroad Company
Gen. Wister
Westtown Friends’ School
Haverford College
University of Pennsylvania
State Board of Charities of Pennsylvania
American Philosophical Society
Academy of Natural Sciences of
Aberdeen
Custer
Persnally
Gen. Custer
Standing Rock Reservation
South Dakota
London
George MacDonald
Aberdeenshire
Scotland
Murder in Hell's Kitchen District Shocks New York
Police find a woman’s body under a rear stoop at 240 West Thirty-second Street in Hell's Kitchen. She appears about thirty, in poor condition, with facial bruising and neck injuries suggesting murder. The area is known for rough characters and recent construction adds to the gloom as investigators probe the case.
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New York
West Thirty-second Street
Hell's Kitchen
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Chesapeake Beach Deal Hints Sale to New York Buyers
David H. Moffat of Denver seeks to sell the Chesapeake Beach Railroad to private buyers in New York City with a closing date on or before October 1. An associate says the Eastern property has been on the market months and the funds will finance the Moffat road to Salt Lake. The Chesapeake Beach line is expected to shift from steam to electric operation.
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Washington Post
Denver
Cole
David H. Moffat
Chesapeake Beach Railroad
New York City
Moffat
Salt Lake
Chesapeake Beach
Carroll Institute Plans Active Winter Program and Elections
Carroll Institute officers outline a busy winter across bowling, gym, basketball, drama, and literary society. James F. Shea is expected to win a third term as president. six bowling teams will form. Patrick Shugrue returns to lead. drama plans include a production of Alabama likely at the Belasco during Thanksgiving or Christmas week. The dramatic club, literary society, and institute officers discuss expanded meetings, new classes, and changes to governance while preparing for a larger, more active season.
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James F. Shea
Dramatic Club
Alabama
Literary Society
Carroll Institute
Patrick Shugrue
Europe
Blanchard Robey
Belasco
Secret Service
William S. McCarthy
W. C. Sullivan
Joseph Sheridan Knight
John M Nolan
W. @. Sullivan
George E. Belisle
Shea
John J. Nolan
James A. Cahill
Sullivan
William B. Daly
Matthew Brady
Peter Co. J. Treanor
Henry W. Sohon
John J. Gormin
Wiliam
Louis C Groesle
Robert J. Service
President Roosevelt Visit Delayed by Executive Committee Note
The New Orleans health report shows 6 p.m. totals with 2,606 cages data and 41 deaths to date, 81 cases under treatment, 1,953 discharged, and the disease receding in upper districts. Mayor Behrman received word Roosevelt will visit Oct 24 or later, with officials signaling readiness to adjust plans. Col Spencer announces BR. W. Price named assistant department quartermaster on Army Northern Virginia staff.
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Marine Hospital Service Office
White
Behrman
New Orleans
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Oyster Bay
N.Y. T
Executive Committee of
Dy G. W White
United States Marine Hospital and Public Health Department
Arkansas
Martin Behrman
Baltimorean Injured In Auto Overturn At Jamestown
A. S. Murray of Baltimore, summering at Jamestown, escaped serious harm after his auto overturned avoiding a crossing carriage. He suffered several broken ribs, a fractured collar bone, and facial lacerations but no internal injuries. Town councilman J. E. Tefft acted as a shaken but uninjured companion. Murray will remain home for weeks under doctor care.
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Washington Post
Newport
R. 1
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Jamestown
J. E. Tefft
Bay View Avenue
Frederick Amrbruat
Murray
Mr Murray
Mr. Teift
Birney
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