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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1907
Page
17
In a rain battered program at Gravesend, favorites weathered a sloppy track as Mister Magnificent and Ride Knight of Elway led to wins. The Albemarle Handicap saw Lady Annexes triumph in a tightly contested field despite adverse conditions.
The results list for Gravesend shows Misa Dotanay of Brussel taking first in an archi bald ridden event, with Knight of Elway and Gold Lady following. Latonia’s Gotloquy and Shiriay Rowamore placed second and third, while Norfolk’s Steadfast and Proteus completed major placings.
Outsider Lexoline romps home in Latonia feature as The Winks finish second and Monsignor fades from favorite. Fa vortter wins other races while the track runs fast, with Cleemratt, Ohio Bept portion of Latonia Jockey Club meeting noted as opening events unfold.
An on-course report from Gravesend describes a busy racing day with 1300 regulars attending. The feature events include several sprints and a steeplechase with notable performances by Albemarle and Gold Hore. Multiple races feature favorites, with outcomes noting close finishes and competitive fields across maiden, hurdle, and handicap divisions.
Tim Sullivan suffered a heavy loss as Golf Ball failed to win at Gravenend, with bets on Rye Christié and other horses shifting massive sums at the track. Owners and bookmakers reported sharp moves as the day’s racing ended with Golf Ball pulled up and in danger of never racing again.
The season begins amid rough weather and scattered practice notes across major programs. George Washington and Ithaca squads show mixed readiness while Penn prepares for North Carolina with forty candidates. Cornell details holdovers and freshmen, outlining key positions from end to guard as Rutgers looms next. Harvard Princeton Penn Yale play Brown, shaping early power views.
A Jersey City man, son of a prominent politician, committed suicide at a beach front hotel in Atlantic City by strangulation with a handkerchief knot and wrist wound attempts. The report ties the incident to possible temporary insanity amid political and sports coverage, including Princeton and Harvard coaching notes and upcoming seasons.
Latonia Jockey Club refuses to furnish racing news to poolrooms and will withhold scratches times and other player information until post time. The club says the Inter state News Bureau will telegraph race descriptions from the track. Also notes about personnel and other unrelated sports gossip appear in the column.
A distressed woman, Mrs Carter, endured hardship after shattered hopes of support from a lover. She attempted suicide with poison in Albany, boarded ships to drown herself, and faced guard on a steamer. After multiple rescue attempts, she turned to morphine, was revived, and survived, continuing bouts of despondency and a final plan discussed with a friend in September.
A Washington Post special details a chaotic scene as Mrs Carter speaks of cremation and a will to fund a memorial fountain for Marjorie Daw. Gunfire erupts when James Conerow resists the gang threatening arson and if burned, with nine men later arrested as witnesses in a wall-to-wall shooting at the East ist home.
A treasure of household goods including blankets and clothing were stolen by a thief named Raffles who, evading police, planned to use a tent as a temporary home. Detectives traced the escape attempt and warned livery stables while noting a convention of police chiefs. The case tied to missing goods and a dog borrowed from a neighbor.
New York crowding officials watched an electric car run through the Belmont tunnel under the East River from Forty second Street to Long Island City. The test started after 3 pm with eight trips, speed increasing to reach about forty miles per hour. Tomorrow an official run will include Mayor McClellan, borough presidents, August Belmont, and Theo Pahents of I M C, with luncheon at Hotel Belmor.
Special to The Washlegion Pont New York reports the Kaiser Wilhelm II, North German Lloyds liner, driven at top speed, logged over 24 knots on narrow margins toward a new East Atlantic record. Captain Coppers steered for five days and five hours from Cherbourg to Sandy Hook, aiming to eclipse Cunard’s Lusitania and Cunard rivals. The ship faced a dense fog near Sandy Hook, delaying potential record triumphs as it neared New York.
The Lusitania’s noon Sunday to Monday update shows about twenty three hours fifteen minutes running time from Sandy Hook to a point east of longitude 1146 degrees, with 26 knots average speed for the period. Officials blamed fog and turbine issues for a weaker showing earlier while noting the ship covered roughly 30 miles since Saturday night.
The London Daily Post reports that the Cunard liner Mauretania reached only 235 knots on a trial run, far below the expected 2912 knots. A well informed New source notes the speed was seen as hardly satisfactory for the ship’s debut voyage plans.
Frank Marrin, head of the defunct Storey Cotton Company, faces trial in U S court on charges of using the mails to defraud. The firm promised huge dividends while taking 43.3 million from investors nationwide, collapsing with 24 thousand on hand and 170 thousand due investors. Proceeds were alleged to come from principal funds. allied Provident Investment also failed, with promoter escapes and Stanley Francis already convicted. Martin was captured with Buffalo in November.
The body of H H Taylor of HoH Tastor & Son bricklaying contractors was found at the bottom of an areaway at the Girard Trust Company building site in Philadelphia. He had been missing since Saturday and was last seen inspecting work after bricklayers quit. The firm held the bricklaying contract for the project.
Mrs WA Wade, in a nightgown and reportedly ill, ran from her home on Washington street and threw herself in front of a moving locomotive, dying instantly. Neighbors and relatives, including Mrs See Jeaven and her husband, offered varying accounts of her condition and motives before the tragedy on Sept 2.
Police trap nets seven persons, including five women, in connection with the stabbing death of wealthy suitor and bridegroom Argona. Victim found at his cemetery home on East 1st Street. Others named as suspects and witnesses, with a mystery woman Vita sought by authorities. Motive suspected jealousy or vengeance for a wronged wife.
Former Gov Taylor rebuts Mrs Lula Williams Clark claim that Turner Igo and Captain Sanford conspired in the Goebel murder. Clark’s allegations are denied as unfounded and unsupported by evidence. Sanford testifies he was abroad and not involved, while Clark’s recollections are described as hazy and uncorroborated.
Special to The Washington Post from Pittsburg September 23: John L Sullivan, once a boxing idol and patron of charity, shares views on tainted money and proposes a peace congress. He suggests matching the best men from each country to settle grievances by combat and advocates banning toy weapons for children to prevent real violence while preserving national dignity.
Joseph Romock and George B Cox regain control of the Latonia Jockey Club stock after a deal involving Rexpees. Respess plans to retire from Western racing and devote attention to two-year-olds under Dick Welles, with campaigns on Eastern tracks. He holds interests in Louisiana tracks and City Park in New Orleans.
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