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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1909
Page
17
The winner Little King In Front led from start to finish outriding Hy land on Ben Loyal a 30 to 1 shot. Chourmaster of Chesterbrook at 3 to 1 with a Stable Boy in the saddle bested The Peer the 1 to 12 favorite.
A dense table of race results and time marks shows Jeanne d Are and Emperor William among past performances, with multiple horses and odds listed. The sparse narrative hints at a crowded event with late charts and unspecified placements.
Aged 13 years old, Charles W TotW, a noted trap shooter, died at home. The event followed a long period of training and participation in amateur competitions, including holding a past United amateur championship title.
Annapolis Md Sept 28 The first line up at the Naval Academy practice session showed a team drawn from the fourth class squad of ten days work. Promising impressions came from Austin Germantown Academy last season and the backfield featured a run of six yards. Strong performances came from Hall Miller Fontes Rodes and Strong. Ends Vanderkloot and Holmes showed potential while Seller Cophran and the quarterback position were also among the notable reps. The players named will likely be placed in the first squad which begins work Monday.
Georgetown drills featured Feenan the substitute catcher from the varsity baseball team reporting for practice. Coach Newman will emphasize tackling and gym work to ready players for membrance scrimmage. McQuail strained his knee during practice and is sidelined for several days.
Managers from four college classes meet at Georgetown to discuss boosting athletics and social events. Plans include a spring regatta inviting Penn, Princeton, and Navy, dual meets with Virginia and other Southern schools, and a cheering elan at football games.
Entries list for a day of racing across six fences and multiple races. Notes include horses such as Fence Gal, Emperor William, Golden Fiore, Flying Squirrel, and Dandy Dizon among others, with ages from two to nine plus, distances ranging from 5% to 1% miles, and handicaps up to 900 added. Several races show maiden, selling, and steeplechase formats, with noted weights and entrants like Light nous, Chesterbrook, and Camprigner. The card features a mix of two year olds and older runners, alongside noted trainers and owners in a dense, cluttered OCR-derived entry sheet.
Twenty fast relay teams from this city and Baltimore will race next Saturday at Union League Park. About 200 athletes entered individual events in the Young Men's Club track and field meeting. Final arrangements to accommodate the crowd were to be set at tonight’s class meeting.
Delirium takes the 400 yard handicap for two year olds at Windsor, defeating Delirium Atropia with Conidia third. Nine horses ran in the Parla event on September 3, while other races at Le Quesnay and Beaubon featured Bebe T P Thorne and Journaliate placing or failing to place. In cricket, Gentlemen of Ireland vs Philadelphia Colts ended in a draw after a low-scoring first innings, with the Colts scoring 39 and Ireland 28. Wilkes Barre beat Lancaster in a Sept 24 match, and pool star Frank Sherman will meet TB Purcell at Bachchora Social Club with a post-match exhibition.
Cornell coaches selected the varsity squad with Mearthur and Crosby at ends, Rourke and Weeks at tackles, Bell and Douats at guards, toegraves at center, Baker at quarterback, Hoffman and Stolth as backs, Pope listed as fullback, with many substitutes listed.
Cambridge September scrimmage shows first team scoring a touchdown on end line run and a forward pass by O Finhedy who appears strong as quarterback Morrison and Corbett perform well in back field Minot Gibrowne and Weat sat out varsity today indicating roster adjustments for opening season
Shortstop Oyler of the Minneapolis team was severely injured in yesterday's game with Columbus here when struck on the head by a ball. He is in a semiconscious condition at Protestant Hospital. Doctors report his skull is not fractured though small blood vessels in his head may be broken. He may be able to leave the hospital in two or three days.
The Washington Post reports Captain and quarterback Sam W Honaker plans to return to the University of Virginia, boosting football prospects. His decision follows weeks of uncertainty as he weighs business plans with family and college life, with a warm reception expected upon his arrival. The return, paired with star end Speed Dilcott, would restore nearly the full varsity lineup except for Gloth Calfee, Johnny Neff, and Moomaw.
Fusion ticket representatives from Garrett County unite under the Peoples Party of Garrett to field candidates across offices including State Senator George L Michaels and county posts. The slate blends Republicans Democrats and Prohibitionists with several withdrawals and new nominations noted. Local obituaries and incidents are listed, including Henry Bradley Magruder’s funeral at Rockville and Anna Belle Rentch’s death, plus other regional notices.
A Chesterfield county meeting urged completing the intercity pike between Richmond and Petersburg before withdrawing state convict road forces. Citizens and district supervisors blamed the smallpox era drain on the treasury as the sole obstacle and pressed Richmond Chamber figures to seek continued funding and support for local road work.
A Washington Post special reports that a forged will of the late Edward Martin sparked probate effort by Noah Martin, James J Wilkinson, and others. The court clerk refused probate as the document was not properly witnessed and heirs including Lucile Martin Nora F Martin and Clara Martin contested it claiming forgery.
Special to The Washington Past reports a coal mine fire in Clinch River near Richlands burning for days. Attempts to reach the fire failed, threatening extensive mine destruction as flames eat into coal veins. Authorities fear substantial loss before it is controlled.
Cumberland Sept 23 Mrs Mary Bowles wife of J W Galbreath of Baltimore former West Virginia Central and Pillsburg Railway chief engineer dies at Everett aged 41 surviving daughter is Mrs Galbreath Mountain Lake Park Sept 23 Alfred Thompson aged 8 dies of typhoid fever in Cumberland Mason and train auditor on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Willam Kipstein prominent St Louis leather dealer dies in Westernport relative advises death in this county
A fragment describes a sidewalk money pile on a Norfolk street that burst, scattering nickels. Police recovered most of the coins as workers and clerks assisted, with bystanders aiding in the effort. The event occurred in Norfolk, Virginia, on a day noted with unsettled details.
Five men injured in a Chesapeake and Ohio locomotive test near Huntington West Virginia when the engine jumped the track and overturned into a ditch. Fireman Benjamin Smith, Thomas Bullock, and Frank Clark severely injured. G Peniue and Catdhiptor Thomas Bledsoe died. Track torn up for hundreds of yards. traffic delayed hours.
Negro implicates Calvin Johnson Richard Pines and Eugene Dorsey in the Walter F Schulte murder. Henry Smith, a state witness, testified that the three deny guilt and warned of harming innocent men. Smith, held at Alexandria jail, is to be tried after a New Trial petition decision by higher courts.
Rev Belt remains under mental and physical strain after a breakdown following a revue in Herndon and insomnia. Arrangements have been made to supply Trinity Methodist pulpit until his recovery. The drama club at Alexandria Lodge of Elks plans The Merry Cobbler next Wednesday for Frederick Schwan’s injury relief fund. Harry Fleischmann will lead the principal role with the same cast as prior runs. Typhoid fever claimed George Brooks aged about 60 after a collapse on King and Wear streets. he died Wednesday night and was turned over to an undertaker. The Virginia Corporations Commission granted a charter to Positive Rail Anchor Company of Alexandria to conduct manufacturing, with capital stock of 5000. Offenders, including Tames Lightfoot, were reported as having cigars stolen from a King Street shop. police investigating.
Special to The Washington Past Charlottesville Sept Mr Thomas Ryan enlarges his Nelson county holdings with Oak Ridge and Belle View adjoining properties. He acquires Petit farm of 460 acres northwest of Oak Ridge and negotiates for over 600 more southeast of Oak Ridge for a game preserve. Improvements totaling about 8000 dollars include a training barn with amphitheater and tannery ring, and a race track on Belle Avenue near Honeymoon View. The track will be one mile, costing around 20000, with sanitary work to follow. Mrs Elizabeth Didstonett’s daughter’s wedding last night preceded laying of foundations. Ryan plans carloads of horses for fairs, plus four saddle horses to Madison Square Horse Show in November. He already owns three stallions and will exhibit two carloads of Verseia at Lynchburg and other stallions at Virginia shows.
The Washington Post notes school principals named for Montgome districts with Edna F Hauke Unity Mise Kiva Bready Sildell Dora G Holman Bailey Mies Maid B Carlisle Friendship Kenneth Wells at Spencer Truian Heud Travilah Fran cia W Watkins Dwyers Gaithersburg High School will add an assistant teacher. Samuel C Updegraft, a retired Hagerstown citizen, died at age, with Civil War era stage line work linked to John B Thurston. Four children survive.
Gould Mehetes, Central High School catcher and mainstay for three years, will enter Georgetown University. Recognized as a standout pitcher and clean-up hitter, he rejected several pro offers to finish his schooling, likely becoming a key asset for the university in multiple sports.
Seaboard Air Line schedule fragment lists stations and routes including Washington and Putnam with ties to Jacksonville and New York. Readable items mention travel times and connections though text is fragmented and partial.
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