Middleburg hunter show offers silver statuette prize
Middleburg Va June 7 Special to The Star a two day hunter show and races on D C Sands estate near Middleburg features a large silver horse statuette in the Corinthian class offered by Miss Mallory Davis of New York. The Loudoun Light and Power Company backs the champion hunter trophy. Races run daily at 430 pm and 5 pm with classes for brood mares yearlings ponies hunters and related divisions. Post entries accepted. Judges announced by Miss Ellaigt Mackubin include David O'Dell William Skinker and Harry Colt. Skinker to start races. W C Metzger acts as scales clerk. The event draws society attendees from the East and nearby cities.
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Middleburg
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Loudoun Light and Power Company
Upperville Colt Show at Grafton Farm June 16 17
Entries for the forty second Upperville Colt and Horse Show at Grafton Farms near Upperville Fauquier county close Wednesday. Three thousand dollars in prizes plus cups and silver trophies will be awarded including the Challenge Cup worth 500 dollars for the best half bred horse sired by a thoroughbred and registered in the Half-Bred Stud book. Founders Cup honors horses bred and owned in Fauquier and Loudoun counties with 3 year olds jumping three and a half feet.
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Upperville
Grafton Farms
Fauquier County
William Wadsworth
New York
Jockey Club of New York
Founders
Fauquier
Loudoun
Belgian Horse Association Announces Prize Details
The Belgian Horse Association of Upperville offers cash prizes in heavy draft suckling colts sired by William de Bois. A $5 gold piece goes to the drivers of the winning four horse and two horse teams. Judges named include HuntersWilliam de Point Jr Morris Dixon Roy Jackson remountsLieut Gordon Rodgers heavy draftT S Marshall thoroughbredsThomas Piatt.
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William de Bois
Belgian Horse Association of
Upperville
William de Point, Jr
Morris Dixon
Roy Jackson
Gordon Rodgers
T. S. Marshall
Thomas Piatt
Man Sues Kilmer Over Typhoid Illness at Court Manor
Paul C. Jones of Baltimore sues Willis Sharp Kilmer owner of the Tenth Legion race horse farm for 10000 damages in U S District Court at Harrisonburg. Jones alleges Kilmer knew Court Manor water was polluted and failed to provide safe drinking water for workers causing two months hospitalization and heart weakness.
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Court Manor
Paul C. Jones
Baltimore
Willis Sharp Kilmer
Tenth Legion
United States District Court
Harrisonburg
Charles A. Hammer
Jones
Park Nine Defeats Martinsburg Stars on Memorial Day
Park Association Nine beat Martinsburg All-Stars 7 6 in an eight inning Memorial Day tilt. Lunsford earned his second win in two days, pitching the latter six innings after replacing Lewis. Whetzel led Park with two of four at the plate, Baker drove in two runs, and Ambrose homered for Martinsburg.
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Winchester Park Association
Martinsburg
W. Va
Lewis
Park Boys
Spaulding
Lunsford
Sandy” Baker
Roberts
Staulding
Park
Patton
Baker
Whetzel
Ambrose
From A to Izzard Phrase Meaning
The expression from A to izzard denotes from beginning to end with A as the first alphabet letter and izzard an old designation of Z.
Red cotton allergy and boll weevil theory debunked
Red cotton is not immune to boll weevil attacks as once believed. The theory arose because red varieties flower late, making weevils seem to prefer earlier flowering types. Evidence shows red cotton in Alabama and Mississippi faces similar threats.
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Alabama
Mississippi
Phillies Plaster Dodgers in 15 to 7 League Clash
Phillies hammered the Brooklyn Dodgers 15 to 7 at home. The Phillies overwhelmed Brooklyn early, racking up runs as the Dodgers struggled on both sides.
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Phillies
Dodgers
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Phillies explode for fourteen runs as bats erupt early
Phillies bash 21 hits in a lopsided game led by Chu Klein fourteenth homer. Joe Shaute Babe Phelps and Lefty Heimach took the loss as the Phillies’ offense piled up fourteen runs in the first five innings.
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Ers
Joe Shaute
Babe Phelps
Lefty Heimach
Phillie
Chu Klein
Maury Proposes Ocean Lane Routes for Atlantic Travel
Lieutenant Maury, head of the depot observatory, Navy Department, outlines suggested steam lane routes across the Atlantic. His directions include assigned paths for vessels to improve safety and efficiency in transatlantic travel.
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M. F. Maury
Navy Department
Atlantic
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