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Last week a silver arrow darted suddenly from the East (Roosevelt Field, L. I.), not over 500 feet from the ground, curved gracefully around Mines Field, Los Angeles, settled gently upon the turf. The thing that over 150 patient watchers had been awaiting, trembling with mingled anticipation and dread, had happened. The weary, perilous miles from coast to coast had been covered in 24 hours and 51 minutes. This was 2 hours faster than it had ever been done before...
...Garter Knight owns 175,000 fruitful acres, patronizes turf and prize ring, is often flippantly called "The King of British Sports...
...first time in its history the Stadium will witness a Dartmouth Freshman football contest, when, weather permitting, the two opposing first year teams will meet on Stadium turf this afternoon, at 3.30 o'clock...
...clock Friday afternoon the cadets will try the turf and currents of the Stadium in a light workout, after which they well return to their quarters until game time Saturday
Divorced. Raymond T. Baker, famed Nevadan and cosmopolite; by Mrs. Margaret Emerson Baker, thrice-married turf-woman, divorced wife of Dr. Smith Hollis McKim of Baltimore (1911), widow of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt who lost his life on the Lusitania; in Reno, Nev., Mr. Baker was said to be contemplating marriage to Mrs. Delphine I. Dodge Cromwell, daughter of the late autotycoon Horace E. Dodge, divorced two weeks ago from James H. R. Cromwell, Manhattan banker...