Events in Sport Jun 8 12th Belmont: L Hughes aboard Duke of Magenta wins in 2:43.5 Birthdays in Sport Jun 12 Myrtle McAteer, American tennis player (US Nat C'ship 1900), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1952) Jun 15 Margaret Abbott, American golfer (1st American woman to win Olympic event, golf 1900), born in Calcutta, India (d. 1955) 1877 Sports History by Year 1879