Events in Sport
- May 4 23rd Kentucky Derby: Buttons Garner aboard Typhoon II wins in 2:12.5
- May 8 22nd Preakness: T Thorpe aboard Paul Kauvar wins in 1:51ΒΌ
- May 11 Washington Senator catcher Charlie Farrell throws out 8 attempted stealers
- May 18 American baseball NY Giant William (Bill) Joyce sets record of 4 triples in 1 game
- May 20 British Open Golf, Royal Liverpool GC: English amateur Harold Hilton wins 2nd Open title by 1 stroke from Scot James Braid
- May 29 31st Belmont: J Scherrer aboard Scottish Cheiftain wins in 2:23.25
Birthdays in Sport
- May 7 Kitty McKane (Godfree), English tennis player (Olympic gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze-1920, 24), born in Bayswater, England (d. 1992)
- May 10 Dalton Parry Conyngham, cricketer (one Test South Africa v England 1923)
- May 19 Jerome Travers, American golfer (US Open 1915), born in NYC, NY (d. 1951)
- May 25 Alan Kippax, Australian cricketer (22 Tests for Australia 1924-34, brilliant batsman), born in Paddington, New South Wales, Australia (d. 1972)