The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-11-28
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In winning the prize Nelse Innes OF
Providence holds the record for speed from
$50 miles to New England lofts this season,
being the first fly in which journeys from
and Josephine of Fall River is the best for
the distance for her sex. The best to Fall
River is the journey OF Horace.
No other series of journeys hold such
marked instances of the rule of the speed
being by the last bird liberated. In the
very first trial for the prizes there were
four lots of birds, three owned in Provi-
dence and one in Fall River. The Provi-
dence flyers were liberated first, the Fall
River birds flying forty-five minutes later.
The first birds waited somewhere in the
vicinity, as the birds were all together
when seen going eastward over Mamaro,
neck. and it was three of the last liberated
that won the lead. A second instance was
i'm the race between Romeo and Nelse
Innes on July 16, when Romeo had the
first start but Nelse Innes was first at
home.
There will be another "Human Tarpon
Fishing" contest for members of the Me-
tropole Athletic Club tonight in the tank
of the Sanitary Gymnasium. In the con-
test on Monday night, which was the first
ever held in this city, or in any city in
New England outside of Boston, the
affair was brought to sudden termina-
connected Stewart, the fish, with the
fisherman. There was much speculation
at the time as to whether or not the fish
man could have landed his catch in
half an hour had the headgear stood the
strain and 1t was decided to repeat the
contest under more favorable conditions.
A new headgear has been procured which
will stand the strain and to-night's con-
test ought to be an interesting one.
An interesting conference of wheelmen
will be held at the new home of the Prov
idence Cycling Club, No. 900 High street,
tonight, when the committee appointed
bv that club will meet representatives of
other cycling clubs for the purpose of
talking over plans for the securing of n
bicycle track The committees will not
have power to act in the matter but
simply to confer and then report to
their respective clubs the result of the
mittees tonight ought To be landmark
i'm the history of bicycling in Rhode
Island. IL there is one thing which this
city needs TO make the sport still more
popular il is track in the city easy of ac-
cess where races can he held. With such
a track Providence could claim and get
such bicycle tournaments as Springfield
and other cities with the facilities
has had in years gone by and
everybody would take an interest
in the sport then. Narragansett Park
is too far away To get a big attendance to.
The bicycle men and ladies will go there,
but it's hard work TO get the general pub
lie there and the sooner track within
city limits is secured the better it will be
for cyclists and everybody else.
The benefit rendered Prof Joseph
Castaldi at the Sanitary Gymnasium
next "Wednesday evening will he q big
event i'm the fencing line. The benefit will
consist OF n series OF exhibitions with the
foil, broadsword, cane, double hand stick,
single poniard u Sicilian, double poin-
ard a. r espanol, foil and poinard
The beneficiary will contest with Prof
Davis with the foil, and with Prof. Lewis
wirh the broadsword, with Prof Lemaire
with the cane, double hand stick and
poinard and with Lewis with the foil and
poinard In additian to the contests the
following-well known amateurs will
participate: Messrs. Stafford, Pender,
l.oecaue, Ruckert, Castaglioni, Giant,
Nutini with the foil: Messrs. Read, Pack
ard Maionelli, Battistini with the broad
sword.
There Is a well-founded rumor in col
lege circles at Yale that Alonzo A. Stagg
will not 20 to Chicago TO assume charge
of the department Of athletics in the new
university OF which Prof Harper is the
president. Stagg is reported To have said
that he has received letter from the au-
thorities of Yale Offering him n similar
position In his alma mater, and that he
will probably accept. The faculty have
a.