The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-10-28
DEYINE'S Big BENEFIT.
His Friends viii See and Participate
in the Athletic Contests.
PALO ALTOS RECORD IS 2;lO.
He Lowered His Mark Second Yester-
terday-WilI Try to Beat the Stallion
Record-Hearst's Yacht Will Not Go tn
the Golden Gate.

At the Sanitary Gymnasium tonight,
Master Devine, the boy whose eye was de
stroyed by the breaking of IA foil at Prof.
Davis's benefit three week ago, will re-
caive benefit in the shape OF an athletic
exhibition. Prof. DAVIS will appear in a
foil contest with either Prof. Lewis or
Prof Lemaire, and there will be several
other foil and broadsword bouts. There
will also be a tug-of-war, beside other
athletic contests and acrobatic feats in
the gymnasium, and then the audience
will adjourn TO theswimming tank, where
among other things game OF water polo
Will be played.
The Providence High School team de-
feated the University Grammar School in
a game of football yesterday afternoon by
"A score of % to q. The six points made by
the University Grammar School will be
protested by the High School on the
ground of an unwarranted decision of the
umpire.
The date of the athletic tournment of
the First Light Infantry has been ar
ranged for Dec 9 ~ Infantry Hall. 1t will
be the indoor athletic event OF the season
IL the program as at present arranged is
carried out. Manager John III. Smith has
offered the contestants the use OF the sani-
tary gymnasium for their training.
Senator Leland Stanford's stallion. Palo
Alto, started against his record at stock
ton (Cal) yesterday, and after an un-
usually fine exhibition of trotung
went under the wire in 2:l0, an improve
ment of more than second. He made
the circuit without a skip and with very
little urging. The quarters were made in
81, 3l16, 33 and 33l5
1t was the unanimous opinion of the
horsemen present that Palo Alto will beat
the world S record of 2:09l4 held by Aller-
ton. Mr.. Stanford has ordered Trainer
Marvin to prepare the horse for such a
trial, TO take place within few days.
The managers of the Yale-Harvard foot
ball game, 20 be played at Springfield the
Saturday preceding Thanksgiving, were
in that city yesterday afternoon. Mana
ger Wright of Yale was unayoidably alb
sent, and action respecting the proposition
of the Springfield Bicycle Club, which
offers to assume the entire local business
management of the affair, was deferred
until Thursday, when there will be an
other meeting az the Massasoit House.
The college men WILL however undoubt-
edly accept the bicyclists proposition.
That w. r. Hearst does not propose to
stand in the way of race between the
Namoose and the Norwood Is now , more
apparent than ever After the Milton
Point fiasco the genial owner Of Vamoose
determined to have his boat sent TO the
Golden Gate and there sail in her next sea-
son.
But he has changed his plans and the
Herreshoff flyer will remain in these
waters. If Mr.. Munro wants race all he
IL 20 "A 10 70
will be ready.
Mr.. Hearst started in determined to Sc
cure the fastest boat atioat, and has sought
every chance to test her speed.
A variety of causes which we are all
familiar with prevented trial with the
Norwood and as a matter of course the
San Franciscan was more or less dis
gruntled.
So when il seemed as if a race could not
be arranged he determined TO take his
boat to the Golden City. At that juncture
a circumstance arose that indicated that
the Norwood would soon be ready to race
and Mr.. Hearst came forward with the
order to prepare the Vamoose.
Now if Mr.. Munro can be induced TO get
Norwood in good fix we shall be enabled
to see n race ''as is race"
Con Riordan of San Francisco and Billy
Smith of Australia, heavyweights, met al
the California Club last night for 81 ,2Ol
purse. hlOfuhn WAS IUt ldNOIllt. Dllill
forced the pace and landed repeatedly ovel
Riordan's heart Riordan was knocked
down in the first round and also in tn,
second round From the fifth to sixteenth
rounds Smith kept the aggressive, drivins
his left for the jaw and planting his righ
over the heart. Riordan's play seemed Il
be TO wear Smith out. Riordan wa
whipped in the twenty-sixth round.
Yesterday Billy Madden, acting in th'
interests of Peter Maher, the Irish cham
nion. covered the - 900 recently deposited
with a New York newspaper for jim
Corbett, with a challenge TO meet any tip
top heavyweight.
Frank McCabe of Boston bested Billy
Curtis. the colored lightweight from tn,
same place in just two rounds last even.
inc in the rooms of the New Bedford Ath
letic Club. The purse was $50. IL Wii
evident from the start that Curtis W.
not in il. In the second round McCab,
scored three knockdowns and a knockout