The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-27
Pawtuxet Valley Sporting News.

Memorial day will witness more sports
in the various villages OF the Pawtuxet
Valley than has ever been known to hap
pen before in one day.
At the Kent County Trotting Park,
which is situated near Hill's Grove and
owned by John III. Collingwood, there
will occur the annual horse race under
the auspices of the Narragansett Stock
Farm. Three heats will be trotted, while
the total sum OF the prizes will reach
S225. In the three-minute class the purse
will be $50, while the following entries
have already been made.
j. III. Branigan. Providence, ch. &. Gen.
Hooker Thomas Fahey, Olneyville, b. N.
Nellie; W. Meadowcroft, Providence, ch.
<. George; Narragansett Stock Farm,
Hills Grove, bl. m. Nellie d.; Charles
Tillinghast. Pawtuxet, blk. x. Sox.
In the 245 class, trot or pace, SO will be
given to winners. The entries are George
A. Youlden, Providence. b. III. josephine
ii. Williams, Providence b. M. Margie
s.; Fred A. Wilson, Providence, br. &.
Robinson e.; l.. B. Brown, Providence,
b. z. Browns Hambletonian; 4. Foun-
tain. East Greenwich. br. m. Gilda.
In the 2:3O class the prizes will be slOO.-
Medow Lake Farm will enter Fowler Boy,
by Electioneer and the Narragansett Stock
Farm will enter b. IN. Fannie B, by Lam
bert Chief: f. Ryan, Natick, Mass, blk.
z. L. r.; Joseph Karve, Franklin, Mass,
b. g. Dick G. w. Virgins, Providence,
br. x. Gonango.
A meeting in pursuance to call re-
ceived from Webster Knight OF Natick,
chief of the executive committee of the
Pawtuxet Valley Park will be held this
afternoon on the park grounds, the colors
of the jockies will probably be decided to
day.
The NEWS reporter visited the Pawtuxet
Valley Park yesterday ard in his estima-
tion, If a success is TO be made in the diff
ferent races, a person with a large club
is needed ut the gate to keep people in
driving from wearing the pole out. the
majority that are exercising their horses
go In at the right when they should go in
at the left il not speeding.
The track will have to be brushed and
rolled, while good suggestion to the
improvement Committe would be to
raise the grand stand about eight feet.
John c. Conley of Phenix has beon ex-
ercising Godfrey Withers" to-day.
A meeting Of stockholders of the park
in regard TO the races Monday was held
at the Office OF Dr. Aram Colvin, Phenix,
last night.
Thomas Finan, who has purchased
Amasa Sprague's strawberry roam 2-year-
old, is exercising him daily, but will not
enter him until the fall races.
G. A. Richardson, proprietor OF the
Meadow Lake Farm, which is situated be-
at present thirty-fve fine bred horses.
which are being worked out, will enter
Fowler Boy in the 2:30 class at Colling-
woods Park.
A lively race between John Conley's
Godfrey Withers and l.. Whitman's Earl
G. occurred on the half-mile track at Phe-
nix yesterday afternoon.
Billie Paine has already sent his two
trotting horses James Garfield aud
Maureties to the park stables and has Sc
cured the services of Trainer Wilson of
Narragansett Park to work them out and
drive them on Monday.
Every driver will be Obliged to carrv $50
pounds.
Among the prominent sporting persons
represented at tie park yesterday, was
noticed John Thornton, j. G. Thornton,
DIR. Aram w. Colvin, Philip Clark, John
Cassidy, Edward Cassidy, William Paine
aud Alfred Nichols who will be one of the
judges from East Greenwich.
An exciting Dall game between two
local baseball teams will be PLAYED after
the foot races at Natick, Monday morn
ing.
The Stars of Clyde and the Neversweat
Baseball club of Natick would like to re-
ceive challenges from any amateur mines
in the State.