The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-10
Late Closing Hours Adopted for satur-
day Night Give Promise Of q Big At
tendance Of the Mill FoIks-Dstails
OF the Fair.
ESPECIAL TO THE NEws.i


for all that was In them, Mr.. Thompson
crossing the wire full length ahead.
1t was estimated that 3, 200 persons were
In attendance, the majority occupying the
Grand Stand and the space in front for
several hours, during the races and enter
tainment given by the Cohens The
scene at the track In front OF the press
headquarters and the Judges stand was
exceedingly lively and many comments
were made upon the Judges work, even
the rubbers yelling to them on account OF
what was termed the rank decisions given
In many instances.
George Duckworth, who Is well-known
throughout the racing circuit as the
driver of Happy Home. was fined s. for
going ahead OF the pole horse In scoring,
and Immediately afterwarl the heat was
started with the word 60 with other
horses ahead.
John ii. Collingwood, proprietor Of
the Narragansett stock farm and owner
OF the Kent County track, tried to reason
with one of the judges, named David
Burton, after the horses had been kept
scoring for over half an hour. and asked
them to score by. Mr.. Collingwood was
Informed that they could attended to the
horses, but his suggestion was after
wards acted upon and the race finally
started correctly.
In the bicycle race for the champion
ship OF Kent county the riders were
started, one of them upon the start run
ming into the fence before getting quite
in motion. The race was allowed to pro-
ceed aud Nichols came in a winner. The
race should have been called back and
the riders not been obliged to 90 the mile:
The race having to DE run again and
Nichols withdrew. claiming he was dis
gusted as were other members present.
George Cutting took first prize In the
second trial
In the $50 class eight horses out OF six
teen entries were started, the race being
easily won by Walter A.. owned by
George Langworthy OF Hope Valley.
SUMMARY.
ESQ class, tro.. purse $3.50.
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Running race $50; half mile heats, best two in
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casal.''I~ cssar, SS o.
Yearly. colt race. purse ESQ half mile heats.
divided. best two In three. confined TO Kent county
SUMMARY.
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Bicycle Races.
For the State championship, one mile,
open to the State, there were four start
ers, the race being won as follows: Mont
Scott PROVIDENCE, first time, 1881; +. w.
Crahdall, PROVIDENCE, second; and Ma
poleon Berard. PROVIDENCE, third; Ed
ward Holmes machine broke down, aud
he was counted out. In the race for the
Gov. Lapham trophy, given for riders In
Kent County, there were five Starters,
The race was tried twice, and George Cut
ting received first prize, and Ii. 4. Ar
mold, Warwick. second.
Premiums.
Fruit, James B. Wells, East Green
witch. black wax apples, first; Robert
Reoch, Phenix, first OH plums; B. w.
Burlingame. River Point, first on pears,
Clapp's favorite; NJ. G.. Young, Kent,
first on Quackenbos plums. second on
display oi pears; Frank Greene, River
Point, first on plate of pears; John +.
Dserns' uS River atmtv pon, r's on sd;nr PORTER
apples; l.. j. winslow. first on
single plate peaches, first on single
plate grapes; Arthur Taylor, River
Point, first on plate Of grapes ii. ii.
Remington, River Point, first on Cheese
DroOk apples III. "A. heHinSton second
on ten varieties of Pippins; Bay View
farm, Natick farm, first on Gravenstein
apples; j. Kent, Phenix, first on Hnb-
bardson Nonesuch apples; Frank Straight,
Natick Hill fam, on best ten varieties of
County King apples. aud James G. Rich
ardson. Pnenix, iirst Oh single plate, Is.
Bosque apples.
p. Mcmahon. Arctic, second on year.
ling colt; William Hallsyard, Providence,
II rst OH stallion, first on herd stallion,
second, stallion under three years; Y. c.
Peckham, Coventry Center, first on
brood mare first on two-ycar-old, first on
year-old; Meadow Lake Farm, first pre-
miums on herd stallion. on chestnut stall
lion, OH bay stallion, Oh brood mare
with foal, on brood mare over five,
Neice aud Etteo. also second premiums on
black stallion, brood mare and filly.
John III. Collingwood, second on brood
mare; Webster kuight, second on filly
years old, second on lilly Allspice Gil
bert H. Wood, Natick, second OH brood
old G.. w. Greene, first OF stallion,
barrymore; G. Langworthy. Wyoming,
first on stallion, Silvermount, ana first on
stallion, George Allen.
Fair Notes.
The horsemanship Of Gov. Brown at
the park yesterday afternoon was the sub
iect oI IN uch comment and the horsemen
present decided that the Governors judg-
ment upon horses could not be excelied.
Gov. Brown, ex-Gov. John W. Davis
aud ex-I.ieut. Gov. Lapham occupied
prominent sea, in the grand stand dur
ing the races.
Professor Parker was not satisfied over
the result of the brush ut the track, aud
challenging ID. NJ. Thompson, another
lively race was had between them from
River Point to Westcott. Mr.. Thomp pson,
again defeated his opponent this time in
"A ride over ~ rough road.
To-day being the closing Of the fair the
attendance Is not as large as yesterday,
although large numbers passed through
the gates up TO ~ o'clock. The various
mills la the Valley smut down mt 12:i5 T..
NJ. aud IL being the regular weekly pay