The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-10-18
FAST HORSES.
An Admirer Talks About Those
lin This City.

Yesterday afternoon a we'll known busi-
ness man was comfortably seated Ia his
parlor when News reporter called upon
him. There were signs OF winter In the
air, and he made the remark: II
wish IL WAS snowy weather." and
when asked for his reason, he remarked:
"Wby so that we can have some sport
down the road. Why, man alive there Is
no sport like going up and down Broad
street behind good horse, aud there are
some good ones righ here, and there VIII be
more breaking down the road THIS year
than ever before, as there has been quite
an interest taken in horses the past year
by men who can afford TO keep fast one
for pleasure, aud in my opinion IL 10
money well invested. say, you
write for The NEWS, don't you
Do you know how many good horses
there are in this vicinity. III you don't /
Will tell you of some OF them, and some
that will be seen on the road this winter.
The first one that comes TO my mind
Is SwiDdler Boy, a grey PAGER six years old,
owned by Barry Bennett, with a record
of 2:23 or 2:24. Then comes Leander
Peekham's PAGER Rush. / don't know
how fast he will 60, but they don't
all beat him. Terry McGinn, the
Cranston street blacksmith owns black
horse that he calls Prince Machon TINT
has got a mark that says 2:lS and Terry
has as much fun as any OF them. Then
there is John Adamson, the stevedore. lie
has got three good ones, Brown jug, q
PAGER with record OF 2:ll 1-2, What
Cheer, with the same sort OF
gait, but not quite as fast, and trotter,
he calls Beulah Wilkes. Brown Jay is
probably the king OF the road. Lon Gram
dali has got a dark seal brown mare by
the name of Delmsr, that will go better
than 2:20. He also owns PAGER that is
fast. Charley Kimbsll has got barn
full Of good ones. Fred Horton will be
down tue road with +. Ill. and make
trouble for some OF the fast ones. Charles
Olney, with young grey called Collector,
won't be the last OF dozen at the tail end
of the track. S. s. Rich
has two or three goods ones and
is waiting for the snow with the rest OF
us. Then there is Bismark Chief, 2
year-old stallion owned by u. 5. Luther.
lie comes IRON Kentucky, and $1,000 of
Rhode Island money was left there for
him. He is worth nearly twice that now,
and Is fast one.
"Albert, owned by Fred Whelden, cleared
up everything in his class in Kent County
this year, but has but has been out to
pasture for some time. lie is all right
DOW, and will make good company this
winter. James A. Potter and his Cali
fornia horse, Adonis, with record OF
2:12h, will probably have the right OF
way with one or two exception.
MIR. Potter also has a pair of bay mares he
got in Kentucky, that have but few, IL
any, equals in the State. john Prior's
Would Not, With a record of 2:17, has i'm
proved during the summer and viii be
of Rocky Point, has his grey
horse, Robinson, with record in the
vicinity of the 20's. Will II. Earle has
the Busy Bee, Eastern, and several Green
Boy colts, that are swift. Billy Brown
and his Bismarck will have lots of fun
ana James Harley has gJt Sea Bird o.
trotter that did good ork at Taunton
recently, and he does not propose To be
beaten by every one. Leander Chsce, the
Dodge street stable man, II his health per-
rsils, Will be out with good one. Cap
tain Hazard has a stopper, that will show
the owners of fast horses in this vicinity
that he knows something about horse
as well ss n Sound steamer.
"There are many others in town, but
cannot cali them to mind; but Mr.. Re-
porter, If you want an afternoon of sport
this winter, you come out with me some
day when there is good sleighing, and II
you don't enjoy yourself, all that l can
say is that you might as well end your
existence"