The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-09
FIRST
EDITION
1916 O'CLOCK.
AT The PIER.
The Polo Tournament is a
Popular Amusement.
Busy Scenes About The Casino At the
Present lime.
Cake Walks, Minstrel Shows, Social
Hops and Other Festivities.
Busy Scenes About The Casino At the
Present lime.
Cake Walks, Minstrel Shows, Social
Hops and Other Festivities.
Special to The News.

| Special 10 The News.
| Society will certainly find enough diver
sion before the season comes to an end.
| The polo tournament which opened We'd
nesday brought out large attendance,
despite the threatening weather. In the
| forenoon the rain came down in torrents
and it looked dubious for the inaugura-
| tion of the sport. But the elements were
kind enough TO clear up sufficiently for
| the game. The tournament Just opened
is the first Of the kind given here, and the
| Country Club deserves great credit for
enabling lovers of the sport TO add this
| enjoyment to their round OF pleasure.
The new team Point Judith did not
make very good showing in their open
ing match with the Myopia No OF Bos-
ton, but then there are other clubs that
are more experienced than they are that
have fallen before these formida bic
players. Despite their handicap of II, the
Boston team found the local players an
easy mark and prevented the latter from
scoring very handily. The match which
followed, that of Wanderers of L. |. VS.
Vest Chesters OF Newport, caught the
crowd, and certainly they were Justified
in their enthusiasm, for both clubs played
great polo and were pretty evenly matched.
During play L. j. Francke made a drive
from about a quarter of the distance from
goal TO goal, securing goal, which sent
the crowd wild with delight. The splen-
did rallies of Eustia o. the Westchester.
and general good work of Vinget of the
Long Island team, and Francke OF the
Newports, are deserving of special men
tlon. The score was: Wanderers, 90,
Westchester, 7l2. Referees, Randolph and
Montague; timekeeper, W. A. Hazard.
On Saturday will occur a great match for
the Point Judith challenge cup, to be
contested by the Myopia No. of Boston
and Rockaway clubs. The men on the
former are Agassiz, Shaw, Gardner, and
Norman; on the latter, Keene, Cowder,
Ranford, and II. Francke
The Casino courts present busy scene
each morning during the preparation for
the annual tennis tournament, which
opens Monday. All the crack players are
entered and the tournament promises to
be one of the most interesting ever held
here. Those entered thus far are How
land, and Foote, Wrenn and Chace, Bud
long and Ware, Parker and Fischer, and
Darned and Talmadge. Doubles will be
played, the runners-up playing the West
ern champions, the Neal brothers of Chi
cago, to determine who will contest with
Hobart ana Hovey for the national cham
pionship at Newport the following week.
There will also be invitation singles in
which Carr Neal is expected to dis
tinguish himself, he having made great
strides since his appearance here last year,
although even then both boys played ex-
cellent tennis. Oliver S. Campbell, the
A morning german was given by the
ladies OF the Rockingham in the ball
room under the patronage of Mrs. Jeffer-
son Davis, Mrs. Douglas, and Mrs. III.
Powell Ramsdell of New York, and other
ladies. The cute little ball room presented
very pretty appearance with smiling and
happy bellies daintily arrayed in airy ma
terials, and the gentlemen wearing, as a
rule, white or blue fiapnel yachting suits
MIR. Joseph Lane Stern of Rich mond, Va,
led the 80 couples present through the |
many pretty figures with excellent judg- |
iaules ana japanese ornaments for the |
gentlemen. The prizes were wen by W. |
II. Tilford of New York and Mrs. Henry |
Siegrist of st. Louis.
A children's hop was given at the Meta
toxet, which brought out the young |
people In full force, who appeared to have
a delightful time as they glided over the |
waxed floor to the strains of the fascinat-
ing two-step. Many pretty toilettes were
noticed. Some of those present were the
Masters Prescott, Washington; Miss Vir-
ginia Dyer, Baltimore; Master and Miss
hobbins OF Boston, and Master and Miss
Goffe OF New York
Mrs. Rowland Hazard died Wednesday
morning at 4:25 at her summer residence,
hlmsy Cottage from a complication of
diseases. The deceased was favorably |
known by all for her many charitable
leeds, which will live as a lasting monu-
nent to her memory
"A Dig crowd, including large number
of society people, attended the cake walk
~ the bicycle academy, and enjoyed the
very much.
There was great curiosity among many
% see what one of these affairs was like,
ma nearly thousand persons took ad-
'antage OF the opportunity.
A minstrel entertainment is to be given
n the Casino Monday week by the swells
~ the Pier for the benefit of the sea wall
und' Mr.. Kenneth Murchison will again
rave charge OF the affair, and the style of
ntertalnment given last summer will be
epeated.
A messenger boy, not noticing the post
,ince door was closed the other night, |
iashed through the large pane OF plate
lass, TO the CONSERVATION OF passers-by
Who heard the crash.
Twenty-four carloads OF excursionists
anne down to the Pier Thursday.
There is talk OF giving subscription
all In honor of the officers OF the Atlantic
quadron, which is now at Newport.
Charles Dana Gibson, the famous carl
aturist, has arrived for the season.
Hon John W. Gambler OF Massachusetts,
. here.
A Fete Champetre was given on the
,Wn OF Mrs. j. II. Robinson's residence,
.mdalor, Tor the benefit OF the Church OF
ne Ascension, at which many OF the
ocial representatives OF the pier and
'akeheld were present. A neat sum was
ealized.
Providence arrivals: Annie J. DON
ely, Mary G. Donnelly, NJ. j. Harson,
amuel Bottomly.