The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-03

course, the racers started out for the two-mil.
spin, bat owing TO fouls" claimed by oacl
boat, the prizes have not as yet beeI
The greatest interest OF the day centorea il
| the yacht race between Captain Frank Pearce'i
Defender ii and the Annie j. owned by Edgar
| Dexter
The Defender II appeared in brand new
suit OF sails, and at her helm stood Allen q
Pearce, while Jesse Is sweet, Jr, acted as
| sailing master
Merle II BIxby, assisted by Mr. Dexter
cared for the interests OF the Annie
Inc wind was very coquettisb IL flirted
| first with one and then the other and. sud
denly turned its back upon both. as though
To say well you can't get along without
me, can you y and IL was pretty evident that
they couldn't The boats crossed the line with
| the Annie j slightly in the lead, the De.
| fender II having the wndward position
| AFTER rounding the first mark Defender III
fully minute In advance Here came in the
reach for windwsrd. That IL. IL would have
been N there bad been any wind; as it was it
was mostly reaching for wind
Here luck ran in avor of the Annie j, and
she rounded the stake boat on the first coursc
around, having made IL by a single tack
while tho peek'a bUo way that the wind had
or playing with Defender III compelled her
skipper 10 make three tacks
Somebody said il looked though the crew
OF the Annie stood pretty close with old
Boreas, and consequently had sort OF a
cinoh on the wind and TO this they attributed
her success. but the crew only smiled. Bet
fender H. and IL IL said that some people
staked all their surplus funds on the name
sake of the nations hope, nd.metspboricaily
speaking, wore Obliged TO 10 home on their
uppers The race was for "a valuable cup and
the Annie has IL.
In the race for the dories. slooped rugged.
there were three entries: LIST. Sport owned
and sailed by IA. {. Harris and MIR. Williams,
and the Outing, owned ana sailed by * aud
Is smith. The dory. owned and sailed by
Mr warren lid not finish the course a. the
wind died entirely out when she was within
half q mile OF the finish, anu when she did get
her second wind there wasn't any stakeboat
TO turn, for the people aboard had got tired
waiting and had gone Ashore TO witness the
sports on land. These consisted of:
LIST. 100 yard dash, won by W X Dodworth
"a; 10 yard walk. two prizes, frSt taken
by W. Dodworth; second. George Parks.
30. Hurdle race, two prizes; Grst, W. X.
Dodworth second Roger Swain
4th. Putting shot, two prizes: first, Gaorve
Parks; second, DR.. Carlin.
9th Potato race, first, DIR Carin second,
Stevie Ames.
9th. standing jump, hrst W. X. Dodworth;
second, W. &. Everett.
9Th. Race on all fours, first. DR.. Carlin:
second, W X Dodworth
s!h, Running Jump, first. Dr Carlin; sec.
ond, Dodworth
9th. Obstacle race. first, DR. Carlin; second,
Stevie Amea
10th. Quot pitching, won by George A Luther
and John NJ. Latham.
Great credit Is due the Labor Day commit.
tee, which consisted of Mr.. Walter ! Com
stock. chairman, assisted by Mcssrs Merle H.
Bixby. Jesse y Sweet. Jr. Eugene Eisbree and
George A Luther The judges of the contests
were Mr.. Harry q. Martin and MIR. Fred W.
Allen.
In the afternoon n baseball match was
played on the Athletic grounds between the
Buttonwoods nine and toam from rrovi-
dence, resulting in a score OF q 20 % in favor
OF the visitors.
In the evening tho prizes we're distributed
20 the winners OF the various sports ia the
parlors OF the hotel. and later the dining.
room was thrown open, and one OF the pleas.
ATTEST hops OF tbs season took place, with |
music by LanrstaH's Orchestra and a cola. |
tion by Manager Lyman
Buttouwoods win rest NOW for dav or |
two, but little later on she will tell you her |
new and novel way Of dispOsing OF old maids, |
OF which her stock on hand has been greatly |
reduced.