The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1896-12-10
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san Franc,sco's Hors. show

Il
nual horse show opened in the Mechan-
les pavilion yesterday. Although no
program had been arranged for the
earlier hour, a large number of ladies
occupied the boxes and inspected the oc-
cupants of the stalls In the morning. At
noon the management OF the house show
entertained 300 gentlemen at luncheon.
Governor Budd was among the guests.
In the evening came the real opening,
and the wealth and fashion OF the city
and state was crowded into the boxes
which overlook the ring. The show is
considered an Improvement on that OF
last year. The entries OF coach horses,
saddle horses and California bred hack
neys are particularly good this.vear.
Referee carp Was Not Honest.
San Francisco, Dec. 10.-The legal con-
test between Sharkey and Fitzsimmons
for the possession of the $4,000 purse
has commenced before the superior
court Australian Billy" Smith, one Of
Sharkey's trainers was the first witness
He detailed his work in connection with
preparing Sharkey for the ring, and said
Referee carp was to give the fight to
Sharkey no matter what the outcome.
George Allen, another rofSharkey's train
ers, corroborated Smiths TESTIMONY.
International Ice Yacht Race.
New York, Dec. 10.-The ice yacht
prize pennant Of America is at present
held by the Jack Frost, owned by Archi-
bald Rogers, commodore of the Hudson
River Ice Yacht club. 1t is only strip
of faded silk, but In the annals of ice
yachting Ii has the same interest as
pertains to the Americas cup. This year
Canada intends to tackle us through the
Ice Yacht club of Kingston, Ont. Cap
tain A. III. Lee, vice commodore Of the
club has sent a challenge to the Hudson
River club for the championship. The
challenge is now in the mails, and Com
modore Rogers will accept it.
Joe Flaherty vs. Hiram Goldstein.
Buffalo. Dec 10.-Joe Flaherty Of Bos-
ton and Hiram Goldstein OF Buffalo had
an interesting time of il before the Con-
nors Athletic club last night. They were
to fight Is rounds, with the privilege Of
an extra round to reach a decision. For
the first IL rounds Flaherty outpointed
Goldstein clearly. After that Goldstein
woke up and had the best Of the fight.
The referee called for the extra round,
and Goldstein went at Flaherty hammer
and tongs and knocked him all over the
ring. At the end OF the round the crowd
looked for decision In Goldstein's favor,
ut the referee declared II a draw.
Polo Pointers.
Providence at Salem tonight.
The Pawtuckets will play In New Bed
ford tonight.
The New Bedfords are leaders, but stand
fourth in goals scored.
Results in Maine last night: Portland
II, Bath 2; Augusta IL, Lewiston 4.
The New Bedfords have lost nine goals
in fouls to three for their opponents.
Menard is not in the best possible shape,
and will miss few games away from
home.
Tonight promises to be memorable
one in Salem. The Providence club will
make its first appearance since Menard
joined it.
The Fall River-New Bedford series is a
tie. The goals stand % to 22 in favor of
Fall River. The clubs meet again at New
Bedford next Tuesday.
The Boston Globe has the following
The out and out foul players of the big
league are Furbush and Bartlett of Salem,
w. Whiting of Pawtucket, Smith of Provi-
dence, Connell of Fall River, Williams and
Conway of New Bedford.
Peter Hackett of this city, who has
guarded goal for nearly every amateur
team In the State for the past three years,
is now making creditable record with
the Augusta, Me-, team. Already he has
become popular favorite with the patrons
of the game, and his remarkable exhibi-
tion of goal guarding in last Saturday
nights contest won him many encomiums
from the press of Augusta. He made AZ
stops and allowed only 2 balls to lodge
safely behind his long and lanky frame.
General Sporting Notes.
Oxford beat Cambridge at football at
Kensington, yesterday, by score of nine
points to eight.
The San Francisco Club, which gave the
10000 purse for Sharkey and Fitzsimmons,
clearned more than $4,000 on the contest,
as the receipts were S23,9 1928.
John l.. Sullivan was a much changed
man when he left his home, yesterday, for
the first time after several weeks illness
His hair has become very gray, but his
mutton-chop whiskers he wore have made
the change most noticeable.