The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-07
SPORTING WORLD.

An iptercity cycling championship is the
sxt great thing that lovers Of cycle racing
Ill be privileged TO witness Such q
latch has been arranged between five
ders representing Philadelphia and five
epresenting Boston, and 10 will be run
II on the Charles River track Saturday
fternooD. the Gath for purse Of 5000.
This will bv the first race of the kind
old In this country. 1t will partake OF
he natureSof pursuit and paced race,
mo main features of both competitions
eing found In 10.
The team to represent tho Quaker city
Fill be captain ,d by y. Frank Starbuck.
nd will have OH it Carroll Jack, Charles
Church. Eker and one other rider. Nat
Butler will be the captain Of tho Boston
cam, and Will have az mates Eddie Nc
puffee, Frank Butler. Watson Coleman
nd one man vet TO be picked.
Tho teams will start from opposite
ides OF the track, and from the pistol.
he idea IL to have the captain OF ono
cam overhaul the captain OF the other,
he other four men on each team acting
rs pacemakers
Should one of the tour pass the captain
Pf team, that would not count The
Iaptain only oan win, ands only by pass
ng the captain OF the other team. This
means considerable of race, and as the
prize money Is suflij.eut to give each
nan of the winning team 500. the COM
petition should be keen.
The caliber of the Boston mon is we'll
known. The memb bers Of the Philadelphia
eam have done good work individually
|hnd collectively, and have proven their
ability TO stand severe test.
Starbuck will 90 TO Philadelphia this
3bvening, ana will return with his team
about week prior to the day of the race.
nd f,,nr httt xo1 nj txx,.s ~
two members were admitted 20 the
League of American Wheelmen during
|the past seven davs making tho total
bnem bership So 933 Over ono.third Of
these, or 50l were secured by the Penn
|sylvania division, which swollcd hor
total membership to Is 092. New York
was only 30 behind Pennsy. her NOM
bership jumping TO ~, Dos; while Massa-
chusetts added ll9, bringing her total up
Ito 10. Y56.
Other gains and totals follow New
Jersey, 80 and 557l Illinois. and 295S;
Ohio 81 and 2662; Wisconsin, ~ and
1861; Connecticut ~ and 1857; Missouri,
10 and 1850; Michigan, 33 AMI 1906 Rhode
Island. IL and l43i; Mary land, ID and
l4l7; North California. IL and 1894.
The total gain was less by 81 than the
number secured during tho corr 'ponding
time OF last year.
At the American Horse Exchange, Now
York, last night the first lot In the big
consignment OF yearlings from tho Fair
Wow stud was sold. The catalogue con-
tains 90 entries. the got of Charles
Reeds famous stations ST. Blaise,
Cheviot, Miser, Exile Fairview, Roy Del
Rev Pessara and Others.
The first spirited bidding began when
n slashing bay colt by Quicklime out of
Bracelet, brother to bangle was put
up. He was finally knocked down to III.
Balcolm for $1,000. The West took a hand
In the bidding when "A spirited chestnut,
son Of IT Blaise aud Etiquette, appeared
in the ring II. Balcolm, bidding for
Copper King Marcus Daily, secured the
prize or s4lO0.
The sales included the following;
Bay flly, by ST. Blaise--Active; Charles
Littlefield, $500.
Bay colt by Quicklime-B Bracelet; II.
Balcolm. $1,000
Bay colt, by Quicklimo--C Cham bette;
Walter Rollins, $500
$3.50.
Chestnut colt by ST. Blaise-EtIquette
II. Balculm, Sll00.
Bay colt by Exile Fiddle; J. E. Nc
Donald, $ll00
l.. V. Sned0cker, $500.
Bay colt by Phoenix Glenhop; X. l..
Rose. 1880
Chestnut colt, by Fairvicw - Hop;
Walter Rollins. $50.
Brown flly, by ST. Blaise-Ida *. Il.
Hitchcock, Jr., 5000
Chestnut colt by Phoenix-Intercst;
Bay iilly, pv St Blaise--Mny Rose: G.
Kttlefeld, s675
Chestnut colt by Cheviot--Miss Nc
Nally; B. T. Seagram, $500
Total for 80 head, Sl9, s75 average. S523.
Yesterdays play IN the Middle States
championship tennis tourpainont at
Orange, y. D., opened late on account Of
the excessive heat There was large and
Good progress was made with the cham
pionship singles. Tho consolation and
handicap singles were both started.
Larned or stevens Is expected to win tho
singles Clarence Hobart
will positively defend the cup. This
match will come off Saturday afternoon.
The summary o! yesterdays play follows:
MEMS SINGLES.
Second round-George II. Miles, O. l.,
Il. C., beat Dwight L. Davis Longwood.
81, 81. Richard ID. Stevans. St.Georne
Side, 6-l, O.. NJ. d. Whitman, Harsa d.
beat Il. NJ. Miles, .Ir.. 6--4 8-3 w. A.
Larned, Summit, beat Richard Hooker
Yale. 6-l, Ga
Third round-.T. Paret, o. L. 4. c.,
boat George L. sheldon, Jr., Yale 6-l,
Ga.
CONSOLATION SINGLES.
Preliminary round-M. Ogden, o. l.. 4.
c., beat i. bradshaw, q. l.. 4. G. Ga.
60
First round-C. p Dodge. Yale. boat +.
A. Stroud, Merton q. c., Ga 6-l j..
McManon. o. l.. A. G., beat Willis Lyman.
o. l.. 4. c., Ga, 6-5. y. A. CoDdct q.
l.. Il. c., beat X. McKitterck, hy default
Edward Lyman, q. l.. 4. c.. beat Donald