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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-22

action and most interesting to specta-
tors. IL is not alone as. an attraction
that It's merits consist of, for 20 minutes
of this kind of work with the men new
er for moment still is exercise of the
most invigorating kind. There are two
halfs, each Of 20 minutes time, and the
test of endurance is quite as much as is
necessary
The play consists OF throwing the ball
To an unguarded partner. and for that
reason IL is necessary for the pairs of
opponents TO keep together so as TO
prevent this chance of an opponent get
ting the ball and good chance To make
goal. Ii is impossible To tell how to
play the game, and To learn that the
only way is to see IL played. aud IL is
then plain enough. A guidebook has
just been issued by Spaldings, edited
by DR.. Gulick, who is a most enthusiasts
tic supporter of the game, but no one
who does not know the game can learn
what il is or how IL is to be played by
this guide. For players il is very nec-
essary. as the rules are many and have
to be thoroughly learned.
The two winter games on the ice are
hockey and polo. There is sufficient
similarity betweer them to allow them
10 be described together. The goals are
like those of lacrosse or association foot
ball. the ball i'm one case and the punk i'm
the other having to be driven through
between the goal posts. The play be-
gins in the center, with facing as i'm
lacrosse. and the wonder is that the
players can become so skillful as TO race
and turn on their skates faster and with
more ease than if on foot. These games
are both most interesting and create
excitement when two well matched
teams meet The requirements begin
with the ice rink, so that ii is a north
ern game. II needs more space than I'm
basket ball, but Kinks usually are of
good size, so that is not an extra If one
has a rink on which to play. In both
games a crooked stick is used with
/ which TO propel the ball or fiat punk
The latter is pushed along the ice
though that is more because IL does not
rise when struck so readily as the ball
! Woolen clothing is necessary for. al
though the exercise is hard, rinks are
not particularly warm places. and colds
must be guarded against.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-22

cured by Mr.. Belmont. but neither of
the sires was up 10 the necessary stand
ard. so when the late William l..
Scott's imported st. Leger winner
Rayon dor was disposed of he was
bought for the Nursery farm. This fa-
nous French horse had vile temper.
and this he transmitted to his get, the
speediest ones also excelling i'm bad
temper Unreliability was also a fea-
ture of the Rayon d'Ors; hence il is not
"A matter FOR much regret that ne died
about is months ago. What is hoped
TO be more worthy successor 70 ST.
Blaise is the American bred race horse
Henry of Navarro.
In other branches OF sport Mr.. Bel
mont is well known, though not outside
Of his intimate friends. As "A pupil Of
Professor Donovan of the New York
Athletic club MIR Belmont might have
taken high rank had he SO pleased, but
athletic honors of that kind were not
his mark. Later on he was the presi-
dent of that club at a time when the
Manhattan Athletic club was it's dan
gerous rival and Mr.. George Gould was
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-22
INDOOR SPORT FOR
ATHLETIC EXERCISE.
The Promising Future Of Basket Ball Rules
Of The Game Points on Hockey
and Polo.

been made for If there was but the
ring To which the net is attached there
would be many disputes as TO whether
the ball passed through The ring, but
the motion given the net is too plain to
admit of any question.
The way in which the goals are placed
is about the only popularity of conse-
quence i'm the game. At either side Of
the long way of the floor and eight feet
from the floor a large screen or Hat
board is placed, the dimensions being 6
feet horizontally by vertically, and
two feet from the bottom the arm which
supports the net ring is affixed. The in
side rim OF the ring has to be six inches
from the screen, and the circumference
of the ring is IS inches. 1t will thus
be seen that the ball has to be tossed
up so as 10 fall into the net, and wheth-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-22

The difficulty OF providing an athletic
exercise which combines all the best
forms of athletics has undoubtedly been
solved. What was wanted was game
which could be played i'm limited in
door space and yet would afford room
for the necessary display of activity
which is usually associated with out
door sports The game of basket ball
undoubtedly fills the requirements i'm a
marked degree. For years il has been
rather looked down upon as something
akin to croquet by those who had not
had the opportunity to note its merits,
but now that it has been taken under
the wing of some of the leading coll
leges and many athletic clubs il has
become recognized by the Amateur Ath-
letic union and has assumed very diff
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-22
THE COMING
WHIST CONGRESS.

The eighth annual congress OF the
American Whist league Will be held in
Boston next July. the exact dates to be
fixed by the executive committee OF the
league at its midwinter meeting. The
plan OF the committee on tournament
events contemplates 16 general contests,
as follows:
First.-A contest for the Hamilton
trophy for 1889 the preliminary play
10 occupy the afternoon and evening OF
Tuesday and To be played under the
Howell system in two rounds, match
scores to control position OF teams, the
teams having the eight aggregate high
est scores To enter the finals, which are
To be played in seven rounds, each
team playing match of "A deals
against each of the other seven, these
matches to take place on the afternoons
and evenings of Wednesday. Thursday
and Friday. with the last round on sat-
urday afternoon.
Second.-A contest for the American
Whist league trophy; play to occupy the
evenings of Wednesday, Thursday ana
Friday. the Howell system to be used.
Third.-A contest for the Minneapolis
trophy for club pairs. the preliminary
rounds To occupy the afternoons OF
iueSudy, wednesday ana thursday;
play under the Mitchell system, with q
redistribution OF pairs after each round,
scores TO be reckoned by comparison
with the average in each round and the
results of the three rounds To be added.
the eight pairs having the highest ag-
Sreeate scores 10 enter the finals, the
finals TO be played i'm two rounds on
the afternoons of Friday and Saturday
under the Stafford system.
Fourth.-A contest for the Brooklyn
trophy for teams representing auxiliary
associations. 10 be played on the after
noon and evening OF Monday under the
Narragansett system.
Fifth. Sixth and Seventh. 49, Three
progressive matches for fours, one un-
der the Mitchell system, one under the
Howell system and one under the Clay
system.
Eighth TO Fourteenth.-Seven pro-
gessive pair matches. four under the
Mitchell system. two under the Howell
system and one under the Stafford sys-
tenn.
Fifteenth.-A match for pairs under
the Howell system, open To the winning
pairs in the progressive matches.
acknowledgements straight whist
match.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-22
BICYCLE SKATING
A GROWING SPORT,

Bicycle skating may become as great
a craze as roller skating ha- been in
former years. The motion on cycle
skates is said to have many of the fea-
lures which have contributed to make
cycling itself popular, and its greater
ease of movement and the absence of
much shock have placed the bicycle
skate in a class much above the old
roller.
Robert Reach, a Philadelphia resident
who manufactures the new skate. says
great that constant inquiries arrive
from all parts of this country and even
from Canada. Speaking of the bicycle
skate he says:
ANY one who can skate on ice can
put them right on and start Off That
IL where the bicycle skate makes a great
point With the roller skate the best
of ice skaters had to learn all over
again. The distance OF the skater above
the floor caused by the diameter OF the
wheels OF the bicycle skate 1t is true.
would make the strain on the ankles
and feet very severe. but it Is overcome
by scientifically lacing the skate To the
overcome the strain. but not enough to
make the skate bunglesome. English
makers of cycle skates add weight and
length To the skate by placing the foot
below the axis of the wheels and ex-
tend wooden or iron braces to the knee,
which makes the skate very cumber-
some"
Mr.. Reach further says that the BIZ
cycle skate may be used on good roads.
No special floor will be needed i'm rinks.
and no polishing OF the floor even will
be necessary. You can skate TO your
office i'm the morning" says Mr.. Reach.
Just as you can come down on a bi-
cycle. / have a proposition from a To-
cal telegraph office i'm one OF our west
ern cities to put their boys on cycle
skates Armories are good-just the
thing-and we have already had con-
siderable correspondence with some
very prominent regiments looking to-
ward the formation of clubs or socic-
ties To use the floor on nights when
there Is no drill exercise. Among others
we have had an inquiry from members
Of the Seventh regiment of New York"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-22
Cricketers to Go Abroad.

The Harvard university cricket eleven.
il is said. contemplates making a trip
abroad next season to compete with tho
clevens Of the various English universe
ties and schools. The visiting team viii
include ID. VI. Adams. J. n. Scattergood
and ]. y. Lester who were members OF
the Haverford college team that visited
England i'm 1896. Adams and Scatter
good played with the Harvard univer-
sity eleven last season. and Lester 10
now taking a special course az Harvard
university. ana his services VIII bo
available \ professional coach VIII h'
engaged and every effort viii be mFd
TO turn out strong eleven next scoscn
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-22

ferent footing from when u was only
played by branches of the Young Men
Christian association in the larger
cities.
The great claim for the future Of bas-
ket BAH lies i'm the fact that there is
hardly any town where a suitable build
ing cannot be secured for the purpose
OF a club to play the game. Unlike the
rules of most sports i'm which limit is
named as the minimum space on which
the game can be played, the rules of
basket bah name the maximum space.
aud anything less will DO. There is no
elaborate paraphernalia needed, merely
a ball and two net bags fixed ten feet
above the floor level at either end of the
floor. AS for the dress of the contest
ants. il Is what one sees at athletic
games--a Jersey and loose knee pants of
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-22

many years. and when he finally real
lied that he was lighting additional
odds i'm attempting To overcome the nat
ural drawbacks OF breeding and raising
race horses on Long Island he removed
his breeding farm to the newly pur-
chased place at Lexington, which he al
so named the Nursery farm. or stud, the
Babylon one being kept as IL Is at pres
ent. for the use of race horses. The Lex
ington farm Is an exceptionally good
one for even that section OF famous
breeding establishments. Like all OF
them, IL has a splendid water supply.
and the rolling surface is admirably
adapted for the development of the
young stock. Then, again. there are
spacious pastures, we'll wooded for
shade. where the brood mares can look
after their foals I'm the heat of their first
summer. Mr.. Belmont senior had at
the time OF his death the greatest estab-
lishment not only i'm this country. but
anywhere. IL cash is to be the test for
decision, for when the horses were sold
i'm 1891, after his death, the sum Of $685.
$50 was realized. The feature OF the
sale was the great sire ST. Blaise. for
which Mr. Charles Reed gave 500 600 to
secure him FOR FairView stud. at Cal
latin. Tenn. The position of the Bel
mont stable at that time was an easy
first. as the winnings for 1890 totaled
Sl7l $50. and all 10y Nursery bred horses
except 5000 credited to Raccland. The
cracks Of the stable included Potomac
and Masher. first and second for the
Futurity; La Tosca, the best of her sex
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-22

o~ Z ctrikcs tie screen or not makes no
difference.
There are five players on each side.
and they work together in pairs, as in
lacrosse. Two stand together in the
center facing each other and also fac
ing the goal which his side is "a cap
ture if possible. Then midway between
each center man and the goals are two
players of each side, one on either side
OF the playing floor. These are called
forwards or backs. according TO their
relative positions from the center. The
ball is put in play by the referee, who
stands at one side Of the two center
players and tosses the ball UP so that
IL will fall between them. Each attempts
To strike il. jumping up to do so. and
then the play begins The ball must
neither hc kicked nor run with, as in
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-22
THE BELMONT STOCK FARM.

spoken or as its likely president. The
danger being past, he dropped out Of
his place in athletics when there was
no fight on hand i'm which he could
show his power. In polo also Mr. Bel
mont was a leader in the days of the
fierce rivalry between Rockaway and
Hampstead. "a rivalry which has not
yet by any means ceased. His manner
of getting the best of an opponent has
been well illustrated in the recent tilt
between the western turf congress and
the Jockey club. The Jockey club had
granted license To the Baltimore Turf
club TO extend it's meeting until the
18th OF December, which is four days
over the limit set by the western club
for racing I'm the northern attitudes.
When the time came for the western
mems rule to go into effect, they made
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-22
To Rest ain Scorchers,

Chicago man has devised a new
method of restraining. If not squelch-
ing. scorchers. y new bicycle ordinance
has been put i'm force IN Morgan Park
suburb of the Windy City. the last
clause OF which gives the police the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-22

football. but can only be thrown or
dnbblcg. as u Is called. Drbbing is
patting the ball with the hand while
running so that 10 makes a series OF
bounds. the runner Keeping up with IL.
This is a pretty play when well done.
as "a clever drihhlrr eau make the bali
dodge opponents m "a iHost tautalizing
way 80 tacklne or interference D. al
lowed. aud the result is "a clever. fast.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-22
A WEALTHY PATRON
OF POPULAR SPORT.
Banker August Belmont Of the American Ken
mel Club and Jockey Club-His
Success on the Turf.

cept his resignation of the presidency
several years ago, and when anything
important has To be Strengthened out
his sound advice is always sought for.
In addition 10 being an owner of race
horses Mr.. Belmont has one of the most
important breeding establishments i'm
the country, the Nursery farm at Lex
ington, Ky. Mr.. Belmont senior had
one of the same name at Babylon for
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-22
CRACKS FROM
THE BELMONT STABLES.

some Light material and rubber solcd
shocs The ball is like that used in
association Football. round and with the
inner ruhber ball covered with leather
and q circumference of from ,32 to q
inches. while In weight the lipits are
from ~ go 20 ounces. The goals are tho
uct baes with M open bottom through
which the bah eau drop TO Tie noor In
iced the net seems more foe the purpose
of showing clearly whether goal has
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-22

To some men is given the ability TO
command IN many directions. and when
such a man is found he is one of great
capacity and of exceptional judgment.
Such a one is Mr.. August Belmont OF
New York. a financier of eminence.
where the keenest wits alone can keep
a man in the front rank. and i'm addi-
tion TO that he is at the head of the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-22
Some Golf Players.

OH wid some power The gftic rio Oh 'r
'ro soc themselves gs ithcrs s"c then
I'r then would many golhng lidl.e
Soon t.d farewell o. linL and ,ldJie
And even though 81 broke hi- he5Tt
Would from his gorgeous stockings parl.
Boston Traveller.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-22

Esteem. 2.eii,. hy NXtcll who show
"a trial mile n 0ai. al Detroit. viii
be- entered in the big early pacus
events this spring.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-22

that year, st. Charles, Fides. Her High
ne.s. Amazon ana Prince Royal.
The present Mr.. August Belmont was
a large ana iudicious buyer az the Nufs-
cry salc. purchasing Fiddlosticks as
the sire of the new establishment and
such we'll ticd mares as Princess.
Bciladonna. Felicia. Fen fpllri Fidrs.
Lazy Margaret, She aud semiramie
Msgnetizet. bought at the sale by r. W.
shreve ior $4,000 was later on se-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-22

a grcat fuss about outlawing the OIL
cials. some of whom withdrew from the
meeting. Later on a telegram was sent
TO Mr. Belmont. who in his reply left no
footing FOR the western association I'm
his quiet reminder that 10 would be out
uf the question fur the Jockey club Co
admit that the western congress rules
were in force in the territory conceded
to BE- governed by the Jockey club
JAMES WATSON.
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