The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-31
IMMENSE CROWD.
fifi-flve Thousand People at Crss-
cent Park Yesterday.
Attractions Galors-BIg Gathering at Rocky
Polnt-At Fields Point

nation, and went To Crescent Park yes
terday. Some Of them went by cars,
some by boats. hundreds on their BIZ
cycles; all contributsi 10 swell the null
titude which thronged the avenues and
places Of entertainment OF the great
pleasure place and passed the day in
happy enjoyment. The crowd, notwith-
standing its great bulk. was an orderly
one. and was handled In that manner
which has given Mr.. Boyden's resort
the reputation of being one of the most
orderly. well conducted and best fitted
for the attendance of ladies and chill
dren OF any place of its size IN the
country.
All day long the dining halls were
thronged and the service was what the
people who go To Crescent Park have
long learned TO expect. There Wee.
number of the most timely delicacies
of the season on the menu and their
addition was appreciated by the diners.
The o'clock bake had it's need of
patronage. Never i'm the history or
Crescent Park and all its great dinrers.
has there been so popular bake "a
the o'clock bake has proven ltssl 10
be in the brief ten days that IL has
been served The beautiful new dining
hall. overlooking the picturesque
shores OF Narragansett bay, the white
linen, the new silver. the metropolitan
service, the orchestra or band-a as the
hour may be-the decorations. foral
and otherwise, all combine To make tie
time spent there most enjoyable, even
were it not for the excellence OF the
repast itself
The grand military spectacle of Sher-
idan's Ride and the Battle of Lookout
Mountain, with its inspiring. tableaux
and combats, was seen and appreciated
by large number of people. yester-
day afternoon i'm connection with the
combined Roman Hippodrome and
Congress OF Rough Riders. For This
week. beginning today, Mr.. Boyden
has made arrangements 10 furnish two
distinct entertainments, entrfly differ
rnt i'm form but equally bound To please,
one i'm the afternoon and one In the
evening Of each day.
In securing the cineograph pictures of
the es-FitZsimmons glove con-
test recently held at Copey Island, at
which Mr. Jeffries gained the right to
write champion of the world after
his name. Mr.. Boyden has secured an
attraction which cannot fail tG Inter-
est a large number of the people OF tho
state. This is the first time that these
pictures have been seen in Rhode ISL
and. Those who have witnessed them
elsewhere say that they portray every
and that they are the acme OF motion
photography and by far the best pi,,--
lures of any boxing match ever shown.
They will be thrown upon screen al
the hippodrome enclosure every even
ing. the first round beginning AT $40
o'clock.
For the-afternoons of this week Mr..
Boyden has succeeded in engaging a
combna tion that has been in greas d.
mand in places where there are ladies
and children To be entertained. no less
than Prof. c. L. Edwards and his fin-
de-siecle horse, dog and monkey enter
tainment First among the notable at
fractions with this combination IS the
famous horse Bonner" which has the
proud distinction OF being the bes- edu-
Gated horse in the world. the only one
in fact, whose education has proceeded
so far as To be able 10 write with cha'K
on a blackboa rd. holding the cravon N
his mouth There are many other at
fractions of equal merit and in orcS-
that not a woman or child IN Rnode
Island NAV be unable 10 see this ner-
formance the admission each afternoon
will he placed at 10 cents FOR ADULTS ani
five for children.
Concerts will be given during the
week by both the Banda NaDnli and
tho Rhode Island Ladies' Orchestra,
daily.
ROCKY POINT.
There was another big day at Rocky
Point yesterday. and the people came
in every conceivable way and Kept
coming all day long. until even the
spacious grounds Of Manager Harring-
tons popular shore resort were we'll
crowded, and it was most certainly one
of the biggest days Of the season. The
thrilling slide for life" by Mile. Marie
Russell from the top of the Rocky
Point tower 20 the edge OF the steam
boat wharf, was witnessed by thou
sands Of people. and the daring act was
done with great success.
In the Forest Casino for this week
Manager Harrington has the strongest
show 50 far this season. and at all the
performances yesterday there was
standing room only" The bill in
cluded Englehart and Rose the female
wrestlers and broadsword and rifle per
formers i'm an exh'b bition OF consider
able skill: Bonnie Goodwin, the pleas
ing serio-comlc singer; Devere and
Shultz i'm an entertaining acrobatic
comedy turn: Eflie and Dick Guisse, ne
gro impersonators: Gertrude warren.
the Australian vocalist: Wally ana
Lottie Helston in an up-to-date sketch,
introduc. ng sl0illful top-boOt dancing;
Kcough and Ballard i'm funny char
i'm wonderful aerial exhibitions: Lula
Thesis vocalist and whistler. and Alice
Carmelo, i'm q monologue and songs.
The National band never played bet
ter. and the really frs,-class concerts
attracted large crowds. the work Of the
soloists being loudly applauded. and
these concerts have become one Of the
very attractive features at Rocky
Point. During the afternoon there was
n ball game between the ST. NJ chaers
institute and the Immaculate Concep-
tion institute. both of this city. and
the St Michaers team won the second
OF the series Of tfree games between
the rival organizations The beaten
team quit i'm the eighth inning over a
decision on n put out n second base.
at a time when the score was III to In
favor OF the team from South Provi-
dence. and as they refused To- resume
playing it resulted i'm forfeiture. The
third game will be played at Rocky
Point i'm the near future.
The shore dinner served by Manager
Harrington yesterday was one of the
very best and hundreds Of persons oc-
cupied seats I'm the big water front din
ing halls. - the big attractions were
booming. and there was not single