The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-02
Chat 4bom
People.

Mighty poor consolation Sir Thomas
got out OF yesterdays attempt nt
race. Il wes essentially driitinE
contest. Here and there was smoosh
sea was made OF plate glass. Now and
then there was pun Of wind. FAVOR
ing first one and then the other boat,
Columbia WAS the favored yacht nntii
rock got "A whlff OF the breeze aud led
by half mile over a boat utterly be-
calmed
To boast OF prowess under such con-
ditions would he tantamount 20
dwarf Dragging that John l.. sullivan
couldn't whip him in 20 rounds, Tor
ascended 20 a roof closed and barred
the scuttle and refused 20 let the ex-
champion get at him.
BY the way. am reminded that
when the bulletins were put out last
Saturday. with the bare announcement
that Columbia had won on time allow.
the race had been given 10, and not
won by. the American boat and on her
own merits.
The inference drawn from these re-
marks could be but one. and that WAS
that Sir Thomas had sacrificed his
chances In close race by being
Obliged 10 grant favor TO Columbia.
The big single stickers are not rae
ing on a strictly handicap basis.
III an expert golfer accepts a chal-
lenge from an inferior player. the for
mer Is penalized because ~ his better
record. lie starts az scratch man
that is. without n stroke to his credlt.
The other man has handicap mark,
based upon his play of the last pre-.
vious season, unlsss he has improved
considerably since the new season
opened. when his mark IS reduced
For Instance, at the Agawam Hunt
Golf club there are two classes. A and
". The former are handicapped az Is
and under. the latter In excess or that
mark. The advantages derived by the
latter. If they play In strong luck, Is
Again. at the Wannamoisett Golf
club last Saturday two men were tied
for the shibley cup aftSr playing
36-hole match. and they We're required
10 play-off this week
The gross score OF the one on Satur-
day was way below that OF the other
man, but the latter had long mark.
something like 80 strokes, and his
handicap cut down his gross until it
euualled the net score OF the other and
far better player.
with the yachts II Is entirely differ
ent. The time allowance Ia not Ia
vor demanded OF and granted by a
superior TO an inferior boat II is
something based upon measurements
and the allowance is nothing more nor
less than an eouaiiza tion, in arriving
at which every feature OF both boats
Is considered
Don't worry. then. over the time al
lowance given Columbia. IL means
that both boats go over the line on
even terms and finish under the same.
II Shamrock falls 20 make the nnish
i'm "a seconds or one second ahead OF
the AZ she allows Columbia, because
her designer and builder attempted TO
get around racing rules. she loses the
race.
Speaking of race bulletins. tele-
phonic message was received AT the
Evening News office Yesterday. after
the boats had been called In. as fol-
lows:
ter IL was finished?"
The Consummate Liar got back at
the Cheerful Idiot today.
Thrustlng his head into the doorway
he said: -. -,
go out and Join your friends on. the
street corners today? ] see they nave
arrived for the season.
Whom do you refer tor
THE roast chestnut men, And the
Liar had a distinct advantage.
Mr.. Charles r. Baeney, who for a
long time has been connected Win tne
Providence Opera house, has been APP
pointed press agent for the theatre.
The appointment Is a most SAUSAGE
tory one. and will give real pleasure
ia one of the most popular employees
OF the Opera house. and TO win 1avpr
an such an establishment means much'
A newspaper man got even yester-
day with telephone operator VINO
had given him a call-down rev Gays
ago. She wanted TO know which boat
Shamrock; but they've called the
race of ~ 80,
mean not 10 give my boat fair
"Thst's not have so bad as what
they did last Saturday"
What was thaty
"Whv' the New York Yacht club put
sometime on the water before the
race began on purpose to annoy LIP
'IIow mean! What was II
"oh. the Columbial Slong!
The Gossip.