The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-25

still has ambitions TO follow the motor.
Albert Champion yesterday rode n mile
I'M I'm. ~ 4-5s. His last third was covered
I'm 30 4-5s.
Jack Prince is to have control OF the
new track i'm Savannah. He recently left
Atlanta for that place.
Efforts are now being made TO induce
Rhoble and Bouhours TO come TO America
this spring. IL is almost certain that
one, and perhaps both, OF these men will
come.
The Holy Cross basket ball team has
elected Raoul A. Beaudreau. '03. captain
for the coming year. He is a player OF
no mean ability, having been member
of the team for the past two seasons.
Watson Coleman and his pace-following
star, Jimmie Moran. arrived in Boston
yesterday from Atlanta. They expected to
ride against Butler and Melting MAY =.
and were surprised that other arrange
ments had been perfected. Moran gave
up a Savannah engagement 20 ride in
Boston. He Is looking In fine shape. and
according 20 his trainer and manager,
is riding faster than ever. The day be-
fore he left the south Moran went mile
unpaced i'm i'm. SIS
j. T.. w Disette Of Indianapolis, q stu
dent at the Hotchkiss school was per-
haps fatally hurt. on the school campus
at Lakeville, Ct, yesterday afternoon.
by being struck on the head with a u
pound shot Hubert williams Of Lake
willie was putting the shot, when II slipped
and struck Disette on the head fractur-
ing his skull Disette is about Is years
old and the son of wealthy parents.
Four thousand people at the Coliseum
at Atlanta Ga. last night saw Bobby
Walthour Of this city defeat Howard
Freeman of Portland Or, In two sue
cessive five-mile heats Of a motor-paced
race. Walthour gained two laps over
Freeman i'm each of the two heats. win
ming the first heat i'm 5m . 3-5s. and rid
ing the second in SIN. 3-5s. Lake of
Staten Island won the one-mile profess
sional Terville of Philadelphia was sec
ond.
The Poughkeepsie regatta committee
has been notified by Wisconsin univer-
sity that IL intends 10 enter a crew i'm
the eight-oared varsity race in the in
tercolegiate regatta i'm June. and that
Il may possibly enter crew of In the
freshman race. Georgetown university
has also given a similar notice with re-
gard 10 the varsity race. and IL also has
a crew in training for the varsity four
Dared race.
Jimmie Michael. former cyclist. won
his first race as Jockey at Madisons
Iamittc. Paris. yesterday. re rode NJ.
Charron's Promesse I'm the selling race,
distance 22Oo metres a 3-S miles,. The
betting was IL to- /. and there were II
starters Michael won 10y head. Mr..
Vanderbilts Bright won the chief event
by 10 lengths with Buchanan up.
Toward the close OF the outdoor racing
season last year Harry Elkes issued
challenge 10 the world I'm general and
to VIII Stlnson In particular. Stinson
was not then I'm shape TO enter any races
and. therefore. took no notice OF the
challenge. Many persons were inclined
10 believe that Stnson was afraid of
Elkes That he was not H. shown by the
contracts signed for his first three races
OF the season His chief competitor viii
be Flkes and a foreign rider at Charles
River park on the afternoon of Memorial
Day. His second race will he against
Elkes at Providence. June II. and his
third against Elkes and another rider
al Cambridge. June ~. Stin-on and his
paccmaker~ will come to Providence ON
TUESDAY next. and will attend strictly to
training work Colonel Shoehnn said
Yesterday that Stnson would prepare
carefully. and the ho would win. His eve
trouble is rapidly leaving him and he
hopes TO- be- able Go lay aside glasses
in a few days.